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
Poli/o
Gray
26
Radi/o
Radiation, xray
27
Tom/o
To cut
28
Viscer/o
Internal organs
29
Adip/o
Fat
30
Lip/o
Fat
31
Steat/o
Fat
32
Hidr/o
Sweat
33
Sudor/o
Sweat
34
Ichthy/o
Dry, scaly
35
Kerat/o
Horny tissue;
Hard; cornea
36
Myc/o
Fungus
37
Onych/o
Nail
38
Ungu/o
Nail
39
Pil/o
Hair
40
Trich/o
Hair
41
Scler/o
Hardening
42
Seb/o
Sebum; sebaceous
43
Squam/o
Scale
44
Xen/o
Foreign, strange
45
xer/o
Dry
46
sial/o
saliva, salivary gland
47
gingiv/o
gum(s)
48
dent/o
teeth
49
odont/o
teeth
50
cheil/o
lip
51
labi/o
lip
52
bucc/o
cheek
53
gloss/o
tongue
54
lingu/o
tongue
55
or/o
mouth
56
stomat/o
mouth
57
esophag/o
Esophagus
58
gasser/o
stomach
59
pharyng/o
pharynx
60
pylor/o
pylorus
61
duoden/o
duodenum
62
enter/o
intestine (small)
63
jejun/o
jejunum (2nd part of small intestine)
64
ile/o
ileum (3rd part of small intestine)
65
append/o
appendix
66
appendic/o
appendix
67
col/o
colon
68
colon/o
colon
69
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
70
rect/o
rectum
71
proct/o
anus, rectum
72
an/o
anus
73
hepat/o
liver
74
pancreat/o
pancreas
75
cholangi/o
bile vessel
76
chol/e
bile, gall
77
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
78
choledoch/o
bile duct
79
Nas/o
Nose
80
Rhin/o
Nose
81
Sept/o
Septum
82
Sinus/o
Sinus, cavity
83
Pharyng/o
Pharynx, throat
84
Adenoid/o
Adenoid
85
Tonsill/o
Tonsils
86
Epiglott/o
Epiglottis
87
Laryng/o
Larynx
88
Trache/o
Trachea, windpipe
89
Bronchi/o
Bronchus
90
Bronchiol/o
Bronchiole
91
Alveol/o
Alveolus
92
Pleur/o
Pleura
93
Pneumon/o
Air, Lung
94
Pulmon/o
Lung
95
Anthrac/o
Coal, coal dust
96
Atel/o
Incomplete, imperfect
97
Coni/o
Dust
98
Lob/o
Lobe
99
Orth/o
Straight
100
Ox/o
Oxygen
101
Pector/o
Chest
102
Steth/o
Chest
103
Thorac/o
Chest
104
Phren/o
Diaphragm; mind
105
Spir/o
Breathe
106
aneurysm/o
aneurysm
107
angi/o
vessel (blood or lymph)
108
vascular/o
vessel (blood/lymph)
109
aort/o
aorta
110
arteri/o
artery
111
arterial/o
arteriole
112
atri/o
atrium
113
ather/o
fatty plaque
114
cardi/o
heart
115
coron/o
heart
116
electr/o
electricity
117
embol/o
embolus (plug)
118
hemangi/o
blood vessel
119
my/o
muscle
120
phleb/o
vein
121
ven/o
vein
122
scler/o
narrowing, stricture
123
thromb/o
blood clot
124
valv/o
valve
125
valvul/o
valve
126
ventricul/o
ventricle (of the heart or brain)
