medical word elements (spring 25) Flashcards
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aden/o
A
gland
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agglutin/o
A
clumping, gluing
3
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blast/o
A
embryonic cell
4
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chrom/o
A
color
5
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erythr/o
A
red
6
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granul/o
A
granule
7
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hem/o
A
blood
8
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hemat/o
A
blood
9
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immun/o
A
immune, immunity, safe
10
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leuk/o
A
white
11
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lymph/o
A
lymph
12
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lymphasen/o
A
lymph gland/node
13
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morph/o
A
form, shape, structure
14
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myel/o
A
bone marrow, spinal cord
15
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nucle/o
A
nucleus
16
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phag/o
A
swelling, eating
17
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poikil/o
A
varied, irregular
18
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ser/o
A
serum
19
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sider/o
A
iron
20
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splen/o
A
spleen
21
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thromb/o
A
blood clot
22
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thym/o
A
thymus gland
23
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leiomy/o
A
smooth muscle
24
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rhabd/o
A
rod shaped
25
brachi/o
arm
26
carp/o
carpus (wrist bone)
27
cephal/o
head
28
cervic/o
neck, cervix uteri
29
clavicul/o
clavicle (collar bone)
30
cost/o
ribs
31
crani/o
cranium (skull)
32
dactyl/o
fingers, toes
33
humer/o
humerus (upper arm bone)
34
metacarp/o
metacarpus (hand bones)
35
phalang/o
phalanges
36
radi/o
radiation, xray, radius (lower arm bone)
37
spondyl/o
vertebrae (backbone)
38
vertebr/o
vertebrae (back bone)
39
stern/o
sternum (breast bone)
40
thorac/o
chest
41
calcane/o
calcaneum (heel bone)
42
femor/o
femur (thigh bone)
43
fibul/o
fibula (smaller bone in lower leg)
44
ili/o
ilium (lateral portion of hip bone)
45
ischi/o
ischium (lower portion of hip bone)
46
lumb/o
loins (lower back)
47
metatars/o
metatarsus (foot bones)
48
patell/o
patella (knee caps)
49
pelv/I, pelv/o
pelvis
50
pod/o
foot
51
pub/o
pubis (anterior part of pelvic bone)
52
tibi/o
tibia (larger bone of lower leg)
53
ankyl/o
stiffness, bent, crooked
54
Arthr/o
joint
55
chondr/o
cartilage
56
fasci/o
band, fascia
57
fibr/o
fiber, fibrous tissue
58
kyph/o
humpback
59
lamin/o
lamina (part of vertebral arch)
60
lord/o
curve, swayback
61
orth/o
straight
62
oste/o
bone
63
ped/o, ped/i
food, child
64
scoli/o
crooked, bent
65
synov/o
synovial membrane, synovial fluid
66
ten/o
tendon
67
tend/o
tendon
68
tendin/o
tendon
69
albumin/o
albumin, protein
70
azot/o
nitrogenous compounds
71
bacteri/o
bacteria
72
cyst/o
bladder
73
vesic/o
bladder
74
glomerul/o
glomerulus
75
kal/i
potassium
76
keton/o
ketone bodies
77
lith/o
stone, calculus
78
meat/o
opening, meatus
79
nephr/o
kidney
80
ren/o
kidney
81
noct/o
night
82
olig/o
scanty
83
py/o
pus
84
pyel/o
renal pelvis
85
ur/o
urine, urinary tract
86
ureter/o
ureter
87
urethr/o
urethra
88
amni/o
amnion (amniotic sac)
89
cervic/o
neck, cervix, uteri (neck of uterus)
90
colp/o
vagina
91
vagin/o
vagina
92
galact/o
milk
93
lact/o
milk
94
gynec/o
woman
95
hyster/o
uterus
96
metri/o
uterus
97
mamm/o
breast
98
mast/o
breast
99
men/o
menses, menstruation
100
metr/o
uterus (womb), measure
101
nat/o
birth
102
oophor/o
ovary
103
ovari/o
ovary
104
perine/o
perineum (area between vulva and anus)
105
salping/o
tube
106
andr/o
male
107
balan/o
glans penis
108
crypt/o
hidden
109
epididym/o
epididymis
110
genit/o
genitalia
111
gonad/o
gonads
sex glands
112
gon/o
seed
113
olig/o
scanty
114
orch/o
testis
115
orchi/o
testes
116
orchid/o
testis
117
test/o
testes
118
prostat/o
prostate gland
119
perine/o
perineum
120
spermat/o
sperm cells
121
sperm/o
sperm cells
122
varic/o
dilated vein
123
vas/o
vessel, vas deferns, duct
124
vesicul/o
seminal vesicle
125
cerebr/o
cerebrum
126
encephal/o
brain
126
crani/o
cranium
127
gangli/o
ganglion
128
gli/o
glue; neurological tissue
129
kinesi/o
movement
130
lept/o
thin, slender
131
lex/o
word, phrase
132
mening/o ; meningi/o
meninges
133
myel/o
bone marrow; spinal cord
134
narc/o
stupor; numbness; sleep
135
neur/o
nerve
136
radicul/o
nerve root
137
sthen/o
strength
138
thalam/o
thalamus
139
thec/o
sheath
140
ton/o
tension
141
ventricul/o
ventricle of the brain
142
ambly/o
dull, dim
143
aque/o
water
144
blephar/o
eyelid
145
choroid/o
choroid
146
conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva
147
core/o
pupil
148
pupill/o
pupil
149
corne/o
cornea
150
cycl/o
colliery body of the eye
151
dacry/o
tear, lacrimal apparatus
152
lacrim/o
tear, lacrimal apparatus
153
dacryocyst/o
lacrimal sac
154
glauc/o
gray
155
goni/o
angle
156
irid/o
iris
157
kerat/o
horny tissue
cornea
158
ocul/o
eye
159
opthalm/o
eye
160
opt/p
eye, vision
161
optic/o
eye, vision
162
phac/o
lens
163
phot/o
light
164
presby/o
old age
165
retin/o
retina
166
scler/o
hardening, sclera(white of eye)
167
scot/o
darkness
168
vitr/o
vitreous body
169
audi/o
hearing
170
labyrinth/o
labyrinth (inner ear)
171
mastoid/o
mastoid process
172
ot/o
ear
173
salping/o
auditory tubes
174
staped/o
stapes
175
tympan/o, myring/o
tympanic membrane
