Lesson 1 (Chapter 2) Flashcards
1
Q
Angi/o
A
Blood vessel
2
Q
Arteri/o
A
Artery
3
Q
Arthr/o
A
Joint
4
Q
Blephar/o
A
eyelid
5
Q
Bronch/o
A
Bronchus
6
Q
Cardi/o
A
heart
7
Q
Cephal/o
A
Head
8
Q
Colon/o or Col/o
A
Colon, Larger Intestine
9
Q
Cyan/o
A
Blue
10
Q
Cyst/o
A
Bladder
11
Q
Dermat/o
A
Skin
12
Q
Encephal/o
A
Brain
13
Q
Enter/o
A
Small intestine
14
Q
Erthr/o
A
Red
15
Q
Gastr/o
A
Stomach
16
Q
Gingiv/o
A
Gums
17
Q
Gloss/o
A
Tongue
18
Q
Hemat/o
A
Blood
19
Q
Hepat/o
A
Liver
20
Q
Hyster/o
A
Uterus
21
Q
Lapar/o
A
Abdomen, abdominal wall
22
Q
Laryng/o
A
Larynx (voice box)
23
Q
Leuk/o
A
White
24
Q
Mamm/o
A
Breast
25
Mast/o
Breast
26
Melan/o
Black
27
My/o
Muscle
28
Myel/o
Bone marrow, spinal cord
29
Nephr/o
Kidney
30
Neur/o
Nerves, nervous system
31
Oophor/o
Ovary
32
Ophthalm/o
Eye
33
Orchi/o
Testicle
34
Osteo/o
Bone
35
Ot/o
Ear
36
Path/o
Disease
37
Pharyng/o
Pharynx (throat)
38
Phleb/o
Vein
39
Ren/o
Kidney
40
Rhin/o
Nose
41
Sapling/o
Fallopian tube
42
Splen/o
Spleen
43
Stomat/o
Mouth
44
Thyr/o
Thyroid gland
45
Vascul/o
Blood vessel
46
-al
Pertaining to the small intestine
47
-ac
Pertaining to the heart
48
-ary
pertaining to the lungs
49
-ic
Pertaining to above the stomach
50
-ous
Pertaining to veins
51
-eal
Pertaining to the esophagus
52
-algia
Pain
53
-centesis
Surgical puncture to remove fluid
54
-ectomy
Surgical excision (removal)
55
-gram
A record, recording
56
-itis
Inflammation
57
-ology
Study of
58
-logist
One who specializes
59
-megaly
Abnormal enlargement
60
-oma
Tumor
61
-osis
Condition
62
-pathy
Disease
63
-penia
Deficiency
64
-pexy
Surgical fixation
65
-plasty
Surgical repair
66
-pnea
Breathing
67
-rrhagia
Severe bleeding
68
-rrhaphy
Surgical suturing
69
-rrhea
Flow, discharge
70
-rrhexis
Rupture
71
-scope
Instrument for viewing
72
-scopy
Visual examination
73
-statis, -static
Control, maintenance of a constant level
74
-stenosis
Abnormal narrowing
75
-stomy
Creation of an artificial opening
76
-tomy
Cutting into an organ or area
77
-uria
Urination, urine
78
A- , An-
Without, not
79
Anti-
Against
80
Bi-
Two, double
81
Brady-
Slow
82
Dys-
Bad, difficult, painful
83
Endo-
Within, inside
84
Epi-
Above
85
Eu-
Good, normal
86
Exo-
Out of, outside, away from
87
Hemat/o-
Blood
88
Hemi-
One half
89
Hyper-
Above normal, beneath, low
90
Hypo-
Below, beneath, low
91
Intra-
Inside, within
92
Mal-
Bad
93
Neo-
New
94
Peri-
Around, surrounding
95
Poly-
Excessive, many
96
Post-
After
97
Pre-
Before
98
Sub-
Less than normal, below, underneath
99
Tachy-
Rapid
100
Singular Ending -a
Plural Ending -ae
101
Singular Ending -ax
Plural Ending -aces
102
Singular Ending -ex
Plural Ending -ices
103
Singular Ending -ix
Plural Ending -ices
104
Singular Ending -is
Plural Ending -es
105
Singular Ending -um
Plural Ending -a
106
Singular Ending -us
Plural Ending -i
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