General Flashcards
1
Q
Epi-/Peri-
A
Around
2
Q
Endo/Intra-
A
Inside, inner
3
Q
Exo/Extra-
A
Outside, outer
4
Q
Inter-
A
Between
5
Q
Trans-
A
Across
6
Q
Dia/Per-
A
Through/Complete
7
Q
Medi(o/a)-
A
Middle
8
Q
Para-
A
Nearby
9
Q
Juxta-
A
Next to, beside, adjacent
10
Q
Dis-
A
Separate
11
Q
Chromo/chromato-
A
color
12
Q
Leuko-
A
white
13
Q
chloro-
A
green
14
Q
melan-
A
black
15
Q
flav-
A
yellow
16
Q
Homeo-
A
body
17
Q
cephalo-
A
head
18
Q
cerv-
A
neck
19
Q
thoraco-
A
chest
20
Q
periton-
A
peritoneum
21
Q
derm-
A
skin/dermis
22
Q
hemo-
A
blood
23
Q
arterio/angio-
A
arteries
24
Q
veno/vena-
A
venous
25
vasculo-
vascular
26
myo/sarco-
muscle
27
cyto- or -cyte
cell
28
thyro-
thyroid
29
tracheo-
trachea
30
esophago-
esophagus
31
thymo-
thymus
32
masto/mammo-
breast
33
pulmo/pnuemo-
lung
34
gastro-
stomach
35
hepato-
liver
36
cholecysto-
gallbladder
37
spleno-
spleen
38
pancreato-
pancreas
39
adreno-
adrenal glands
40
nephro-
kidney
41
entero-
intestines
42
colo-
colon/large intestine
43
-ology
study of
44
-philia
love of
45
-phobia
fear of
46
-tension
pressure
47
-xia
oxygen
48
-capnea
carbon dioxide
49
-pnea
air
50
-ase
enzyme
51
dys-
problem/abnormal
52
mal-
bad
53
-itis
inflammation
54
-plasia
process of growth/growing
55
-plasm
growth/formation
56
-oma
tumor
57
-trophy
growth (typically cellular growth) grows in size not numbers
58
-pathy
disease
59
-osis
condition, usually abnormal
60
-ia
abnormal condition
61
-ism
state of
62
-ic/-eal
pertaining to, related to some process
63
meta-
change/transformation
64
-stasis/static
maintenance of normal conditions
65
-dynamic
changing continually
66
-lytic/lysis
destruction
67
-megaly
enlarged
68
-penia
decreased/lower than normal
69
-emia
relating to a blood condition
70
-ectomy
removal/excision
71
-otomy
incision/cutting
72
-ostomy
make a hole
73
-scopy
to view
74
-graph(y)
process of recording
75
-gram
recording
76
-plasty
surgical repair
77
-therapy
treatment
78
chemo-
chemical
79
echo/sono-
sound
80
electro-
pertaining to electrical charge
81
anti-
opposed to or counteracting
82
pro-
before, proceeding, promoting, inducing
83
centri-
center
84
Fibro-
fiber
85
thrombo-
clot
86
blasto-
germ cell
87
-blast
progenitor cell/stem cell
88
-clast
absorbing (degradative) cell
89
-phag
to eat
90
-dips
to drink
91
-pepsia
digestion
92
-emesis
vomiting
93
-uria
urination
94
sterco-
denoting feces
95
-ptosis
lowered position of an organ
96
pyo-
pus
97
pyr-
relating to fever
98
noso-
denoting disease
99
chron-
denoting time
100
noct-
night
101
iatro-
medicine/doctors
102
steno-
narrowing
103
psychro-
denoting cold
104
noci-
denoting pain
105
necro-
death
106
-praxia
motor activity
107
-taxia
relating to motor activity
108
-lexia
condition involving reading
109
-lalia/logia
condition involving speech
110
-algesia
pain
111
-algia
pain
112
-genic
producing
113
-genesis
origin or development
114
hydro-
water
115
glyc
glucose
116
fruct
fructose
117
galact
galactose
118
steato
fat/fatty tissue
119
natre-
sodium
120
kal-
potassium
121
calci-
calcium
122
chlor-
chlorine
123
chol(e)-
bile
124
histo-
tissue
125
hidr(o)-
sweating
126
hema/hemo/hemato-
blood
127
hapto-
touch
128
halit-
breath
129
propio-
pressure touch
130
ger/gero/geronto-
old age
131
-lith
stone
132
-cide
killing
133
-ceptor
receptor/sensor
134
Axio-
Axial
135
Cata-
down/downard
136
Ec-
Outside
137
Ventr(o)-
Toward the front
138
Dorso-
back
139
Caud(o)-
tail
140
Meso-
middle
141
Kary(o)-
Nucleus
142
Nucleo-
Nucleus
143
Poikilo-
variation/irregularity
144
Reticulo-
reticulocyte
145
Sphero-
shape of a sphere
146
Anthropo-
human race
147
Corpor(o)-
body
148
Somato-/-soma
body
149
Organo-
organ
150
Viscero-
internal organs
151
Kelo-
tissue
152
Proteo-
protein
153
Pharm/Pharmaco-
Drugs
154
-morpho-
denoting form or structure
155
Nutri(o)
to nourish
156
Physio-
nature
157
Lumin(o)
light
158
Nomen-
name
159
Nom(o)-
custom/law
160
Spectro-
spectrum
161
-type
class
162
techn(o)-
Skill
163
Vir(o)
virus
164
Zygo-
union/junction
165
-Myco-
fungus
166
-mycosis
diseased caused by fungus
167
Onco-
cancer, relating to a tumor or mass
168
-poiesis
blood formation
169
-partum
birth or labor
170
Sanit-
Health
171
Calori-
heat
172
-coma
deep sleep
173
-gymn(o)-
naked
174
vito-
life
175
Acu-
needle
176
Anomalo-
abnormal/irregular
177
baro-
weight, pressure
178
-dynia
pain
179
dynamo-
strength
180
equi-
equal
181
Eti(o)-
cause
182
Ion(o)
Ion
183
-labile
unstable/fragile
184
Lyo-
loosen/dissolve
185
Radio-
Radiation
186
Scler-
hardening or thickening
187
Scirrh(o)-
hard
188
Schisto-
fissure/split
189
-schisis
cleft/split
190
Schiz(o)-
denoting a split or division
191
-lucent
light emitting
192
tumesc(o)-
swelling
193
-tumescence
swelling
194
tempo-
time
195
-phoria
feeling
196
-physis
growth
197
Psammo-
Sand like quality/material
198
Apo-
Away from
199
Acr(o)-
extremity
200
Anter(i/o)-
in front
201
Amb(i)-
Both side
202
Amph(i/o)-
both sides
203
Poster(i/o)-
behind
204
Dextr(o)-
right/towards the right
205
Levo-
Left/towards the left
206
Retro-
behind
207
Alt(i)-
High
208
Ather(o)-
fat
209
Albumin(o)-
Albumin
210
Band(o)-
bands
211
Amyl(o)-
starch
212
Andro-
male
213
Gyn(o/eco)
female
214
Anim-
life
215
Calc-
stone
216
Arachn(o)-
spider
217
Aero(o)-
air or gas
218
Abras(o)-
to rub away
219
-port-
to carry/mobile
220
Phon-
sound
221
Cryo-
cold
222
Auto-
self
223
Allo-
different
224
Xeno-
different/foreign
225
Choano-
A funnel
226
Chord-
string
227
Chym-
juice/fluid
228
-cilia
hair
229
Carn-
flesh
230
Carcin(o)-
cancer/tumor
231
Crypt-
hidden
232
Diplo(o)-
double
233
Dolich(o)-
long
234
Astheni(o)-
weakness
235
Alter-
change
236
Aspir(o)/Aspirat(o)-
inhaling/inhalation
237
Ante-
before
238
pre-
before
239
post-
after
240
primi-
first
241
acoust(o)-
to hear
242
Aud(i/o)-
hearing
243
Aux-
to grow or enlarge
244
-ben(i/e)-
good
245
Ambul-
walk
246
Ankyl(o)-
fused/fusion
247
Contra-
against
248
-crine
to secrete
249
-rrhage/-rrhagia
heavy flow/bursting with blood
250
-malacia
softening
251
-tresia
perforation/opening
252
-rrhaphy
suture
253
-clysis
irrigation
254
-desis
surgical fixation
255
-centesis
removal of fluid
256
-graft
tissue replacement from a donor area
257
lith-
stone
258
colpo-
vagina
259
-pexy
surgical fixation
260
-tocia
labor (childbirth)
261
Myelo-
spinal cord OR bone marrow
