Appendix 3 Meanings (Full Deck) Flashcards
not, without, lack of, absence
A-
away from
ab-
abdomen
abdomin/o
pertaining to
-ac
sound, hearing
acous, acus
extremity, end
acro-
toward, near
ad-
gland
aden/o
fat
adip/o
adrenal gland, epinephrine
adren/o
adrenal gland
adrenal/o
adrenal cortex
adrenocortic/o
air, gas
aer/o
promotor, stimulator
-agogue
pertaining to
-al
pain
alg/o, algi/o, algesi/o
pain
-algesia
pain
-algia
dim
ambly-
amnion
amnio
starch
amyl/o
not, without, lack of, absence
an-
male
andr/o
vessel
angi/o
anus
an/o
before
ante-
against
anti-
aorta
aort/o
pertaining to
-ar
artery
arter/o, arteri/o
arteriole
arteriol/o
joint
arthr/o
pertaining to
-ary
enzyme
-ase
imperfect
atel/o
atlas
atlant/o
atrium
atri/o
hearing
audi/o
self
auto-
nitrogenous compounds
azot/o
bacillus
bacill/i, bacill/o
bacterium
bacteri/o
glans penis
balan/o
pressure
bar/o
two, twice
bi-
bile
bili
immature cell, productive cell, embryonic cell
blast/o, -blast
eyelid
blephar/o
arm
brachi/o
short
brachy-
slow
brady-
bronchus
bronch/o, bronch/i
bronchiole
bronchiol
cheek
bucc/o
bursa
burs/o
calcium
calc/i
calyx
cali/o, calic/o
carbon dioxide (level of)
-capnia
cancer, carcinoma
carcin/o
heart
cardi/o
cecum
cec/o
hernia, localized dilation
-cele
abdomen
celi/o
puncture, tap
centesis
head
cephal/o
cerebellum
cerebell/o
cerebrum
cerebr/o
neck, cervix
cervic/o
chemical
chem/o
lip
cheil/o
hand
chir/o
bile duct
cholangi/o
bile, gall
chol/e, chol/o
gallbladder
cholecyst/o
common bile duct
choledoch/o
cartilage
chondr/o
choroid
chori/o, choroid/o
color, stain
chrom/o, chromat/o
time
chron/o
around
circum-
breaking
clasis, -clasia
clitoris
clitor/o, clitorid/o
coccyx
coccy, coccyg/o
cochlea (of inner ear)
cochle/o
colon
col/o, colon/o
vagina
colp/o
against, opposite
contra-
feces
copro
pupil
cor/o, cor/e
cornea
corne/o
outer portion, cerebral cortex
cortic/o
rib
cost/o
opposite, against
counter-
skull, cranium
crani/o
cold
cry/o
hidden
crypt/o
sound, hearing
cus
blue
cyan/o
ciliary body, ciliary muscle (of eye)
cycl/o
filled sac or pouch, cyst, bladder, urinary bladder
cyst/o
cell
-cyte, cyt/o
tear, lacrimal apparatus
dacry/o
lacrimal sac
dacryocyst/o
finger, toe
dactyl/o
down, without, removal, loss
de-
tooth, teeth
dent/o, dent/i
skin
derm/o, dermat/o
binding fusion
-desis
right
dextr/o-
two, twice
di-
through
dia-
expansion, widening
dilation, dilatation
double
dipl/o
absence, removal, separation
dis-
out, outside
ec-
dilation, dilatation, distension
ectasia, ectasis
out, outside
ecto-
excision, surgical removal
-ectomy
accumulation of fluid, swelling
edema
electricity
electr/o
embryo
embry/o
vomiting
emesis
condition of blood
-emia
brain
encephal/o
in, within
end/o-
endocrine
endocrin/o
intestine
enter/o
on, over
epi-
epididymis
epididym/o
vulva
episi/o
equal, same
equi-
work
erg/o
red, red blood cell
erythr/o-
red blood cell
erythrocyt/o
esophagus
esophag/o
sensation
-esthesia, -esthesi/o
true, good, easy, normal
eu-
away from, outside
ex/o-
outside
extra-
fascia
fasci/o
to carry
fer
iron
ferr/i, ferr/o
fetus
fet/o
fiber
fibr/o
like, resembling
-form
milk
galact/o
ganglion
gangli/o, ganglion/o
stomach
gastr/o
origin, formation
gen, genesis
old age
ger/e, ger/o
sense of taste
-geusia
gum, gingiva
gingiv/o
neuroglia
gli/o
glomerulus
glomerul/o
tongue
gloss/o
glucose
gluc/o
sugar, glucose
glyc/o
jaw
gnath/o
angle
goni/o
record of data
-gram
instrument for recording data
-graph
act of recording data
-graphy
pregnant woman
gravida
woman
gyn/o, gynec/o
blood
hem/o, hemat/o
half, one side
hemi-
condition of blood
-hemia
liver
hepat/o
other, different, unequal
hetero-
sweat, perspiration
hidr/o
tissue
hist/o, histi/o
same, unchanging
homo-, homeo-
water, fluid
hydr/o
over, excess, increased, abnormally high
hyper-
sleep
hypn/o
under, below, decreased, abnormally low
hypo-
pituitary, hypophysis
hypophys
uterus
hyster/o
specialist
-ian
condition of
-ia/sis
medical specialty
-iatrics
physician
-iatr/o
medical specialty
-iatry
pertaining to
-ic, ical
medical specialty
-ics
pertaining to
-ile
ileum
ile/o
ilium
ili/o
not
im-
immunity, immune system
immun/o
not
in-
below
infra-
fiber, muscle fiber
in/o
pancreatic islets
insul/o
between
inter-
in, within
intra-
iris
ir, irit/o, irid/o
condition of
-ism
equal, same
iso-
specialist
-ist
inflammation
-itis
jejunum
jejun/o
near, beside
juxta-
potassium
kali
nucleus
kary/o
cornea, keratin, horny layer of skin
kerat/o
movement
kin/o, kine, kinesi/o, kinet/o
lip
labi/o
labrynth (inner ear)
labrynth/o
tear, lacrimal apparatus
lacrim/o
milk
lact/o
speech, babble
-lalia
abdominal wall
lapar/o
larynx
laryng/o
lens
lent/i
seizure
-lepsy
white, colorless, white blood cell
leuk/o-
white blood cell
leukocyt/o
reading
-lexia
tongue
lingu/o
fat, lipid
lip/o
slipping
-listhesis
calculus, stone
lith
study of
-logy
lumbar region, lower back
lumb/o
lymph node
lymphaden/o
lymphatic vessel
lymphangi/o
lymph, lymphatic system, lymphocyte
lymph/o
lymphocyte
lymphocyt/o
separation, loosening, dissolving, destruction
-lysis
dissolving, reducing, loosening
-lytic
large, abnormally large
macro-
bad, poor
mal-
softening
malacia
breast, mammary gland
mamm/o
excited state, obsession
-mania
breast, mammary gland
mast/o
inner part, medulla oblongata, spinal cord
medull/o
large, abnormally large
mega-, megalo-
enlargement
-megaly
dark, black, melanin
melan/o
meninges
mening/o, meninge/o
month, menstruation
men/o, mens
middle
mes/o-
instrument for measuring
-meter
measure
metr/o
uterus
metr/o, metr/i
measurement of
-metry
small, one millionth
micro-
mimicking, simulating
-mimetic
one
mon/o-
form, structure
morph/o
mucus, mucous membrane
muc/o
many
multi-
muscle
muscul/o
fungus, mold
myc/o
bone marrow, spinal cord
myel/o
muscle
my/o
tympanic membrane
myring/o
mucus
myx/o
stupor, unconsciousness
narc/o
nose
nas/o
birth
nat/i
sodium
natri
death of tissue
necrosis
new
neo-
kidney
nephr/o
nervous system, nerve
neur/o, neur/i
night
noct/i
not
non-
normal
normo-
nucleus
nucle/o
never
nulli-
night, darkness
nyct/o
eye
ocul/o
tooth, teeth
odont/o
pain
-odynia
like, resembling
-oid
few, scanty, deficiency of
olig/o-
tumor
-oma
tumor
onc/o
nail
onych/o
ovum
oo
ovary
oophor/o
eye
ophthalm/o
eye, vision
-opia
vision
-opsia
eye, vision
opt/o
testis
orchid/o, orchi/o
mouth
or/o
straight, correct, upright
ortho-
pertaining to
-ory
scrotum
osche/o
sugar
-ose
condition of
-o/sis
smell
osm/o
sense of smell
-osmia
bone
oste/o
ear
ot/o
pertaining to
-ous
ovary
ovari/o
ovum
ov/o, ovul/o
oxygen (level of)
-oxia
oxygen, sharp, acute
ox/y
thick
pachy-
palate
palat/o
eyelid
palpebr/o
all
pan-
pancreas
pancreat/o
nipple
papill/o
near, beside, abnormal
para-
woman who has given birth
para
parathyroid
parathyr/o, parathyroid/o
partial paralysis, weakness
-paresis
disease, any disease of
path/o, pathy
foot, child
ped/o
pelvis
pelvi/o
decrease in, deficiency of
-penia
through
per-
around
peri-
perineum
perine/o
peritoneum
periton, peritone/o
surgical fixation
-pexy
lens
phac/o, phak/o
eat, ingest
phag/o
drug, medicine
pharm, pharmac/o
pharynx
pharyng/o
speech
-phasia
attracting, absorbing
phil, -philic
vein
phleb/o
fear
-phobia
sound, voice
phon/o
voice
-phonia
light
phot/o
diaphragm
phren/o
phrenic nerve
phrenic/o
plant
phyt/o
pituitary, hypophysis
pituitar
formation, molding, development
plas, -plasia
plastic repair, plastic surgery, reconstruction
-plasty
paralysis
-plegia
pleura
pleur/o
breathing
-pnea
air, gas, lung, respiration
pneum/o, pneumat/o
lung
pneumon/o
foot
pod/o
formation, production
-poiesis
varied, irregular
poikilo-
many, much
poly-
after, behind
post-
before, in front of
pre-
old
presby-
first
prim/i-
before, in front of
pro-
rectum
proct/o
prostate
prostat/o
protein
prote/o
false
pseudo-
mind
psych/o
dropping, downward, displacement, prolapse
ptosis
spitting
ptysis
child
puer
lung
pulm/o, pulmon/o
pupil
pupill/o
renal pelvis
pyel/o
pylorus
pylor/o
pus
py/o
fever, fire
pyr/o, pyret/o
four
quadr/i-
spine
rachi/o
root of spinal nerve
radicul/o
radiation, x-ray
radi/o
again, back
re-
rectum
rect/o
kidney
ren/o
network
reticul/o
retina
retin/o
behind, backwards
retro-
rod, muscle cell
rhabd/o
bursting forth, profuse flow, hemorrhage
-rhage, -rhagia
surgical repair, suture
-rhaphy
flow, discharge
-rhea
rupture
-rhexis
nose
rhin/o
sugar
sacchar/o
sacrum
sacr/o
tube, oviduct, eustachian (auditory) tube
salping/o
fissure, splitting
-schisis
hard, sclera (of eye)
scler/o
hardening
sclerosis
instrument for viewing
-scope
examination of
-scopy
sebum, sebaceous gland
seb/o
half, partial
semi-
semen
semin
septum, dividing wall, partition
sept/o
saliva, salivary gland, salivary duct
sial/o
iron
sider/o
left
sinistr/o
sigmoid colon
sigmoid/o
condition of
-sis
body
somat/o
body, small body
-some
sleep
somn/i, somn/o
sound, ultrasound
son/o
sudden contraction, cramp
spasm
semen, spermatoza
sperm/i, spermat/o
condition of semen
-spermia
pulse
sphygm/o
breathing
spir/o
spleen
splen/o
vertebra
spondyl/o
stapes
staped/o, stapedi/o
grapelike cluster, staphylococcus
staphyl/o
supression, stoppage
stasis
fatty
steat/o
narrowing, constriction
stenosis
chest
steth/o
strength
sthen/o
mouth
stoma, stomat/o
surgical creation of an opening
-stomy
twisted chain, streptococcus
strept/o-
below, under
sub-
above, excess
super-
above
supra-
together
syn-, sym-
synovial joint, synovial membrane
synov/i
rapid
tachy-
order, arrangement
tax/o
end
tel/e-, tel/o-
tendon
ten/o, tendin/o
malformed fetus
terat/o
testis, testicle
test/o
four
tetra-
thalamus
thalam/o
heat, temperature
therm/o
chest, thorax
thorac/o
blood clot
thromb/o
platelet, thrombocyte
thrombocyt/o
thymus gland
thym/o
thyroid
thyr/o, thyroid/o
labor
toc/o
instrument for incising (cutting)
-tome
incision, cutting
-tomy
tone
ton/o
tonsil
tonsill/o
poison, toxin
tox/o, toxic/o
poison
toxin
trachea
trache/o
through
trans-
three
tri-
hair
trich/o
crushing
-tripsy
turning
trop/o
act(ing) on, affect(ing)
trop, -tropic
feeding, growth, nourishment
troph/o, -trophy, -trophia
tympanic cavity (middle ear), tympanic membrane
tympan/o
not
un-
one
uni-
urination
-uresis
ureter
ureter/o
urethra
urethr/o
condition of urine, urination
-uria
urine, urinary tract
ur/o
urine
urin/o
uterus
uter/o
uvea (of eye)
uve/o
uvula
uvul/o
sheath, vagina
vagin/o
valve
valv/o, valvul/o
twisted and swollen vein, varix
varic/o
vessel
vascul/o
vessel, duct, vas deferens
vas/o
vein
ven/o, ven/i
cavity, ventricle
ventricul/o
vertebra, spinal column
vertebr/o
urinary bladder
vesic/o
seminal vesicle
vesicul/o
vestibule, vestibular apparatus of ear
vestibul/o
virus
vir/o
vulva
vulv/o
yellow
xanth/o
foreign, strange
xen/o
dry
xero-
condition of
-y