latin/greek stems Flashcards
1
Q
osteo
A
bone
2
Q
arthro
A
joint
3
Q
cardio
A
heart
4
Q
uro/uria
A
urine
5
Q
lipo
A
fat
6
Q
hemo/hemato
A
blood
7
Q
thrombo
A
clot
8
Q
cyto
A
cell
9
Q
costo
A
rib
10
Q
lingua/glossa
A
tongue
11
Q
cholecysto
A
gall bladder
12
Q
nephro/rena
A
kidney
13
Q
neuro
A
nerve
14
Q
gastro
A
stomach
15
Q
acro
A
extremity
16
Q
chondro
A
cartilage
17
Q
myo
A
muscle
18
Q
hepato
A
liver
19
Q
adeno
A
gland
20
Q
myco
A
fungus
21
Q
emesis
A
vomi
22
Q
febri
A
fever
23
Q
enchephalo
A
brain
24
Q
arterio
A
artery
25
laparo
abdominal wall
26
hypo
low/under
27
nox/noct
night
28
poly
many/much
29
cyano
blue
30
inter
between
31
peri
around/surrounding
32
dys
difficult/painful
33
tachy
fast
34
mono
one
35
hyper
excessive/too much
36
sub
under
37
brady
slow
38
hydro
water
39
a
without
40
erythro
red
41
an
without
42
oligo
scanty/few
43
dextro
right
44
em
in
45
sclerosis
hardening
46
ptosis
downward displacement
47
trophy
growth/nourishment
48
itis
inflammation
49
megaly
enlargement
50
plasty
plastic repair
51
tomy
incision into/opening
52
oma
tumor
53
algia
pain/ache
54
spasm
involuntary contraction
55
osis
condition
56
iasis
condition/presence of
57
ectomy
excision of
58
ic
pertaining to
59
centesis
puncture of
60
malacia
softening
61
desis
fixation
62
ar
pertaining to
63
phobia
fear of
