Medical Word Parts (B, C) Flashcards
1
Q
bacteri/o
A
bacteria
2
Q
balan/o
A
glans penis
3
Q
bar/o
A
pressure, weight
4
Q
bartholin/o
A
Bartholin gland
5
Q
bas/o
A
base, bottom
6
Q
bi-
A
two
7
Q
bi/o
A
life, living
8
Q
bil/i
A
bile
9
Q
bin-
A
two
10
Q
-blast
A
embryonic, immature
11
Q
blast/o
A
embryonic, immature
12
Q
blephar/o
A
eyelid
13
Q
bol/o
A
to throw, throwing
14
Q
brachi/o
A
arm
15
Q
brachy-
A
short
16
Q
brady-
A
slow
17
Q
bronch/o
A
bronchus
18
Q
bronchi/o
A
bronchus
19
Q
bronchiol/o
A
bronchiole
20
Q
bucc/o
A
cheek
21
Q
bunion/o
A
bunion
22
Q
burs/o
A
bursa
23
Q
calc/o
A
calcium
24
Q
calc/i
A
calcium
25
calcane/o
calcaneus (heel bone)
26
calcul/o
stone, calculus
27
cali/o
calyx, calix
28
calic/o
calyx, calix
29
calyc/o
calyx, calix
30
cancer/o
cancer, malignancy
31
canth/o
canthus (corner of eye)
32
capit/o
head
33
capn/o
carbon dioxide
34
carcin/o
cancer
35
-carcinoma
cancer of epithelial origin
36
cardi/o
heart
37
-cardia
condition of the heart
38
carp/o
carpus (wrist)
39
cartilag/o
cartilage
40
cata-
down
41
caud/o
tail
42
cauter/i
burning
43
cec/o
cecum (first part of large intestine)
44
-cele
herniation, protrusion
45
celi/o
abdomen
46
cellul/o
cell
47
-centesis
surgical puncture
48
cephal/o
head
49
cerebell/o
cerebellum
50
cerebr/o
cerebrum
51
cerumin/o
cerumen (earwax)
52
cervic/o
neck, cervix
53
-chalasia
condition of relaxation, slackening
54
-chalasis
relaxation, slackening
55
cheil/o
lips
56
chem/o
drug, chemical
57
-chezia
condition of stools
58
chol/e
bile, gall
59
cholangi/o
bile vessel
60
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
61
choledoch/o
common bile duct
62
cholesterol/o
cholesterol
63
chondr/o
cartilage
64
chord/o
cord, spinal cord
65
chori/o
chorion (outer fetal sac)
66
chorion/o
chorion (outer fetal sac)
67
choroid/o
choroid, vascular membrane
68
chrom/o
color
69
chromat/o
color
70
chym/o
juice
71
circum-
around
72
cirrh/o
orange-yellow
73
-cision
process of cutting
74
-clasis
intentional breaking
75
-clast
breaking down
76
claustr/o
closing
77
clavicul/o
clavicle (collarbone)
78
cleid/o
clavicle (collarbone)
79
clitorid/o
clitoris
80
-coagulation
process of clotting
81
coccyg/o
coccyx (tailbone)
82
cochle/o
cochlea
83
col/o
colon (large intestine)
84
coll/o
neck
85
colon/o
colon (large intestine)
86
colp/o
vagina
87
commissur/o
connection
88
con-
together
89
con/o
cone
90
condyl/o
condyle, knob
91
coni/o
dust
92
conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva
93
contra-
opposite, against
94
cor/o
pupil
95
cord/o
cord, spinal cord
96
cordi/o
heart
97
core/o
pupil
98
corne/o
cornea
99
coron/o
crown, heart
100
corpor/o
body
101
cortic/o
cortex (outer portion)
102
cost/o
costa (rib)
103
cox/o
coxa (hip)
104
crani/o
cranium (skull)
105
crin/o
to secrete, secreting
106
-crine
to secrete, secreting
107
-crit
to separate, separating
108
crur/o
leg
109
cry/o
extreme cold
110
crypt-
hidden
111
cubit/o
elbow, forearm
112
culd/o
cul-de-sac (rectouterine pouch)
113
-cusis
hearing
114
cut/o
skin
115
cutane/o
skin
116
cyan/o
blue
117
cycl/o
ciliary body, recurring, round
118
-cyesis
pregnancy, gestation
119
cyst/o
bladder, sac
120
cyt/o
cell
121
-cyte
cell
122
-cytosis
abnormal increase in cells
