Body Part Prefixes Flashcards

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1
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Acous/o-

A

Hearing

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Aden/o-

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Gland

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3
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Adip/o-

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Fat

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Adren/o-

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Gland

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Angi/o-

A

Blood Vessel

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Aerti/o-

A

Artery

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7
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Arthr/o-

A

Joint

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8
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Bucc/o-

A

Cheek

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Bronch/i-

A

Bronchus

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Burs/o-

A

Bursa

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11
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Carcin/o-

A

Cancer

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12
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Cardi/o-

A

Heart

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Cephal/o-

A

Head

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14
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Chol-

A

Bile

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Chondri-

A

Cartilage

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16
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Coron/o-

A

Crown or Circle

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17
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Cost-

A

Rib

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18
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Crani/o-

A

Skull

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19
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Cutane-

A

Skin

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20
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Cyst/o-, Cysti-

A

Bladder or sac

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21
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Derm-, Dermat/o-

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Skin

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22
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Duoden/o-

A

Duodenum

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23
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Gastr-

A

Stomach

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24
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Gloss/o-

A

Tongue

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25
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Hem-, Hema-, Hemat-, Hemo-, Hemat/o-

A

Blood

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26
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Hepat/o-, Hepatico-

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Liver

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27
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Hist/o-, Histio-

A

Tissue

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28
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Hyster/o-

A

Uterus

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29
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Ileo-

A

Ileum

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30
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Ischi/o-

A

Ischium

i.skee.uhm

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31
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Kerat/o-

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Cornea

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32
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Lacrim/o-

A

Tears (from your eyes)

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33
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Lact/o-, Lacti-

A

Milk

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34
Q

Laryng/o-

A

Larynx

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35
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Lingu/o-

A

Tongue

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36
Q

Lip/o-

A

Fat

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37
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Lymph/o-

A

Lymph

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38
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Mamm-, Mast/o-

A

Breast

39
Q

Mening/o-

A

Meninges

40
Q

Muscul/o-

A

Muscle

41
Q

My/o-

A

Muscle

42
Q

Myel/o-

A

Spinal cord or bone marrow

43
Q

Nephr/o-

A

Kidney

44
Q

Neur/i-, Neuro/o-

A

Nerve

45
Q

Oculo-

A

Eye

46
Q

Onco-

A

Tumor; Bulk; Volume

47
Q

Onych/o-

A

Fingernail; Toenail

48
Q

Oo-

A

Egg; Ovary

49
Q

Oophor/o-

A

Ovary

50
Q

Op-, Opt-

A

Vision

51
Q

Opthalm/o-

A

Eye

52
Q

Orchid/o-, Orchio-

A

Testis

53
Q

Orth/o-

A

Straight; Normal; Correct

54
Q

Osseo-

A

Bony

55
Q

Ossi-

A

Bone

56
Q

Ost-, Oste/o-

A

Bone

57
Q

Ot/o-

A

Ear

58
Q

Ovar/i-, Ovario-, Ovi-, Ovo-

A

Ovary

59
Q

Phalang-

A

Phalanx

fay.langks

60
Q

Pharnyg/o-

A

Pharynx; Throat

61
Q

Phleb/o-

A

Vein

62
Q

Phren/i-, Phreno-, Phrenico-

A

Diaphragm

63
Q

Pleur-, Pleur/a-, Pleur/o-

A

Rib, pleura

64
Q

Pneum/a-, Pneumat/o-

A

Air; Lung

65
Q

Proct/o-

A

Anus; Rectum

66
Q

Prostat-

A

Prostate

67
Q

Pseudo-

A

False

68
Q

Psych/o-, Psyche-

A

Mind

69
Q

Radio-

A

Radiation; Radius

70
Q

Ren/o-

A

Kidney

71
Q

Retin-

A

Retina (of the eye)

72
Q

Rhin/o-

A

Nose

73
Q

Salping/o-

A

Tube

74
Q

Sarco-

A

Flesh; Muscular

75
Q

Schiz/o-

A

Split; Cleft

76
Q

Sclera-, Sclero-

A

Hardness

77
Q

Sigmoid/o-

A

Sigmoid colon

78
Q

Sperma-, Spermo-, Spermato-

A

Sperm

79
Q

Splen/o-

A

Spleen

80
Q

Sten/o-

A

Narrowed; Blocked

81
Q

Stern-

A

Sternum

82
Q

Stom/a-, Stomat/o-

A

Mouth

83
Q

Thorac/o-, Thoracio-

A

Chest

84
Q

Thromb/o-

A

Blood clot

85
Q

Thyr/o-

A

Thyroid gland

86
Q

Trache/o-

A

Trachea

87
Q

Tympan/o-

A

Eardrum

88
Q

Ur/o-

A

Urine

89
Q

Vagin-

A

Vagina

90
Q

Varic/o-

A

Duct; Blood vessel

91
Q

Vasculo-

A

Blood vessel

92
Q

Ven/o-

A

Vein

93
Q

Vertbr-

A

Vertebra; Spine