LPN Words Part #1 Flashcards
a-
no; not; without
ab-
away from
abdomin/o
abdomen
-ac
pertaining to
acid/o
acid
acr/o
extremities; arms or legs
ad-
toward
aden/o
gland
adenoid/o
adenoid
adip/o
fat
adren/o
adrenal glands
adrenal/o
adrenal glands
adrenalin/o
adrenalin
aer/o
air
-al
pertaining to
alb/o
white
albin/o
white
algesi/o
sensitivity to pain
-algia
pain
alkal/o
alkaline; basic
alveol/o
alveolus; air sac
amyl/o
starch
an-
no; without
angi/o
vessel
anis/o
unequal
ankyl/o
stiff
ante-
before
anter/o
front
anti-
against
aort/o
aorta
append/o
appendix
appendic/o
appendix
arteri/o
artery
arteriol/o
arteriole
arthr/o
joint
-ase
enzyme
-asthenia
weakness
ather/o
yellowish, fatty plaque
atri/o
atrium
aut/o
self
audi/o
hearing
axill/o
armpit
bacteri/o
bacteria
bi-
two
bi/o
life; living
-blast or blast/o
embryonic form
blephar/o
eyelid
brady-
slow
bronch/o or bronchi/o
bronchi
bronchiol/o
bronchiole
calc/i
calcium
calcane/o
calcaneus (heel bone)
carcin/o
cancer
cardi/o
heart
carp/o
carpus (wrist bone)
cec/o
cecum
-cele
hernia
-centesis
surgical puncture
cephal/o
head
cerebell/o
cerebellum
cerebr/o
cerebrum; brain
cervic/o
neck; cervix; uteri
cheil/o
lip
chem/o
chemical
chir/o
hand
chlor/o
green
chol/e
gall; bile
chondr/o
cartilage
chrom/o
color
-cidal
killing
-clasia
break
clavic/o
clavicle; collar bone
-clysis
irrigation; washing out
coccyg/o
coccyx (tail bone)
col/o
colon (large intestine)
colp/o
vagina
contra-
against
cost/o
ribs
crani/o
cranium; skull
crin/o or crine
secrete
cry/o
cold
crypt/o
hidden
cutane/o
skin
cyan/o
blue
-cyesis
pregnancy
cyst/o
bladder; cyst; sac
cyt/o or -cyte
cell
dacry/o
tear
dactyt/o
digits; fingers or toes
de-
down; from
dendri/o
tree
dent/i or dent/o
teeth
derm/a or dermat/o
skin
di-
twice; two
dia-
through
dipl/o
double
dips/o
thirst
dist/o
distant; far
dors/o
back
duoden/o
duodenum
-dynia
pain
dys-
bad; difficult