N-Z Flashcards
1
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Octa
A
Eight
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Ocul/o, opthalm/o
A
Eye
3
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Odont/o
A
Tooth
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-odynia
A
Pain
5
Q
-oid
A
Resembling, like
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Olfact
A
Smell
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Q
Olig/o
A
Few, scant
8
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-ology
A
The study of
9
Q
-ologist
A
One who studies
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-oma
A
Mass, tumor
11
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Omphal/o
A
Umbilicus, navel, belly button
12
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Onc/o
A
Mass, tumor
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Onych/o
A
Nail
14
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O/o
A
Ova; female sex cells
15
Q
Oophor/op, ovari/o
A
Ovary
16
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Ovari/o
A
Ovary; female sex gland
17
Q
-opia
A
Vision
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Opt/o
A
Vision
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-opsy
A
To view
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Orb
A
Circle, orbit
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Orchi/o, orchid/o
A
Testes
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Organ
A
Body parts with special function
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Or/o
A
Mouth
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-orrhagia
A
Rapid flow; hemorrhage
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-orrhaphy
Suture, repair
26
-orrhea
Discharge
27
Orrhexis
Rupture
28
Orth/o
Straight
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Os, oste/o
Bone
30
-ose
Suffix for carbohydrates
31
-osis
Condition of
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Osse/o
Pertaining to bone
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-o/stomy
Creation of an artificial opening
34
Ot/o
Ear
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-o/tomy
Cut into or incision
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-ous
Pertaining to
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Ova
Egg
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Ox/i, -oxia
Pertaining to oxygen
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Pachy/o
Thick
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Palat/o
Palate; roof of mouth
41
Pan
All, total
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Pancreat/o
Pancreas
43
Para
Beside, beyond, near
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-paresis
Partial; slight paralysis
45
Pariet/o
Wall
46
-partum
To bear, labor or to give birth, delivery
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Patell/o
Patella
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Path/o
Disease
49
-pathy
Relating to disease
50
Ped
Child or foot
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Pedia
Child
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-penia
Deficiency, lack of
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Pepsia
Digestion
54
Pelv/i
Pelvis
55
Penta
Five
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Per
Through, by
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Peri
Around
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Perine/o
Perineum
59
Peritone/o
Peritoneum
60
Petr/o
Stone
61
-pexy
Surgical fixation or suspension
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-phage, phagia
Eating
63
Phag/o
To eat
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Phalang/o
Phalanges
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Pharmac/o
Drug medicine
66
Pharyng/o
Pharynx
67
Phasia, phas/o
Speak or speech
68
-philia
Love, affinity
69
Phleb/o
Vein
70
-phobia
Fear
71
-phonia, phon/o
Sound or voice
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Phot/o
Light
73
Phren/o
Diaphragm
74
Phrenia
Mind
75
-phylaxis
Protection, preventative
76
Physi/o
Function
77
-physis
Growth
78
Pili
Hair
79
Pineal
Pineal gland, pine coned shaped
80
-plasia
Formation, growth
81
-plasm
Living tissue
82
-plasty
Surgical repair
83
Platy
Flat
84
-plegia
Paralysis
85
Pleur/o
Lung, rib area
86
Pod
Foot
87
-poiesis
Making or production
88
Poli/o
Gray matter disease
89
spir/o
Breath
90
splen/o
Spleen
91
spondyl/o
vertebrae or vertebral column
92
squam
scale
93
staphyl/o
grape like clusters
94
staped
stapes; bone of the middle ear
95
-stasis
standing still, stop
96
stern/o
sternum, breast bone
97
steth/o
chest
98
stomat/o
mouth
99
-stomy
make a new opening
100
strat
layer
101
-stenosis
narrowing or constriction
102
strept/o
twisted chains
103
styl/o
stake, pole
104
sub
below, under
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subco
subcutaneous; under the skin
106
super / supra
above
107
sym / stn
with, together
108
synovi/o
membrane or synovial fluid of a joint
109
tachy
swift, fast
110
tars/o
tarsals, ankle bone
111
tel/o
end
112
temp
temperature, heat
113
ten/o - tend/o - tendin/o
tendon
114
tension
pressure; stretching
115
test/o - testicul/o
testicles
116
tetan
stiff
117
tetra
four
118
-therapy
treatment
119
therm/o
heat
120
thorac/o
chest, thorax
121
thromb/o
clot
122
thym/o
thymus gland
123
thyr/o
thyroid gland
124
tibi/o
tibia; lower leg bone
125
-tic
pertaining to
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-tocia
labor
127
-tome
cutting instrument
128
tom/o
cut, section
129
-tomy
to cut into; incision
130
ton/o
tension, pressure
131
tonic
stretch, tension, or pressure
132
tonsilla
tonsils
133
tox/o - toxic/o
poison
134
trache/o
trachea, windpipe
135
trans
through, across
136
tri
three
137
trich/o
hair
138
-tripsy
surgical crushing
139
- trophic
nutrition or development
140
-throphy
growth or development
141
-tropic
influencing, effect
142
tuber
swelling; enlargement
143
thmpan/o
eardrum
144
ultra
beyond, excess
145
-um
pertaining to
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umbilic/o
umbilibus; navel or belly button
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ungul/o
nail
148
uni
one
149
Poly
Many
150
Polyp/o
Small growth
151
-pnea
Breathe
152
Pneum/o, pneumon/o
Lungs
153
Por/o
Small openings
154
-porosis
Condition of holes or passages
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Post
After, behind
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Pre
For, before, in front of
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Presby
Old age
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Prim/i
First
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Pro
Before, for
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Proct/o
Rectum and anus
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Prostat/o
Prostate gland
162
Proxim/o
Near point of origin
163
Pseud/o
False
164
Psych/o
Mind, soul
165
-ptosis
Prolapse, drooping
166
Pub/o
Pubis; a pelvic bone
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Pulmun/o
Lumgs
168
Pupill/a
Pupil of the eye
169
Pyel/o
Renal pelvis
170
Pylor/o
Pylorus; lowest part of the stomach
171
Py/o
Pus
172
Pyr/o
Fire, fever
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Quad
Four
174
Quint
Five
175
Radicul/o
Nerve root, spine
176
Radi
Radiation or radius
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Re
Again, back
178
Rect/o
Rectum
179
Ren/o
Kidney
180
Reticul/o
Network of cells
181
Retin/o
Retina; inner lining of the eye
182
Retr/o
Behind, backward
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Rhin/o
Nose
184
Rhiz/o
Nerve root
185
Rhytid/o
Wrinkles
186
-rrhagia
Burst forth; hemorrhage
187
-rrhaphy
Suture, repair
188
-rrhea
Discharge, flow
189
-rrhexis
Rupture
190
Sacchar
Sugar
191
Salping/o
Uterine tube or fallopian tube
192
Sanguin/o
Blood
193
Sarc/o
Flesh
194
-sarcoma
Cancer of connective tissue
195
Scapul/o
Scapula
196
Schisis, schiz/o
Split, fissure
197
Scler/o
Sclera
198
-sclerosis
Condition or hardening
199
Scoli/o
Crooked, curved
200
-scope
Instrument to view or examine
201
-scopy
Visualize or view
202
Seb/o
Fat or oil
203
Sect
Cut
204
Semi
Half, part of a whole
205
Sens
Feeling
206
Sepsis
Infection
207
Septic
Pathogenic
208
Sept/o
Septum; wall dividing two cavities
209
Septa
Seven
210
Ser/o
Fluid part of blood
211
Sexti
Six
212
Sial/o
Saliva
213
Sigmoid/o
Sigmoid
214
Sinstr/o
Left
215
Sinus
Cavity in a bone
216
-sis
State of; condition
217
Soma
Body
218
Son/o
Sound
219
-spasm
Sudden, involuntary muscular contraction
220
Spermat/o
Spermatozoa; male sex cells
221
Sphygm/o
Pulse
222
Spina
Spine
223
Spirilla
Spiral shaped bateria
224
Xanth/o
Yellow
225
Xer/o
Dry
226
-y
the act, or result of an action, a condition or quality; process
227
Zoa, zoo
Animal
228
Vagin/o
Vagina
229
Varic/o
Twisted, swollen vein
230
Vas/o
Vessel, duct
231
Ven/o
Vein
232
Ventr/o
Front
233
Vertebr/o
Vertebrae
234
Vesic/o
Fluid filled sac, bladder
235
Villi
Fingerlike
236
Viscer/o
Internal organs
237
Vita
Necessary for life
238
Vitre/o
Glass-like
239
Vulv/o
Vulva; female external genitalia
240
Uvul/o
Uvula; tissue suspended from the back of the throat
241
Uter/o
Uterus
242
Ur/o, -uria, urin/o
Urine
243
Urethr/o
Urethra
