Chapter 4 Flashcards
a-, an-, ar-
Without
ana-
Again, upward, back
aniso-
Unequal
anti-
Against
auto-
Self
bi-
2
Bio-
Life
Brady-
Slow
cyan-
Blue
Dys-
Difficult
endo-
In, within
epi-
On, over, upon
Erythr-
Red
Exo-
Outside
hetero-
Different
Poikilo-
Irregular, varied
Homo-, homeo-
Same
Hyper-
Above normal, high
Hypo-
Below normal, low
Intra-
Within
Inter-
Between
Iso-
Equal, same
Macro-
Large, long
Medi-, meso-
Middle
Micro-
Small
Mono-
One
Poly-
Many, much
Post-
After
Pre-
Before
Semi-
Half
Tachy-
Rapid, fast
Adip
Fat
Aer
Air
Angi
Vessel
Arthr
Joint
Bili
Bile
Carcin
Cancer
Arteri
Artery
Cephal
Head
Crin
To secrete
Cry
Cold
Cutane
Skin
Cyan
Blue
Cyst
Bladder
Cyte
Cell
Derm, dermat
Skin
Encephal
Brain
Erythr
Red
Fibrin
Fiber
Gastr
Stomach
Gluc, glyc
Sugar, glucose
Hem, hemat
Blood
Pulmon
Lung
Tox
Poison
Vas
Vessel
Cardi
Heart
Hepat
Liver
Kerat, scler
Hard, cornea
Leuk
White
Lip
Fat
Melan
Black
Morph
Form
My, myo
Muscle
Myelo
Bone marrow or spinal cord
Nephr, ren
Kidney
Onc
Tumor
Oste
Bone
Path
Disease
Phleb
Vein
Pneumon
Air, lung
Thromb
Clot
Ur, urin
Urine
Ven
Vein
-ase
Enzyme
-centesis
Surgical puncture to remove fluid
-cyte
Cell
-emia
Blood condition
-iatr
Treatment
-itis
Inflammation
-lysis
Breakdown, destruction
-osis
Condition, abnormal process
-oxia
Oxygen level
-pathy
Disease
-penia
Deficiency
-pnea
Breathing
-poiesis
Formation