Body Systems 2 Midterm 5, 6, 7, 12, 17 Flashcards
prefix, suffix, and combining forms
1
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-cusis
-acusis
acous/o
A
hearing
2
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-ase
A
enzyme
3
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-chezia
A
defecation, elimination of wastes
4
Q
-edema
A
swelling
5
Q
-ema
A
condition
6
Q
-emesis
A
vomiting
7
Q
-iasis
A
abnormal condition
8
Q
-meter
A
instrument to measure
9
Q
-opia; -opsia
A
vision
10
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-osmia
A
smell
11
Q
-otia
A
ear condition
12
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-pepsia
A
digestion
13
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-phagia
A
eating, swallowing
14
Q
-plasty
A
surgical repair
15
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-pnea
spir/o
apnea, spirometer
A
breathing
16
Q
-poietin
A
substance that forms
17
Q
-prandial
A
meal
18
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-ptysis
A
spitting
19
Q
-rhage
-rrhagia
hemorrhage
A
bursting forth (of blood)
20
Q
-rrhaphy
A
suture
21
Q
-rrhea
diarrhea
A
flow, discharge
22
Q
-spasm
A
involuntary contraction of muscles
23
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-sphyxia
A
pulse
24
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-stasis
A
stopping, controlling
25
-stenosis
narrowing, tightening
26
-thorax
pleural cavity, chest
27
-tresia
opening
28
-tripsy
crushing
29
-tropia
to turn
30
-uria
urination; urine condition
31
adenoid/o
adenoids
32
albumin/o
albumin
33
alveol/o
alveolus, air sac
34
ambly/o
dull, dim
35
amyl/o
starch
36
an/o
anus
37
anis/o
unequal
38
append/o; appendic/o
appendix
39
aque/o
water
40
audi/o; audit/o
hearing; the sense of hearing
41
aur/o, auricul/o
ot/o
ear
42
azot/o
nitrogen
43
bacteri/o
bacteria
44
bil/i; chol/e
gall, bile
45
bilirubin/o
bilirubin (bile pigment)
46
blephar/o; palpebr/o
eyelid
47
bronch/o bronchi/o
bronchial tube, bronchus
48
bronchiol/o
bronchiole, small bronchus
49
bucc/o
cheek
50
cali/o, calic/o
calyx (calix); cup-shaped
51
capn/o
carbon dioxide
52
cec/o
cecum
53
celi/o
belly, abdomen
54
cheil/o; labi/o
lip
55
chlorhydr/o
hydrochloric acid
56
cholangi/o
bile duct
57
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
58
choledoch/o
common bile duct
59
cochle/o
cochlea
60
col/o; colon/o
colon
61
coni/o
dust
62
conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva
63
cor/o; pupill/o
pupil
64
corne/o; kerat/o
cornea
65
cyan/o
blue
66
cycl/o
ciliary body or muscle of the eye
67
vesic/o
cyst/o
urinary bladder
68
dacry/o
lacrim/o
tears, tear duct
69
dent/i; odont/o
tooth
70
dipl/o
double
71
dips/o
thirst
72
duoden/o
duodenum
73
enter/o
intestines, usually small intestine
74
epiglott/o
epiglottis
75
esophag/o
esophagus
76
faci/o
face
77
gastr/o
stomach
78
gingiv/o
gums
79
glauc/o
gray
80
glomerul/o
glomerulus
81
lingu/o
gloss/o
tongue
82
gluc/o; glyc/o
sugar
83
glycogen/o
glycogen, animal starch
84
hepat/o
liver
85
herni/o
hernia
86
ile/o
ileum
87
ileum
third part of the small intestine
88
ilium
uppermost and largest part of the pelvis (hip bone)
89
ir/o, irid/o
iris
90
jejun/o
jejunum
91
kal/i
potassium
92
kerat/o
cornea
93
ket/o, keton/o
ketones
94
lacrim/o
tears
95
lapar/o
abdomen
96
laryng/o
larynx, voice box
97
lip/o
fat, lipid
98
lith/o
stone
99
lob/o
lobe of the lung
100
mandibul/o
lower jaw, mandible
101
mastoid/o
mastoid process
102
meat/o
meatus
103
mediastin/o
mediastinum
104
mi/o
smaller, less
105
mydr/o
widen, enlarge
106
myring/o; tympan/o
eardrum, tympanic membrane
107
nas/o; rhin/o
nose
108
natr/o
sodium
109
nephr/o; ren/o
kidney
110
noct/o; nyct/o
night
111
ocul/o; ophthalm/o
eye
112
olig/o
scanty
113
opt/o, optic/o
eye, vision
114
or/o; stomat/o
mouth
115
orth/o
straight, upright
116
ossicul/o
ossicle
117
ox/o
oxygen
118
palat/o
palate
119
pancreat/o
pancreas
120
papill/o
optic disc; nipple-like
121
pector/o; thorac/o
chest
122
peritone/o
peritoneum
123
phac/o, phak/o
lens of the eye
124
pharyng/o
pharynx, throat
125
phon/o
phonics, or phonetics
voice
126
phot/o
light
127
phren/o
diaphragm
128
pleur/o
pleura
129
pneum/o, pneumon/o
air, lung
130
presby/o
old age
131
proct/o
anus and rectum
132
prote/o
protein
133
pulmon/o
lung
134
py/o
pus
135
pyel/o
renal pelvis
136
pylor/o
pyloric sphincter
137
rect/o
rectum
138
retin/o
retina
139
salping/o
eustachian tube, auditory tube
140
scler/o
sclera (white of the eye); hard
141
scot/o
darkness
142
sial/o
saliva, salivary
143
sialaden/o
salivary gland
144
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
145
sinus/o
sinus, cavity
146
splen/o
spleen
147
staped/o
stapes (third bone of the middle ear)
148
steat/o
fat
149
tachy
fast
150
tel/o
complete
151
tonsill/o
tonsils
152
trache/o
trachea, windpipe
153
trigon/o
trigone (region of the bladder)
154
tympan/o
eardrum, tympanic membrane
155
ur/o
urine (urea)
156
ureter/o
ureter
157
urethr/o
urethra
158
urin/o
urine
159
uve/o
uvea; vascular layer of the eye (iris, ciliary body, and choroid)
160
uvul/o
uvula
161
vestibul/o
vestibule
162
vitre/o
glassy
163
xer/o
dry
