Latin Part 1 Flashcards
a-, an, non
without, not (apnea, anuria, non striated)
ab-, ef-
away (abductor muscle, efferent neuron)
ad-, af-
toward (afferent neuron, adductor muscle)
adi-, lip(o)
fat (adipose, liposuction)
-alg
pain (neuralgia, fibromyalgia)
ana-
up (anabolic reaction)
ang(i)-
vessel (angiogenesis, vasodilator)
ante-, pre-, pro-
before (prenatal, ante brachial, promonocyte)
anti-, contra-
against, resisting (antibody, contraception)
arthr(o), artic-
joint (arthritis, articulation)
brady-
slow (bradycardia)
card-
heart (cardiology)
cat-
down (catabolic reaction)
-centesis
puncture (amniocentesis)
cephal-, -ceps
head (hydrocephalus, biceps femoris)
chondr-
cartilage (chrondrocyte)
-clast
break, destroy (osteoclast)
corp-, soma-
body (corpus luteum, somatic cell)
-cyte
cell (leukocyte)
dys-, mal-
bad, painful, difficult (dyspnea, malnutrition, malabsorption)
-ectomy, -tom, -sect
cut, cut out (appendectomy, lobotomy, dissect)
ectop-
displaced (ectopic pregnancy)
edem-
swelling (lymphedema)
en, endo-, intra-
inside, within (endosteum, intraocular)