Appendix 4: Meanings And Their Corresponding Word Parts Flashcards
Abdomen
abdomin/o, celi/o
abdominal wall
lapar/o
abnormal
dys-, para-
Abnormally high
Hyper-
Abnormally large
Macro-, mega-, megal/o
Abnormally low
Hypo-
Above
super-,supra-
Absence
a-,an-,dis-
absorb(ing)
phil, -phillic
accumulation of fluid
edema
act of recording data
-graphy
act(ing) on
trop, -tropic
acute
ox/y
adrenal gland
adren/o,adrenal/o
adrenaline
adren/o
adrenal
adren/o
adrenal cortex
adrenocortic/o
affect(ing)
trop,-tropic
after
post-,met/a
again
re-
against
anti-,contra-,counter-
air
aer/o,pneumat/o
all
pan-
amnion(amniotic sac)
amnio
angle
goni/o
anus
an/o
any disease of
-pathy
aorta
aort/o
arm
brachi/o
around
circum-,peri-
arrangement
tax/o
arteriole
arteriol/o
artery
arter/o, arteri/o
at a distance
tel/e, tel/o
atlas
atlant/o
atrium
atri/o
attract(ing)
phil, -phillic
auditory (eustachian) tube
salping/o
away from
ab-, ex/o
babble
-lalia
bacillus
bacill/i, bacil/o
back
re-
backward
retro-
bacterium
bacteri/o
before
ante-,pre-,pro-
bad
mal-
behind
post-,retro-
below
hypo-,infra-,sub-
beside
para-,juxta-
between
inter-
bile
bili,chol/e,chol/o
bile duct
cholangi/o
beyond
met/a
binding
-desis
black
melan/o
bladder
cyst/o
bladder (urinary)
vesic/o, cyst/o
birth
nat/i
blood
hem/o, hemat/o
blood (condition of)
-emia, -hemia
blood clot
thromb/o
body
somat/o, -some
bone
oste/o
bone marrow
myel/o
breaking
-clasis, -clasia
blue
cyan/o
breast
mamm/o, mast/o
breathing
-pnea, spir/o
bronchus
bronch/o, bronchi/o
bursa
burs/o
brain
encephal/o
bursting forth
-rrhage, -rrhagia
calcium
calc/i
calyx
cali/o, calic/o
carbon dioxide
-capnia
bronchiole
bronchiol
carcinoma
carcin/o
cartilage
chondr/o
cavity
ventricul/o
cecum
cec/o
cell
-cyte, cyt/o
calculus
lith
cerebellum
cerebell/o
cerebral cortex
cortic/o
cancer
carcin/o
cerebrum
cerebr/o
cervix
cervic/o
chain (twisted)
strept/o
carry
fer
change
met/a
cheek
bucc/o
chemical
chem/o
chest
thorac/o, steth/o
child
ped/o, puer
choroid
chori/o, choroid/o
ciliary body
cycl/o
clitoris
clitor/o, clitorid/o
clot
thromb/o
coccyx
coccy, coccyg/o
cochlea
cochle/o
cold
cry/o
colon
col/o, colon/o
color
chrom/o, chromat/o
colorless
leauk/o
common bile duct
choledoch/o
condition of
-ia, -ism, -sis, -y
ciliary muscle
cycl/o
condition of the eye
-opia
condition of vision
-opia, - opsia
constriction
stenosis
contraction (sudden)
spasm
cornea
coren/o, kerat/o
correct
ortho-
cranium
crani/o
cutting
-tomy
cutting instrument
-tome
cyst
cyst/o
dark
melan/o
condition of blood
-emia, -hemia
data
-gram
death of tissue
necrosis
condition of urine, urination
-uria
decreased, decreased in
hypo-, -penia
deficiency of
oligo-, -penia
condition of semen
-spermia
development
plas, -plasia
diaphragm
phren/o
difficult
dys-
dilatation, dilation
ectasia, ectasis
distention
ectasia, ectasis
cramp
spasm
dim
ambly-
discharge
-rhea
crushing
-tripsy
disease
path/o,-pathy
dissolving
lysis, -lytic
distance (at a)
tel/e, tel/o
down
de-
dropping, downward displacement
ptosis
darkness
nyct/o
drug
pharm, pharmac/o
duodenum
duoden/o
ear
ot/o
eat
phag/o
egg cell
oo, ov/o, ovul/o
destruction
lysis
embryo
embry/o
embryonic cell
-blast, blast/o
end
tel/e, tel/o, acro
different
hetero-
endocrine
endocrin/o
enlargement
-megaly, megal/o
enzyme
-ase
epididymis
epididym/o
epinephrine
adren/o
equal
is(o)-, equ(i)-
erythrocyte
erythr/o, erythrocyt/o
esophagus
esophag/o
EUSTACHIAN (auditory) tube
salping/o
double
dipl/o
excess
hyper-,super
excision
-ectomy
excited state
mania
expansion
dilation, dilatation, ectasia, ectasis
dry
xer/o
extremity
acro
duct
vas/o
eye
ocul/o, ophthalm/o, opt/o, -opia
ductus deferens
vas/o
eyelid
blephar/o, palpebr/o
fallopian tube
salping/o
false
pseudo-
easy
eu-
far
tel/e, tel/o
fascia
fasci/o
fat
adip/o, lip/o
electricity
electr/o
fear
-phobia
feces
copro
fatty
steat/o
feeding
troph/o, -trophy, -trophia
fetus
fet/o
energy
dynam/o
fetus (malformed)
terat/o
fever
pyr/o, pyret/o
fiber
fibr/o, in/o
filled sac or pouch
cyst/o
few
oligo-
finger
dactyl/o
fire
pyr/o, pyret/o
first
prim/i
fissure
-schisis
examination of
-scopy
flow
-rhea
fluid
hydr/o
fixation (surgical)
-pexy
foot
ped/o, pod/o
foreign
xen/o
form
morph/o
formation
gen, genesis, plas, -plasia, -poiesis
force
dynam/o
four
quadr/i, tetra
fungus
myc/o
fusion
-desis
gall
chol/e, chol/o
gallbladder
cholecyst/o
ganglion
gangli/o, ganglion/o
gas
aer/o, pneum/o, pneumon/o, pneumat/o
gland
aden/o
glans penis
balan/o
glomerulus
glomerul/o
gingiva (gum)
gingiv/o
glucose
gluc/o, glyc/o
good
eu-
grape-like-cluster
staphyl/o
growth
troph/o, -trophy, -tropia
gum, gingiva
gingiv/o
half
hemi-, semi
hand
chir/o
head
cephal/o
hearing
acous, acus, audi/o, cus
hair
trich/o
heat
therm/o
hemorrhage
-rrhage, -rhagia
hernia
-cele
hard
scler/o
hidden
crypt/o
hardening
sclerosis