Chapters 9-12 Flashcards
1
Q
andr/o
A
male
2
Q
balan/o
A
glans penis
3
Q
cry/o
A
cold
4
Q
crypt/o
A
hidden
5
Q
epididym/o
A
epididymis
6
Q
gon/o
A
seed
7
Q
hydr/o
A
water;fluid
8
Q
orch/o
A
testis; testicle
9
Q
orchid/o
A
testis; testicle
10
Q
pen/o
A
penis
11
Q
prostat/o
A
prostate gland
12
Q
semin/i
A
semen; seed
13
Q
sperm/o
A
spermatozoa; semen
14
Q
spermat/o
A
spermatozoa; semen
15
Q
terat/o
A
monster
16
Q
test/o
A
testis; testicle
17
Q
varic/o
A
varicose veins
18
Q
vas/o
A
vessel; duct; vas deferens
19
Q
zo/o
A
animal life
20
Q
-genesis
A
formation
21
Q
-one
A
hormone
22
Q
-pexy
A
fixation; put in place
23
Q
-stomy
A
new opening
24
Q
cerbell/o
A
cerebellum
25
cerebr/o
cerebrum
26
dur/o
dura mater
27
encephal/o
brain
28
gli/o
glial cells
29
lept/o
thin; slender
30
mening/o
membranes; meninges
31
meningi/o
membranes; meninges
32
my/o
muscle
33
myel/o
spinal cord (means bone marrow in other contexts)
34
neur/o
nerve
35
pont/o
pons
36
radicul/o
nerve root (of spinal nerves)
37
thalam/o
thalamus
38
thec/o
sheath (refers to meninges)
39
vag/o
vagus nerve (10th cranial nerve)
40
alges/o
sensitivity to pain
41
-algesia
sensitivity to pain
42
-algia
pain
43
caus/o
burning
44
comat/o
deep sleep (coma)
45
esthesi/o
feeling; nervous sensation
46
-esthesia
feeling; nervous sensation
47
kines/o
movement
48
kinesi/o
movement
49
-kinesia
movement
50
-kinesis
movement
51
-kinetic
movement
52
-lepsy
seizure
53
lex/o
word; phrase
54
-paresis
weakness
55
-phasia
speech
56
-plegia
paralysis (loss or impairment of the ability to move parts of the body)
57
-praxia
action
58
-sthenia
strength
59
syncop/o
to cut off; cut short
60
angi/o
vessel
61
aort/o
aorta
62
arter/o
artery
63
arteri/o
artery
64
ather/o
yellowish plaque; fatty substance
65
atri/o
atrium; upper heart chamber
66
brachi/o
arm
67
cardi/o
heart
68
cholesterol/o
cholesterol (a lipid substance)
69
coron/o
heart
70
cyan/o
blue
71
myx/o
mucus
72
ox/o
oxygen
73
pericardi/o
pericardium
74
phleb/o
vein
75
rrhythm/o
rhythm
76
sphygm/o
pulse
77
steth/o
chest
78
thromb/o
clot
79
valvul/o
valve
80
valv/o
valve
81
vas/o
vessel
82
vascul/o
vessel
83
ven/o
vein
84
vein/i
vein
85
ventricul/o
ventricle; lower heart chamber
86
adenoid/o
adenoids
87
alvel/o
aveolus; air sac
88
bronch/o
bronchial tube; brochus
89
bronchi/o
bronchial tube; bronchus
90
bronchi/o
bronchial tube; bronchus
91
bronchiol/o
bronchiole; small bronchus
92
capn/o
carbon dioxide
93
coni/o
dust
94
epiglott/o
epiglottis
95
laryng/o
larynx; voice box
96
lob/o
lobe of the lung
97
mediastin/o
mediastinum
98
nas/o
nose
99
orth/o
straight; upright
100
pector/o
chest
101
pharyng/o
pharynx; throat
102
phon/o
voice
103
phren/o
diaphragm
104
pleur/o
pleura
105
pneum/o
air; lung
106
pneumon/o
air; lung
107
pulmon/o
lung
108
rhin/o
nose
109
sinus/o
sinus; cavity
110
spir/o
breathing
111
tel/o
complete
112
thorac/o
chest
113
tonsill/o
tonsils
114
trache/o
trachea; windpipe
115
-ema
condition
116
-osmia
smell
117
-pnea
breathing
118
-ptysis
spitting
119
-sphyxia
pulse
