Appendix B Flashcards
a-, an-
absence, lack
ab-
away from
ad-
toward, to
adeno-
gland
ante-
before, preceding
acro-
extreme, extremities
ambi-
around, on both sides
amyl-
starch
ant-, anti-
opposed to, preventing, inhibiting
bi-
two
bili-
bile
bio-
life
brachi-
arm
brady-
slow
cholecysto-
gallbladder
circum-
around
co-, con-
together
contra-
against, opposite
cost-
ribs
demi-
half
derm-
skin
dis-
from
dors-
back
dys-
difficult, faulty, painful
electro-
electric
en-, em-
in, inside
equi-
equal
eryth-
red
exo-
outside, outer layer
extra-
outside, beyond
ferr-
iron
fibro-
fiber
fore-
before, in front of
glyco-
sugar
hemi-
half
hemo-
blood
hist-
tissue
homo-
same
hydro-
water
hygro-
moisture
hyper-
excess
hypo-
below, deficient
ileo-
ileum
in-
in, within, into
inter-
between
intra-
within, inside
juxta-
near, close to
lapar-
abdomen
laryngo-
larynx
later-
side
leuko-
white
macro-
large
mal-
bad
mast-
breast
medi-
middle
mega-
large
men-
month
mono-
single
multi-
many
myelo-
marrow, spinal cord
myo-
muscle
neo-
new
nitro-
nitrogen
non-
not
ob-
before, against
ortho-
straight, direct
osteo-
bone
pan-
all, universal
para-
beside, near
path-
disease
ped-
child, foot
per-
by, through
peri-
around
pharyngo-
pharynx
phren-
diaphragm, mind
pod-
foot
poly-
multiple
post-
after, behind
pre-
before, ahead
procto-
rectum, anus
pseudo-
false
psycho-
mind
pyel-
pelvis of the kidney
pyo-
pus
pyro-
fire
quadri-
four
radio-
radiation
re-
back, again
ren-
kidney
retro-
backward, behind
rhin-
nose
sacro-
sacrum
sclero-
hard
semi-
half
sex-
six
skeleto-
skeleton
steno-
narrow
sub-
beneath, under
super-, supra-
above, upon
syn-
together
tachy-
rapid
thyro-
a shield
trache-
trachea
trans-
across, through
tri-
three
ultra-
beyond
un-
not, back reversal
uni-
one
uretero-
ureter
urethro-
urethra
uro-
urine, urinary organs
-able
able to
-algia
pain, in a certain spot
-cele
tumor, swelling
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
-cide
kill, destroy
-cule
little
-ectasia
dilating, stretching
-ectomy
cutting out, surgical removal
-esis
action
-form genesis, genetic
shape formation, origin
-gram
data that are systematically recorded, a record
-graph
an instrument used for recording data or writing condition
-ism
condition
-itis
inflammation
-ize
to treat
-lith
stone, calculus
-lithiasis
presence of stones
-lysis
loosening or breaking down
-megaly
enlargement
-meter
instrument that measures
-oid
like, resemble
-oma
tumor
-orrhaphy
surgical repair
-osis
disease, condition of
-ostomy
to form an opening or outlet
-otomy
to incise
-pathy
disease
-pexy
fixation
-phage
ingesting
-plasty
plastic surgery
-phobia
fear
-plegia
paralysis
-rhexis
rupture
-rrhagia
abnormal or excessive discharge
-rrhea
flow or discharge
-scope
lighted instrument for visual examination
-scopy
to examine visually
-stomy
establishment of an artificial opening
-tomy
incision into
-uria
urine
-zyme
enzyme, ferment