O Flashcards
study
ocul-
eye
= oculist
odont-
teeth
= orthodontist
odyn-
pain
-oesophageal
oesophago-
gullet
= oesophagus
-oid
resemblance to
= sarcoidosis
ole
small or little
= arteriole
olig-
having little, having few
oligotrophy
om(o)-
shoulder
= omoplate
-oma (singular),
-omata (plural),
tumor, mass, fluid collection
= sarcoma, teratoma, mesothelioma
omphal(o)-
navel, the umbilicus
= omphalectomy
onco-
tumor, bulk, volume
= oncology
onych(o)-
nail (of a finger or toe)
= onychophagy
oo-
pertaining to an (egg), a woman’s egg, the ovum
= oogenesis
oophor(o)-
pertaining to the women’s (ovary)
=oophorectomy
ophthalm(o)-
eye
= ophthalmology
opistho_
back, behind, rear
= opisthotonus
-opsy
examination or inspection
= biopsy, autopsy
optic(o)-
chemical properties of the eye
= optic chemical, biopsy
or(o)-
mouth
= oral
orth(o)-
denoting something as straight or correct
= orthodontist
-osis
a condition, disease, process or increase
psychosis, osteoporosis, phagocytosis
ossi-,
osse-
bone, bony
= fibroma, osseous
ost(e)-
oste(o)-
bone
= osteoporosis, osteoarthritis
ot(o)-
ear
= otology
-ous
pertaining to
= porous
ovari(o)-
ovaries
= ovariectomy
ovo-,
ovi-,
ov-
eggs, the ovum
= ovogenesis
oxo-,
ox/i
addition of oxygen
oxy-
sharp, acid, acute; oxygen
= oxytocin, oxygenated, oxycodone
