Chapter 4 - Medical Word Elements Flashcards
1
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
2
Q
hist/o
A
tissue
3
Q
kary/o
nucle/o
A
nucleus
4
Q
anter/o
A
anterior, front
5
Q
caud/o
A
tail
6
Q
cephal/o
A
head
7
Q
dist/o
A
far, farthest
8
Q
dors/o
A
back (of body)
9
Q
infer/o
A
lower, below
10
Q
later/o
A
side, to one side
11
Q
medi/o
A
middle
12
Q
poster/o
A
back (of body), behind, posterior
13
Q
albin/o
leuk/o
A
white
14
Q
chrom/o
A
color
15
Q
cirrh/o
jaund/o
xanth/o
A
yellow
16
Q
cyan/o
A
blue
17
Q
erythr/o
A
red
18
Q
melan/o
A
black
19
Q
poli/o
A
gray; gray matter (of the brain or spinal cord)
20
Q
radi/o
A
radiation, xray; radius (lower arm bone on thumb side)
21
Q
tom/o
A
to cut
22
Q
viscer/o
A
internal organs
23
Q
-ar
A
pertaining to
24
Q
-ic
A
pertaining to
25
Q
-graphy
A
process of recording
26
Q
infra-
A
below, under
27
Q
peri-
A
around
28
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super-
A
upper, above
29
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ultra-
A
excess, beyond
