M1 Part A Flashcards
a-, an-
not, without
bi-
twice, double
di-
two
dys-
bad, difficult, abnormal
eu-
good, well, true, normal
hyper-
extreme, above normal
hypo-
below normal
mega-
enlargement, million
meta-
after, beside, beyond, change
para-
alongside, abnormal
poly-
many, a plurality
post-
after, behind
pre-
before, ahead of
super-
in excess, above, superior
aden/o
gland
cardi/o
heart
cephal/o
head
cyst/o
bladder
cyt/o
cell
gastr/o
stomach
hem/o
blood
hepat/o
liver
mamm/o
breasts
mast/o
breasts
my/o
muscle
myel/o
bone marrow, spinal cord
nephr/o
kidney
neur/o
nervous system
oste/o
bones
phleb/o
veins
pneum/o
lungs, breathing
ren/o
kidney
rhin/o
nose
splen/o
spleen
steth/o
upper chest
thorac/a
upper chest
thyr/o
thyroid
trache/o
trachea
vas/o
blood vessels
ven/i
blood vessels
-centesis
surgical puncture for aspiration
-clasis
to break, the act of breaking
-ectomy
removal, excision
-lysis
loosen, destruction, separation
-ostomy
surgical formation of an opening or mouth
-pexy
to fix or suspend
-plasty
surgical repair, reconstruction
-stasis
stop, to be in a state of control
-tomy
act of cutting, incision
-tripsy
to crush, crushing
-algia
pain
-cele
a pouch, pouching, hernia
-dynia
pain
-dipsia
a condition of thirst
-emia
referring to blood
-gen
formative, producing, beginning
-graph
instrument used to record data or a picture
-gram
a picture or record
-graphy
the process of recording data or a picture
-ic
pertaining to
-ism
condition of, disease of
-itis
inflammation
-logy
study of, academic study of
-malacia
softening
-megaly
enlargement
-oma
a tumor or mass
-osis
abnormal condition, disease
-pathy
a disease or disorder
-penia
a deficiency, decrease
-phobia
an fear, sensitivity, aversion
-plegia
paralysis
-rrhage
burst forth
-rrhea
flowing, discharge
-rrhexis
to rupture, to burst
-sclerosis
abnormal hardening
-scopy
use of an instrument for viewing
-stalsis
a contraction
-trophy
nourishment, development