Common Medical Word Parts Flashcards
1
Q
a, an
A
absence of
2
Q
acou, acu
A
hear
3
Q
aden, adeno
A
gland
4
Q
malac
A
soft
5
Q
mamm, mammo
A
breast
6
Q
mast, masto
A
breast
7
Q
aer, aero
A
air
8
Q
megal, megalo
A
large
9
Q
alg
A
pain
10
Q
melan, melano
A
black
11
Q
andr, andro
A
man
12
Q
mening, meningo
A
membranes
13
Q
angi, angio
A
vessel
14
Q
my, myo
A
muscle
15
Q
ankyl, ankylo
A
crooked, curved
16
Q
myc, myco
A
fungus
17
Q
ante
A
before
18
Q
myel, myelo
A
marrow
19
Q
anter, anteri
A
front, forward
20
Q
nas, naso
A
nose
21
Q
anti
A
against
22
Q
necr, necro
A
death
23
Q
arteri, arterio
A
artery
24
Q
nephr, nephro
A
kidney
25
arthr, arthro
joint
26
neur, neruo
nerve
27
articul
joint
28
nutri
nourish
29
ather, athero
fatty
30
ocul, oculo
eye
31
audi, audio
hearing
32
odyn, odyno
pain
33
aur, auri
ear
34
oma
tumor
35
aut, auto
self
36
onc, onco
tumor
37
bi, bis
double, twice, two
38
oophor, oophoro
ovaries
39
brachy
short
40
ophthalm, ophthalmo
eye
41
brady
slow
42
opia
vision
43
bucc, bucco
cheek
44
opsy
examination
45
carcin, carcino
cancer
46
orchi, orchio
testes
47
cardi, cardio
heart
48
osis
condition
49
cephal, cephalo
head
50
osse, osseo
bone
51
cerebr, cerebro
brain
52
oste, osteo
bone
53
cervic
neck
54
ot, oto
ear
55
chol, chole
bile, referring to gallbladder
56
path, patho
disease
57
chondr, chondro
cartilage
58
ped, pedo
child
59
circum
around, about
60
penia
deficient, deficiency
61
contra
against, counter
62
peps, pept
digest
63
corpor
body
64
peri
around
65
cost, costo
rib
66
phag, phago
eat, destroy
67
crani, cranio
skull
68
pharmaco
drug
69
cry, cryo
cold
70
pharyng, pharyngo
throat
71
cut
skin
72
phleb, phlebo
vein
73
cyan, cyano
blue
74
phob, phobia
fear
75
cyst, cysto
bladder
76
plasty
repair
77
cyt, cyto
cell
78
pleg, plegia
paralysis
79
dactyl, dactylo
finger, toe
80
pnea
breathing
81
dent
tooth
82
pneum, pneumato
breath, air
83
derm, dermato
skin
84
pneumon, pneumono
lung
85
dipl, diplo
double
86
pod, podo
foot
87
dors
back
88
poie
make, produce
89
dys
bad, faulty, abnormal
90
poly
much, many
91
ectomy
excision (removal by cutting)
92
post
after
93
emia
blood
94
poster, posteri
back, behind
95
encephal, encephalo
brain
96
end, endo
inside
97
presby
elder
98
proct, procto
anus
99
enter, entero
intestine
100
pseud, pseudo
false
101
epi
outer, superficial, upon, on top
102
psych, psycho
mind
103
erythr, erythro
red
104
pulmon, pulmono
lung
105
eu
normal
106
pyel, pyelo
pelvis, kidney
107
extra
outside
108
pyr, pyro
fever, fire
109
gastr, gastro
stomach
110
rachi, rachio
spine
111
gen
become, originate
112
ren, reno
kidneys
113
gloss, glosso
tongue
114
rhag
break, burst
115
glyc, glyco
sweet, referring to glucose
116
rhe
flow
117
gram, graph
write, record
118
rhin, rhino
nose
119
gyn
woman
120
scler, sclero
hard
121
hem, hemato
blood
122
scope
instrument
123
hemi
half
124
scopy
examination
125
hepat, hepato
liver
126
somat, somato
body
127
hist, histo
tissue
128
spondyl, spondylo
vertebra
129
hydr, hydro
water
130
steat, steato
fat
131
hyper
excessive, high
132
sten, steno
narrow, compressed
133
hypo
deficient, low
134
steth, stetho
chest
135
hyster, hystero
uterus
136
stom
mouth, opening
137
iatr, iatro
doctor
138
supra
above
139
infra
beneath
140
tachy
fast, quick
141
inter
among, between
142
therap
treatment
143
intra
inside
144
therm, thermo
heat
145
itis
inflammation
146
thromb, thrombo
chest, clot, lump
147
lact, lacto
milk
148
tomy
incision (operation by cutting)
149
lapar, laparo
flank, abdomen
150
tox, toxi
poison
151
latero
side
152
uria
urine
153
leuk, leuko
white
154
vas, vaso
vessel
155
lingu, linguo
tongue
156
ven, veno
vein
157
lip, lipo
fat
158
vesic, vesico
bladder
159
lys, lysis
dissolve
160
xer, xero
dry
161
mal
bad, abnormal
