Multi- To -spasm Flashcards by Kacey Lundgren

Multi-

Many, multiple, excessive

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Mumps

Swelling

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My/o

Muscle

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Myc/o-

Fungus

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Mydri/o-

To widen

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Myel/o-

Spinal cord or bone marrow

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Myring/o-

Eardrum

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Myx/o-

Mucus

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Nano-

1 billionth

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Narc/o-

Sleep

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Nares

Nose opening

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Nas/o-

Nose

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Nat-

Birth

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Natri-

Sodium or salt

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Navicul/o-

Boat or boat-shaped

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Necr/o-

Death, dead, dying

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Neo-

New

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Nephr/o-

Kidney

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Neur/o-

Nerve

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Neutr/o-

Neither or neutral

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Nev/o

Birthmark

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Nigra-

Black

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Nin/o-

Nine

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Noct/i-

Night

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-noia

Mind

Nucle/o-

Nut

Null/i-

None or no

Nutri/o-

To nourish

-o/pexy

To fixate, attach, sew

-o/plasty

Repair or plastic surgery

-o/rrhagia

Bursting forth or heavy flow

-o/rrhea

Discharge or flow

-o/rrhexis

Rupture or protrusion

Oblique

Sidelong or slanted

Obstetr/i-

Midwife

Occipit/o-

Back of head

Occlusi/o-

Closure or blockage

Occult/o-

Hidden

Oct/o-

Eight

Ocul/o-

Eye

Odont/o-

Tooth

-oid

Resembling

Oleo-

Oil

-oleum

Oil

Olfact/o-

Smell

Olig/o-

Few, scant, slight, little

-olog/y

Study of

-oma

Tumor or swelling

Omo-

Shoulder

Omphal/o-

Navel or umbilicus

Onc/o-

Tumor

Onych/o-

Nail

Oophor/o-

Ovary

Ophthalm/o-

Eye or eyeball

Opisth/o-

Backwards (bending)

Opto-

Vision, sight, eye

Ora-

Mouth

Orb-

Circle or dish

Orchi/o-

Testes or seed producer

-orexia

Appetite

-orrhaphy

Suturing or repair

Orth/o-

Straight, normal, correct

Os-

Mouth

Oscill/o-

To swing

-ose

Sugar

-osis

Condition of or disease

Osmo-

Smell

Oste/o-

Bone

-ostomy

Mouth-like opening produced by surgery

Ot/o-

Ear

-otomy

Cutting, to cut, cut into

-otripsy

Crushing or to crush

Ov/o-

Egg

Ox/y

Oxygen molecules or sharp

Pachy-

Thick

Palat/o-

Palate, plate, or plate of the mouth roof

Pall/o-

Pale or lack of color

Palm/a-

Palm or palm of hand

Palpat/o-

Touching or to touch

Palpebra-

Eyelid

Palpit-

Quivering or fluttering

Palsy

Slight or moderate paralysis

Pan-

All, total, complete

Papilla-

Nipple

Para-

Near, beside, beyond, around, similar, abnormal

-paresis

Paralysis

Pariet/o-

Wall or partition

Part/o-

Birth or labor

Patell/o-

Kneecap

Path/o-

Disease

Paus/o-

Stoppage

Pect/o-

Chest

Ped-

Foot or feet

Pedi-

Child

Pedicul/o-

Lice

Peli-

Purple

Pell-

Skin

Pelvi/o-

Base, basin, pelvis

Pen/o-

Penis or tail

-penia

Decrease in number

Pent/a-

Five

Peps/o-

Digestion

Per-

Through

Peri-

Around

Perine/o-

Base or floor

Periton/e-

That which holds the lower viscera

Peroneo-

Pin or concerning the lower outside leg bone

Pes

Foot

Petech/i-

Small

Petit

Little illness

Petro

Rock, stone, hard

Phago-

Eat, eating, perverse appetite

Phalang/o-

Close-knit row (fingers and toes)

Pharmac/o-

Drug relationship, to drug, medicine

Pharyng/o-

Throat

Phas/o-

Speech or speaking

-phase

Stage

-pheresis

Withdrawal or to separate

-phile

Love of, to love, love for

Phim/o-

To muzzle or muzzling

Phleb/o-

Vein

Phob/o-

Fear

Phoc/o-

Seal

Phon/o-

Voice or sound

Phor/o-

Feeling (mental)

-phoresis

Migration, transport, move or carry

Phot/o-

Light

Phrag/o-

Walk or partition

Phraso-

Speech or talk

-phraxia

Stoppage or obstruction

Phren/o-

Mind or diaphragm

-phylaxis

Protection or guard

Physi/o-

Function of or nature of

-physis

Growth or nature of

Phyto-

Plant

Pia-

Gentle

Pil/o-

Hair

Pinn/a-

Feather or feather-like

Pituit/o-

Phlegm or glue-like mucus

Pityr/i-

Bran (cereal-like scales on skin)

Placent/a-

Cake

-plakia

Plate or plate-like

Plan/o-

Flat or a plane

Plant/o-

Sole of foot

Plas-

Growth, development, formation

-plegia

Paralysis

Pluer/o-

Side or rib

-plexy

Paralysis

-pnea

Breathe or breathing

Pneum/o-

Lung, air, respiration

-poie/sis

To make, form, produce

Poikil/o-

Irregular or varied shape

Poli/o-

Gray

Pollex-

Thumb

Poly-

Many

Pons

Bridge

Por/o-

Cavity or passage (porous)

Post-

After

-pox

Pits

Prand/i-

Meal or breakfast

-prax/ia

Movement or action

Pre-

Before

Prepuce

Foreskin or hood

Presbyo-

Old

Prim/i-

First

Pro-

Before

Proct/o-

Rectum or anus

Prone-

To bend forward

Propri/o-

Property (nerve stimuli or information)

Prostat/o-

One who lies before

Prot/o-

First

Proxim/o-

Close or closest

Prur/i-

Itch or itching

Pseud/o-

False

Psoas

Loin or lumbar

Psor/i-

To itch

Psych/o-

Mind

Pteryg/o-

Winged

-ptosis

To drop, fall, displace

-ptysis

To spit or spitting

Pub/o-

Pubis or pubic

Pulmon/o-

Lung

Pulp/o-

Solid flesh

Pupill/o-

Pupil

Purpur/o-

Purple

Pyel/o-

Pelvis or kidney

Pykn/o-

Thick, dense, compact

Pyl/o-

Gatekeeper

Pyo-

Pus

Pyret/o-

Fever

Quadr/i-

Four

Quint/i

Five

Radi/o-

Ray, spoke, x-Ray, radioactivity

Radic/o-

Nerve root or spinal nerve

Ray-

Spoke or wave length

Re-

Again

Rect/o-

Rectum or anus

Ren/o-

Kidney

Reticul/o-

Network

Retina

Net or net-like

Retr/o-

Back of, behind, backward, after

Rhachi/o-

Jointed vertebrae, spine, spinal column

Rheumat/o-

Discharge or flow through

Rhin/o-

Nose

Rhomb/o-

Parallelogram or diamond-shaped

Rhytid/o-

Wrinkles

Ricketts/ia

Bacteria discovered by Howard Ricketts

Roent/o-

X-Ray

Rotat/o-

To turn or swing around

-rrhythm

Rhythm or contraction

Rube/o-

Red

Rug/a-

Folds

Sacchar/o-

Sugar

Sacr/o-

Saucer or sacred bone

Sagitt/o-

Arrow or arrow-like

Saliv/o-

Spit

Salping/o-

Tube, duct, canal

Sarc/o-

Fleshy

Scab/o-

To itch

Scapul/o-

Shoulder blade

Schiz/o-

Split or splitting

Scler/o-

Hardening

Scoli/o-

Crooked or twisted

-scop/e

An instrument that examines or views

-scopy

To examine or view

Scot/o-

Darkness

Scrot/o-

Sac or pouch

Scurvy

To scratch

Seb/o-

Oil

Secreto-

Separating or to separate

Sect/o-

To cut

Semi-

Half

Semin/o-

Seed or seed producer

Senil/e-

Old

Sept/a-

Partition or wall

Sept/i-

Seventh

Sept/o-

Poison, infection, decay, putrefy

Sial/o-

Saliva or spit

Sider/o-

Iron

Silic/o-

Silicon carbon particles

Sin/o-

Cavity

Sinistr/o-

To the left

Skelet/o-

Dried up or to attach

Sole-

The sole of the foot

-sol

In solution or solution

Som/o-

Body

Somn/o-

Sleep

Son/o-

Sound

Spad/i-

To tear

-spasm

Involuntary contraction