Medical Word Parts Flashcards
1
Q
a(n)
A
absence of
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Q
acou, acu
A
hear
3
Q
aden(o)
A
gland
4
Q
aer(o)
A
air
5
Q
alg
A
pain
6
Q
andr(o)
A
man
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Q
angi(o)
A
vessel
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Q
ankly(o)
A
crooked, curved
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Q
ante
A
before
10
Q
anter(i)
A
front, forward
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Q
anti
A
against
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Q
arteri(o)
A
artery
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Q
arthr(o)
A
joint
14
Q
articul
A
joint
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Q
ather(o)
A
fatty
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Q
audi(o)
A
hearing
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Q
aur(i)
A
ear
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Q
aut(o)
A
self
19
Q
bi, bis
A
double, twice, two
20
Q
malac
A
soft
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Q
mamm(o)
A
breast
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Q
mast(o)
A
breast
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Q
megal(o)
A
large
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Q
melan(o)
A
black
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mening(o)
membranes
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my(o)
muscle
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myc(o)
fungus
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myel(o)
marrow
29
nas(o)
nose
30
necr(o)
death
31
nephr(o)
kidney
32
neur(o)
nerve
33
nutri
nourish
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ocul(o)
eye
35
odyn(o)
pain
36
oma
tumor
37
onc(o)
tumor
38
oophor(o)
ovaries
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brachy
short
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brady
slow
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bucc(o)
cheek
42
carcin(o)
cancer
43
cardi(o)
heart
44
cephal(o)
head
45
cerebr(o)
brain
46
cervic
neck
47
chol(e)
bile, referring to gallbladder
48
chondr(o)
cartiladge
49
circum
around, about
50
contra
against, counter
51
corpor
body
52
cost(o)
rib
53
crani(o)
skull
54
cry(o)
cold
55
cut
skin
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cyan(o)
blue
57
cyst(o)
bladder
58
cyt(o)
cell
59
dactyl(o)
finger, toe
60
dent
tooth
61
derm(ato)
skin
62
dipl(o)
double
63
dors
back
64
dys
bad, faulty, adnormal
65
ectomy
excision (removal by cutting)
66
emia
blood
67
encephal(o)
brain
68
end(o)
inside
69
enter(o)
intestine
70
epi
outer, superficial, upon, on top
71
erythr(o)
red
72
eu
normal
73
extra
outside
74
gastr(o)
stomach
75
gen
become, originate
76
gloss(o)
tongue
77
glyc(o)
sweet, referring to glucose
78
opththalm(o)
eye
79
opia
vision
80
opsy
examination
81
orchi(o)
testes
82
osis
condition
83
osse(o)
bone
84
oste(o)
bone
85
ot(o)
ear
86
path(o)
disease
87
ped(o)
child
88
penia
deficient, deficiency
89
peps, pept
digest
90
peri
around
91
phag(o)
eat, destroy
92
pharmaco
drug
93
pharyng(o)
throat
94
phleb(o)
vein
95
phob(ia)
fear
96
plasty
repair
97
pleg(ia)
paraylsis
98
pnea
breathing
99
pneum(ato)
breath, air
100
pneumon(o)
lung
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pod(o)
foot
102
poie
make, produce
103
ploy
much, many
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post
after
105
poster(i)
back, behind
106
presby
elder
107
proct(o)
anus
108
pseud(o)
false
109
psych(o)
mind
110
pulmon(o)
lung
111
pyel(o)
pelvis, kidney
112
pyr(o)
fire, fever
113
rachi(o)
spine
114
ren(o)
kidneys
115
rhag
break, burst
116
rhe
flow
117
gram, graph
write, record
118
gyn
woman
119
hem(ato)
blood
120
hemi
half
121
hepat(o)
liver
122
hist(o)
tissue
123
hydr(o)
water
124
hyper
excessive, high
125
hypo
deficient, low
126
hyster(o)
uterus
127
iatr(o)
doctor
128
infra
beneath
129
itis
inflammation
130
inter
among, between
131
intra
inside
132
lact(o)
milk
133
lapar(o)
flank, abdomen
134
latero
side
135
leuk(o)
white
136
lingu(o)
tongue
137
lip(o)
fat
138
lys(is)
dissolve
139
mal
bad, abdominal
140
rhin(o)
nose
141
scler(o)
hard
142
scope
instrument
143
scopy
examination
144
somat(o)
body
145
spondyl(o)
vertebra
146
steat(o)
fat
147
sten(o)
narrow, compressed
148
steth(o)
chest
149
stom
mouth, opening
150
supra
above
151
tachy
fast, quick
152
therap
treatment
153
therm(o)
heat
154
thromb(o)
chest, clot, lump
155
tomy
incision (operation by cutting)
156
tox(i)
poison
157
uria
urine
158
vas(o)
vessel
159
ven(o)
vein
160
vesic(o)
bladder
161
xer(o)
dry
