Appendix 3: Word Parts & Their Meanings Flashcards
a-
not, without, lack of, absence
ab-
away from
abdomin/o
abdomen
-ac
pertaining to
acous, acus
sound, hearing
acro-
extremity, end
ad-
toward, near
aden/o
gland
adip/o
fat
adren/o
adrenal gland, epinephrine
adrenal/o
adrenal gland
adrenocortic/o
adrenal cortex
aer/o
air, gas
-agogue
promoter, stimulator
-al
pertaining to
alg/o, algi/o, algesi/o
pain
-algesia
pain
-algia
pain
ambly-
dim
amnio
amnion
amyl/o
starch
an-
not, without, lack of, absence
andr/o
male
angi/o
vessel
an/o
anus
ante-
before
anti-
against
aort/o
aorta
-ar
pertaining to
arter/o, arteri/o
artery
arteriol/o
arteriole
arthr/o
joint
-ary
pertaining to
-ase
enzyme
atel/o
imperfect
atlant/o
atlas
atri/o
atrium
audi/o
hearing
auto-
self
azot/o
nitrogenous compounds
bacill/i, bacill/o
bacillius
bacteri/o
bacterium
balan/o
glans penis
bar/o
pressure
bi-
two, twice
bili
bile
bio
life
blast/o, -blast
immature cell, productive cell, embryonic cell
blephar/o
eyelid
brachi/o
arm
brachy-
short
brady-
slow
bronch/o, bronch/i
bronchus
bronchiol
bronchiole
bucc/o
cheek
burs/o
bursa
calc/i
calcium
cali/o, calic/o
calyx
-capnia
carbon dioxide (level of)
carcin/o
cancer, carcinoma
cardi/o
heart
cec/o
cecum
-cele
hernia, localized dilation
celi/o
abdomen
centesis
puncture, tap
cephal/o
head
cerebell/o
cerebellum
cerebr/o
cerebrum
cervic/o
neck, cervix
chem/o
chemical
cheil/o
lip
chir/o
hand
cholangi/o
bile duct
chol/e, chol/o
bile, gall
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
choledoch/o
common bile duct
chondr/o
cartilage
chori/o, choroid/o
choroid
chrom/o, chromat/o
color, stain
chron/o
time
circum-
around
clasis, -clasia
breaking
clitor/o, clitorid/o
clitoris
coccy, coccyg/o
coccyx
cochle/o
cochlea (of inner ear)
col/o, colon/o
colon
colp/o
vagina
contra-
against, opposite, opposed
copro
feces
cor/o, cor/e
pupil
corne/o
cornea
cortic/o
outer portion, cerebral cortex
cost/o
rib
counter-
against, opposite, opposed
crani/o
skull, cranium
cry/o
cold
crypt/o
hidden
cus
sound, hearing
cyan/o-
blue
cycl/o-
ciliary body, ciliary muscle (of eye)
cyst/o
filled sac or pouch, cyst, bladder, urinary bladder
-cyte, cyt/o
cell
dacry/o
tear, lacrimal apparatus
dacryocyst/o
lacrimal sac
dactyl/o
finger, toe
de-
down, without, removal, loss
dent/o, dent/i
tooth, teeth
derm/o, dermat/o
skin
-desis
binding, fusion
dextr/o-
right
di-
two, twice
dia-
through
dilation, dilatation
expansion, widening
dipl/o-
double
dis-
absence, removal, separation
duoden/o
duodenum
dynam/o
force, energy
dys-
abnormal, painful, difficult
ec-
out, outside
ectasia, ectasis
dilation, dilatation, distension
ecto-
out, outside
-ectomy
excision, surgical removal
edema
accumulation of fluid, swelling
electr/o
electricity
embry/o
embryo
emesis
vomiting
-emia
condition of blood
encephal/o
brain
end/o-
in, within
endocrin/o
endocrine
enter/o
intestine
epi-
on, over
epididym/o
epididymis
episi/o
vuvla
equi-
equal, same
erg/o
work
erythr/o-
red, red blood cell
erythrocyt/o
red blood cell
esophag/o
esophagus
-esthesia, -esthesi/o
sensation
eu-
true, good, easy, normal
ex/o-
away from, outside
extra-
outside
fasci/o
fascia
fer
to carry
ferr/i, ferr/o
iron
fet/o
fetus
fibr/o
fiber
-form
like, resembling
galact/o
milk
gangli/o, ganglion/o
ganglion
gastr/o
stomach
gen, genesis
origin, formation
ger/e, ger/o
old age
-geusia
sense of taste
gingiv/o
gum, gingiva
gli/o
neuroglia
glomerul/o
glomerulus
gloss/o
tongue
gluc/o
glucose
glyc/o
sugar, glucose
gnath/o
jaw
goni/o
angle
-gram
record of data
-graph
instrument for recording data
-graphy
act of recording data
gravida
pregnant woman
gyn/o, gynec/o
woman
hem/o, hemat/o
blood
hemi-
half, one side
-hemia
condition of blood
hepat/o
liver
hetero-
other, different, unequal
hidr/o
sweat, perspiration
hist/o, histi/o
tissue
homo-, homeo-
same, unchanging
hydr/o
water, fluid
hyper-
over, excess, increased, abnormally high
hypn/o
sleep
hypo-
under, below, decreased, abnormally low
hypophysi/o
pituitary, hypophysis
hyster/o
uterus
-ia
condition of
-ian
specialist
-sis
condition of
-iatrics
medical specialty
-iatr/o
physician
-iatry
medical specialty
-ic/-ical
pertaining to
-ics
medical specialty
-ile
pertaining to
ile/o
ileum
ili/o
ilium
im-
not
immun/o
immunity, immune system
in-
not
infra-
below