Medical Word Elements Flashcards
1
Q
Cyto
A
Cell
2
Q
Histo
A
Tissue
3
Q
Karyo
A
Nucleus
4
Q
Nucleo
A
Nucleus
5
Q
Antero
A
Anterior, front
6
Q
Caudo
A
Tail
7
Q
Cephalo
A
Head
8
Q
Disto
A
Far, furthest
9
Q
Dorso
A
Back (of body)
10
Q
Infero
A
Lower, below
11
Q
Latero
A
Side, to one side
12
Q
Medio
A
Middle
13
Q
Poster/o
A
Back, behind, posterior
14
Q
Proxim/o
A
Near, nearest
15
Q
Ventr/o
A
Belly, belly side
16
Q
Albin/o
A
White
17
Q
Leuk/o
A
White
18
Q
Chrom/o
A
Color
19
Q
Cirrh/o
A
Yellow
20
Q
Jaund/o
A
Yellow
21
Q
Xanth/o
A
Yellow
22
Q
Cyan/o
A
Blue
23
Q
Erythr/o
A
Red
24
Q
Melan/o
A
Black
25
Q
Poli/o
A
Gray
26
Q
Radi/o
A
Radiation, xray
27
Q
Tom/o
A
To cut
28
Q
Viscer/o
A
Internal organs
29
Q
Adip/o
A
Fat
30
Q
Lip/o
A
Fat
31
Q
Steat/o
A
Fat
32
Q
Hidr/o
A
Sweat
33
Q
Sudor/o
A
Sweat
34
Q
Ichthy/o
A
Dry, scaly
35
Q
Kerat/o
A
Horny tissue;
Hard; cornea
36
Q
Myc/o
A
Fungus
37
Q
Onych/o
A
Nail
38
Q
Ungu/o
A
Nail
39
Q
Pil/o
A
Hair
40
Q
Trich/o
A
Hair
41
Q
Scler/o
A
Hardening
42
Q
Seb/o
A
Sebum; sebaceous
43
Q
Squam/o
A
Scale
44
Q
Xen/o
A
Foreign, strange
45
Q
xer/o
A
Dry
46
Q
sial/o
A
saliva, salivary gland
47
Q
gingiv/o
A
gum(s)
48
Q
dent/o
A
teeth
49
Q
odont/o
A
teeth
50
Q
cheil/o
A
lip
