Anatomical Word Parts Flashcards
Abdomin/o
Abdomen
Acr/o
Extremities, top
Brachi/o
Arm
Celi/o
Abdomen
Cephal/o
Head
Cervic/o
Neck, cervix (Neck of uterus)
Dactyl/o
Fingers, toes
Lapar/o
Abdomen, abdominal wall
Lumb/o
Lower back
Ped/o
Child, foot
Peritone/o
Peritoneum
Pod/o
Foot
Thorac/o
Chest
Prefix
Inter-
Between
Prefix
Intra-
Within, into
Prefix
Juxta-
Near, beside
Prefix
Para-
Near, beside
Prefix
Peri-
Surrounding
Prefix
Retro-
Behind, back, backward
Prefix
Sub-
Under, below
Prefix
Supra-
Above, upper
Prefix
Epi-
On, over
Prefix
Extra-
Outside
Prefix
Infra-
Below
A-, an-
No, not, without
Ab-
Away from
Ad-
Towards
Ante-
Before, forward
Anti-
Against
Bi-
Two
Brady-
Slow
Circum-
Around
Contra-
Against, opposite
Counter-
Against, apposed
De-
Lack of, down, less
Di-
Two
Dia-
Through
Dis-
Absence, removal
Dys-
Bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
Ec-
Out, outside
Endo-
In, within
Epi-
On, over
Equi-
Equal, same
Eu-
True, good, easy
Extra-
Outside
Hemi-
Half
Hetero-
Other, different
Homo-/homeo-
Same, unchanging
Hyper-
Above, excess
Hypo-
Below, under, less than
Im-
Not
In-
Not, in, into
Iso-
Equal, same
Macro-
Large
Mal-
Bad
Mega-/megalo-
Large
Pachy-
Heavy, thick
Pan-
All
Per-
Through
Poly-
Many, much
Post-
After, behind
Pre-
Before
Pro-
Before
Semi-
Half, partial
Tachy-
Fast
Tetra-
Four
Tri-
Three
Xero-
Dry
Aden/o
Gland
Alges/o
Sensitivity to pain
Blast/o
Immature cell
Chrom/o
Colour
Dextr/o
Right
Erythr/o
Red
Gen/-genic
Produced by or in
Hist/o, Histi/o
Tissue
Kal/i
Potassium
Kary/o
Nucleus
Leuk/o
White
Lith/o
Stone
Muc/o, Myx/o
Mucus
Myc/o
Fungus
Natr/o
Sodium
Phag/o
Eat, swallow
Py/o
Pus
Pyret/o
Fever
Reticul/o
Network
Saccar/o
Sugar
Somat/o
Body
Staphyl/o
Clusters, uvula
Steat/o
Fat, sebum