CFs Flashcards
abdomin/o
abdomen; abdominal cavity
acr/o
extremities; height
aden/o
gland
adenoid/o
adenoids
adren/o
adrenal glands
adrenal/o
adrenal glands
albumin/o
albumin
alveol/o
alveolus
amni/o
amnion; amniotic fluid
amnion/o
amnion; amniotic fluid
andr/o
male
angi/o
vessel (usually blood vessel)
ankyl/o
stiff; bent
an/o
anus
anter/o
front
antr/o
antrum
aort/o
aorta
aponeur/o
aponeurosis
appendic/o
appendix
append/o
appendix
arche/o
first; beginning
arteri/o
artery
arthr/o
joint
atel/o
imperfect; incomplete
ather/o
yellowish; fatty plaque
atri/o
atrium
audi/o
hearing
aur/i
ear
aut/o
self
azot/o
urea; nitrogen
balan/o
glans penis
bi/o
life
blast/o
developing cell; germ cell
blephar/o
eyelid
bronch/o
bronchus
bronchi/o
bronchus
burs/o
bursa (cavity)
calc/i
calcium
cancer/o
cancer
capn/o
carbon dioxide
carcin/o
cancer
cardi/o
heart
carp/o
carpals (wrist)
caud/o
tail (downward) head and trunk of body only
cec/o
cecum
celi/o
abdomen; abdominal cavity
cephal/o
head
cerebell/o
cerebellum
cerebr/o
cerebrum; brain
cervic/o
cervix
cheil/o
lip(s)
chlor/o
green
cholangi/o
bile duct
chol/e
gall; bile
choledoch/o
common bile duct
chondr/o
cartilage
chori/o
chorion
chrom/o
color
clavic/o
clavicle
clavicul/o
clavicle
cochle/o
cochlea
col/o
colon (large intestine)
colon/o
colon (large intestine)
colp/o
vagina
coni/o
dust
conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva
cor/o
pupil
core/o
pupil
corne/o
cornea
cortic/o
cortex (outer layer of body organ)
cost/o
rib
crani/o
cranium (skull)
cry/o
cold
crypt/o
hidden
cutane/o
skin
cyan/o
blue
cyst/o
bladder
cyt/o
cell
dacry/o
tear(s)
dermat/o
skin
derm/o
skin
diaphragmat/o
diaphragm
dipl/o
double; two
dips/o
thirst
disk/o
intervertebral disk
dist/o
away (from the point of attachment of a body part)
diverticul/o
diverticulum
dors/o
back head, trunk, hand, feet only
duoden/o
duodenum
dur/o
hard; dura mater
ech/o
sound
electr/o
electricity; electrical activity
embry/o
embryo
encephal/o
brain
endocrin/o
endocrine
endometri/o
endometrium
enter/o
intestine (small intestine)
epididym/o
epididymus
epiglott/o
epiglottis
episi/o
vulva
epitheli/o
epithelium
erythr/o
red
esophag/o
esophagus
esthesi/o
sensation; sensitivity; feeling
eti/o
cause (of disease)
femor/o
femur (upper leg bone)
fet/i
fetus; unborn offspring
fet/o
fetus; unborn offspring
fibr/o
fiber
fibul/o
fibula (lower leg bone)
gangli/o
ganglion
ganglion/o
ganglion
gastr/o
stomach
gingiv/o
gum
gli/o
glia
glomerul/o
glomerulus
gloss/o
tongue
glyc/o
sugar
glycos/o
sugar
gno/o
knowledge
gravid/o
pregnancy
gynec/o
woman
gyn/o
woman
hemat/o
blood
hem/o
blood
hepat/o
liver
herni/o
hernia (protrusion of an organ through membrane/cavity wall)
heter/o
other
hidr/o
sweat
hist/o
tissue
humer/o
humerus (upper arm bone)
hydr/o
water
hymen/o
hymen
hyster/o
uterus
iatr/o
physician; medicine (or treatment)
ile/o
ileum
ili/o
ileum
infer/o
below limbs only
irid/o
iris
ir/o
iris
is/o
equal
ischi/o
ischium
isch/o
deficiency; blockage
jejun/o
jejunum
kal/i
potassium
kary/o
nuclues
kerat/o
cornea / keratin (horny tissue); hard
kinesi/o
movement; motion
kyph/o
hump (increased convexity of spine)
labyrinth/o
labyrinth
lacrim/o
tear(s)
lact/o
milk
lamin/o
lamina (thin; flat plate or layer)
lapar/o
abdomen; abdominal cavity
laryng/o
larynx
later/o
side
lei/o
smooth
leuk/o
white
lingu/o
tongue
lip/o
fat
lith/o
stone; calculus
lob/o
lobe
lord/o
bent forward (increased concavity of the spine)
lumb/o
loin; lumbar region of spine
lymphaden/o
lymph node
lymph/o
lymph; lymph tissue
mamm/o
breast
mandibul/o
mandible (lower jawbone)
mast/o
breast
mastoid/o
mastoid bone
maxill/o
maxilla (upper jawbone)
meat/o
meatus (opening)
medi/o
middle
melan/o
black
meningi/o
meninges
mening/o
meninges
menisc/o
meniscus (crescent)
men/o
menstruation
ment/o
mind
metr/o
uterus
mon/o
one; single
muc/o
mucus
myc/o
fungus
myel/o
bone marrow / spinal cord
my/o
muscle
myos/o
muscle
myring/o
tympanic membrane (eardrum)
nas/o
nose
nat/o
birth
natr/o
sodium
necr/o
death (cells; body)
nephr/o
kidney
neur/o
nerve
noct/i
night
ocul/o
eye
olig/o
scanty, few
omphal/o
umbilicus, navel
onc/o
tumor, mass
onych/o
nail
oophor/o
ovary
ophthalm/o
eye
opt/o
vision
orchid/o
testis, testicle
orchi/o
testis, testicle
orch/o
testis, testicle
organ/o
organ
or/o
mouth
orth/o
straight
oste/o
bone
ot/o
ear
ox/i
oxygen
pachy/o
thick
palat/o
palate
pancreat/o
pancreas
parathyroid/o
parathyroid glands
par/o
bear, give birth to, labor, childbirth
part/o
bear, give birth to, labor, childbirth
patell/o
patella (kneecap)
path/o
disease
pelv/i
pelvis, pelvic bones, pelvic cavity
perine/o
perineum
peritone/o
peritoneum
petr/o
stone
phac/o
lens
phak/o
lens
phalang/o
phalanx (phalanges) = any bone of the fingers or toes
pharyng/o
pharynx
phas/o
speech
phleb/o
vein
phon/o
sound, voice
phot/o
light
phren/o
diaphragm
pituitar/o
pituitary gland
plasm/o
plasma
pleur/o
pleura
pneumat/o
lung, air
pneum/o
lung, air
pneumon/o
lung, air
poli/o
gray matter
polyp/o
polyp, small growth
poster/o
back, behind
prim/i
first
proct/o
rectum
prostat/o
prostate gland
proxim/o
near (the point of attachment of a body part)
pseud/o
false
psych/o
mind
pub/o
pubis
puerper/o
childbirth
pulmon/o
lung
pupill/o
pupil
pyel/o
renal pelvis
pylor/o
pylorus, pyloric sphincter
py/o
pus
quadr/i
four
rachi/o
vertebra, spine, vertebral column
radic/o
nerve root
radicul/o
nerve root
radi/o
radius (lower arm bone) / x0-rays, ionizing radiation
rect/o
rectum
ren/o
kidney
retin/o
retina
rhabd/o
rod-shaped, striated
rhin/o
nose
rhiz/o
nerve root
rhytid/o
wrinkles
sacr/o
sacrum
salping/o
uterine tube (fallopian tube)
sarc/o
flesh, connective tissue
scapul/o
scapula (shoulder bone)
scler/o
sclera
scoli/o
(lateral) curved (spine)
seb/o
sebum (oil)
sept/o
septum
sial/o
saliva, salivary gland
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
sinus/o
sinus
somat/o
body
somn/o
sleep
son/o
sound
sperm/o
sperm, spermatozoon (spermatozoa)
spermat/o
sperm, spermatozoon (spermatozoa)
spir/o
breathe, breathing
splen/o
spleen
spondyl/o
vertebra, spine, vertebral column
staped/o
stapes
staphyl/o
grapelike clusters
steat/o
fat
stern/o
sternum (breastbone)
stomat/o
mouth
strept/o
twisted chains
super/o
above limbs only
synovi/o
synovia, synovial membrane
system/o
system
tars/o
tarsals (ankle bones)
tendin/o
tendon
tend/o
tendon
ten/o
tendon
terat/o
malformations
therm/o
heat
thorac/o
thorax, chest, chest cavity
thromb/o
clot
thym/o
thymus gland
thryoid/o
thyroid gland
thyr/o
thyroid gland
tibi/o
tibia (lower leg bone)
tom/o
to cut, section, or slice
ton/o
tension, pressure
tonsill/o
tonsil
trachel/o
cervix
trache/o
trachea
tympan/o
middle ear
uln/o
ulna (lower arm bone)
ungu/o
nail
ureter/o
ureter
urethr/o
urethra
ur/o
urine, urinary tract
urin/o
urine, urinary tract
uvul/o
uvula
vagin/o
vagina
valv/o
valve
valvul/o
valve
vas/o
vessel, duct
ven/o
vein
ventricul/o
ventricle
ventr/o
belly (front) trunk only
vertebr/o
vertebra, spine, vertebral column
vesic/o
bladder, sac
vesicul/o
seminal vesicle
vestibul/o
vestibule
viscer/o
internal organs
vulv/o
vulva
xanth/o
yellow
xer/o
dry, dryness
