Medical Terminology & Lab Values Week 1 Flashcards
-a
singular to plural
-ae
pleura pleurae
-ax
singular to plural
-aces
thorax thoraces
-en
singular to plural
-ina
lumen lumina
-is
singular to plural
-es
diagnosis diagnoses
-ix
singular to plural
-ices
appendix appendices
-ex
singular to plural
-ices
apex apices
-ma
singular to plural
-mata
carcinoma carcinomata
-on
singular to plural
-a
ganglion ganglia
-um
singular to plural
-a
bacterium bacteria
-us
singular plural
-i
bronchus bronchi
-y
singular to plural
-ies
deformity deformities
cardi/o
heart
cephal/o
head
cervic/o
neck
chondr
cartilage
chondr/oma - tumor composed of cartilage
-oma
root word
tumor
chondr/oma - tumor composed of cartilage
crani/o
cranium
cyt
root word
cell
cyt/o/meter - instrument used to count and measure cells
-meter
instrument used for measuring
gastr/o
stomach
hist
tissue
hist/o/logy - the study of tissues
ili/o
ilium
large bone forming the upper part of each half of the pelvis
inguin/o
groin
lumb/o
loins (lower back)
nucle
nucleus
nucle/ar - pertaining to cellular, atomic, or anatomical nucleus
pelv/o
pelvis
spin/o
spine
thorac/o
chest
umbilic/o
umbilicus, navel
abdomen/o
abdomine
anter/o
anterior, front
anter/ior
caud/o
tail
caud/al
dist/o
far, farthest
dist/al
dors/o
back of lower body
dors/al
infer/o
root word
lower, below
infer/ior
later/o
side, to one side
later/al
medi/o
middle
med/ial