Etymology Flashcards
-ferent
Carry
Ruber
Red
-malacia
Softening
Isch-
Restriction
Uter-
Bag
Galact(o)-
Milk
-desis
Binding
Gon(o)-
Seed, semen
-plasty
Surgical repair, reconstruction
Oculus
Eye
-ismus
Spasm, contraction
Pia-
Soft
-crine
Separate off
-megaly
Enlargement
Erg-
A unit of work
Plexus
A braid
Hepat-
Liver
Nucleus
Nut
Corona
Crown
Gastr-
Stomach
-rrhagia
Breaking out
Steno-
Narrow
Trochanter
A Large Process
Specifically, two processes of the upper femur
Pterygoid
Winglike
-pepsia
Denotes something relating to digestion
-lemma
Covering or Sheath
Desmo-
Fibrous
Vas-
Vessel
-iasis
Condition, Presence of
Dis-
Apart
Chyl-/Chym-
Juice
Colli-
Neck
Bursa
Purse
Splanchnic
Pertaining to the Viscera
Pupil
Doll, little girl
Chiro-
Of or pertaining to the hand
Pedicel
A Very Small Process that Sticks Out from a Cell
-tome
A cutting
Ment-
Referring to the Chin
Teres
Round
Capill-
Of or pertaining to hair
Pollex
Thumb
Septum
Wall, partition
Cuneus-/Cunei
Wedge-shaped
Carneo-
Flesh
Parietal
Wall
Laryngo-
Larynx
Thymos-
Warty growth
: thymus
Fascia
A general term for a layer (s) of loose or dense, irregular, fibrous connective tissue
Gastro-
Stomach
Gangli-
Swelling, or knot
Dactyl(o)-
Of or pertaining to the finger, toe
Em-
In
-sial
Referring to Saliva
Ect(o)-
Outer, outside
Styl-
Pillar
Pelv-
Basin
Chondro-
Cartilage
Crista-
Crest
Cedere
To come
Cis-
On this side
Meso-
Middle
-phil(ia)
Attraction for
Appendre
To hang upon
Sulcus
Groove or furrow
Arthr-
Joint
Noto-
Back
Pituitary
Referring to Mucus
-ektasis
Expansion
Cutan-
Skin
Trophe
Nourishment
Vestibule
An entranceway, cavity, or space
Bulla
Bubble
Axill-
Of or pertaining to the armpit
Spheno-
Shaped Like a Wedge
Leuko-
White
Lumen
Light
-physis
Growing Part
-ary
Associated with, relating to
Dia-
Across
Perineal
Referring to the Region Inferior to the Pelvis
-crine
To secrete
Polio-
Denoting a grey color
Celi-
Abdominal
Uncus
Hook
-cide
Destroy, kill
Peo-
Of or pertaining to the penis
Tubercle
Small Bump on Bone
Buccal
Pertaining to or directed to the cheek
Ooph-
Ovary
Cost-
Rib
Infra-
Below
Septo
Fence
-plasty
Surgical Correction
Plasm-
Referring to the Substance of Some Structure
Steno-
Narrow
Foss-
Ditch
Node
Knot
-opia
Vision
Ductus
Canal
Para-
Alongside
Kolla
Glue
Lacerum
An Irregular Aperture or Opening
Apical
An apex or pointed extremity
-osis
Condition or State of
Cry(o)-
Cold
Peri-
Around
Dacryo-
Tear
Or-
Mouth
Phage
Food
-ptosis
Falling, Drooping
Flex-/Flec-
To bend
Fold or crease
Tunica
Referring to a Coat or Sheath; a Layer
Ansa
Loop
Meta-
Change
Krine/Crine
To separate
Supra
Above
Cupula
Little tub
Dura-
Hard
Glosso-
Tongue
Ampulla
Jug
-penia
Deficiency or Decrease
Aux-
Increase; growth
Ventricle
Small cavity
Squam-
Scale, flat
Cuspis
Point
-gen
Produce
Porphy(o)-
Denotes a purple color
Glyco-
Sugar
Genia-
Origin
Pep-/peps-
Digest
Spleno-
Spleen
Premere
To press
Fascicle
A Bundle
Thalamus
Inner chamber
Lacun-
Space, cavity, lake
Path(o)-
Disease
-listhesis
Slip
Im-
Not impermeable, not permitting passage
Hyster(o)-
Of or pertaining to the womb, the uterus
-plasia
Referring to Development or Growth
Reticulum
A Small Network
-icle
Small
Azyg-
Unpaired
-trophic
Referring to a nutritional state
-elle(e)
Small (organelle)
-esthesi
Sensation
Aspera
Rough
Stapes
Stirrup
Fibr-
Fiber
-kine
Movement
Eu-
Well
Kera-
Horn
Entero-
Intestine
-proxy
Fixation or Suspension
Mus-
Mouse
Pes-
Foot
Dynam(o)-
Force, energy, power
Occiput-
Back of head
Hidr(o)-
Sweat
Apo-
Separated from, derived from
Pleur-
Side
Kondylos-
Knuckle
: Condyle
Pulp-
Flesh
Brachy-
Short
Cusp-
Pointed
Ec-
Out
Myx-
Mucus
Lingua-
Tongue
Os-
Bone
Nephro-
Kidney
Dif-
Apart, separation
Osteo-
Bone
-centesis
Puncture
Mater
Mother
Parvo-
Small
Uncus
Hook
Bicipital
Two-headed
Coel-
Hollow
-emia
Blood condition
Oto-
Ear
Extra-
Outside
Vagus
Wandering
-gnosis
Knowledge
Ef-
Away
Orchi-
Testis
Glans
Acorn
Germin-
Grow
Bouton
Button
Myo-
Referring to Muscle
Cortex
Bark, shell, outerlayer
Ren-
Kidney
Lat-
Wide
Stoma
Mouth
Mittere-
To put
Infra-
Under
Bicuspid
A structure, tooth, or valve, with two cusps
Ileo-
Ileum of the Small Intestine
Pneumo-
Air
Pleio-
More, excessive, multiple
-desis
Fixation
Pachy-
Thick
Kerato-
Outer Skin
Chloro-
Denoting to a green color
Ruga-
Fold, wrinkle
Cyst-
Sac, bladder
Fasci(a)-
Bundle, band
Callosum
Hard, tough
Facet
A small plane or slightly concave surface
Phren(o)-
Of or pertaining to the diaphragm
Andro-
Pertaining to a man
Palsy
Weakness
Chir-
Hand
Trab-
Beam, timber
Fascia
Ribbon
Bradys-
Slow
Encephalo-
Brain
Front-
Of or pertaining to the forehead
Terein
To keep
-algia
Pain
Colo-
Colon
Hemi-
Half
-cyte
Cell
Peduncle
Stem-like
Pyo-
Pus
Cerv-
Neck
-stalsis
Compression
Kalyx
Husk or cup
Labium
Lip, or Any Fleshy Border
Genu
Knee
Sacral-
Sacred, holy
Parietal
Referring to a Wall or Outer Part
Thyr-
Shield
: thyroid
-tomy
To Cut
-ty
Condition of
plasis
A molding
Ingui-
Groin
: Inguinel
Stigma
Point
-ia
Condition
Peni-
Tail
Pyriform
Pear-shaped
Koil(o)-
Hollow
Obex
Barrier
Ante-
Forward
Oligo-
Few
Sarco-
Flesh
Arch-
First; primitive
Dia-
Across
Glyco-
Sweet
Bilateral
Both sides
-ectomy
Removal
Ethmo-
Sieve
Jugul-
Throat
: Jugular
-ium
Structure, tissue
Spine
Thorn
Dextr(o)-
On the right side
Neuro-
Nervous
Incus
Anvil
Follis-
Bag
Bronch-
Referring to bronchi or bronchioles of the respiratory tract
Antebrachium
Forearm
Ilio-
Ilium of the Coxal Bone
Idio-
Self, one’s own
Afferent
Leading to a center
Falx/falces
Sickle-shaped
Pariet-
Wall
Dys-
Abnormal, painful, or difficult
-phil(o)
Like
Neo-
New
Gyrus-
Ring, circle
Lumen
A Cavity, Space, or Tunnel Within an Organ
Salpingo-
Referring to Uterine Tubes
Xiphos-
Sword
: Xiphoid Process (lowest part of sternum)
Conjunctivum
Join
Encephal(o)-
Of or pertaining to the brain
Eurys
Broad
-cipit
Head
-uria
Urine
Irid(o)-
Iris
Cyto-
Vessel
-plasia
Formation, development
-clast
Disruption, breaking up
Melanin
Black
Thenar
Palm of thr hand