Appendix 4: Meanings And Their Corresponding Word Parts Flashcards
1
Q
Abdomen
A
abdomin/o, celi/o
2
Q
abdominal wall
A
lapar/o
3
Q
abnormal
A
dys-, para-
4
Q
Abnormally high
A
Hyper-
5
Q
Abnormally large
A
Macro-, mega-, megal/o
6
Q
Abnormally low
A
Hypo-
7
Q
Above
A
super-,supra-
8
Q
Absence
A
a-,an-,dis-
9
Q
absorb(ing)
A
phil, -phillic
10
Q
accumulation of fluid
A
edema
11
Q
act of recording data
A
-graphy
12
Q
act(ing) on
A
trop, -tropic
13
Q
acute
A
ox/y
14
Q
adrenal gland
A
adren/o,adrenal/o
15
Q
adrenaline
A
adren/o
16
Q
adrenal
A
adren/o
17
Q
adrenal cortex
A
adrenocortic/o
18
Q
affect(ing)
A
trop,-tropic
19
Q
after
A
post-,met/a
20
Q
again
A
re-
21
Q
against
A
anti-,contra-,counter-
22
Q
air
A
aer/o,pneumat/o
23
Q
all
A
pan-
24
Q
amnion(amniotic sac)
A
amnio
25
angle
goni/o
26
anus
an/o
27
any disease of
-pathy
28
aorta
aort/o
29
arm
brachi/o
30
around
circum-,peri-
31
arrangement
tax/o
32
arteriole
arteriol/o
33
artery
arter/o, arteri/o
34
at a distance
tel/e, tel/o
35
atlas
atlant/o
36
atrium
atri/o
37
attract(ing)
phil, -phillic
38
auditory (eustachian) tube
salping/o
39
away from
ab-, ex/o
40
babble
-lalia
41
bacillus
bacill/i, bacil/o
42
back
re-
43
backward
retro-
44
bacterium
bacteri/o
45
before
ante-,pre-,pro-
46
bad
mal-
47
behind
post-,retro-
48
below
hypo-,infra-,sub-
49
beside
para-,juxta-
50
between
inter-
51
bile
bili,chol/e,chol/o
52
bile duct
cholangi/o
53
beyond
met/a
54
binding
-desis
55
black
melan/o
56
bladder
cyst/o
57
bladder (urinary)
vesic/o, cyst/o
58
birth
nat/i
59
blood
hem/o, hemat/o
60
blood (condition of)
-emia, -hemia
61
blood clot
thromb/o
62
body
somat/o, -some
63
bone
oste/o
64
bone marrow
myel/o
65
breaking
-clasis, -clasia
66
blue
cyan/o
67
breast
mamm/o, mast/o
68
breathing
-pnea, spir/o
69
bronchus
bronch/o, bronchi/o
70
bursa
burs/o
71
brain
encephal/o
72
bursting forth
-rrhage, -rrhagia
73
calcium
calc/i
74
calyx
cali/o, calic/o
75
carbon dioxide
-capnia
76
bronchiole
bronchiol
77
carcinoma
carcin/o
78
cartilage
chondr/o
79
cavity
ventricul/o
80
cecum
cec/o
81
cell
-cyte, cyt/o
82
calculus
lith
83
cerebellum
cerebell/o
84
cerebral cortex
cortic/o
85
cancer
carcin/o
86
cerebrum
cerebr/o
87
cervix
cervic/o
88
chain (twisted)
strept/o
89
carry
fer
90
change
met/a
91
cheek
bucc/o
92
chemical
chem/o
93
chest
thorac/o, steth/o
94
child
ped/o, puer
95
choroid
chori/o, choroid/o
96
ciliary body
cycl/o
97
clitoris
clitor/o, clitorid/o
98
clot
thromb/o
99
coccyx
coccy, coccyg/o
100
cochlea
cochle/o
101
cold
cry/o
102
colon
col/o, colon/o
103
color
chrom/o, chromat/o
104
colorless
leauk/o
105
common bile duct
choledoch/o
106
condition of
-ia, -ism, -sis, -y
107
ciliary muscle
cycl/o
108
condition of the eye
-opia
109
condition of vision
-opia, - opsia
110
constriction
stenosis
111
contraction (sudden)
spasm
112
cornea
coren/o, kerat/o
113
correct
ortho-
114
cranium
crani/o
115
cutting
-tomy
116
cutting instrument
-tome
117
cyst
cyst/o
118
dark
melan/o
119
condition of blood
-emia, -hemia
120
data
-gram
121
death of tissue
necrosis
122
condition of urine, urination
-uria
123
decreased, decreased in
hypo-, -penia
124
deficiency of
oligo-, -penia
125
condition of semen
-spermia
126
development
plas, -plasia
127
diaphragm
phren/o
128
difficult
dys-
129
dilatation, dilation
ectasia, ectasis
130
distention
ectasia, ectasis
131
cramp
spasm
132
dim
ambly-
133
discharge
-rhea
134
crushing
-tripsy
135
disease
path/o,-pathy
136
dissolving
lysis, -lytic
137
distance (at a)
tel/e, tel/o
138
down
de-
139
dropping, downward displacement
ptosis
140
darkness
nyct/o
141
drug
pharm, pharmac/o
142
duodenum
duoden/o
143
ear
ot/o
144
eat
phag/o
145
egg cell
oo, ov/o, ovul/o
146
destruction
lysis
147
embryo
embry/o
148
embryonic cell
-blast, blast/o
149
end
tel/e, tel/o, acro
150
different
hetero-
151
endocrine
endocrin/o
152
enlargement
-megaly, megal/o
153
enzyme
-ase
154
epididymis
epididym/o
155
epinephrine
adren/o
156
equal
is(o)-, equ(i)-
157
erythrocyte
erythr/o, erythrocyt/o
158
esophagus
esophag/o
159
EUSTACHIAN (auditory) tube
salping/o
160
double
dipl/o
161
excess
hyper-,super
162
excision
-ectomy
163
excited state
mania
164
expansion
dilation, dilatation, ectasia, ectasis
165
dry
xer/o
166
extremity
acro
167
duct
vas/o
168
eye
ocul/o, ophthalm/o, opt/o, -opia
169
ductus deferens
vas/o
170
eyelid
blephar/o, palpebr/o
171
fallopian tube
salping/o
172
false
pseudo-
173
easy
eu-
174
far
tel/e, tel/o
175
fascia
fasci/o
176
fat
adip/o, lip/o
177
electricity
electr/o
178
fear
-phobia
179
feces
copro
180
fatty
steat/o
181
feeding
troph/o, -trophy, -trophia
182
fetus
fet/o
183
energy
dynam/o
184
fetus (malformed)
terat/o
185
fever
pyr/o, pyret/o
186
fiber
fibr/o, in/o
187
filled sac or pouch
cyst/o
188
few
oligo-
189
finger
dactyl/o
190
fire
pyr/o, pyret/o
191
first
prim/i
192
fissure
-schisis
193
examination of
-scopy
194
flow
-rhea
195
fluid
hydr/o
196
fixation (surgical)
-pexy
197
foot
ped/o, pod/o
198
foreign
xen/o
199
form
morph/o
200
formation
gen, genesis, plas, -plasia, -poiesis
201
force
dynam/o
202
four
quadr/i, tetra
203
fungus
myc/o
204
fusion
-desis
205
gall
chol/e, chol/o
206
gallbladder
cholecyst/o
207
ganglion
gangli/o, ganglion/o
208
gas
aer/o, pneum/o, pneumon/o, pneumat/o
209
gland
aden/o
210
glans penis
balan/o
211
glomerulus
glomerul/o
212
gingiva (gum)
gingiv/o
213
glucose
gluc/o, glyc/o
214
good
eu-
215
grape-like-cluster
staphyl/o
216
growth
troph/o, -trophy, -tropia
217
gum, gingiva
gingiv/o
218
half
hemi-, semi
219
hand
chir/o
220
head
cephal/o
221
hearing
acous, acus, audi/o, cus
222
hair
trich/o
223
heat
therm/o
224
hemorrhage
-rrhage, -rhagia
225
hernia
-cele
226
hard
scler/o
227
hidden
crypt/o
228
hardening
sclerosis
229
horny layer of skin
kerat/o
230
hypophysis
hypophysi/o, pituitar/o
231
islets (pancreatic)
insul/o
232
heart
cardi/o
233
ileum
ile/o
234
immature cell
blast/o, -blast
235
immune system
immun/o
236
immunity
immun/o
237
imperfect
atel/o
238
in
end/o, intra-
239
in front of
pre-, pro
240
increased
hyper-
241
inflammation
-itis
242
ilium
ili/o
243
ingest
phag/o
244
inner ear
labyrinth/o
245
instrument for incising (cut)
-tome
246
instrument for measuring
-meter
247
instrument for recording data
-graph
248
intestine
enter/o
249
iris
ir, irid/o, irit/o
250
incision of
-tomy
251
iron
ferr/i, ferr/o, sider/o
252
irregular
poikilo
253
jaw
gnath/o
254
joint
arthr/o
255
keratin
kerat/o
256
kidney
nephr/o, ren/o
257
labor
toc/o
258
labyrinth
labyrinth/o
259
instrument for viewing or examining
-scope
260
lack of
a-, an
261
lacrimal apparatus
dacry/o, lacrim/o
262
lacrimal sac
dacryocyst/o
263
large
macro-, mega-, megal/o
264
larynx
laryng/o
265
left
sinistr/o
266
jejunum
jejun/o
267
lens
lent/i, phac/o, phak/o
268
leukocytes
leuk/o, leukocyt/o
269
level of carbon dioxide
-capnia
270
like
-form, -old
271
lip
labi/o, cheil/o
272
lipid
lip/o
273
liver
hepat/o
274
localized dilation
-cele
275
loosening
lysis, -lytic
276
loss
de-
277
lumbar region, lower back
lumb/o
278
lung,lungs
pneum/o, pneumat/o, peumon/o, pulm/o, pulmon/o
279
lymph, lymphatic system
lymph/o
280
lymph node
lymphaden/o
281
lymphatic vessel
lymphangi/o
282
level of oxygen
-oxia
283
lymphocyte
lymph/o, lymphocyt/o
284
life
bio
285
male
andr/o
286
light
phot/o
287
malformed fetus
terat/o
288
mammary gland
mamm/o, mast/o
289
many
multi-, poly-
290
marrow
myel/o
291
measure
metr/o
292
measuring instrument
-meter
293
measurement of
-metry
294
medical speciality
-ics, -iatry, -iatrics
295
medicine
pharm, pharmac/o
296
medulla oblongata
medull/o
297
melanin
melan/o
298
meninges
mening/o, meningi/o
299
menstruation
men/o, mens
300
middle
meso
301
middle ear
tympan/o
302
milk
lact/o, galact/o
303
mimicking
-mimetic
304
mind
psych/o
305
mold
myc/o
306
molding
plas, -plasia
307
month
men/o, mens
308
mouth
or/o, stoma, stomat/o
309
movement
kin/o, kine, -kinesi/o, kinet/o
310
mucus
muc/o, myx/o
311
mucous membrane
muc/o
312
muscle
my/o, muscul/o
313
muscle cell
rhabd/o
314
muscle fiber
in/o
315
narrowing
stenosis
316
near
ad-, juxta-, para-
317
neck
cervic/o
318
nerve, nervous system, nervous tissue
neur/o, neur/i
319
network
reticul/o
320
never
nulli-
321
night
noct/i,nyct/o
322
nipple
papill/o
323
normal
eu-, normo-
324
nose
nas/o, rhin/o
325
much
poly-
326
not
a-, an-, in-, im-, non-, un-
327
nourishment
troph/o, -trophy, -trophia
328
nucleus
kary/o, nucle/o
329
old
presby
330
old age
ger/e, ger/o
331
one
mon/o, uni-
332
nail
onych/o
333
one side
hemi-
334
opening (created surgically)
-stomy
335
opposed
contra-, counter
336
order
tax/o
337
origin
gen, genesis
338
neuroglia
gli/o
339
out,outside
ec-, ecto-, ex-, exo-, extra-
340
outer portion
cortic/o
341
new
neo-
342
ovary
ovari/o, oophor/o
343
ovum
oo, ov/o, ovul/o
344
oxygen
ox/y, -oxia
345
nitrogenous compounds
azot/o
346
pain
-algia, -odynia
347
palate
palat/o
348
pancreas
pancreat/o
349
pancreatic islets
insul/o
350
paralysis
-plegia
351
paralysis (partial)
-paresis
352
obsession
mania
353
parathyroid
parathyr/o, parathyroid/o
354
partial
semi-
355
partition
sept/o
356
on
epi-
357
pelvis
pelvi/o
358
perineum
perine/o
359
peritoneum
periton, peritone/o
360
perspiration
hidr/o
361
pertaining to
-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ical, -ile, -ior, -ous, -tic
362
pharynx
pharyng/o
363
phrenic nerve
phrenic/o
364
physician
iatr/o
365
other
hetero-
366
pituitary
pituitar/i, hypophysi/o
367
plant
phyt/o
368
platelet
thrombocyt/o
369
pleura
pleur/o
370
over
hyper-, epi-
371
poison
tox/o, toxic/o, toxin
372
potassium
kali
373
pouch (filled)
cyst/o, cyst/i
374
pregnant woman
gravida
375
painful
dys-
376
pressure
bar/o
377
production
-poiesis
378
productive cell
blast/o, -blast
379
profuse flow
-rhage, -rhagia
380
promotor
-agogue
381
prostate
prostat/o
382
protein
prote/o
383
pulse
sphygm/o
384
partial paralysis
paresis
385
puncture
-centesis
386
pupil
pupill/o, cor/o, cor/e
387
pus
py/o
388
radiation
radi/o
389
rapid
tachy-
390
reading
-lexia
391
reconstruction
-plasty
392
record of data
-gram
393
recording of data (act of)
-graphy
394
rectum
rect/o, proct/o
395
red
erythr/o
396
red blood cell
erythr/o/cyte
397
plastic repair, plastic surgery
-plasty
398
reducing
lytic
399
removal
de-, dis-
400
removal (surgical)
-ectomy
401
renal pelvis
pyel/o
402
poor
mal-
403
repair (plastic)
-plasty
404
repair (surgical)
-rhaphy
405
respiration
pneum/o, pneumat/o
406
resembling
-form, -oid
407
retina
retin/o
408
rib
cost/o
409
right
dextr/o
410
rod
rhabd/o
411
prolapse
ptosis
412
root of spinal nerve
radicul/o
413
rupture
-rhexis
414
sac (filled)
cyst/o, cyst/i
415
sacrum
sacr/o
416
same
equi-, homo-, homeo-, iso-
417
saliva, salivary gland, salivary
sial/o
418
sclera (of eye)
scler-, sclero-
419
scanty
oligo-
420
pylorus
pylor/o
421
scrotum
osche/o
422
sebum, sebaceous gland
seb/o
423
self
auto-
424
seizure
-lepsy
425
semen
semin-, sperm/i, spermat/o
426
semen
semin-, sperm/i, spermat/o
427
semen, condition of
-spermia
428
seminal vesicle
vescul/o
429
sensation
-esthesia, esthesi/o
430
sense of smell
-osmia
431
sense of taste
-geusia
432
separation
dis-, -lysis
433
septum
sept/o
434
short
brachy-
435
sigmoid colon
sigmoid/o
436
sharp
ox/y
437
simulating
-mimetic
438
skin
derm/o, dermat/o
439
skull
crani/o
440
sleep
hypn/o, somn/o, somn/i
441
skeleton
skelet/o
442
slipping
-listhesis
443
small body
-some
444
smell
osm/o
445
softening
-malacia
446
sound
phon/o, son/o, acous, acus, cus
447
slow
brady-
448
specialist
-ian,-ist, -logist
449
small
micro-
450
speciality
-ics, iatrics, iatry
451
speech
-phasia, -lalia
452
sperm, spermatozoa
sperm/i, spermat/o
453
smell (sense of)
-osmia
454
spinal column
vertebr/o
455
sodium
natri
456
spinal cord
myel/o, medull/o
457
spinal nerve root
radicul/o
458
spitting
-ptysis
459
spleen
splen/o
460
stain
chrom/o, chromat/o
461
stapes
staped/o, stapedi/o
462
staphylococcus
staphyl/o
463
starch
amyl/o
464
stomach
gastr/o
465
stone
lith
466
spine
rachi/o
467
stoppage
-stasis
468
strange
xen/o
469
strength
sthen/o
470
splitting
-schisis
471
streptococcus
strept/o
472
study of
-logy
473
stupor
narc/o
474
sugar
glyc/o, sacchar/o, -ose
475
sudden contraction
spasm
476
stimulator
-agogue
477
suppression
stasis
478
surgery (plastic)
-plasty
479
surgical fixation
-pexy
480
surgical removal
-ectomy
481
straight
ortho-
482
surgical repair
-rhaphy
483
suture
-rhaphy
484
synovial fluid, joint membrane
synov/i
485
tap
centesis
486
structure
morph/o
487
taste (sense of)
-geusia
488
teeth
dent/o, dent/i, odont/o
489
temperature
therm/o
490
tendon
ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o
491
testicle
test/o
492
testis
test/o, orchid/o, orchi/o
493
thalamus
thalam/o
494
surgical creation of an opening
-stomy
495
thorax
thorac/o
496
three
tri-
497
thrombocyte
thrombocyt/o
498
through
dia-, per-, trans-
499
thyroid
thyr/o, throid/o
500
sweat
hidr/o
501
time
chron/o
502
swelling
edema
503
tissue
hist/o,histi/o
504
tissue death
necrosis
505
together
syn- or sym-
506
tongue
gloss/o, lingu/o
507
tooth
dent/o, odont/o, dent/i
508
toward
ad-
509
toxin
tox/o, toxic/o
510
trachea
trache/o
511
tube
salping/o
512
tumor
onc/o, -oma
513
twice
bi-, di-
514
thick
pachy-
515
tear
dacry/o, lacrim/o
516
twisted chain
strept/o
517
twisted and swollen vein
varic/o
518
two
bi, di-, dipl/o
519
tympanic membrane
myring/o, tympan/o
520
thymus gland
thym/o
521
ultrasound
son/o
522
unchanging
homo-, homeo-
523
under
hypo-, sub-
524
unequal
hetero-
525
ureter
ureter/o
526
toe
dactyl/o
527
urethra
urethr/o
528
urinary bladder
cyst/o, vesic/o
529
tone
ton/o
530
urination
-uresis
531
urine, urinary tract, urination
ur/o, uria
532
tonsil
tonsil/o
533
urine
urin/o
534
uterine tube
salping/o
535
uterus
hyster/o, metr/o, uter/o, metr/i
536
uvula
uvul/o
537
vagina
colp/o, vagin/o
538
true
eu-
539
valve
valv/o, valvul/o
540
varicose vein, varix
varic/o
541
varied
poikilo-
542
turning
trop/o
543
vein
ven/o, ven/i, phleb/o
544
vein, swollen or twisted
varic/o
545
ventricle
ventricul/o
546
vertebra
spondyl/o, vertebr/o
547
vessel
angi/o, vas/o, vascul/o
548
virus
vir/o
549
vision
opt/o, -opia, -opsia
550
voice
phon/o, -phonia
551
unconsciousness
narc/o
552
vomiting
emesis
553
vulva
episi/o, vulv/o
554
water
hydr/o
555
upright
ortho
556
weakness
paresis
557
white
leuk/o
558
white blood cell
leuk/o, leukocyt/o
559
widening
-ectasia, -ectasis, dilation, dilitation
560
within
end/o, intra
561
without
a-, an-, de-
562
woman
gyn/o, gynec/o
563
work
erg/o
564
yellow
xanth/o
565
wall, dividing wall
sept/o
566
vestibular apparatus, vestibule
vestibul/o
567
vas deferens
vas/o
568
uvea
uve/o
569
x-ray
radi/o
570
woman who has given birth
para
