Death by Word Parts Flashcards
-algesia
sensitivity to pain
-arthria
articulate (speak distinctly)
-ase
enzyme
-blast
embryonic, immature cell
-blastoma
immature tumor (cells)
-chalasia
relaxation
-chalasis
relaxation
-chezia
defecation, elimination of wastes
-chroia
skin coloration
-cusis
hearing
-dote
to give
-drome
to run
-esthesia
nervous sensation
-eurysm
widening
-facient
to cause, make happen
-ferent
to carry
-fication
process of making
-fida
split
-form
resembling, in the shape of
-fusion
to pour, to come together
-genesis
producing, forming
-genic
produced by or in
-globin
protein
-globulin
protein
-grade
to go
-gram
record
-graph
instrument for recording
-graphy
process of recording
-in
a substance, chemical
-ine
pertaining to
-ion
process
-labile
unstable, perishable
-lapse
to slide, fall, sag
-lexia
word, phrase
-logy
study (process of)
-lucent
to shine
-mania
obsessive preoccupation
-metry
process of measuring
-mission
to send
-mnesia
memory
-motor
movement
-oid
resembling, derived from
-opaque
obscure
-opsy
view of
-orexia
appetite
-ose
full of, pertaining to, sugar
-osmia
smell
-oxia
oxygen
-pareunia
sexual intercourse
-phage
eat, swallow
-pheresis
removal
-phil
attraction for
-philia
attraction for
-phobia
fear
-phonia
voice, sound
-phor/o
to bear
-phoresis
carrying, transmission
-phoria
to bear, carry, feeling (mental state)
-phylaxis
protection
-physis
to grow
-plakia
plaque
-plasm
formation, structure
-plastic
pertaining to formation
-poietin
substance that forms
-prandial
meal
-puncture
to pierce a surface
-receptor, -ceptor
receiver
-schisis
to split
-sol
solution
-some
body
-spadia
to tear, cut
-spasm
sudden contraction of muscles
-sphyxia
pulse
-stabile
stable, fixed
-stasis
to stop, control, place
-stat
device/instrument for keeping something stationary
-static
pertaining to stopping, controlling
-stenosis
tightening, stricture
-sthenia
strength
-stomia
condition of the mouth
-suppression
to stop
-tension
pressure
-therapy
treatment
-tresia
opening
-tropia
to turn
-tropic
turning
-tropin
stimulate, act on
-type
classification, picture
-um
structure, tissue
-us
structure
-version
to turn
-zyme
enzyme
acu/o
sharp, severe, sudden
albumin/o
albumin (protein)
alges/o
sensitivity to pain
all/o
other
ana-
up, apart, backward, again, anew
aneurysm/o
aneurysm (widening of blood vessel)
ather/o
plaque (fatty substance)
auscult/o
to listen
azot/o
urea, nitrogen
bar/o
pressure, weight
bi/o
life
bil/i
bile, gall
bilirubin/o
bilirubin
bol/o
cast, throw
cali/o
calyx
calic/o
calyx
calor/i
heat
capn/o
carbon dioxide
caps/o, capsul/o
capsule, container
cari/o
caries, rottenness
cata-
down
caus/o
burn, burning
cauter/o
heat, burn
cav/o, cavit/o
hollow, cavity
chir/o
hand
cholesterol/o
cholesterol
chron/o
time
cine/o
movement
claustr/o
enclosed space
clin/o
to slope, bend
coll/a
glue
coni/o
dust
consci/o
awareness, aware
contra-
against, opposite
corpor/o
body
cortic/o
cortex, outer region
cox/o
hip
culd/o
cul-de-sac
cycl/o
ciliary body of eye, cycle, circle
dips/o
thirst
diverticul/o
small blind pouch
dynam/o
power, strength
ech/o
reflected sound
ectro/o
congenital absence
electr/o
electricity
emmetr/o
in due measure
erg/o
work
esthes/o
nervous sensation
esthesi/o
nervous sensation
estr/o
female
eti/o
cause
fasci/o
fascia (membrane supporting muscles)
fibr/o
fiber
fibros/o
fibrous connective tissue
flex/o
to bend
fluor/o
luminous
follicul/o
follicle, small sac
funct/o
performance
gel/o
to freeze, congeal
gigant/o
huge
glauc/o
gray
glycogen/o
glycogen, animal starch
gnath/o
jaw
gnos/o
knowledge
goni/o
angle
granul/o
granule
graph/o
writing
gynec/o
woman, female
hallucin/o
hallucination
heredo-
heredity
herni/o
hernia
heter/o
other, different
hist/o
tissue
histi/o
tissue
holo-
entire, complete
home/o
sameness, unchanging, constant
hormon/o
hormone
hymen/o
hymen
iatr/o
physician, treatment
idi/o
unknown, individual, distinct
ithy-
erect, straight
kal/i
potassium
kary/o
nucleus
kel/o
tumor, fibrous growth
kerat/o
cornea, hard, horny tissue
kern-
nucleus
ket/o
ketones, acetones
keton/o
ketones, acetones
lex/o
word, phrase
ligament/o
ligament
ligat/o
binding, tying
log/o
study
lumin/o
light
lymphangi/o
lymph vessel
medic/o
to heal, healing
medull/o
medulla, middle, soft, marrow
ment/o
mind, chin
method/o
procedure, technique
morph/o
shape, form
muc/o
mucus
mucos/o
mucous membrane
mut/a
genetic change
mutagen/o
causing genetic change
mydr/o
wide
myx/o
mucus
natr/o
sodium
nect/o
to bind, tie, connect
neutr/o
neither, neutral, neutrophil
norm/o
rule, order
nos/o
disease
nucle/o
nucleus
nutri/o, nutrit/o
to nourish
olecran/o
olecranon (elbow)
organ/o
organ
orth/o
straight
ossicul/o
ossicle (small bone)
pali-
recurrence, repetition
palliat/o
to soothe, relieve
palp/o, palpat/o
to touch gently
papill/o
nipple-like, optic disc
par-
abnormal
pector/o
chest
pend/o
to hang
percuss/o
to tap
phil/o
like, love, attraction to
phim/o
muzzle
phob/o
fear
phon/o
voice, sound
physi/o
nature, function
plan/o
flat, level, wandering
plant/o
sole of the foot
plas/o
development, formation
plex/o
plexus, network (of nerves)
poikil/o
varied, irregular
prote/o
protein
pseudo-
false
psych/o
mind
re-
back, again, backward
resuscit/o
to revive
reticul/o
network
rhabdomy/o
striated (skeletal) muscle
rheumat/o
watery flow
rot/o, rotat/o
turn, revolve
schist/o
split, cleft
schiz/o
split
scot/o
darkness
ser/o
serum
sider/o
iron
sinus/o
sinus
somat/o
body
son/o
sound
spectr/o
image, spectrum
spher/o
globe-shaped, round
squam/o
scale
steth/o
chest
stigmat/o
mark, point
submaxill/o
mandible
sym-
together, with
syn-
together, with
synaps/o, synapt/o
point of contact, to join
system/o
system
tal/o
talus
techn/o
skill, art
tel/o
complete
tele/o
distant
temp/o, tempor/o
period of time, the temples
tens/o
stretched, strained
terat/o
monster, malformed fetus
thec/o
sheath
thel/o
nipple
therapeut/o
treatment
ton/o
tension
top/o
place, position, location
tox/o
poison
toxic/o
poison
troph/o
nourishment, development
tub/o
tube
typhl/o
cecum, blindness
ultra-
beyond, excess
uve/o
uvea, vascular layer of eye
uve/o
uvea, vascular layer of eye
vaccin/o
vaccine
vag/o
vagus nerve
varic/o
varicose veins
ventil/o
to aerate, oxygenate
vers/o, -verse
turn, turning
vesicul/o
seminal vesicle
vestibul/o
vestibule of the inner ear
viscer/o
internal organs
vit/o
life
viv/o
life
volv/o, volut/o
to roll
xiph/o, xiphi-
sword-shaped
zo/o
animal life
