Appendix A Flashcards
caput-
head
cephal-
head
cervic-
neck
cervix
neck
dors-
the back
venter
abdomen
ventr-
abdomen
cutic-
skin
derm-
skin
cyt-
cell
lip-
fat, lipids
lipo-
fat, lipid
medull-
marrow
myelo-
marrow
myo-
muscle
osteo-
bone
append-
hang to
ax-
axis,axle
axi-
axis, axle
axo-
axis, axle
cerebro-
brain
enceph-
brain
neuro-
nerve
oclu-
eye
ophthalmo-
eye
oto-
ear
psycho-
mind
angi-
vessel
aort-
great artery
cardi-
heart
cardio-
heart
hema-
blood
hemato-
blood
hemo-
blood
phleb-
vein
thromb
clot
aero-
air
broncho-
bronchus
pleur-
side, rib
pneumo-
air, wind, lungs
pulmo-
lung
rhin-
nose
rhino-
nose
bucco-
cheek
chole-
bile
entero-
intestine
ile-
intestine
eso-
esophagus
gastr-
stomach
glosso-
tongue
lingua-
tongue
hepat-
liver
labi-
lip
labri-
lip
odonto-
teeth
procto-
anus, rectum
vestibul-
vestibule
adren-
adrenal, toward the kidney
cyst-
sac
diure-
urine
mictur-
urine
nephro-
kidney
ren-
kidney
cervic-
neck
cervix
neck of uterus
hyster-
uterus, womb
hystero-
uterus, womb
orchid-
testes
ov-
egg
ovi-
egg
peri-
around
vagin-
a sheath
vulv-
a covering
gene-
beginning, origin
kin-
move
kines-
move
lymph-
water
oligo-
few
phobia-
fear
photo-
light
pyo-
pus
roentgen
X-ray
ana-
apart
-tomy
to cut
a-
without; not; no; away from
ab-
from; away from; absent
ad-
toward; increase
alb-
white
albin/o
white
ambi-
both; both sides
an-
without; not; no
aniso-
unequal
ante-
before; in front
anti-
against
auto-
self
bi-
two; double
bio-
life
chlor/o
green
circum-
around
cirrh/o
yellow; tawny
con-
together; with
contra-
against
cyan/o
blue
de-
down; from
dia-
through
dis-
free of; to undo
dys-
bad; difficult; painful; disordered
ecto-
outside
endo-
within; inner
eosin/o
red; rosy
epi-
upon; over
erythr/o
red
eu-
well; easily; good; normal
ex-
out; away from; outside
exo-
outside; outward
extra-
outside; beyond
glauc/o
gray; silver
hemi-
half
hetero-
different
homeo-
same; likeness
homo-
same; likeness
hydro-
water
hyp-
below; less than normal
hyper-
high; excessive; too much
hypo-
below; less than normal
idio-
individual
im-
not
in-
within; inside
infra-
below; underneath; low
inter-
between
intra-
within; inside
jaund/o
yellow
juxta-
near; beside; adjacent
leuk/o
white
melan/o
black
meso-
middle
meta-
after
milli-
one thousandth
mono-
single; one
multi-
many
non-
not; absent; lacking
pan-
all
para-
near; beside;
per-
through
poli/o
gray
poly-
many
post-
after; behind
pre-
before; in front
primi-
first
pseudo-
false
purpur/o
purple
quadri-
four
re-
again
retro-
backward; behind
rube-
red
semi-
half
sub-
below; underneath
supra-
over; above
sym-
joined; together
syn-
joined; together
tachy-
rapid
trans-
across
tri-
three
ultra-
high; excessive
uni-
one
xanth/o
yellow
nulli-
none
tetra-
four
pro-
before; in front
lute/o
yellow