Cengage Appendix A (A-F) Flashcards
-nic
pertaining to
-i
plural noun ending
-ae
plural ending
a-
no, not, without, away from, negative
-a
noun ending
ab-
away from, negative, absent
abdomin/o
abdomen
-able
capable of, able to
abrad/o
rub or scrape off
abras/o
rub or scrape off
abrupt/o
broken away from
abs-
away from
abscess/o
collection of pus
-ac
pertaining to
-acious
characterized by
acous/o
hearing, sound
acoust/o
hearing, sound
acr/o
extremities (hands and feet), top, extreme point
actin/o
light
acu/o
sharp, severe, sudden
ad-
toward, to, in the direction of
aden/o
gland
adenoid/o
adenoids
adhes/o
stick to, cling to
adip/o
fat
adnex/o
bound to
adren/o
adrenal glands
adrenal/o
adrenal glands
aer/o
air, gas
affect/o
exert influence on
af-
toward, to
-ago
abnormal condition, disease
agor/a
marketplace
-agra
excessive pain, seizure
-aise
comfort, ease
-al
pertaining to
alb/o
white
albin/o
white
albumin/o
albumin, protein
alg/o
pain, relationship to pain
alges/o
pain, relationship to pain
-algia
pain, suffering, painful condition
align/o
bring into line or correct position
aliment/o
to nourish
all/o
other, different from normal, reversal
all-
other, different from normal, reversal
alopec/o
baldness
alveol/o
alveolus, air sac, small sac
ambi-
both sides, around or about, double
ambly/o
dull, dim
ambulat/o
walking
-amine
nitrogen compound
amni/o
amnion, fetal membrane
amput/o
cut away, cut off a part of the body
amyl/o
starch, carbohydrate
an-
not, without
ana-
up, apart, excessive
an/o
anus, ring
-an
characteristic of, pertaining to
-ancy
state of
andr/o
male, masculine
aneurysm/o
aneurysm
angi/o
blood or lymph vessel
anis/o
unequal
ankyl/o
crooked, bent, stiff
anomal/o
irregularity
ante-
before, in front of, forward
anter/o
before, front
anti-
against
anxi/o
anxiety, anxious, uneasy
aort/o
aorta
ap-
toward, to
-apheresis
removal
aphth/o
ulcer
apic/o
apex, tip
ap-
separation, away from, opposed, detached
apo-
separation, away from, opposed, detached
append/o
appendix
appendic/o
appendix
aque/o
water
-ar
pertaining to
-arche
beginning
areat/o
occurring in patches or circumscribed areas
areol/o
little open space, space around the nipple
-aria
connected with
arter/o
artery
arteri/o
artery
arthr/o
joint
articul/o
joint
-ary
pertaining to
as-
toward, to
-ase
enzyme
aspir/o
to breathe in
aspirat/o
to breathe in
-asthenia
weakness, lack of strength
astr/o
star, star-shaped
at-
toward, to
atel/o
incomplete, imperfect
ather/o
plaque, fatty substance
-ation
state or action
atri/o
atrium (of the heart)
attenu/o
diluted, weakened
audi/o
ear, hearing, the sense of hearing
audit/o
ear, hearing, the sense of hearing
aur/i
ear, hearing
auscult/a
listen
auscult/o
listen
aut/o
self
axill/o
armpit
bacteria/o
bacteria (singular, bacterium)
balan/o
glans penis
bar/o
pressure, weight
bas/o
base, opposite of acid (alkaline)
bi-
twice, double, two
bi/o
life
bifid/o
split, divided into two parts
bil/i
bile, gall
bilirubin/o
bilirubin
bin-
two
-blast
embryonic, immature, formative element
blephar/o
eyelid
brachi/o
arm
brachy-
short
brady-
slow
bronchi/o
bronchial tube, bronchus
bronch/o
bronchial tube, bronchus
bronchiol/o
bronchiole, bronchiolus
brux/o
grind
bucc/o
cheek
burs/o
bursa, sac of fluid near joint
calcane/o
calcaneus, heel bone
calc/i
calcium, lime, the heel
calci-
calcium
calc/o
calcium
calcul/o
stone, little stone
cali/o
cup-like structure, calyx
calic/o
cup-like structure, calyx
calor/i
heat
canth/o
corner of the eye
capill/o
hair
capit/o
head
capn/o
carbon dioxide, sooty or smoky appearance
capsul/o
little box
carb/o
carbon
carcin/o
cancerous
cardi/o
heart
card/o
heart
cardi/o
caries, tooth decay
carp/o
wrist bones
catabol/o
a breaking down
caud/o
lower part of body, tail
caus/o
burning, burn
cav/o
hollow, cave
cec/o
cecum
-cele
hernia, tumor, swelling
celi/o
abdomen, belly
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
cephal/o
head
cerebell/o
cerebellum
cerebr/o
cerebrum, brain
cervic/o
neck, cervix (neck of uterus)
cheil/o
lip or lips
chem/o
drug, chemical
chir/o
hand
chol/e
bill, gall
cholangi/o
bile duct
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
choledoch/o
common bile duct
cholesterol/o
cholesterol
chondr/i
cartilage
chondr/o
cartiliage
chori/o
chorion, membrane
chorion/o
chorion, membrane
choroid/o
choroid layer of eye
chrom/o
color
chron/o
time
-cide
causing death
cili/o
eyelashes
cine-
movement
circulat/o
circulate, go around in a circle
cirrh/o
orange-yellow, tawny
cis/o
to cut
-clasis
break down
claudicat/o
to limp
claustr/o
barrier, enclosed space
clavicul/o
clavicle, collar bone
cleid/o
clavicle, collar bone
clon/o
violent action
co-
together, with
coagul/o
clotting, coagulation
coarct/o
press together, narrow
coarctat/o
press together, narrow
cocc/o
spherical bacteria
coccyg/o
coccyx, tailbone
cochle/o
spiral, snail, snail shell
coit/o
a coming together
col/o
colon, large intestine
coll/a
glue
colon/o
colon, large intestine
colp/o
vagina
com-
together, with
comat/o
deep sleep
comminut/o
break into pieces
communic/o
share, to make common
con-
together, with
concav/o
hollow
concept/o
become pregnant
concuss/o
shaken together, violently agitated
coni/o
dust
constrict/o
draw tightly together
contin/o
hold together
contra-
against, counter, opposite
contus/o
bruise
convex/o
arched, vaulted
convuls/o
pull together
cor/o
pupil
cordi/o
heart
coron/o
coronary, crown
corpor/o
body
cortic/o
cortex, outer region
cost/o
rib
crani/o
skull
-crasia
a mixture or blending
creatin/o
creatinine
crin/o
to secrete
-crine
to secrete
-crit
to separate
cry/o
cold
crypt/o
hidden
cubit/o
elbow
culd/o
cul-de-sac, blind pouch
-cusis
hearing
cusp/o
point
cutane/o
skin
cyan/o
blue
cycl/o
ciliary body of eye, cycle
cyst/o
urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid
cyt/o
cell
-cyte
cell
dacry/o
tear, lacrimal duct (tear duct)
dacrocyst/o
lacrimal sac (tear sac)
dactyl/o
finger, toe
de-
down, lack of, from, not, removal
deci-
ten, tenth
decidu/o
shedding, falling off
delt/o
Greek letter delta, a triangular shape
delus/o
delude, cheat
dem/o
people, population
demi-
half
dendr/o
branching, resembling a tree
dent/i
tooth, teeth
dent/o
tooth, teeth
depress/o
press down, lower, pressed or sunk down
-derma
skin
dermat/o
skin
derm/o
skin
desicc/o
drying, to dry
-desis
to bind, tie together
dextr/o
right side
di-
twice, twofold, double
dia-
through, between, apart, complete
di-
through, between, apart, complete
diaphor/o
sweat
diaphragmat/o
diaphragm
didym/o
testes, twins
digest/o
digest, break down (food)
digit/o
digit, finger or toe
dilat/o
spread out, widen
dipl/o
double
dips/o
thirst
-dipsia
thirst
dis-
negative, apart, absence of
dissect/o
cutting apart
dist/o
far, away from the point of origin
distend/o
stretch apart, expand
dors/o
back of body
-dote
what is given
-drome
to run, running
-duct
opening
duct/o
to lead, carry
duoden/o
duodenum, first part of small intestine
dur/o
dura mater
-dynia
pain
dys-
bad, difficult, painful
e-
out of, from
-e
noun ending
-eal
pertaining to
ec-
out, outside
ecchym/o
pouring out of juice or blood
ech/o
sound wave, echo
-ectasis
stretching, dilation, enlargement
ecto-
out, outside
-ectomy
surgical removal, cutting out, excision
-ectopy
displacement
-edema
swelling
edentul/o
without teeth
ef-
out
effus/o
pouring out
ejaculat/o
throw or hurl out
electr/o
electricity, electric
em-
in
embol/o
something inserted or thrown
embry/o
fertilized ovum, embryo
-emesis
vomiting
emet/o
vomit
-emia
blood, blood condition
en-
in, within, into
encephal/o
brain
end-
in, within, inside
endo-
in, within, inside
enter/o
intestine, usually small intestine
ento-
within
epi-
above, upon, on
epiglott/o
epiglottis
episi/o
vulva
-er
one who
erect/o
upright
erg/o
work
erupt/o
break out, burst forth
erythemat/o
flushed, redness
erythr/o
red
es-
out of, outside, away from
-esis
abnormal condition, disease
eso-
inward
esophag/o
esophagus
-esthesia
sensation, feeling
esthet/o
feeling, nervous sensation, sense of perception
estr/o
female
ethm/o
sieve, ethmoid bone
eti/o
cause of disease
eu-
good, normal, well, easyu
-eurysm
widening
ex-
out of, outside, away from
exacerb/o
aggravate, irritate
excori/o
abrade or scratch
excret/o
separate, discharge
exo-
out of, outside, away from
extern/o
outside, outer
extra-
on the outside, beyond, outside
extrins/o
from the outside, contained outside
exud/o
to sweat, exude fluid
faci/o
face, form
fasci/o
fascia, fibrous band
fec/a
dregs, sediment, waste
fec/o
dregs, sediment, waste
femor/o
femur, thigh bone
fenestr/a
window, small opening
fer/o
to bear, carry
fertil/o
fertile, able to conceive
fet/o
fetus, unborn child
fibr/o
fibrous tissue, fiber
fibrin/o
fibrin, fibers, threads of a clot
fibul/o
fibula
-fic
making, producing, forming
-fication
process of making
-fida
split
filtr/o
filter, to strain through
filtrat/o
filter, to strain through
fiss/o
crack, split, cleft
flatul/o
flatus, rectal gas
flex/o
bend
fluor/o
glowing, luminous
foc/o
focus, point
follicul/o
follicle, small sac
foramin/o
opening, foramen
fore-
before, in front of
-form
resembling, in the shape of
form/o
resembling, in the shape of
fove/o
small pit, depressed area
fract/o
break
front/o
front, forehead
fund/o
bottom, base, fundus
fung/o
fungus
-fusion
to come together
