Book1 Flashcards
a-
no; not; without
an-
no; not; without
ab-
away from
abdomin/o
abdomen
- ac
pertaining to
acanth/o
spiny; thorny
acar/o
mites
acetabul/o
acetabulum (hip socket)
acous/o
hearing
acoust/o
hearing, sound
acr/o
extremeties; top; extreme point
acromi/o
acromion (extension of shoulder bone)
actin/o
light
acu/o
sharp; severe; sudden
-acusis
hearing
ad-
toward
-ad
toward
aden/o
gland
adenoid/o
adenoids
adip/o
fat
adren/o
adrenal gland
adrenal/o
adrenal gland
aer/o
air
af-
toward
agglutin/o
clumping; sticking together
-agogue
producer, leader
-agon
to assemble; gather
agora-
marketplace
-agra
excessive pain
-al
pertaining to
alb/o
white
albin/o
white
albumin/o
albumin (protein)
alges/o
sensitivity to pain
-algesia
sensitivity to pain
-algia
pain
all/o
other
alveol/o
alveolus; air sac; small sac
ambi-
around, on both sides, about
ambly/o
dim; dul
amphi-
around, on both sides
-amine
nitrogen compound
ammon/o
ammonium
amni/o
amnion (ssac surrounding the embryo)
amyl/o
starch
an/o
anus
-an
pertaining to
ana-
up; apart; backward; again; anew
andr/o
male
aneurysm/o
aneurysm (widening of blood vessel)
angi/o
vessel (blood)
anis/o
unequal
ankyl/o
stiff
ante-
before; forward
anter/o
front
anthrac/o
coal
anthr/o
antrum of the stomach
anti-
against
anxi/o
uneasy; anxious
aort/o
aorta (largest artery)
-apheresis
removal
aphth/o
ulcer
apo-
off; away
aponeur/o
aponeurosis (type of tendon)
append/o
appendix
appendic/o
appendix
aque/o
water
-ar
pertaining to
arachn/o
spider
-arche
beginning
arsenic/o
arsenic
arter/o
artery
arteri/o
artery
arteriol/o
arteriole (small artery)
arthr/o
joint
-arthria
articulate (speak distinctly)
articul/o
joint
-artresia
closure, occlusion
atreto-
closed, lacking an opening
-ary
pertaining to
asbest/o
asbestos
-ase
enzyme
aspir/o
removal
-assay
to examine, analyze
-asthenia
lack of strength
astr/o
star, star-shaped
aque/o
water
atel/o
incomplete
ather/o
plaque (fatty substance)
-ation
process; condition
atri/o
atrium (upper heart chamber)
atmo-
steam, vapor
audi/o
hearing
audit/o
hearing
aur/o
ear
auricul/o
ear
auscult/o
to listen
aut/o
self; own
aut-
self; own
auto-
self; own
aux/o
growth, acceleration
axill/o
armpit
axi/o
axis
azot/o
urea; nitrogen
bacill/o
bacilli (bacteria)
bacteri/o
bacteria
balan/o
glans penis
bar/o
pressure; weight
bartholin/o
Bartholin glands
bary-
weight, pressure
-basia
walking
bas/o
base; opposite of acid
batho-, bathy-
deep, depth
bi-
two
bi/o
life
bil/i
bile; gall
bilirubin/o
bilirubin
-blast
embryonic; immature cell
-blastoma
immature tumor (cells)
blenn/o
mucus
blephar/o
eyelid
bol/o
cast; throw
-boulia
will
brachi/o
arm
brachy-
short
brady-
slow
brom/o
bromine-containing compound, odor
bronch/o
bronchial tube
bronchi/o
bronchial tube
bronchiol/o
bronchiole
bucc/o
cheek
bunion/o
bunion
burs/o
bursa (sac of fluid near joints)
byssin/o
cotton dust
cac/o
bad
calc/o
calcium
calcane/o
calcaneus (heel bone)
calci/o
calcium
calcul/o, -calculia
to compute
cali/o
calyx
calic/o
calyx
calor/i
heat
campt/o
bent
capillar/o
capillary (tiniest blood vessel)
capn/o
carbon dioxide
-capnia
carbon dioxide
caps/o, capsul/o
capsule, container
carcin/o
cancerous; cancer
cari/o
caries, rottenness
cardi/o
heart
carp/o
wrist bones (carpals)
cata-
down
-cataphasia
affirmation
cathar/o, cathart/o
cleansing, purging
-cathisia, -kathisia
sitting
caud/o
tail; lower part of body
caus/o
burn; burning
cauter/o
heat; burn
cav/o, cavit/o
hollow, cavity
cec/o
cecum (first part of colon)
-cele
hernia
celi/o
belly; abdomen
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
centr/o
center
cephal/o
head
cerebell/o
cerebellum (posterior part of the brain)
cerebr/o
cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
cerumin/o
cerumen
cervic/o
neck; cervix (neck of uterus)
-chalasia
relaxation
-chalasis
relaxation
cheil/o
lip
chem/o
drug; chemical
-chezia
defacation; elimination of wastes
chir/o
hand
chlor/o
green
chlorhydr/o
hydrochloric acid
chol/e
bile; gall
cholangi/o
bile; vessel
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
choledoch/o
common bile duct
cholesterol/o
cholesterol
chondr/o
cartilage
chore/o
dance
chori/o
chorion (outermost membrane of the fetus)
chorion/o
chorion
choroid/o
choroid layer of eye
-chroia
skin coloration
chrom/o
color
chron/o
time
chrys/o
gold
chyl/o
chyle
chym/o
to pour
cib/o
meal
-cide
killing
-cidal
pertaining to killing
cine/o
movement
circum-
around
cirrh/o
orange-yellow
cis/o
to cut
-clasis
to break
-clast
to break
claustr/o
enclosed space
clavicul/o
clavicle (collar bone)
cleid/o
clavicle
clin/o
to slope, bend
-clysis
irragation; washing
coagul/o
coagulation (clotting)
-coccus
berry-shaped bacterium
coccyg/o
coccyx (tail bone)
cochle/o
cochlea (inner part of ear)
-coimesis
sleeping
col/o
colon (large intestine)
coll/a
glue
colon/o
colon (large intestine)
colp/o
vagina
comat/o
deep sleep
comi/o
to care for
-coma
deep sleep
con-
together; with
coni/o
dust
conjunctiv/o
conjuctiva (lines of eyelids)
consci/o
awareness, aware
constrict/o
narrowing, binding
-constriction
narrowing
contra-
against; opposite
contus/o
to bruise
cor/o
pupil
core/o
pupil
corne/o
cornea
coron/o
heart
corpor/o
body
cortic/o
cortex, outer region
cost/o
rib
cox/o
hip
crani/o
skull
cras/o
mixture; temperament
crin/o
secrete
-crine
to secrete; separate
-crit
to separtate
critic/o
crisis, dangerous
cry/o
cold
crypt/o
hidden
cubit/o
elbow, forearm
culd/o
cul-de-sac
cupr/o
copper
-cusis
hearing
cutane/o
skin
cyan/o
blue
cycl/o
ciliary body of eye; cycle; circle
-cyesis
pregnancy
cyst/o
urinary bladder; cyst; sac of fluid
cyt/o
cell
-cyte
cell
-cytosis
condition of cells; slight increase in numbers
dacry/o
tear
dacryoaden/o
tear gland
dacryocyst/o
tear sac; lacriman sac
dactyl/o
fingers; toes
de-
lack of; down; less; removal of
dem/o
people
dent/i
tooth
derm/o
skin
-derma
skin
dermat/o
skin
desicc/o
drying
-desis
to bind; tie together
dextr/o
right
dia-
complete; through
diaphor/o
sweat
-dilation
widening; stretching; expanding
dilat/o
to enlarge, expand
dipl/o
double
dips/o
thirst
dis-
apart, to separate
dist/o
far; distant
dolich/o
long
dolor/o
pain
dors/o
back (of body)
dorsi-
back
-dote
to give
-drome
to run
duct/o
to lead; carry
duoden/o
duodenum
dur/o
dura mater
dynam/o
power, strength
-dynia
pain
dys-
bad: painful: difficult: abnormal
-eal
pertaining to
ec-
out; outside
echin/o
spiny, prickly
echo-
reflected sound
-ectasia
dilation; dilatation; widening
-ectasis
dilation; dilatation; widening
ecto-
out; outside
ectro/o
congenital absence
-ectomy
removal; excision; resection
-edema
swelling
eight
octa-, octi-
-elasma
flat plate
electr/o
electricity
ele/o
oil
em-
in
-ema
condition
embolo/o
embolus
embry/o
embryo
-emesis
vomiting
-emia
blood condition
-emic
pertaining to blood condition
emmetr/o
in due measure
-emphraxis
stoppage, obstruction
en-
in; within
enanti/o
opposite, opposed
encephal/o
brain
end-
in; within
endo-
in; within
enter/o
intestines (usually small intestine)
eosin/o
red; rosy; dawn-colored
epi-
above; upon; on
epididym/o
epididymis
epiglott/o
epiglottis
episi/o
vulva
epitheli/o
skin; epithelium
equi-
equality, equal
equin/o
horse
-er
one who
erg/o
work
erethism/o
irritation
erythem/o
flushed; redness
erythr/o
red
eschar/o
scab
-esis
action; condition; state of
eso-
inward
esophag/o
esophagus
esthes/o
nervous sensation
esthesi/o
nervous sensation
-esthesia
nervous sensation
estr/o
female
ethm/o
sieve
eti/o
cause
eu-
good; normal
-eurysm
widening
ex-
out; away from
exanthemat/o
rash
exo-
out; away from
extra-
outside
faci/o
face
-facient
to cause, make happen
fasci/o
fascia (membrane supporting muscles)
febr/i
fever
femor/o
femur (thigh bone)
-ferent
to carry
ferr/i, ferr/o
iron
fet/o
fetus
fibr/o
fiber
fibros/o
fibrous connective tissue
fibul/o
fibula
-fication
process of making
-fida
split
fil/i, fil/o, filament/o
threat, threadlike
five
pent-, penta-, quinque-
flav/o
yellow
flex/o
to bend
fluor/o
luminous
follicul/o
follicle; small sac
fore-
before, in front
-form
resembling; in the shape of
four
quadri, tetra-
fovea/o
small pit or depression
frig/o, frigid/o
cold
funct/o
performance
fung/i
fungus; mushroom (organism lacking chlorophyll)
furc/o
forking; branching
fusc/o
dark brown
-fusion
to pour; to come together
galact/o
milk
ganglion/o
ganglion; collection of nerve cell bodies
gastr/o
stomach
gel/o
to freeze, congeal
gemell/o
twins
-gen
substance that produces
-genesis
producing; forming
-genic
produced by or in
geni/o
chin
genit/o
reproduction
ge/o
earth, soil
ger/o
old age
geront/o
old age
gest/o
pregnancy
gester/o
pregnancy
gigant/o
huge
gingiv/o
gum
glauc/o
gray
gli/o
glial cells; neuroglial cells
-globin
protein
-globulin
protein
glomerul/o
glomerulus
gloss/o
tongue
gluc/o
glucose; sugar
glyc/o
glucose; sugar
glycogen/o
glycogen; animal starch
glycos/o
glucose; sugar
gnath/o
jaw
gnos/o
knowledge
gon/o
seed
gonad/o
sex glands
goni/o
angle
-grade
to go
-gram
record
granul/o
granule(s)
-graph
instrument for recording
graph/o
writing
-graphy
process of recording
gravid/o
pregnancy
-gravida
pregnant woman
gynec/o
woman; female
gyr/o
circle, spiral
hallucin/o
hallucination
hapl/o
simple, single
helc/o
ulcer
heli/o
sun
-helminth
worm
hem/o
blood
hemat/o
blood
hemi-
half
hemoglobin/o
hemoglobin
hepat/o
liver
heredo-
heredity
herni/o
hernia
-hexia
habit
hidr/o
sweat
hirsut/o
hairy
hirund/i
leech
hist/o
tissue
histi/o
tissue
holo-
entire, complete
home/o
sameness; unchanging; constant
hormon/o
hormone
hymen/o
hymen
humer/o
humerous
hydr/o
water
hygr/o
moisture
hyper-
above; excessive
hypn/o
sleep
hypo-
deficient; below; under; less than normal
hypophys/o
pituitary gland
hypothalam/o
hypothalamus
hypsi-
high
hyster/o
uterus; womb
demi
half
hemi
half
semi
half
-ia
condition
-iac
pertaining to
-iasis
abnormal condition
iatr/o
physician; treatment
-ic
pertaining to
-ical
pertaining to
ichthy/o
dry; scaly
-ician
specialist
-icle
small
ide/o
idea, mental images
idi/o
unknown; individual; distinct
ile/o
ileum
ili/o
ilium
immun/o
immune; protection; safe
in-
in; into; not
-in
a substance, chemical, chemical compound
-ine
a substance, chemical, chemical compound
-ine
pertaining to
infra-
below; inferior to; beneath
inguin/o
groin
insulin/o
insulin (pancreatic hormone)
inter-
between
intra-
within; into
iod/o
iodine
ion/o
ion; to wander
-ion
process
-ior
pertaining to
ipsi-
same
ir-
in
ir/o
iris (colored portion of eye)
irid/o
iris (colored portion of eye)
is/o
same; equal
isch/o
to hold back; back
ischi/o
ischium (part of hip bone)
-ism
process; condition
-ist
specialist
ithy-
erect, straight
-itis
inflammation
-ium
structure; tissue
ixod/i
ticks
juxta-
near
jaund/o
yellow
jejun/o
jejunum
kal/i
potassium
kary/o
nucleus
kel/o
tumor, fibrous growth
kerat/o
cornea; hard, horny tissue
keraun/o
lightning
