Anatomy Terms for Exam 1 Flashcards
a-
Without, lack of
ab-
Away from
angi-, angio-
Vessel
ante-
Before
anti-
Against
arthr-,arthro-
Joint
auto-
Self
baro-
Weight, pressure
bi-
Twice, double
brachi-
Arm
brady-
Slow
carcin-
Cancer
cardio-
Heart
caud-
Tail
cephal-
Head
cerebro-
Brain
chondro-
Cartilage, gristle
circum-
Around
contra-
Against, opposite
cost-
Rib
crani-
Skull
cyan-
Blue color
cysti-, cysto-
sac, bladder
-cyte, cyto-
Cell
derm-
Skin
dys-
Painful, difficult, bad
ecto-
outside, outer
-ectomy
to cut out
endo-
within
entero-
intestine
epi-
upon, on
ex-, exo-
outside
gastr-, gastro
stomach
-genesis, -genic
produce, origin
gloss-, glosso-
tongue
glyco-
sugar, sweet
gyn-
female, woman
hem-, hemato-
blood
hepato-
liver
hetero-
different
hist-, histo-
tissue
homo-, homeo-
same
hydro-
water
hyper-
over, above
hypo-
below, under
infra-
below
inter-
between
intra-
within
iso-
equal, same
lacto-
milk
leuko-
white
-logy
study of
-lysis
breaking up, dissolve
mamm-, mast-
breast
melano-
black
micro-
small
myo-
muscle
necro-
dead
nephro-
kidney
neuro-
nerve
oculo-, ophthalm
eye
odonto-
toot
-oma
tumor
-osis
condition of
osse-, osteo
bone
oto-
ear
-pathy
disease
-penia
deficiency
-peri
around
-plegia
paralyze, stroke
pneumo-
air, gas, lungs
poly-
many
post-
after
pre-
before
pseudo-
false
quad-
fourfold
reno-
kidney
retro-
backward, behind
somato-
body
sterno-
breast, chest
sub-
under
super-, supra-
above, upper
tachy-
fast
therm-
heat
thorac-
chest
thrombo-
blood cot
-tomy
cut, incise
trans-
across
-uria
urine
vertebro-
spine