Medical Stems Flashcards

1
Q

aden/o

A

gland

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

adren/o

A

adrenal gland

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

appendic/o

A

appendix

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

arthr/o

A

joint

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

blephar/o

A

eyelid

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

bucc/o

A

cheek

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

cephal/o

A

head

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

cervic/o

A

neck, or cervix (of uterus)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

chol/e

A

bile

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

col/o

A

colon

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

crani/o

A

skull

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

cyst/o

A

bladder, filled pouch or sack

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

dactyl

A

finger

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

derm/o

A

skin

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

enter/o

A

intestine

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

gingiv/o

A

blood

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

hem/o, hemat/o

A

blood

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

hist/o, histi/o

A

tissue

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

lapar/o

A

abdominal wall, abdomen

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

lip/o

A

lipid, fat

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

mast/o

A

breast, mammary gland

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

myel/o

A

bone marrow, spinal cord

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

nas/o

A

nose

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

neur/o

A

nerve

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

odont/o

A

teeth, tooth

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

ophthalm/o

A

eye

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

oste/o

A

bone

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

ot/o

A

ear

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

phleb/o

A

vein

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

pleur/o

A

pleura (membrane surrounding lungs)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

pod/o

A

foot

32
Q

pulmon/o, pulm/o

A

lung

33
Q

ren/o

A

kidney

34
Q

salping/o

A

tube: auditory (eustachian), uterine, fallopian tubes

35
Q

spondyl/o

A

spinal column, vertebra

36
Q

thorac/o

A

chest

37
Q

valv/o

A

valve

38
Q

ven/o

A

vein

39
Q

kary/o

A

neucleus

40
Q

angi/o

A

vessel

41
Q

arteri/o, arter/o

A

artery

42
Q

bar/o

A

pressure

43
Q

bronch/o

A

bronchial tube

44
Q

cardi/o

A

heart

45
Q

cerebr/o

A

cerebrum

46
Q

cheil/o

A

lip

47
Q

chondr/o

A

cartilage

48
Q

cost/o

A

rib

49
Q

cyan/o

A

blue

50
Q

cyt/o

A

cell

51
Q

dent/o

A

teeth

52
Q

encephal/o

A

brain

53
Q

gastr/o

A

stomach

54
Q

gloss/o

A

tongue

55
Q

hepat/o

A

liver

56
Q

hyster/o

A

uterus, womb

57
Q

lingu/o

A

tongue

58
Q

mamm/o

A

breast

59
Q

my/o

A

muscle

60
Q

myring/o

A

eardrum, tympanic membrane

61
Q

nephr/o

A

kidney

62
Q

ocul/o

A

eye

63
Q

oophor/o

A

ovary

64
Q

orchid/o, orchi/o

A

testes

65
Q

ped/o

A

foot

66
Q

phren/o

A

diaphragm or mind

67
Q

pneum/o, pneumat/o

A

lung, air, gas, respiration

68
Q

proct/o

A

anus, rectum

69
Q

pyel/o

A

renal pelvis

70
Q

rhin/o

A

nose

71
Q

splen/o

A

spleen

72
Q

stoma, stomat/o

A

stomach

73
Q

uter/o

A

uterus

74
Q

vas/o

A

vas deferens, vessel, duct

75
Q

xanth/o

A

yellow