Medical Term (U-Z) Flashcards
-ula
small, little
-ule
small one
ulcer/o
sore, ulcer
uln/o
ulna (medial lower arm bone)
ultra-
beyond, excess
-um
singular noun ending
umbilic/o
navel
un-
not
ungu/o
nail
uni-
one
ur/o
urine, urinary tract
-uresis
urination
ureter/o
ureter
urethr/o
urethra
urg/o
urination, urine
-uria
urination, urine
urin/o
urine or urinary organs
urtic/o
nettle, rash, hives
-us
thing, singular noun ending
uter/i, uter/o
uterus
uve/o
iris, choroid, ciliary body, uveal tract
uvul/o
uvula, little grape
vaccin/i, vaccin/o
vaccine
vacu/o
empty
vag/o
vagus nerve, wandering
vagin/o
vagina
valg/o
bent or twisted outward
valv/o, valvul/o
valve
var/o
bent or twisted inward
varic/o
varicose veins, swollen or dilated vein
vas/o
vas deferens, vessel
vascul/o
blood vessel, little vessel
vast/o
vast, great, extensive
vect/o
carry, convey
ven/o
vein
vener/o
sexual intercourse
venter-
abdomen
ventilat/o
expose to air, fan
ventr/o
in front, belly side of body
ventricul/o
ventricle of brain or heart, small chamber
venul/o
venule, small vein
verg/o
twist, incline
verm/i
worm
verruc/o
wart
-verse, -version
to turn
vers/o, vert/o
turn
vertebr/o
vertebra, backbone
vertig/o, vertigin/o
whirling around
vesic/o
urinary bladder
vesicul/o
seminal vesicle, blister, little bladder
vi/o
force
vill/i
shaggy hair, tuft of hair
vir/o
poison, virus
viril/o
masculine, manly
vis/o
seeing, sight
visc/o
sticky
viscer/o
viscera, internal organ
viscos/o
sticky
vit/a, vit/o
life
viti/o
blemish, defect
vitre/o
glassy, made of glass
voc/i
voice
vol/o
palm or sole
volv/o
roll, turn
vulgar/i
common
vulv/o
vulva, covering
xanth/o
yellow
xen/o
strange, foreign
xer/o
dry
xiph/i, xiph/o
sword
-y
noun ending
zo/o
animal life
zygomat/o
cheek bone, yoke
zygot/o
joined together