Anatomical Word Parts Flashcards
1
Q
Abdomin/o
A
Abdomen
2
Q
Acr/o
A
Extremities, top
3
Q
Brachi/o
A
Arm
4
Q
Celi/o
A
Abdomen
5
Q
Cephal/o
A
Head
6
Q
Cervic/o
A
Neck, cervix (Neck of uterus)
7
Q
Dactyl/o
A
Fingers, toes
8
Q
Lapar/o
A
Abdomen, abdominal wall
9
Q
Lumb/o
A
Lower back
10
Q
Ped/o
A
Child, foot
11
Q
Peritone/o
A
Peritoneum
12
Q
Pod/o
A
Foot
13
Q
Thorac/o
A
Chest
14
Q
Prefix
Inter-
A
Between
15
Q
Prefix
Intra-
A
Within, into
16
Q
Prefix
Juxta-
A
Near, beside
17
Q
Prefix
Para-
A
Near, beside
18
Q
Prefix
Peri-
A
Surrounding
19
Q
Prefix
Retro-
A
Behind, back, backward
20
Q
Prefix
Sub-
A
Under, below
21
Q
Prefix
Supra-
A
Above, upper
22
Q
Prefix
Epi-
A
On, over
23
Q
Prefix
Extra-
A
Outside
24
Q
Prefix
Infra-
A
Below
25
A-, an-
No, not, without
26
Ab-
Away from
27
Ad-
Towards
28
Ante-
Before, forward
29
Anti-
Against
30
Bi-
Two
31
Brady-
Slow
32
Circum-
Around
33
Contra-
Against, opposite
34
Counter-
Against, apposed
35
De-
Lack of, down, less
36
Di-
Two
37
Dia-
Through
38
Dis-
Absence, removal
39
Dys-
Bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
40
Ec-
Out, outside
41
Endo-
In, within
42
Epi-
On, over
43
Equi-
Equal, same
44
Eu-
True, good, easy
45
Extra-
Outside
46
Hemi-
Half
47
Hetero-
Other, different
48
Homo-/homeo-
Same, unchanging
49
Hyper-
Above, excess
50
Hypo-
Below, under, less than
51
Im-
Not
52
In-
Not, in, into
53
Iso-
Equal, same
54
Macro-
Large
55
Mal-
Bad
56
Mega-/megalo-
Large
57
Pachy-
Heavy, thick
58
Pan-
All
59
Per-
Through
60
Poly-
Many, much
61
Post-
After, behind
62
Pre-
Before
63
Pro-
Before
64
Semi-
Half, partial
65
Tachy-
Fast
66
Tetra-
Four
67
Tri-
Three
68
Xero-
Dry
69
Aden/o
Gland
70
Alges/o
Sensitivity to pain
71
Blast/o
Immature cell
72
Chrom/o
Colour
73
Dextr/o
Right
74
Erythr/o
Red
75
Gen/-genic
Produced by or in
76
Hist/o, Histi/o
Tissue
77
Kal/i
Potassium
78
Kary/o
Nucleus
79
Leuk/o
White
80
Lith/o
Stone
81
Muc/o, Myx/o
Mucus
82
Myc/o
Fungus
83
Natr/o
Sodium
84
Phag/o
Eat, swallow
85
Py/o
Pus
86
Pyret/o
Fever
87
Reticul/o
Network
88
Saccar/o
Sugar
89
Somat/o
Body
90
Staphyl/o
Clusters, uvula
91
Steat/o
Fat, sebum