Cengage Appendix A (G-O) Flashcards
galact/o
milk
ganglion/o
ganglion, cluster of nerve cell bodies
gangren/o
tissue death, gangrene
gastr/o
stomach
gemin/o
twin, double, group
gen-
producing, forming
gen/o
producing, forming
-gen
producing, forming
-gene
production, origin, formation
-genic
creation, reproduction
-genesis
creation, reproduction
-genous
producing
ger/i
old age
germin/o
bud, sprout, embryonic tissue
geront/o
old age
gest/o
pregnancy, gestation to birth
gestat/o
pregnancy, gestation to birth
gigant/o
giant, very large
gingiv/o
gingival tissue, gums
glauc/o
gray
glen/o
socket of a joint
gli/o
neurologic cells, supportive tissue of nervous system
-globin
protein
globul/o
shaped like a ball
glomerul/o
glomerulus
glott/o
pertaining to the tongue
gluc/o
glucose, sugar
glyc/o
glucose, sugar
glycos/o
glucose, sugar
glycer/o
sweet
gon/o
seed
gonad/o
gonad, sex glands
goni/o
angle
-gram
a picture or record
granul/o
granule(s)
-graph
a picture or record, machine for producing a record
-graphy
the process of producing a picture or record
-gravida
pregnant
gynec/o
woman, female
hal/o
breath
halit/o
breath
hallucin/o
hallucination
hem/o
blood, relating to blood
hemat/o
blood, relating to blood
hemi-
half
hemoglobin/o
hemoglobin
hepat/o
liver
hered/o
inherited, hereditary
heredit/o
inherited, hereditary
herni/o
hernia
hiat/o
opening, gap
hidr/o
sweat
hirsut/o
hairy, rough
hist/o
tissue
hom/o
same, like, alike
home/o
sameness, unchanging, constant
hormon/o
hormone
humer/o
humerus (upper arm bone)
hydr/o
relating to water
hygien/o
health
hyper-
excessive, increased
hypn/o
sleep
hypo-
deficient, decreased
hyster/o
uterus
-ia
abnormal condition, disease, also the plural of a singular noun ending -ium
-iasis
abnormal condition, disease
-ial
pertaining to
-iatrics
field of medicine, healing
-ific
making, producing
-iatrist
specialist
-iatry
field of medicine
ile/o
ileum, small intestine
-ic
pertaining to
-ible
capable of, able to
-ile
capable of
-ical
pertaining to
idi/o
peculiar to one individual or organ, also unknown
-ician
specialist
icter/o
jaundice
-iferous
bearing, carrying, producing
-iform
shaped of formed like, resembling
im-
not
ili/o
ilium, hip bone
impact/o
pushed against, wedged against, packed
immune/o
immune, protection, safe
incis/o
cutting into
-in
a substance or chemical
infra-
below, beneath, inferior to
in-
in, into, not, without
infer/o
below, beneath
inflammation/o
flame within, set on fire
-ine
pertaining to, or a substance or chemical
infect/o
infected, tainted
infarct/o
filled in, stuffed
insulin/o
insulin
intern/o
within, inside
inter-
between, among
insul/o
island
inguin/o
groin
inject/o
to force or put in, insert
intestin/o
intestine
intrins/o
contained within, on the inside
intra-
within, inside
ir/o
iris, colored part of eye
intro-
within, into, inside
intussuscept/o
take up or receive within
ischi/o
ischium (hip bone)
ion/o
ion, to wander
-ion
condition, action, process, state
iod/o
iodine
irid/o
iris, colored part of eye
ir/i
iris, colored part of eye
-is
noun ending
-ior
pertaining to
-ism
condition, state of
irit/o
iris, colored part of eye
kel/o
growth, tumor
iso-
equal, same
-ist
a person who practices, specialist
-isy
noun ending
-itis
inflammation
-ium
structure, tissue
-ive
performs, tends toward
kary/o
nucleus, nut
-ize
to make, to treat
jejun/o
jejunum
jugul/o
throat
juxta-
beside, near, nearby
kines/o
movement
ket/o
ketones, acetones
keton/o
ketones, acetones
klept/o
to steal
kinesi/o
movement
-kinesis
movement
labi/o
lip, labium
kerat/o
horny, hard, cornea
kyph/o
bent, hump
labyrinth/o
maze, labyrinth, the inner ear
lact/i
milk
lacer/o
torn, mangled
lact/o
milk
lapar/o
abdomen, abdominal wall
lacrim/o
tears, tear duct
laryng/o
larynx, throat
lamin/o
lamina, posterior portion of a vertebra
lenticul/o
lense, shaped like a lens
later/o
side
lei/o
smooth
lent/o
the lens of the eye
-lepsy
seizure
leuk/o
white
lex/o
word, phrase
-leptic
to seize, take hold of
lev/o
raise, lift
ligament/o
ligament
-logy
study of
-lexia
word, phrase
lingu/o
tongue
lip/o
fat, lipid
ligat/o
binding or tying off
lipid/o
fat, lipid
lith/o
stone, calculus
-listhesis
slipping
lumb/o
lumbar, lower back, loin
lob/o
lobe, well-defined part of an organ
-lith
stone, calculus
loc/o
place
lumin/o
light, lumen
-lithiasis
presence of stones
lord/o
curve, swayback, bent
-log
study of
macro-
large, abnormal size or length, long
-lysis
breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, loosening
lymph/o
lymph, lymphatic tissue
lymphangi/o
lymph vessel
lun/o
moon
lymphaden/o
lymph node or gland
-lyst
agent that causes lysis or loosening
-lytic
to reduce, destroy
malle/o
malleus, hammer
macul/o
spot
malign/o
bad, harmful
-malacia
abnormal softening
mal-
bad, abnormal
malleol/o
malleolus, little hammer
mandibul/o
mandible, lower jaw
mamm/o
breast
manu/o
hand
mast/o
breast, mastoid process
-mania
obsessive preoccupation, madness
maxill/o
maxilla (upper jaw)
mastoid/o
mastoid process
medi/o
middle
matur/o
ripe mature
medic/o
medicine, physician, healing
mastic/o
chew
megal/o
large, great
mening/o
membranes, meniniges
mega-
large, great
medulla/o
medulla (inner section), middle, marrow
men/o
menstruation, month
mediastin/o
mediastinum, middle
ment/o
mind, chin
-megaly
enlargement
melan/o
black dark
meningi/o
membranes, meniniges
menstru/o
menstration
mesi/o
middle, median plane
mesenter/o
mesentery
metri/o
uterus
meniscus/o
meniscus, crescent-shaped
meta-
change, beyond, subsequent to, behind, after
-metrist
one who measures
metabol/o
change
meso-
middle
-meter
measure, instrument used to measure
mio-
smaller, less
metr/o
uterus
mit/o
thread, thread-liek
mictur/o
urinate
mid-
middle
milli-
one-thousandth
-metry
to measure
micro-
small
micr/o
small
mitr/o
like a miter, i.e. having two points on top
mineral/o
mineral
morph/o
shape, form
mobil/o
capable of moving, movement
multi-
many, much
-mission
to sendf
mon-
one, single
-mnesia
memory
mot/o
motion, movement
mort/o
death, dead
motil/o
motion, movement
morbid/o
disease, sickness
muc/o
mucus
mucos/o
mucus
myx/o
mucus
myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
myring/o
tympanic, membrane, eardrum
myc/o
fungus
muscul/o
muscle
myos/o
muscle
mutat/o
to change
my/o
muscle
mydr/o
widening
narc/o
numbness, stupor, sleep
nitro-
nitrogen
necr/o
death
nas/o
nose
nat/o
birth
ne/o
new, strange
neur/i
nerve, nerve tissue
neo-
new, strange
nor-
chemical compound
nerv/o
nerve, nerve tissue
-necrosis
tissue death
nephro/o
kidney
neutr/o
neither, neutral
neur/o
nerve, nerve tissue
nodul/o
little knot or node
noct/o
night
nucleol/o
little nucleus, nucleolus
non-
no, not
nod/o
knot, swelling, node
norm/o
normal or usual
nutri/o
nourishment, food, nourish, feed
olig/o
scanty, few
nucle/o
nucleus
nulli-
none
ob-
against
ocul/o
eye
obes/o
obese, extremely fat
occipit/o
back of the skull, occipit
olfact/o
smell, sense of smell
-oid
like, resembling
obstetr/o
pregnancy, birth
-oma
tumor, neoplasm
-ologist
specialist
omphal/o
umbilicus, the navel
odont/o
tooth
-ology
the science or study of
onc/o
tumor
-opia
vision condition
oophor/o
ovary
onych/o
fingernail or toenail
-opaque
obscure, not transparent
-one
hormone
operat/o
perform, operate
o/o
egg
ophthalm/o
eye, vision
-opsy
eye, vision
orchid/o
testicles, testis, testes
-opsia
vision, view of
optic/o
eye, vision
opt/o
eye, vision
opt/i
eye, vision
or/o
mouth, oral cavity
orch/o
testicles, testis, testes
orth/o
straight, normal, correct
orchi/o
testicles, testis, testes
-orexia
appetite
-ory
pertaining to
-osis
abnormal condiron, disease
organ/o
organ
-ose
full of, pertaining to, sugar
-otomy
cutting, surgical incision
-ous
pertaining to
oss/e
bone
oss/i
bone
os-
mouth, bone
ot/o
ear, hearing
-osmia
smell, odor
-ostomy
the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface
ov/i
egg, ovum
ovari/o
ovary
ov/o
egg, ovum
ox/o
oxygen
ovul/o
egg, ovum
ox/i
oxygen
ox/y
oxygen
