Compounds Flashcards
Stern/o
Sternum
Seps/o
Infection
Son/
Sound
Spher/o
Globe
Round
Seb/
Sebum
Sigmoid/
Sigmoid colon
Steat/o
Fat
Scalping/o
Fallopian tubes
Sperm/o
Spermat/o
Spermatozoa
Semantic
Sphygm/o
Pulse
Sinus/o
Sinus
Cavity
Radi/o
X-rays
Ren/o
Kidney
Rhin/o
Nose
Rheumat/o
Watery flow
Radicul/o
Nerve root
Retin/o
Retina
Rect/o
Rectum
Rhytid/o
Wrinkle
Radi/o
Radius
rrhythm/o
Rhythm
physical/o
growing
pharm/o
drug
prurit/o
itching
pyret/o
fever
ped/o
child
psych/o
mind
path/o
disease
phor/o
to bear
proxim/o
near
phren/o
mind
poster/o
back
behind
perone/o
fibula
palpebr/o
eye lid
prote/o
protein
phlebo/o
vein
pituitar/o
pituitary gland
plas/o
development
growth
formation
phac/o
lens of eye
papill/o
nipple like
open disc
poikil/o
varied
irregular
pyel/o
renal pelvis
phren/o
diaphragm
phleb/o
vein
proct/o
anus
rectum
phot/o
light
pupill/o
pupil
pilo
hair
phyt/o
plant
poli/o
grey
pelv/i
pelvis
patell/o
patella
pub/o
pubis
peritone/o
peritoneum
pancreat/o
pancreas
pharyng/o
throat
pylor/o
pyloric sphincter
presby/o
old age
palat/o
palate
pneumon/o
lung
air
gas
py/o
pus
perine/o
perineum
pen/o
penis
pont/o
pons
pericardi/o
pericardium
pector/o
chest
pleur/o
pleura
phon/o
voice
pneum/o
air
lung
ophthalm/o
eye
oste/o
bone
orth/o
straight
upright
onc/o
tumor
ossicul/o
ossicle
small bone
ocul/o
eye
opt/o
eye
vision
- or/o
one who
mouth
onych/o
nail
olig/o
scanty
ophthalm/o
eye
olecran/o
olecranon (elbow)
odont/o
tooth
ot/o
ear
obstetr/o
pregnancy & childbirth
o/o
egg
oophor/o
ovary
ov/o
egg
ovul/o
egg
ovari/o
ovary
orch/o
orchi/o
orchid/o
testis
testicles
ox/o
oxygen
- osmia
smell
narc/o
stupor
necr/o
death
nephr/o
kidney
nucle/o
nucleus
neur/o
nerve
neutr/o
neither
neutral
neutrophil
nect/o
to bind
tie
connect
natr/o
sodium
nyct/o
night
norm/o
rule
order
nid/o
nest
nucle/o
nucleus
noct/o
night
nat/i
birth
myom/o
muscle
muscle tumor
my/o
muscle
muc/o
mucus
mast/o
breast
medi/o
middle
mort/o
death
mediastin/o
mediastinum
metr/o
metri/o
uterus
measure
meat/o
meatus (urinary tract)
middle
opening
malleol/o
malleolus
metacarp/o
metatarsals (foot bones)
mi/o
smaller
less
myring/o
tympanic membrane
mandibul/o
lower jaw
mandible
ment/o
mind
mydr/o
wide
myx/o
mucus
morph/o
shape
form
myc/o
fungus
mamm/o
breast
melan/o
black
mon/o
one
single
maxill/o
maxilla (upper jaw bone)
men/o
menses
menstration
mening/o
meningi/o
membranes
meninges
myel/o
spinal cord (bone marrow)
leuk/o
white
lymph/o
lymph
lapar/o
abdomen
abdominal wall
laryng/o
larynx
log/o
study of
later/o
side
lamin/o
lamina
lute/o
yellow
lingu/o
tongue
lex/o
work
phrase
leiomy/o
smooth (visceral) muscle
litho
stone
lord/o
curve
swayback
lacrim/o
tear
tear duct
lacrimal duct
lept/o
thin
slender
lumb/o
loins
lower back
labi/o
lip
lip/o
fat
lipid
lact/o
milk
lob/o
lobe of lung
kary/o
nucleus
kerat/o
cornea
hard
horny tissue
krph/o
humpback
hunchback
kal/o
potassium
ket/o
keton/o
keytone bodies
kines/o
kinesi/o
movement
jaund/o
yellow
jejun/o
jejunum(2nd part of small intestine)
iatr/o
treatment
physician
inguin/o
groin
immun/o
protection
isch/o
to hold back
is/o
same
equal
ischi/o
ischium
ir/o
in
ile/o
ileum
ili/o
ilium
hist/o
tissue
hypn/o
sleep
hemat/o
blood
hepat/o
liver
hydr/o
water
fluid
hallucin/o
hallucination
to wander in the mind
home/o
sameness
hormon/o
hormone
hem/o
blood (iron)
humer/o
humerus
hyster/o
uterus
womb
gen
substance that produces
gastr/o
stomach
glyc/o
sugar
gnos/o
knoweledge
gloss/o
tongue
gynec/o
woman
female
glomerul/o
glomerulus
glauc/o
gray
glycogen/o
glycogen
gingiv/o
gums
granul/o
granules
gluc/o
sugar
galact/o
milk
gon/o
seed
gli/o
glial cells
furc/o
forking
branching
flex/o
to bend
faci/o
face
femor/o
femur
fibul/o
fibula
erg/o
work
epiglott/o
epiglottis
electr/o
electricity
enter/o
intestines
episi/o
vulva
esthesi/o
feeling
nervous sensation
estr/o
female
ethm/o
sieve
esophag/o
esophagus
erythr/o
red
eosin/o
red
dawn
rosy
epididym/o
epididymus
encephal/o
brain
dent/i
tooth
derm/o
skin
dors/o
back (of body)
dist/o
far
distant
dermat/o
skin
dips/o
thirst
dipl/o
double
dacry/o
tear
duct/o
to lead
carry
duoden/o
duodenum
dur/o
dura matter
dactyl/o
fingers
toes
chem/o
drug
cras/o
mixture
col/o
colon
colon/o
colon
crin/o
to secrete
cyt/o
cell
chron/o
time
cervic/o
neck
cervic
carcin/o
cancerous
cancer
cephal/o
head
cost/o
ribs
crani-
skull
cerebr/o
cerebrum
cry/o
hidden
colp/o
vagina
cheil/o
lip
choledoch/o
common bile duct
cis/o
to cut
coni/o
dust
coron/o
heart
chori/o
chorion/o
chorion
cortic/o
cortex
outer region
cib/o
meals
chol/e
gall
bile
cor/o
pupil
calcane/o
calcaneus
calc/o
calci/o
calcium
cyst/o
urinary bladder
cutane
skin
cycl/o
cilary body of eye
cycle
circle
corne/o
cornea
cochle/o
cochlea
conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva
cholecyst/o
gall bladder
cirrh/o
tawny yellow
chlor/o
green
carp/o
carpals
coagul/o
clotting
crani/o
cranium
cost/o
ribs
clavicul/o
clavicle
cali/o
calic/o
calyx
cup shaped
chir/o
hand
chrom/o
colour
chlorhydr/o
hydrochloric acid
culd/o
cul-de-sac
caus/o
burning
comat/o
deep sleep
cardi/o
heart
cholesterol/o
cholesterol
capn/o
carbon dioxide
cyan/o
blue
balan/o
glans penis
bartholin/o
bartholin gland
bil/i
gall
bile
bilirubin/o
bilirubin
bacteri/o
bacteria
bas/o
base
branchi/o
arm
bronchiol/o
bronchiole
bi/o
life
blephar/o
eye lid
arti/o
atrium
ather/o
yellowish plaque
alges/o
excessive sensitivity to pain
audit/o
hearing
anis/o
unequal
ambyl/o
dim
dull
amyl/o
starch
angi/o
vessel
arthr/o
joint
acr/o
extremities
top
extreme point
aer/o
air
adip/o
fat
amni/o
amnion
aden/o
gland
axill/o
armpit
abdomin/o
abdomen
arteri/o
artery
adenoid/o
adenoids
anter/o
front
acetabul/o
acetabulum
anthrac/o
black
aur/o
ear
azot/o
nitrogen
acu/o
sharp
severe
sudden
acous/o
hearing
aque/o
water
albin/o
white
albumin/o
albumin
andr/o
male
aort/o
aorta
arter/o
arteri/o
artery
alveol/o
alveolus
xer/o
dry
xanth/o
yellow
zo/o
animal life
vit/o
life
vetro
behind
backward
back
vulv/o
vulva
ventr/o
belly side of body
vag/o
vagus nerve
volvuls
twisting
vascul/o
vessel
valvul/o
valv/o
valve
vitre/o
glass
viscer/o
internal organs
vesic
bladder
ven/o
vein
vertebr/o
vertebra
vagin/o
vagina
vulv/o
vulva
varic/o
varicose veins
vas/o
vessel
ven/o
ven/i
vein
ventricul/o
ventricle
umbilic/o
umbilicus
ungu/o
nail
uve/o
uvea
urin/o
urine
ur/o
urine
urethr/o
urethra
ureter/o
ureter
uvul/o
uvula
uln/o
ulna
uter/o
uterus
thromb/o
clot
clotting
thorac/o
chest
tax/o
order
coordination
thyr/o
thyroid/o
thyroid gland
the/o
to put
place
top/o
place
position
location
tympan/o
tympanic membrane
trich/o
hair
thec/o
sheath
tel/o
complete
tibi/o
tibia
thromb/o
clot
tars/o
tarsals
trigon/o
trigone
tox/o
poison
terat/o
monster
thalam/o
thalamus
toc/o
childbirth
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