Medical to English Word Parts Flashcards
1
Q
a-, an-
A
no, not
2
Q
ab-
A
away from
3
Q
abdomin/o
A
abdomen
4
Q
-ac
A
pertaining to
5
Q
ad-
A
toward
6
Q
aden/o
A
gland
7
Q
ademoid/o
A
adenoids
8
Q
adren/o
A
adrenal gland
9
Q
-al
A
pertaining to
10
Q
-algia
A
pain
11
Q
alveol/o
A
alveolus
12
Q
amni/o
A
amnion
13
Q
-an
A
pertaining to
14
Q
ana-
A
up, apart
15
Q
an/o
A
anus
16
Q
angi.o
A
vessel (blood)
17
Q
ante-
A
before, forward
18
Q
anter/o
A
front
19
Q
anti-
A
against
20
Q
aort/o
A
aorta
21
Q
append/o, appendic/o
A
appendix
22
Q
-ar
A
pertaining to
23
Q
arteri/o
A
artery
24
Q
arteriol/o
A
small artery
25
arthr/o
joint
26
-ary
pertaining to
27
ather/o
fatty plaque
28
-ation
process, condition
29
atel-
incomplete
30
aur/o
ear
31
aut-
self
32
axill/o
armpit
33
balan/o
penis
34
bari/o
weight
35
bi-
two
36
bi/o
life
37
blephar/o
eyelid
38
brady-
slow
39
bronch/o
bronchial tube
40
bronchiol/o
small bronchial tube
41
calcane/o
calcaneus (heel bone)
42
capillar/o
capillary
43
carcin/o
cancer, cancerous
44
cardi/o
heart
45
carp/o
wrist bones (carpals)
46
-cele
hernia
47
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
48
cephal/o
head
49
cerebell/o
cerebellum
50
cerebr/o
cerebrum
51
cervic/o
neck
52
chem/o
drug, chemical
53
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
54
choledoch/o
common bile duct
55
chondr/o
cartilage
56
chron/o
time
57
-cision
process of cutting
58
cis/o
to cut
59
clavicul/o
clavicle (collarbone)
60
-coccus
bacterium
61
coccyg/o
tailbone
62
col/o
colon (large intestine)
63
colon/o
colon
64
colp/o
vagina
65
comi/o
to care for
66
con-
with, together
67
coni/o
dust
68
-coniosis
abnormal condition of dust
69
coron/o
heart
70
cost/o
rib
71
crani/o
skull
72
crin/o
secrete
73
-crine
secretion
74
-crit
separation
75
cry/o
cold
76
cutane/o
skin
77
cyan/o
blue
78
cyst/o
urinary bladder
79
-cyte
cell
80
cyt/o
cell
81
dactyl/o
fingers or toes
82
dent/i
tooth
83
dermat/o, derm/o
skin
84
dia-
thorough, complete
85
-dipsia
thirst
86
duoden/o
duodenum
87
dur/o
dura mater (outermost meningeal layer)
88
-dynia
pain
89
dys-
abnormal, bad, difficult, painful
90
-eal
pertaining to
91
ec-
out, outside
92
-ectasia, -ectasis
dilation, stretching, widening
93
ecto-
out, outside
94
-ectomy
excision (resection, removal); process of cutting out
95
electr/o
electricity
96
-emesis
vomiting
97
-emia
blood condition
98
en-
in, inner, within
99
encephal/o
brain
100
endo-
within, in, inner
101
endocrin/o
endocrine glands
102
endometr/o, endometri/o
endometrium
103
enter/o
intestines (usually small intestine)
104
epi-
above, upon
105
epiglott/o
epiglottis
106
epitheli/o
skin (surface tissues)
107
erythr/o
red
108
esophag/o
esophagus
109
esthesi/o
sensation
110
ex-, exo-, extra-
out, outside
111
femor/o
femur, thigh bone
112
fibr/o
fibrous tissue
113
fibul/o
fibula (smaller lower leg bone)
114
gastr/o
stomach
115
gen/o
to produce
116
-gen
production, formation
117
-genesis
producing, forming
118
-genic
pertaining to producing, produced by
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ger/o
old age
120
-globin
protein
121
glyc/o
sugar
122
gnos/o
knowledge
123
-gram
record
124
-graph
instrument to record
125
-graphy
process of recording, to record
126
gynec/o
woman, female
127
hemat/o, hem/o
blood
128
hepat/o
liver
129
humer/o
humerus (upper arm bone)
130
hydr/o
water
131
hyper-
above, excessive, more than normal, too much (as in they really used quite a few words to describe this)
132
hypo-
below, deficient, less than normal, too little (as in they probably were afraid of being hypodescriptive)
133
hypophys/o
pituitary gland
134
hyster/o
uterus
135
-ia
condition
136
-ian
practitioner
137
iatr/o
treatment
138
-ic, -ical
pertaining to
139
ile/o
ileum (third part of small intestine)
140
in-
in, into
141
-ine
pertaining to
142
infra-
below
143
inguin/o
groin
144
inter-
between
145
intra-
within
146
-ior
pertaining to
147
isch/o
to hold back
148
-ism
condition, process
149
-ist
specialist
150
-it is
inflammation
151
jejun/o
jejunum
152
lapar/o
abdomen
153
-lapse
slide
154
laryng/o
larynx
155
later/o
side
156
ligament/o
ligament
157
leiomy/o
smooth muscle
158
leuk/o
white
159
lip/o
fat
160
-listhesis
sliding
161
lith/o
stone
162
-lith
stone
163
-logist
one who specializes in study of
164
-logy
process of study, study of
165
lumb/o
loin, waist region
166
lymph/o
lymph
167
lymphaden/o
lymph nodes
168
lymphangi/o
lymph vessel
169
lys/o
breakdown, destruction, separation
170
-lysis
breakdown, destruction, separation
171
mal-
bad
172
-malacia
softening
173
mamm/o
breast
174
mast/o
breast
175
mediastin/o
mediastinum
176
medull/o
medulla oblongata
177
-megaly
enlargement
178
men/o
menstruation
179
mening/o
meninges (membranes covering brain and spinal cord)
180
meta-
beyond, change
181
metacarp/o
metacarpals (hand bones)
182
metatars/o
metatarsals (foot bones)
183
-meter
measure
184
metr/o, metri/o
uterus; to measure
185
-metry
measurement
186
-mortem
death
187
-motor
movement
188
muscul/o
muscle
189
my/o
muscle
190
myel/o
bone marrow (with -blast, -cyte, -genous, -oma)
191
myel/o
spinal cord (with -cele, -gram, -itis)
192
myos/o
muscle
193
myring/o
eardrum
194
nas/o
nose
195
nat/i
birth
196
necr/o
death
197
neo-
new
198
nephr/o
kidney
199
neur/o
nerve
200
norm/o
rule, order
201
nos/o
disease
202
obstetr/o
midwife
203
ocul/o
eye
204
odont/o
tooth
205
-oid
pertaining to, resembling
206
-oma
tumor, mass, swelling
207
onc/o
tumor
208
onycho/o
nail
209
o/o
egg
210
oophor/o
ovary
211
ophthalm/o
eye
212
-opsy
process of viewing
213
opt/o, optic/o
eye
214
or/o
mouth
215
orch/o
testicle, testis
216
orchi/o
testicle, testis
217
orchid/o
testicle, testis
218
orth/o
straight
219
-osis
abnormal condition
220
osm/o
smell
221
oste/o
bone
222
ot/o
ear
223
-ous
pertaining to
224
ovari/o
ovary
225
pancreat/o
pancreas
226
para-
along the side of, beside, near
227
parathyroid/o
parathyroid gland
228
-partum
birth
229
path/o
disease
230
-pathy
disease condition
231
ped/o
child
232
pelv/o
hip bone
233
-penia
deficiency
234
per-
through
235
peri-
surrounding
236
peritone/o
peritoneum (membrane around abdominal organs)
237
perone/o
fibula
238
-pexy
fixation (surgical)
239
phak/o
lens of the eye
240
phalang/o
pharynx, throat
241
-phasia
speech
242
-philia
attraction to
243
phleb/o
vein
244
phren/o
diaphragm
245
phren/o
mind
246
pituitar/o
pituitary gland
247
plas/o
development, formation, growth
248
-plasm
development, formation, growth
249
-plasia
formation, growth
250
-plasty
surgical repair
251
-plegia
paralysis
252
pleur/o
pleura (membranes surrounding the lungs)
253
-pnea
breathing
254
pneum/o
air, lung
255
pneumon/o
lung
256
-poiesis
formation
257
poly-
many, much
258
post-
after, behind
259
poster/o
back, behind
260
pre-
before
261
pro-, pros-
before, forward
262
prosth/o
artificial replacement
263
proct/o
anus and rectum
264
prostat/o
prostate gland
265
psych/o
mind
266
-ptosis
prolapse, sagging
267
-ptysis
spitting
268
pulmon/o
lung
269
pyel/o
renal pelvis (central section of the kidney)
270
radi/o
x-ray; radius (lateral lower arm bone)
271
re-, retro-
behind, back
272
rect/o
rectum
273
ren/o
kidney
274
retin/o
retina of the eye
275
rhabdomy/o
striated (skeletal muscle)
276
rheumat/o
flow, fluid
277
rhin/o
nose
278
-rrhage
excess flow of blood
279
-rrhagia
excess flow of blood
280
-rrhaphy
suture
281
-rrhea
discharge, flow
282
sacr/o
sacrum
283
salping/o
fallopian tube; eustachian tube
284
-salpinx
fallopian tube; eustachian tube
285
sarc/o
flesh
286
scapul/o
shoulder blade
287
-sclerosis
hardening
288
-scope
instrument to view or visually examine
289
-scopy
process of visual examination
290
scrot/o
scrotal sac, scrotum
291
-section
process of cutting into
292
sept/o
infection
293
septic/o
infection
294
-sis
condition
295
-somatic
pertaining to the body
296
son/o
sound
297
-spasm
constriction
298
spin/o
backbone, spine, vertebra
299
splen/o
spleen
300
spondyl/o
backbone, vertebra
301
-stasis
control, stop; place, to stand
302
-stat
stop, control
303
-stenosis
narrowing
304
stern/o
sternum (breastbone)
305
stomat/o
mouth
306
-stomy
opening
307
sub-
below, under
308
supra-
above
309
sym-
with, together (use before b, p, and m)
310
syn-
with, together
311
tachy-
fast
312
tendin/o, ten/o
tendon
313
-tension
pressure
314
theli/o, thel/o
nipple
315
-therapy
treatment
316
-thesis
put, place
317
thorac/o
chest
318
thromb/o
clot
319
thym/o
thymus gland
320
thyr/o, thyroid/o, thyroaden/o
thyroid gland
321
tibi/o
tibia or shin bone
322
-tic
pertaining to
323
-tomy
incision, process of cutting into
324
tonsill/o
tonsils
325
top/o
to put, place
326
trache/o
trachea, windpipe
327
trans-
across, through
328
tri-
three
329
troph/o
development, nourishment
330
-trophy
development, nourishment
331
tympan/o
eardrum
332
uln/o
ulna
333
ultra-
beyond
334
-um
structure
335
ungu/o
nail
336
uni-
one
337
ureter/o
ureter
338
urethr/o
urethra
339
ur/o
urine, urinary tract
340
-uria
urine condition
341
uter/o
uterus
342
vagin/o
vagina
343
vas/o
vas deferens, vessel
344
vascul/o
blood vessel
345
ven/o
vein
346
venul/o
venule
347
vertebr/o
backbone, vertebra
348
vesic/o
urinary bladder
349
-y
condition, process
