Appendix A Flashcards
Aden-
Gland
Adip/o
Fat
Ana-
Up, aprat, backward, excessive
Anter/o
Before, front
Caud/o
Lowest part of the body, tail
Cephal/o
Head
Chondr/o
Cartilage
Coron/o
Coronary, crown
-crine
Secrete
Cutane/o
Skin
Dem/o
People, population
Derm/o, dermat/o
Skin
Dist/o
Far
Dors/o
Back of body
Encephal/o
Brain
Epi-
Above, upon, on
Eti-
Cause
Exo-
Out of, outside, away from
-gen
Producing, forming
-gene
Production, origin, formation
Hist/o
Tissue
Home/o
Sameness, unchanging constant
Hyster/o
Uterus
Iatr/o
Physician treatment
Idi/o
Peculiar to the individual organ, one, distinct
Infer/o
Below, beneath
Inguin/o
Groin
Lapar/o
Abdomen, abdominal wall
Later/o
Side
Lumb/o
Lower back, loin
Medi/o
Middle
Metr/i, metr/o
Uterus
Mort/i, mort/o
Death,dead
Nephr/o
Kidney
Nucle/o
Nucleus
Ocul/o
Eye
Oophor/o, ocari/o
Ovary
Ophthalm/o
Eye, vision
Or/o
Mouth, oral cavity
Orch/o, orchid/o
Testicles
Pan-
All, entire, every
Pariet/o
Wall
Path/o
Disease, suffering, feeling, emotion
-pathy
Disease, suffering, feeling, emotion
Peritone/o
Peritoneum
-philia
Attraction to, like, love
Phleb/o
Vein
-plasia
Development, growth, formation
-plasm
Formative material of cells
Pneum/o, pneumon/o
Lung, air
Poster/o
Behind, towards the back
Proxim/o
Near
Pulm/o
Lung
Ren/o
Kidney
-stasis
Control, maintenance of a constant level
Super/o
Above, excessive, higher than
-tics
Pertaining to
Umbilic/o
Navel
Ureter/o
Ureter
Urethr/o
Urethra
Uter/o
Uterus
Ven/o
Vein
Ventr/o
In front, belly side of the body
Viscer/o
Viscera, internal organ
Acoust/o
Hearing, sound