Chapter 3: Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
abdomin/o
A
abdomen
2
Q
acr/o
A
height, extremities
3
Q
acu/o
A
sharp, severe, sudden
4
Q
aden/o
A
gland
5
Q
adip/o
A
fat
6
Q
amni/o
A
amnion
7
Q
angi/o
A
vessel
8
Q
arteri/o
A
artery
9
Q
arthr/o
A
joint
10
Q
axill/o
A
axilla
11
Q
bi/o
A
life
12
Q
blephar/o
A
eyelid
13
Q
bronch/o
A
bronchial tubes
14
Q
carcin/o
A
cancer
15
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
16
Q
chem/o
A
drug, chemical
17
Q
chondr/o
A
cartilage
18
Q
chron/o
A
time
19
Q
col/o
A
colon
20
Q
cyst/o
A
urinary bladder
21
Q
encephal/o
A
brain
22
Q
erythr/o
A
red
23
Q
hem/o
A
blood
24
Q
hepat/o
A
liver
25
Q
hydr/o
A
water, fluid
26
Q
inguin/o
A
groin
27
Q
isch/o
A
to hold back
28
Q
lapar/o
A
abdomen, abdominal wall
29
Q
laryng/o
A
larynx
30
Q
leuk/o
A
white
31
Q
lymph/o
A
lymph
32
Q
mamm/o
A
breast
33
Q
mast/o
A
breast
34
Q
morph/o
A
shape
35
Q
muc/o
A
mucus
36
Q
my/o
A
muscle
37
Q
myel/o
A
spinal cord, bone marrow
38
Q
necr/o
A
death (of cells or whole body)
39
Q
nephr/o
A
kidney
40
Q
neur/o
A
nerve
41
Q
neutr/o
A
neutrophil (a white blood cell)
42
Q
nucle/o
A
nucleus
43
Q
ophthalm/o
A
eye
44
Q
oste/o
A
bone
45
Q
ot/o
A
ear
46
Q
path/o
A
disease
47
Q
peritone/o
A
peritoneum
48
Q
phag/o
A
to eat, swallow
