Ch1 basic Word Structure Flashcards
Dia-
Thorough, Complete
Endo-
Within, in, inner
Exo-
Outside , out
Pro-
Before, Forward
Dys-
Bad,Painful, Abnormal, Difficult
Trans-
Across, Through
Sub-
Under, Below
Re- Retro
Behind, Back
Peri-
Surrounding
Hyper-
Above, Excessive, more than normal, too much
A-, An-
No, Not
Aut-
Self
Hypo-
Below, Deficient, Less than, Too little
Encephal/o
Brain
Cerebr/o
Cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
Sarc/o
Flesh
Hemat/o
Blood
Cyst/o
Urinary bladder
Hepat/o
Liver
Lapar/o
Abdomen
Onc/o
Tumor
Path/o
Disease
Ren/o
Kidney
Thromb/o
Clot
Rhin/o
Nose
Psych/o
Mind
Ophthalm/o
Eye
Leuk/o
White
Aden/o
Gland
Arthr/o
Joint
Carcin/o
Cancer, Cancerous
Bi/o
Life
Cardi/o
Heart
Cephal/o
Head
Derm/o & Dermat/o
Skin
Electro
Electricity
Enter/o
Intestines (usually small intestines)
Erythr/o
Red
Gnos/o
Knowledge
Gastr/o
Stomach
Gynec/o
Female, Woman
Neur/o
Nerve
Oste/o
Bone
-Sis
State of
-Opsy
Process of viewing
-Algia
Pain
-iA
Condition
-Osis
Abnormal Condition
-ism
Condition, Process
-Ectomy
Excision (resection, removal, process of cutting out)
-AL, -iC, -ical
Pertaining to
-Tomy
Incision, process if cutting INTO
-Oma
Tumor, mass, swelling
-Logy
Study of & Process of study
-Logist
One who specializes in the study of
-itis
Inflammation
-Scope
Instrument to view/visually examine
-Gram
Record
-Globin
Protein
-Emia
Blood Condition
-Cyte & Cyt/o
Cell