General Flashcards
1
Q
-osis
A
abnormal condition
2
Q
-ectomy
A
to cut out (remove)
3
Q
-otomy
A
to cut into
4
Q
-ostomy
A
to make a “mouth”
5
Q
a/an
A
without, none
6
Q
-graphy/-graph
A
recording an image (mammography)
7
Q
-gram
A
the image (Mammogram)
8
Q
Stomato
A
mouth
9
Q
Dento
A
teeth
10
Q
Glosso
A
tongue
11
Q
linguo
A
tongue
12
Q
Gingivo
A
gums
13
Q
Encephalo
A
brain
14
Q
Gastro
A
stomach
15
Q
Entero
A
intestine
16
Q
Colo
A
Large intestine
17
Q
Procto
A
anus/rectum
18
Q
Hepato
A
liver
19
Q
Nephro
A
kidney
20
Q
rene
A
kidney
21
Q
Orchido
A
testis
22
Q
Oophoro
A
ovary
23
Q
Hystero
A
uterus
24
Q
metro
A
uterus
25
Salpingo
uterine tubes
26
Dermo
skin
27
Masto
Breast
28
mammo
breast
29
Osteo
bones
30
Cardio
heart
31
Cysto
bladder
32
Rhino
nose
33
Phlebo
vein
34
veno
veins
35
Pneumo
lung
36
pulmo
lung
37
Hemo
blood
38
emia
blood (anemia)
39
Leuk/o
white (leukemia, overabundance of white blood cells)
40
melan/o
black (melanoma, lack tumor of the skin)
41
cyan/o
blue
42
xanth/o
yellow (xanthoma, yellow tumor)
43
-oma
swelling
44
Aden/o
gland
45
Lip/o
fat
46
My/o
muscle
47
Lymp/o
lymph tissue
48
Carcin/o
malignant
49
Endo
within, inside of
50
Peri
around
51
Circum
around (circumcise, cut around)
52
Retro
behind
53
Epi
upon, on top
54
Trans
through
55
Intra
within
56
Sub
below
57
Symptom?
something you observe and complain about (I have a fever)
58
Sign?
something the doctor observes and/or measures (you have a fever of 102)
