Ch3: Head Flashcards
a-
without, not, non
anti-
against, opposite
circum-
around
de-
down, downward, away from, from, without, out of
dys-
bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
en-
in, inward
epi-
upon, on the surface
eu-
good, well, normal
hyper-
over, above, more than normal
hypo-
below, deficient, less than normal
peri-
around, near
-al, -eal, -ial
pertaining to
-alis, -aris
pertaining to
-ar
pertaining to, having the character of
-ate
pertaining to, having, having the shape of, to…
-etic
pertaining to
-ety
condition, state, quality
-ia
condition of, quality of, state of, act of
-ile
pertaining to, able to
-ity
condition, state, quality
-ive
pertaining to, tending to
-oid
resembling, shaped, like, shaped like
-orium
place for
-osis
process of, condition of, abnormal condition of
-sia, -sis
process of, condition of, act of
-ure
result of, act of
-y
condition of, quality of, state of, act of
CRANI-
cranium, skull, part of skull without jawbone
TEMPOR-
temple/side of head, behind and above ear or time
OCCIPIT-
occiput (back of head)
SPHEN-
wedge
PTER-, PTERYG-
wing
ETHM-
sieve
ZYGOMAT-
yolk
SQUAM-
scale or scalelike bone, scalelike cell, squama
LAMBD-
greek letter lambda λ
CAV-
hollow space
CEREBR-
cerebrum
CEREBELL-
cerebellum (posterior part of brain)
ENCEPHAL-
brain
LOB-
lobe (division or extension of an organ or part)
FISS-
split, splitting
THALAM-
chamber, thalamus
MENING-
membrane, meninges
ARACHN-
spider, spiderweb
LIMB-
border, edge
GYR-
circle, coil
SULC-
groove, furrow
CINGUL-
girdle, belt, structure that surrounds
AMYGDAL-
almond
PITUIT-
mucus, phlegm, discharge
MENT-
mind, reason, OR chin
PSYCH-
mind
THYM-
emotion, mind
PHERN-
mind or diaphragm
SCHIS-, SCHIST-, SCHIZ-
split, division
SAN-, SANIT-
healthy, sound
MAN-
frenzy OR hand OR thin, loose
PRESS-
to press, pressing
PHOR-
to bear, to carry, bearing
PHOB-
fear
PHIL-
loving, affinity to, craving for
ANXI-
worry
MNE-
to remember
ANDR-
man, male
GYN-, GYNEC-, GYNAEC-
women, female
NECR-
death, dead
XEN-
foreign
PSEUD-
false
CRYPT-
hidden