Chapter 3: Suffixes Flashcards
abdomin/o
Abdomen
acr/o
Extremities, top, extreme point
acu/o
Sharp, severe, sudden
aden/o
Gland
adip/o
Fat
amni/o
Amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus)
angi/o
Vessel
arteri/o
Artery
arthr/o
Joint
axill/o
Armpit
bi/o
Life
blephar/o
Eyelid
bronch/o
Bronchial tubes (two tubes, one left and one right, that branch from the trachea to enter the lungs)
carcin/o
Cancer
cardi/o
Heart
chem/o
Drug, chemical
chondr/o
Cartilage
chron/o
Time
col/o
Colon (large intestines)
cyst/o
Urinary bladder
encephal/o
Brain
erythr/o
Red
hem/o
Blood
hepat/o
Liver
hydr/o
Water, fluid
inguin/o
Groin
isch/o
To hold back
lapar/o
Abdomen, abdominal wall
laryng/o
Larynx
leuk/o
White
lymph/o
Lymph (clear fluid that bathes tissue spaces and is contained in lymph vessels and nodes throughout the body)
mamm/o
Breast
mast/o
Breast
morph/o
Shape, form
muc/o
Mucus
my/o
Muscle
myel/o
Spinal cord; bone marrow (context of usage indicates the meaning intended.
necr/o
Death (of cells or whole body)
nephr/o
Kidney
neur/o
Nerve
neutr/o
Neutrophil (a white blood cell)
Nucle/o
Nucleus
ophthalm/o
Eye
opi/o
Opium
oste/o
Bone
ot/o
Ear
path/o
Disease
peritone/o
Peritoneum