Chapter 4 Flashcards
What does carp/o refer to?
Wrist bones
What does cib/o mean?
Meals
What does cis/o signify?
To cut
What does cost/o refer to?
Rib
What does cutane/o mean?
Skin
What does dactyl/o signify?
Fingers, toes
What does duct/o refer to?
To lead, carry
What does flex/o mean?
To bend
What does furc/o signify?
Forking, branching
What does gloss/o refer to?
Tongue
What does glyc/o mean?
Sugar
What does immun/o signify?
Protection
What does morph/o refer to?
Shape, form
What does mort/o mean?
Death
What does nat/i signify?
Birth
What does nect/o refer to?
To bind, tie, connect
What does norm/o mean?
Rule, order
What does ox/o refer to?
Oxygen
What does pub/o mean?
Pubis (pubic bone); anterior portion of the pelvic or hipbone
What does seps/o signify?
Infection
What does somn/o refer to?
Sleep
What does son/o mean?
Sound
What does the/o signify?
To put, place
What does thel/o, theli/o refer to?
Nipple
What does thyr/o mean?
Thyroid gland; shield
What does top/o signify?
Place, position, location
What does tox/o refer to?
Poison
What does trache/o mean?
Windpipe, trachea
What does urethr/o signify?
Urethra
What does -blast mean?
Embryonic, immature
What does -crine refer to?
To secrete
What does -drome mean?
To run
What does -fusion signify?
Coming together; to pour
What does -gen mean?
Substance that produces
What does -lapse refer to?
To slide, fall, sag
What does -lysis mean?
Breakdown, destruction, separation
What does -meter signify?
To measure
What does -mission mean?
To send
What does -or refer to?
One who
What does -oxia mean?
Oxygen
What does -partum signify?
Birth, labor
What does -phoria mean?
To bear, carry; feeling (mental state)
What does -physis refer to?
To grow
What does -plasia mean?
Development, formation, growth
What does -plasm signify?
Structure or formation
What does -pnea mean?
Breathing
What does -ptosis refer to?
Falling, drooping, prolapse
What does -rrhea mean?
Flow, discharge
What does -stasis signify?
Stopping, controlling
What does -trophy mean?
Development, nourishment
What does a-, an- refer to?
No, not, without
What does ab- mean?
Away from
What does ad- signify?
Toward
What does ana- mean?
Up, apart
What does anti- refer to?
Against
What does auto- mean?
Self, own
What does bi- signify?
Two
What does brady- mean?
Slow
What does cata- refer to?
Down
What does con- mean?
With, together
What does contra- signify?
Against, opposite
What does de- refer to?
Down, lack of
What does dia- mean?
Through, complete
What does dys- signify?
Bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
What does ec-, ecto- mean?
Out, outside
What does endo- refer to?
In, within
What does epi- mean?
Upon, on, above
What does eu- signify?
Good, normal
What does ex- mean?
Out, outside, away from
What does hemi- refer to?
Half
What does hyper- mean?
Excessive, above
What does hypo- signify?
Deficient, under
What does in- mean?
Not
What does infra- refer to?
Beneath, under
What does inter- mean?
Between
What does intra- signify?
In, within, into
What does macro- mean?
Large
What does mal- refer to?
Bad
What does meta- mean?
Beyond, change
What does micro- signify?
Small
What does neo- mean?
New
What does pan- refer to?
All
What does para- mean?
Abnormal, beside, near
What does per- signify?
Through
What does peri- mean?
Surrounding
What does poly- refer to?
Many, much
What does post- mean?
After, behind
What does pre- signify?
Before, in front of
What does pro- mean?
Before, forward
What does re- refer to?
Back, again
What does retro- mean?
Behind, backward
What does sub- signify?
Under
What does supra- mean?
Above, upper
What does syn-, sym- refer to?
Together, with
What does tachy- mean?
Fast
What does trans- signify?
Across, through
What does ultra- mean?
Beyond, excess
What does uni- refer to?
One
