Medical Word Elements Flashcards
1
Q
a-
A
without, not
2
Q
-a
A
noun ending
3
Q
ab-
A
from, away from
4
Q
abdomin/o
A
abdomen
5
Q
abort/o
A
to miscarry
6
Q
-ac
A
pertaining to
7
Q
acid/o
A
acid
8
Q
acous/o
A
hearing
9
Q
act/o
A
extremity
10
Q
acromi/o
A
acromion (protection of the scapula)
11
Q
-acusia
A
hearing
12
Q
-ad
A
toward
13
Q
ad-
A
toward
14
Q
aden/o
A
gland
15
Q
adenoid/o
A
adenoids
16
Q
adip/o
A
fat
17
Q
adren/o
A
adrenal glands
18
Q
adrenal/o
A
adrenal glands
19
Q
aer/o
A
air
20
Q
af-
A
toward
21
Q
agglutin/o
A
clumping, gluing
22
Q
agora-
A
marketplace
23
Q
-al
A
pertaining to
24
Q
albin/o
A
white
25
albumin/o
albumin (protein)
26
-algesia
pain
27
-algia
pain
28
allo-
other, differing from the normal
29
alveol/o
alveolus, air sac
30
amply/o
dull, dim
31
amni/o
amnion (amniotic sac)
32
an-
without, not
33
an/o
anus
34
ana-
against, up, back
35
and/o
male
36
aneurysm/o
aneurysm (widened blood vessel)
37
angi/o
vessel (usually blood or lymph)
38
angin/o
choking pain
39
aniso-
unequal, dissimilar
40
ankyl/o
stiffness, bent, crooked
41
ante-
before, in front of
42
anter/o
anterior, front
43
anthrac/o
coal, coal dust
44
anti-
against
45
aort/o
aorta
46
append/o
appendix
47
appendic/o
appendix
48
aqua/o
water
49
-ar
pertaining to
50
-arche
beginning
51
arteri/o
artery
52
arteriol/o
arteriole
53
arthr/o
joint
54
-ary
pertaining to
55
asbest/o
asbestos
56
-asthenia
weakness, debility
57
astr/o
star
58
-ate
having the form of, possessing
59
atel/o
incomplete, imperfect
60
ather/o
fatty plaque
61
-ation
process (of)
62
atri/o
atrium
63
audi/o
hearing
64
audit/o
hearing
65
aur/o
ear
66
auricul/o
ear
67
auto-
self, own
68
ax/o
axis, axon
69
azot/o
nitrogenous compounds
70
bacteri/o
bacteria (singular, bacterium)
71
balan/o
glans penis
72
bas/o
base (alkaline, opposite of acid)
73
bi-
two
74
bil/i
bile, gall
75
bi/o
life
76
-blast
embryonic cell
77
blast/o
embryonic cell
78
blephar/o
eyelid
79
brachi/o
arm
80
brachy-
short
81
brady-
slow
82
bronch/o
bronchus (plural, bronchi)
83
bronchiol/o
bronchus (plural, bronchi)
84
bucc/o
cheek
85
calc/o
calcium
86
calcane/o
calcaneum (heel bone)
87
-capnia
carbon dioxide
88
carcin/o
cancer
89
cardi/o
heart
90
-cardia
heart condition
91
carp/o
carpus (wrist bone)
92
cata-
down
93
caud/o
tail
94
cauter/o
heat, burn
95
cec/o
cecum
96
-cele
hernia, swelling
97
-centesis
surgical puncture
98
cephal/o
head
99
-ceps
head
100
-ception
conceiving
101
cerebell/o
cerebellum
102
cerebr/o
cerebrum
103
cervic/o
neck, cervix uteri (neck of uterus)
104
chalic/o
limestone
105
cheil/o
lip
106
chem/o
chemical, drug
107
chlor/o
green
108
chol/e
bile, gall
109
cholangi/o
bile vessel
110
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
111
choledoch/o
bile duct
112
chondr/o
cartilage
113
chori/o
chorion
114
choroid/o
choroid
115
chrom/o
color
116
chromat/o
color
117
-cide
killing
118
circum-
around
119
cirrh/o
yellow
120
-cision
a cutting
121
-clasia
to break, surgical fracture
122
-clasis
to break, surgical fracture
123
-clast
to break, surgical fracture
124
clavicul/o
clavicle
125
-clysis
irrigation, washing
126
coccyg/o
coccyx
127
cochle/o
cochlea
128
col/o
colon
129
colon/o
colon
130
colp/o
vagina
131
condyl/o
condyle
132
coni/o
dust
133
conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva
134
-continence
to hold back
135
contra-
against, opposite
136
cor/o
pupil
137
core/o
pupil
138
corne/o
cornea
139
coron/o
heart
140
corp/o
body
141
corpor/o
body
142
cortic/o
cortex
143
cost/o
ribs
144
crani/o
cranium
145
crin/o
secrete
146
-crine
secrete
147
cruci/o
cross
148
cry/o
cold
149
crypt/o
hidden
150
culd/o
cul-de-sac
151
-cusia
hearing
152
-cusis
hearing
153
cutane/o
skin
154
cyan/o
blue
155
cycl/o
ciliary body of the eye, circular, cycle
156
-cyesis
pregnancy
157
cyst/o
bladder
158
cyt/o
cell
159
-cyte
cell
160
dacry/o
tear, lacrimal apparatus
161
dacryocyst/o
lacrimal sacl
162
dactyl/o
fingers, toes
163
de-
cessation
164
dendr/o
tree
165
dent/o
teeth
166
derm/o
skin
167
-derma
skin
168
dermat/o
skin
169
-desis
binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)
170
di-
double
171
dia-
through, across
172
dipl-
double
173
dipl/o
double
174
dips/o
thirst
175
-dipsia
thirst
176
dist/o
far, farthest
177
dors/o
back (of the body)
178
duct/o
to lead, carry
179
-duction
act of leading, bringing, conducting
180
duoden/o
duodenum
181
dur/o
dura mater, hard
182
-dynia
pain
183
dys-
bad, painful, difficult
184
-eal
pertaining to
185
ec-
out, out from
186
echo-
repeated sound
187
-ectasis
dilation, expansion
188
ecto-
outside, outward
189
-ectomy
excision, removal
190
-edema
swelling
191
ef-
away from
192
electr/o
electricity
193
-ema
state of, condition
194
embol/o
embolus (plug)
195
-emesis
vomiting
196
-emia
blood condition
197
emphys/o
to inflate
198
en-
in, within
199
encephal/o
brain
200
end-
in, within
201
endo-
in, within
202
enter/o
intestine
203
eosin/o
dawn (rose colored)
204
epi-
above, upon
205
epididym/o
epididymis
206
epiglott/o
epiglottis
207
episi/o
vulva
208
erythem/o
red
209
erythemat/o
red
210
erythr/o
red
211
eschar/o
scab
212
-esis
condition
213
eso-
inward
214
esophag/o
esophagus
215
esthes/o
feeling
216
-esthesia
feeling
217
eti/o
cause
218
eu-
good, normal
219
ex-
out, out from
220
exo-
outside, outward
221
extra-
outside
222
faci/o
face
223
fasci/o
band, fascia
224
femor/o
femur
225
-ferent
to carry
226
fibr/o
fiber, fibrous tissue
227
fibul/o
fibula
228
fluor/o
luminous, fluorescence
229
galact/o
milk
230
gangli/o
ganglion
231
gastr/o
stomach
232
-gen
forming, producing, origin
233
gen/o
forming, producing, origin
234
-genesis
forming, producing, origin
235
genit/o
genitalia
236
gest/o
pregnancy
237
gingiv/o
gum
238
glauc/o
gray
239
gli/o
glue, neuroglial tissue
240
-glia
glue, neuroglial tissue
241
-globin
protein
242
glomerul/o
glomerulus
243
gloss/o
tongue
244
glott/o
glottis
245
gluc/o
sugar, sweetness
246
glucos/o
sugar, sweetness
247
glyc/o
sugar, sweetness
248
glycos/o
sugar, sweetness
249
gnos/o
knowing
250
-gnosis
knowing
251
gonad/o
gonads, sex glands
252
goni/o
angle
253
gon/o
seed
254
-grade
to go
255
-graft
transplantation
256
-gram
record, writing
257
granul/o
granule
258
-graph
instrument for recording
259
-graphy
process of recording
260
-gravida
pregnant women
261
gyn/o
women, female
262
gynec/o
women, female
263
hallucin/o
hallucination
264
hedon/o
pressure
265
hem/o
blood
266
hemangi/o
blood vessel
267
hemat/o
blood
268
hemi-
one half
269
hepat/o
liver
270
hetero-
different
271
hidr/o
sweat
272
hist/o
tissue
273
histi/o
tissue
274
home/o
same, alike
275
homeo-
same, alike
276
homo-
same
277
humer/o
humerus
278
hydr/o
water
279
hyp-
under, below, deficient
280
hyper-
excessive, above normal
281
hyp/o
under, below, deficient
282
hypn/o
sleep
283
hypo-
under, below, deficient
284
hyster/o
uterus
285
-ia
condition
286
-iac
pertaining to
287
-iasis
abnormal condition
288
iatr/o
physician, treatment
289
-iatry
physician, treatment
290
-ic
pertaining to
291
-ical
pertaining to
292
-ice
noun, ending
293
ichthy/o
dry, scaly
294
-ician
specialist
295
-icle
small, minute
296
-icterus
jaundice
297
idi/o
unknown, peculiar
298
-ile
pertaining to
299
ile/o
ileum
300
ili/o
ilium
301
im-
not
302
immun/o
immune, immunity, safe
303
in-
in, not
304
-ine
pertaining to
305
infer/o
lower, below
306
infra-
below, under
307
inguin/o
groin
308
insulin/o
insulin
309
inter-
between
310
intra-
in, within
311
-ion
the act of
312
-ior
pertaining to
313
irid/o
iris
314
-is
noun ending
315
isch/o
to hold back, block
316
ischi/o
ischium
317
-ism
condition
318
iso-
same, equal
319
-ist
specialist
320
-isy
state of, condition
321
-itic
pertaining to
322
-itis
inflammation
323
-ive
pertaining to
324
-ization
process (of)
325
jaund/o
yellow
326
jejun/o
jejunum
327
kal/i
potassium
328
kary/o
nucleus
329
kerat/o
horny tissue, hard, cornea
330
kern/o
kernel (nucleus)
331
ket/o
ketone bodies
332
keton/o
ketone bodies
333
kinesi/o
movement
334
-kinesia
movement
335
kinet/o
movement
336
klept/o
to steal
337
kyph/o
humpback
338
labi/o
lip
339
labyrinth/o
labyrinth (inner ear)
340
lacrim/o
tear, lacrimal apparatus
341
lact/o
milk
342
-lalia
speech, babble
343
lamin/o
lamina
344
lapar/o
abdomen
345
laryng/o
larynx
346
later/o
side, to one side
347
lei/o
smooth
348
leiomy/o
smooth muscle
349
-lepsy
seizure
350
lept/o
thin, slender
351
leuk/o
white
352
lex/o
word, phrase
353
lingu/o
tongue
354
lip/o
fat
355
lipid/o
fat
356
-listhesis
slipping
357
-lith
stone, calculus
358
lith/o
stone, calculus
359
lob/o
lobe
360
log/o
study of
361
-logist
specialist in the study of
362
-logy
study of
363
lord/o
curve, swayback
364
-lucent
to shine, clear
365
lumb/o
loins (lower back)
366
lymph/o
lymph
367
lymphaden/o
lymph gland
368
lyphangi/o
lymph vessel
369
-lysis
separation, destruction, loosening
370
macro-
large
371
mal-
bad
372
-malacia
softening
373
mamm/o
breast
374
mastoid/o
mastoid process
375
maxill/o
maxilla
376
meat/o
opening, meatus
377
medi-
middle
378
medi/o
middle
379
mediastin/o
mediastinum
380
medull/o
medulla
381
mega-
enlargement
382
megal/o
enlargement
383
-megaly
enlargement
384
melan/o
black
385
men/o
menses, menstruation
386
mening/o
meninges
387
menstr/o
monthly discharge of blood
388
ment/o
mind
389
meso-
middle
390
meta-
change, beyound
391
metacarp/o
metacarpus
392
metatars/o
metatarsus
393
-meter
instrument for measuring
394
metr/o
uterus, measure
395
metri/o
uterus
396
-metry
act of measuring
397
micr/o
small
398
micro-
small
399
mono-
one
400
morph/o
form, shape, structure
401
muc/o
mucus
402
multi-
many, much
403
muscul/o
muscle
404
mut/a
genetic change
405
my/o
muscle
406
myc/o
fungus
407
mydr/o
widen, enlarge
408
myel/o
bone marrow, spinal cord
409
myos/o
muscle
410
myring/o
tympanic membrane
411
myx/o
mucus
412
narc/o
stupor, numbness, sleep
413
nas/o
nose
414
nat/o
birth
415
natro/o
sodium
416
necr/o
death, necrosis
417
neo-
new
418
nephr/o
kidney
419
neur/o
nerve
420
neutr/o
neutral, neither
421
nid/o
nest
422
noct/o
night
423
nucle/o
nucleus
424
nulli-
none
425
nyctal/o
night
426
obstetr/o
pregnancy, childbirth
427
ocul/o
eye
428
odont/o
teeth
429
-oid
resembling
430
-ole
small, minute
431
olig/o
scanty
432
-oma
tumor
433
omphal/o
navel
434
onc/o
tumor
435
onych/o
nail
436
oophor/o
ovary
437
-opaque
obscure
438
opthalm/o
eye
439
-opia
vision
440
-opsia
vision
441
-opsy
view of
442
opt/o
eye, vision
443
optic/o
eye, vision
444
or/o
mouth
445
orch/o
testis
446
orchi/o
testis
447
orchid/o
testis
448
-orexia
appetite
449
orth/o
straight
450
-ory
pertaining to
451
-ose
pertaining to, sugar
452
-osis
abnormal condition, increase
453
-osmia
smell
454
oste/o
bone
455
ot/o
ear
456
-ous
pertaining to
457
ovari/o
ovary
458
ox/i
oxygen
459
ox/o
oxygen
460
-oxia
oxygen
461
pachy-
thick
462
palat/o
palate
463
pan-
all
464
pancreat/o
pancreas
465
-para
to bear (offspring)
466
para-
near, beside, beyond
467
parathyroid/o
parathyroid glands
468
patell/o
patella
469
path/o
disease
470
-pathy
disease
471
pector/o
chest
472
ped/i
foot, child
473
ped/o
foot, child
474
pedicul/o
lice
475
pelv/i
pelvis
476
pelv/o
pelvis
477
pen/o
penis
478
-penia
decrease, deficiency
479
-pepsia
digestion
480
per-
through
481
peri-
around
482
perine/o
perineum
483
peritone/o
peritoneum
484
-pexy
fixation
485
phac/o
lens
486
phag/o
swallowing, eating
487
-phage
swallowing, eating
488
-phagia
swallowing, eating
489
phalang/o
phalanges
490
pharmaceutic/o
drug, medicine
491
pharyng/o
pharynx
492
-phasia
speech
493
phe/o
dusky, dark
494
-phil
attraction for
495
phil/o
attraction for
496
-philia
attraction for
497
phim/o
muzzle
498
phleb/o
vein
499
-phobia
fear
500
-phonia
voice
501
-phoresis
carrying, transmission
502
-phoria
feeling (mental state)
503
phot/o
light
504
phren/o
diaphragm, mind
505
-phylaxis
protection
506
-physis
growth
507
pil/o
hair
508
pituitar/o
pituitary gland
509
-plakia
plaque
510
plas/o
formation, growth
511
-plasia
formation, growth
512
-plasm
formation, growth
513
-plasty
surgical repair
514
-plegia
paralysis
515
pleur/o
pleura
516
-plexy
stroke
517
-pnea
breathing
518
pneum/o
air, lung
519
pneumon/o
air, lung
520
pod/o
foot
521
-poiesis
formation, production
522
poikil/o
varied, irregular
523
poli/o
gray, gray matter
524
poly-
many, much
525
polyp/o
small growth
526
-porosis
porous
527
post-
after, behind
528
poster/o
back, behind, posterior
529
-potence
power
530
-prandial
meal
531
pre-
before, in front of
532
proct/o
anus, rectum
533
prostat/o
prostate gland
534
proxim/o
near, nearest
535
pseudo-
false
536
psych/o
mind
537
-ptosis
prolapse, downward displacement
538
pub/o
pubis
539
pulmon/o
lung
540
pupill/o
pupil
541
py/o
pus
542
pyel/o
renal pelvis
543
pylor/o
pylorus
544
pyr/o
fire
545
quadri-
four
546
rachi/o
spine
547
radi/o
radiation, x-ray, radius
548
radicul/o
nerve root
549
rect/o
rectum
550
ren/o
kidney
551
reticul/o
net, mesh
552
retin/o
retina
553
rhabd/o
rod shaped
554
rhabdomy/o
rod-shaped muscle
555
rhin/o
nose
556
rhytid/o
wrinkle
557
roentgen/o
x-rays
558
-rrhage
bursting forth (of)
559
-rragis
bursting forth (of)
560
-rraphy
suture
561
-rrhea
discharge, flow
562
-rrhexis
rupture
563
-rrhthm/o
rhythm
564
rube/o
red
565
sacr/o
sacrum
566
salping/o
tube
567
-salpinx
tube
568
sarc/o
flesh
569
-sarcoma
malignant tumor of connective tissue
570
sacpul/o
scapula
571
-schisis
a splitting
572
schiz/o
split
573
scler/o
hardening, sclera
574
scoli/o
crooked, bent
575
-scope
instrument for examining
576
scop/o
to view
577
-scopy
visual examination
578
scot/o
darkness
579
seb/o
sebum, sebaceous
580
semi-
one-half
581
semin/o
semen, seed
582
semin/i
semen, seed
583
sept/o
septum
584
sequestr/o
separation
585
ser/o
serum
586
sial/o
saliva, salivary gland
587
sider/o
iron
588
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
589
silic/o
flint
590
sin/o
sinus, cavity
591
sinus/o
sinus, cavity
592
-sis
state of, condition
593
-social
society
594
somat/o
body
595
somn/o
sleep
596
son/o
sound
597
-spadiad
slit, fissure
598
-spasm
involuntary contraction, twitching
599
sperm/i
spermatozoa, sperm cells
600
sperm/o
spermatozoa, sperm cells
601
spermat/o
spermatozoa, sperm cells
602
sphygm/o
pulse
603
-sphyxia
pulse
604
spin/o
spine
605
spir/o
breath
606
splen/o
spleen
607
spondyl/o
vertebrae
608
squam/o
scale
609
staped/o
stapes
610
-stasis
standing still
611
steat/o
fat
612
sten/o
narrowing, stricture
613
-stenosis
narrowing, stricture
614
stern/o
sternum
615
steth/o
chest
616
sthen/o
strength
617
stigmat/o
point, mark
618
stomat/o
mouth
619
-stomy
forming an opening
620
sub-
under, below
621
sudor/o
sweat
622
super-
upper, above
623
super/o
upper, above
624
supra-
above, excessive, superior
625
sym-
union, together, joined
626
syn-
union, together, joined
627
synapt/o
synapsis, point of contact
628
synov/o
synovial membrane, synovial fluid
629
tachy-
rapid
630
tax/o
order, coordination
631
-taxia
order, coordination
632
tele/o
distant
633
ten/o
tendon
634
tend/o
tendon
635
tendin/o
tendon
636
-tension
to stretch
637
test/o
testis
638
thalam/o
thalmus
639
thalass/o
sea
640
thec/o
sheath
641
thel/o
nipple
642
therapeut/o
treatment
643
-therapy
treatment
644
therm/o
heat
645
thorac/o
chest
646
-thorax
chest
647
thromb/o
blood clot
648
thym/o
thymus gland
649
-thymia
mind, emotion
650
thyr/o
thyroid gland
651
thyroid/o
thyroid gland
652
tibi/o
tibia
653
-tic
pertaining to
654
-tocia
childbirth, labor
655
tom/o
to cut
656
-tome
instrument to cut
657
-tomy
incision
658
ton/o
tension
659
tonsill/o
tonsils
660
tox/o
poison
661
trabecul/o
trabecula
662
trache/o
trachea
663
trans-
across, through
664
tri-
three
665
trich/o
hair
666
trigon/o
trigone
667
-tripsy
crushing
668
-trophy
development, nourishment
669
-tropia
turning
670
-tropin
stimulate
671
tubercul/o
a little swelling
672
tympan/o
tympanic membrane
673
-ula
small, minute
674
-ule
small, minute
675
uln/o
ulna
676
ultra-
excess, beyond
677
-um
structure, thing
678
unbilic/o
umbilicus, navel
679
ungu/o
nail
680
uni-
one
681
ur/o
urine, urinary tract
682
ureter/o
ureter
683
urethr/o
urethra
684
-uria
urine
685
urin/o
urine, urinary tract
686
-us
condition, structure
687
uter/o
uterus
688
uvul/o
uvula
689
-verse
to turn
690
vagin/o
vagina
691
valv/o
valve
692
valvul/o
valve
693
varic/o
dilated vein
694
vas/o
vessel, vas deferens, duct
695
vascul/o
vessel
696
ven/o
vein
697
ventr/o
belly, belly side
698
ventricul/o
ventricle
699
-version
turning
700
vertebr/o
vertebrae
701
vesic/o
bladder
702
vesicul/o
seminal vesicle
703
vest/o
clothes
704
viscer/o
internal organs
705
vitr/o
vitreous body
706
vitre/o
glassy
707
vol/o
volume
708
voyeur/o
to see
709
vulv/o
vulva
710
xanth/o
yellow
711
xen/o
foreign, strange
712
xer/o
dry
713
xiph/o
sword
714
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condition, process
