Chapter 2: Word Parts Flashcards
an
no, not, lack of, without
ant
forming
blast
immature cell
oste/o
bone
cyst
bladder, sac
cyte
cell
neur/o
nerve
dipsia
thirst
er
one who
graph
instrument for recording
radi/o
x-ray
genesis
formation/produce
logy
study of
or
one who
therapy
treatment
hydro
water
hemat
blood
uria
urine
ac
pertaining to
card/i
heart
ad
pertaining to
cephal
head
ar
pertaining to
ary
pertaining to
ic
pertaining to
normo/o
normal
ile
pertaining to
ose
pertaining to
mamm/o
breast
graphy
recording
cardi/o
heart
electr/o
electric
dactyl/o
fingers, toes
gram
unit of weight
vas
vas deferens
ectomy
surgical incision/removal
centesis
surgical puncture for fluid removal
rhin/o
nose
rrhea
flow, discharge
hem/o
blood
rrhage
bursting forth
ptysis
spitting
a
no, not, without, lack of
pnea
breathing
hyper
excessive
plasia
formation, produce
acr/o
extremities
phobia
fear
dys
difficult
phasia
speech
phagia
to eat, swallow
pepsia
to digest
penia
deficiency
retin/o
retina
pathy
disease
carcin/o
malignant, cancerous
oma
tumor
megaly
large, enlargement
malacia
softening
kinesis
motion
itis
inflammation
ion
process
emesis
vomiting
dynia
pain, ache
derma
skin
cele
hernia
algia
pain
genic
formation/produce
genesis
formation/produce
gen
formation/produce
ole
small
ist
specialist
ism
condition
iatry
treatment
us
pertaining to
tic
pertaining to
edema
swelling
ous
pertaining to
grand
great
lysis
destruction
lip/o
fat
meter
instrument to measure
audi/o
hearing
opsy
to view
plasty
surgical repair
scope
instrument for examining
ophthalm/o
eye
scopy
to view
sis
condition
labi
lip
nas/o
nose
grand/i
great