Appendix B Flashcards
1
Q
a-, an-
A
absence, lack
2
Q
ab-
A
away from
2
Q
ad-
A
toward, to
2
Q
adeno-
A
gland
3
Q
ante-
A
before, preceding
3
Q
acro-
A
extreme, extremities
3
Q
ambi-
A
around, on both sides
3
Q
amyl-
A
starch
4
Q
ant-, anti-
A
opposed to, preventing, inhibiting
4
Q
bi-
A
two
5
Q
bili-
A
bile
6
Q
bio-
A
life
7
Q
brachi-
A
arm
7
Q
brady-
A
slow
7
Q
cholecysto-
A
gallbladder
8
Q
circum-
A
around
8
Q
co-, con-
A
together
9
Q
contra-
A
against, opposite
10
Q
cost-
A
ribs
11
Q
demi-
A
half
12
Q
derm-
A
skin
12
Q
dis-
A
from
13
Q
dors-
A
back
13
Q
dys-
A
difficult, faulty, painful
13
electro-
electric
14
en-, em-
in, inside
14
equi-
equal
15
eryth-
red
15
exo-
outside, outer layer
15
extra-
outside, beyond
15
ferr-
iron
15
fibro-
fiber
16
fore-
before, in front of
16
glyco-
sugar
16
hemi-
half
17
hemo-
blood
17
hist-
tissue
17
homo-
same
17
hydro-
water
17
hygro-
moisture
17
hyper-
excess
17
hypo-
below, deficient
17
ileo-
ileum
17
in-
in, within, into
18
inter-
between
18
intra-
within, inside
18
juxta-
near, close to
18
lapar-
abdomen
18
laryngo-
larynx
19
later-
side
19
leuko-
white
20
macro-
large
21
mal-
bad
22
mast-
breast
23
medi-
middle
24
mega-
large
25
men-
month
26
mono-
single
27
multi-
many
27
myelo-
marrow, spinal cord
27
myo-
muscle
27
neo-
new
27
nitro-
nitrogen
27
non-
not
27
ob-
before, against
27
ortho-
straight, direct
27
osteo-
bone
27
pan-
all, universal
27
para-
beside, near
27
path-
disease
27
ped-
child, foot
27
per-
by, through
28
peri-
around
28
pharyngo-
pharynx
28
phren-
diaphragm, mind
28
pod-
foot
28
poly-
multiple
29
post-
after, behind
30
pre-
before, ahead
31
procto-
rectum, anus
32
pseudo-
false
33
psycho-
mind
33
pyel-
pelvis of the kidney
34
pyo-
pus
35
pyro-
fire
36
quadri-
four
36
radio-
radiation
36
re-
back, again
36
ren-
kidney
37
retro-
backward, behind
38
rhin-
nose
38
sacro-
sacrum
38
sclero-
hard
38
semi-
half
38
sex-
six
38
skeleto-
skeleton
38
steno-
narrow
38
sub-
beneath, under
38
super-, supra-
above, upon
38
syn-
together
38
tachy-
rapid
38
thyro-
a shield
39
trache-
trachea
39
trans-
across, through
39
tri-
three
39
ultra-
beyond
39
un-
not, back reversal
39
uni-
one
39
uretero-
ureter
39
urethro-
urethra
40
uro-
urine, urinary organs
40
41
-able
able to
42
-algia
pain, in a certain spot
43
-cele
tumor, swelling
43
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
44
-cide
kill, destroy
45
-cule
little
45
-ectasia
dilating, stretching
45
-ectomy
cutting out, surgical removal
45
-esis
action
45
-form genesis, genetic
shape formation, origin
45
-gram
data that are systematically recorded, a record
45
-graph
an instrument used for recording data or writing condition
46
-ism
condition
46
-itis
inflammation
46
-ize
to treat
46
-lith
stone, calculus
46
-lithiasis
presence of stones
46
-lysis
loosening or breaking down
47
-megaly
enlargement
47
-meter
instrument that measures
48
-oid
like, resemble
49
-oma
tumor
50
-orrhaphy
surgical repair
51
-osis
disease, condition of
52
-ostomy
to form an opening or outlet
53
-otomy
to incise
54
-pathy
disease
54
-pexy
fixation
55
-phage
ingesting
56
-plasty
plastic surgery
56
-phobia
fear
56
-plegia
paralysis
57
-rhexis
rupture
58
-rrhagia
abnormal or excessive discharge
59
-rrhea
flow or discharge
60
-scope
lighted instrument for visual examination
61
-scopy
to examine visually
62
-stomy
establishment of an artificial opening
63
-tomy
incision into
63
-uria
urine
64
-zyme
enzyme, ferment
