HIMAA component parts - part 2 Flashcards
insulin/o
insulin
inter-
between
intra-
within
intro-
into, within
introit/o
entrance, passage
iod/o
iodine
ion/o
ion, to wander
-ion
process, action
-ior
pertaining to
ipsi-
same
ir-
in, into
ir/o
iris
irid/o
iris
is/o
equal, same, alike
iso-
equal, same, alikw
isch/o
to hold back, back
ischi/o
ischium, part of the pelvis
-ism
condition, process, state of
-ismus
condition, process, state of
-ist
specialist
-itis
inflammation
-ity
condition, state
-ium
structure, tissue
-ive
pertaining to, action (of drug)
jaund/o
yellow
jejun/o
jejunum
jugul/o
throat, neck
juxta-
adjoining, near
kal/i
potassium
kary/o
nucleus
kel/o
growth, tumour
kerat/o
cornea
kerat/o
hard, horny tissue
keratin/o
keratin
kern-
nucleus
ket/o
ketones
keton/o
ketones
kilo-
thousand
kines/o
movement, motion
kinesi/o
movement, motion
-kinesia
movement, motion
-kinesis
movement, motion
-kinetic
movement, motion
klept/o
to steal
kyph/o
hump
labi/o
lips
labyrinth/o
labyrinth, inner ear
lacrim/o
tears
lact/i
milk
lact/o
milk
lactat/o
to secrete milk
-lalia
disorder of speech
lamin/o
lamina, layer, part of the vertebral arch
lapar/o
abdominal wall, flank, abdomen
-lapse
to slide, fall, sag
laryng/o
larynx, voice box
later/o
side
lei/o
smooth
leiomy/o
smooth muscle
-lemma
sheath, confining membrane
-lepsy
seizure
-leptic
to seize hold of
leth/o
death
leuc/o
white
leuk/o
white
lex/o
word, phrase
-lexia
word, phrase
ligament/o
ligament
-ligation
ligation, tying off
lingu/o
tongue
lip/o
fat
-listhesis
slipping, sliding
-lith
stone, calculus
lith/o
stone, calculus
-lithiasis
condition of stones, calculi
lob/o
lobe
loc/o
place
log/o
study of
-logist
specialist of the study of
-logy
(the process of the) study of
lord/o
bent forward
-lucent
to shine
lumb/o
lower back, loins
lute/o
yellow, saffron yellow
lux/o
to slide
lymph/o
lymph
lymphaden/o
lymph gland, node
lymphangi/o
lymph vessel
-lysis
destruction, loosening, breakdown, separation
-lytic
to reduce, destroy
macro-
large
mal-
bad
-malacia
softening
malign/o
bad, harmful, cancerous (of tumours)
malleol/o
malleolus (plural - malleoli), process on each side of the ankle
mamm/a
breast
mamm/o
breast
mammill/o
nipple, nipple-like
man/o
pressure
mandibul/o
mandible, lower jaw bone
-mania
frenzy, unwarranted exhilaration
mast/o
breast
mastoid/o
mastoid process
maxill/o
maxilla, upper jaw bone
meat/o
meatus
medi/o
middle
mediastin/o
mediastinum
medull/o
soft, inner part
medull/o
marrow
medull/o
medulla oblongata
mega-
million
mega-
abnormally large
megal/o
enlargement
-megaly
enlargement
melan/o
black
men/o
menses, menstruation
mening/o
meninges
meningi/o
meninges
menisc/o
meniscus (plural – menisci), crescent-shaped cartilage of
the
knee joint
ment/o
mind
mes-
middle
meso-
middle
meta-
after, beyond, next
meta-
change or exchange
metacarp/o
metacarpus (plural - metacarpi), metacarpal bones, hand bones
metatars/o
metatarsus, (plural - metatarsi), metatarsal bones, foot bone
-meter
measure, instrument used to measure
metr/o
uterus
metri/o
uterus
-metry
process of measuring
mi/o
smaller, less
micro-
small
mid-
middle
milli-
thousandth
-mission
to send
mon/o
one, single
mono-
one, single
-morph
shape, form
morph/o
shape, form
mort/o
death
-mortem
death
-motor
movement
muc/o
mucus
mucos/o
mucous membrane, mucosa
multi-
many
muscul/o
muscle
mut/a
genetic change
my/o
muscle
myc/o
fungus, mould
mydr/o
widen, enlarge
myel/o
bone marrow
myel/o
spinal cord
myocardi/o
myocardium, heart muscle
myos/o
muscle
myring/o
eardrum, tympanic membrane
myx/o
mucus
narc/o
stupor, sleep
nas/o
nose
nat/i
birth
-natal
pertaining to the birth
natr/o
sodium
necr/o
death
neo-
new
nephr/o
kidney
neur/o
nerve
neutr/o
neutral, neither base nor acid
nid/o
nest
noct/i
night
nod/a
knot, swelling
nona-
nine
norm/o
rule, order
nos/o
disease
novem-
nine
nuch/o
neck
nucle/o
nucleus
nulli-
none
nutri/o
nourishment, nutrition
nyct/o
night, darkness
nyctal/o
night, darkness
o/o
egg, ovum
obstetr/o
midwife
occipit/o
occiput, back of head
occlus/o
shut, close up
octo-
eight
ocul/o
eye
odont/o
tooth, teeth
odyn/o
pain
oedem/a
(edem/a) swelling due to fluid
-oedema
(-edema) swelling due to fluid
oesophag/o
(esophag/o) oesophagus (esophagus)
oestr/o
(estr/o) female, oestrogen (estrogen)
-oid
resembling, derived from
-ole
little, small
olecran/o
olecranon, elbow
olig/o
scanty, few
olig/o
scanty, few
-oma
tumour (tumor), mass, collection
onc/o
tumour (tumor)
-one
hormone
onych/o
nail
oophor/o
ovary
-opaque
obscure
ophthalm/o
eye
-opia
vision condition
-opsia
vision condition
-opsy
view of, process of viewing
opt/o
eye, vision
optic/o
eye, vision
-or
person, agent
or/o
mouth
orbit/o
orbit of the eye
orch/o
testis, testicle
orchi/o
** testis, testicle
orchid/o
** testis, testicle
-orexia
appetite
orth/o
straight, upright, normal, in proper order
-ory
pertaining to
-ose
carbohydrate
-osis
condition, usually abnormal
osm/o
sense of smell
-osmia
sense of smell
oss/i
bone
osse/o
bone
ossicul/o
ossicle, bones of the middle ear - malleus, incus and
stapes,
small bone
osphresi/o
odour
-osphresia
condition of sense of smell
oste/o
bone
ot/o
ear
-otia
ear condition
-ous
pertaining to, composed of
ov/i
egg, ovum
ov/o
egg, ovum
ovari/o
ovary
ovul/o
egg, ovum
ox/i
oxygen
ox/o
oxygen
-oxia
oxygen condition
oxy-
swift, sharp, acid
oxy-
oxygen
oxysm/o
sudden
pachy-
heavy, thick
paed/o
(ped/o) child
palae/o
old, primitive
palat/o
palate, roof of the mouth
palpebr/o
eyelid
pancreat/o
pancreas
papill/o
nipple-like projection
papill/o
optic disc
papul/o
pimple, papula
par-
other than, apart from
-para
to bear, “to bring forth”, give birth to
-parous
to bear, bring forth, give birth to
para-
near, beside, alongside
para-
abnormal, departure from normal
para-
two like parts or a pair
parathyr/o
parathyroid glands
parathyroid/o
parathyroid glands
-paresis
slight paralysis, weakness
-pareunia
sexual intercourse
pariet/o
wall
parotid/o
parotid gland
part/o
labour (labor), delivery, childbirth
-partum
labour (labor), delivery, childbirth
patell/o
patella, kneecap
path/o
disease condition
-pathy
disease process
pector/o
chest, breast, thorax
-ped
foot, feet
ped/o
foot
pedicul/o
lice
pell-
skin
pelv/i
pelvis, hip bone
pelv/o
pelvis, hip bone
pen/o
penis
pend/o
to hang
-penia
deficiency
penta-
five
-pepsia
digestion
pept/o
digestion
per-
through
percuss/o
strike hard
peri-
around, surrounding
perine/o
perineum
peritone/o
peritoneum
perone/o
fibula, smaller of the two lower leg bones, and the
surrounding
area
petr/o
stone
-pexis
fixation, put in place
-pexy
fixation, put in place
phac/o
lens of eye
phae/o
(phe/o) dusky, dark
phag/o
eat, swallow
-phage
eat, swallow
-phagia
to eat; swallow
phak/o
lens of eye
-phakia
lens of eye
phalang/o
phalanx (plural phalanges), finger or toe
phall/o
penis
pharmac/o
drug, medicine
pharmaceutic/o
drug, medicine
pharyng/o
pharynx, throat
phas/o
speech
-phasia
speech
-pheresis
removal
-phil
attraction to, affinity to
phil/o
attraction to, love
-philia
attraction for, increase in numbers
phim/o
muzzle
phleb/o
vein
phob/o
fear, irrational or unreasonable fear
-phobia
fear, irrational or unreasonable fear
phon/o
voice, sound
-phonia
voice, sound
phor/o
carry, bear
-phore
bearer or possessor
-phoresis
carrying, transmission
-phoria
feeling, bearing, emotional state
-phoria
visual axes of the eyes (condition of)
phot/o
light
phren/i
diaphragm
phren/i
mind
phren/o
diaphragm
phren/o
mind
-phrenia
condition of the mind
phrenic/o
diaphragm, phrenic nerve
phrenic/o
mind
-phthisis
wasting away
-phylaxis
protection
-phyma
swelling, tumour
phys/o
air, gas
physi/o
nature, function
-physis
to grow
phyt/o
plant, fungus
-phyte
plant, a type of fungus
pil/o
hair
pineal/o
pineal gland
pituitar/o
pituitary gland, hypophysis
placent/o
placenta
-plakia
plaques, patches
plan/o
flat
plant/o
sole of the foot
plas/o
formation
-plasia
formation, growth, development
-plasm
formation, growth, formation
plasm/a
plasma, fluid portion of blood
plasm/o
plasma, fluid portion of blood
-plasma
formation, growth, formation
-plastic
pertaining to formation
-plasty
plastic, surgical repair, reconstruction
ple/o
more, many
-plegia
paralysis, loss or impairment of the ability to move parts of
the
body
-plegic
paralysis, loss or impairment of the ability to move parts of
the
body
pleio-
more, many
pleo-
more, many
pleur/o
pleura
plex/o
plexus, network of nerves
-plexy
paralysis, seizure
plic/o
fold, ridge
pneum/o
lung
pneum/o
air, gas
pneum/o
respiration, breathing
pneumat/o
lung
pneumat/o
air, gas
pneumat/o
respiration, breathing
pneumon/o
lung
pneumon/o
air, gas
pneumon/o
respiration, breathing
-pnoea
(-pnea) breathing
pod/o
foot
-poiesis
formation, production of
-poietin
substance that forms
poikil/o
varied, irregular
poli/o
grey
poly-
many
polyp/o
polyp, small growth
pont/o
pons, bridge
por/o
passage, pore
-porosis
porous, passage
porphyr-
- purple
post-
after, behind
poster/o
back, behind
-prandial
meal
-praxia
action, to achieve, an act
pre-
before, in front of
presby/o
old age
primi-
first
pro-
forward, before
proct/o
rectum or anus
pros-
before, forward
prostat/o
prostate gland
prot/o
first
prote/o
protein
protein-
- protein
proxim/o
near, close
prurit/o
itching
pseudo-
FALSE
psych/o
mind
-ptosis
drooping, sag, prolapse
ptyal/o
saliva
-ptysis
spitting
pub/o
grown up, adult
pub/o
pubis, pubic bone, anterior part of the pelvis
puerper/o
childbirth
pulm/o
lung
pulmon/o
lung
pupill/o
pupil (of the eye), pupilla (plural - pupillae)
purpur-
- purple
purul/o
pus
py/o
pus
pyel/o
renal pelvis
pylor/o
pylorus - muscular tissue surrounding and controlling the
outlet
of the stomach
pyr/o
fever, fire, heat
pyret/o
fever, fire, heat
pyrex/o
fever
quadri-
four
rachi/o
spinal column, vertebrae
radi/o
radius, lower arm bone, lateral
radi/o
rays, x-rays
radicul/o
nerve root (of spinal nerves)
re-
back, again
rect/o
rectum
ren/o
kidney
reticul/o
network, netlike
retin/o
retina
retro-
back, again, backward
retro-
behind
rhabd/o
striated
rhabdomy/o
striated muscle
rheumat/o
watery flow
rhin/o
nose
rhiz/o
nerve root
rhytid/o
wrinkle, crease
roentgen/o
x-rays
-rrhage
bursting forth, excessive discharge
-rrhagia
bursting forth, excessive discharge
-rrhaphy
suture
-rrhexis
rupture
-rrhoea
(-rrhea) flow, discharge
rube/o
red
sacr/o
sacrum
salping/o
Eustachian tube, auditory tube from the middle ear to the nasopharynx
salping/o
fallopian (uterine) tube
-salpinx
fallopian (uterine) tube
sangu/i
blood, bloody
sanguin/o
blood, bloody
sapr/o
decay, putrefaction
sarc/o
flesh, connective tissue
-sarcoma
malignant tumour of connective tissue
scapul/o
scapula, shoulder blade
scat/o
faeces, dung
-schisis
to split
schist/o
split, cleft, division
schiz/o
split, cleft, division
scint/i
sparking, flashing of light
scirrh/o
hard
scler/o
sclera, white of the eye
scler/o
hardening
-sclerosis
hardening
scoli/o
crooked, bent
-scope
instrument for visual examination
-scopy
process of visual examination
scot/o
darkness
scrot/o
scrotum, bag or pouch
seb/o
sebum, oily secretion from the sebaceous glands
sebace/o
sebum, oily secretion from the sebaceous glands
sect/o
to cut
-section
cut
secundi-
second
semi-
half
semin/i
semen, seed
sensor/i
sensation, sensory
seps/o
infection
-sepsis
infection
septi-
seven
sept/o
septum
-septic
infection, decay of a sort
septic/o
infection
ser/o
serum
sesqui-
one and a half
sex-
six
sial/o
saliva, salivary
sialaden/o
salivary gland
sider/o
iron
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
silic/o
glass
sin/o
sinus
sinistr/o
left (side)
sinus/o
sinus, cavity, particularly paranasal sinus
-sis
state of, condition
sit/o
food
-sol
solution
somat/o
body
-somatia
body
-somatic
body
somatic/o
body
