Chapter 1 & 2 Flashcards
Adeno
Gland
Arthr/o
Joint
Bi/o
Life
Carcin/o
Cancer
Cardi/o
Heart
Cephal/o
Head
Cerebral/o
Cerebrum
Cyst/o
Urinary bladder
Cyt/o
Cell
Derm/o
Skin
Dermat/o
Skin
Electr/o
Electricity
Encephal/o
Brain
Enter/o
Intestines
Erythr/o
Red
Gastr/o
Stomach
Gnos/o
Knowledge
Gynec/o
Woman
Hem/o, hemato
Blood
Hepato
Liver
Laparo
Abdomen
Leuko
White
Nephro
Kidney
Neuro
Nerve
Onco
Tumour
Ophthalmo
Eye
Osteo
Bone
Patho
Disease
Psych
Mind
Reno
Kidney
Rhino
Nose
Sarco
Flesh
Thrombo
Clotting
-al
Pertaining to
-algia
Pain
-cyte
Cell
-ectomy
Cutting out, removal, excision
-Emil
Blood condition
Abdomino
Abdomen
Antero
Front
Chondro
Cartilage
Coccoygo
Coccyx
Crani
Skull
Epithelio
Skin, surface tissue
Hepato
Liver
Laparo
Abdomen
Latero
Side
Lumbo
Loin (waist)
Pelvo
Pelvis
Peritoneo
Peritoneum
Pleuro
Pleura
Postero
Behind, back
Sacro
Sacrum (five fused bones in lower back)
Thoraco
Chest
Retro-
Behind
Sub-
Below or under
Trans-
Across, through
Re-
Back
Pro-
Before, forward
Peri-
Surrounding
Hypo-
Below, less than normal, under
Hyper
Excessive, more than normal, too much
Exo-
Outside
Endo-
Within
Due-
Bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
Dia-
Complete, through
Aut-
Self
A-, an-
No, not
-sis
State of
-tomy
Process of cutting into, incision
-scopy
Process of visual examination
-scope
Instrument to visually examine
-osis
Abnormal condition
-opsy
To view