Pages 1-7 Quiz 1 Flashcards
A-, an-
No; not;without
Examples- apathetic; analgesia
Ab-
Away from
Ad-
Toward, near
Abdomin/o
Abdomen
-ac,-al
Pertaining to
-an,-ar, -ary
Pertaining to
Aden/o
Gland
Adip/o
Fat
-Algesia
Sensitivity to pain
-Algia
Pain
Ana-
Up;apart;backward;again;anew
Angi/o
Vessel(blood)
Ante-
Before,forward
Anter/o
Front
Anti
Against
Aort/o
Aorta (largest artery)
Append/o appendic/o
Appendix
Arter/o arteri/o
Artery
Arthr/o
Joint
-ase
Enzyme
Audi/o,audit/o
Hearing
Aunt/o aut auto
Self own
Axill/o
Armpit
Bacter/i/o
Bacteria
Bi-
Two
Branchi/o
Arm
Brady
Slow
Bronch/o bronchi/o
Bronchial tube
Bucc/o
Cheek
Calc/o
Calcium
Carcin/o
Cancerous;cancer
Cardi/o
Heart
-cele, coele
Swelling, hernia
Cell/u
Cell level
Centesis
Surgical puncture to remove fluid
Cerebr/o
Cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
Crevice/o
Neck
Chol/e
Bile; gall
Cholecyst/o
Gall bladder
-cidal
Pertaining to killing
Col/o, colon/o
Colon(large intestine)
Comi/o
To care for
Contra-
Against; opposite
Coron/o
Heart
Cost/o
Rib
Crani/i
Skull
Cran/i
Skull
Cyan/o
Blue
Cyst/o
Urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid
Cyt/o -cyte
Cell
De-
Lack of,less
Derm/o derma dermat/o
Skin
Diaphor/o
Sweat
Dist/o
Far distant
Dors/o Dorsi
Back (of body )
Dys-
Bad, painful difficult abnormal
-eal
Pertaining to
-Ectonomy
Removal excision resection
-emia
Blood condition
-Eric
Pertaining to blood condition
End- end/o
In;within
Enter/o
Intestines (usually small intestine)
Epi-
Above upon on
Erythr/o
Red
Erythem/o
Flushed redness
-sis
Action; condition state of
Ex-
Out; away from
Gastr/o
Stomach
-genesis
Producing; forming
-ger/i geront/o
Old age
Gluc/o glyc/o
Glucose sugar
-gram
Record
-graphy
Process of recording
Hem/o hemat/o
Blood
Hemi
Half
Hepato/o
Liver
Herni/o
Hernia
Hydr/o
Water
Hyper-
Above,excessive, greater than normal
Hypo
Deficient below or less than normal
Hyster/o
Uterus; womb
-ia
Condition
-iac, -ic, -ine, -ior
Pertaining to
-iasis
Abnormal condition
Ile/o
Ileum
Inguin/o
Groin
Inter-
Between
Intra-
Within-into
-ism
Process condition
-ist
Specialist
-itis
Inflammation
Jaund/o
Yellow
Jejun/o
Jejunum
Kal/i
Potassium
Ket/o Keton
Ketones acetones
Kyph/o
Hunch back
Lapar/o
Abdominal wall; abdomen
Later/o
Side
Leuk/o
White
Lip/o
Lipid fat
Lob/o
Lobe
-lysis
Break down separation destruction
Mal-
Bad
Mamm/o mast/o
Breast
Medi/o
Middle
-megaly
Enlargement
Melan/o
Black
-ment/o
Mind
My/o
Muscle
Narc/o
Numbness sleep
Nas/o
Nose
Natr/o
Sodium
Necr/o
Death
Nephr/o
Kidney
Neur/o
Nerve
Norm/o
Rule order
Nos/o
Infection
Ocul/o
Eye
Ophthalm/o
Eye
Opt/o optico
Eye, vision
-old
Resembling derived from
Olig/o
Scant slight
-Oma
Tumor mass fluid collection
Onc/o
Tumor
Oophor/o
Ovary
-osis
Condition, usually abnormal
Oste/o
Bone
Ot/o
Ear
-ous
Pertaining to
-oxia, -oxic
Oxygen
Pancreat/o
Pancreas
Para-
Near, beside, apart from along side of
-paresis
Weakness
Path/o
Disease
-pathy
Disease emotion
Pector/o
Chest
-Penia
Deficiency
-phagia
Eating swallowing
Phas/o phasia
Speech
Phleb/o
Vein
-plasia
Development; formation; growth
-plasty
Surgical repair
-plegia -plegic
Paralysis palsy
-pnea
Breathing
Pneum/o pneumon/o
Lung air gas
Post- ; poster/o
After behind
Pre-
Before in front of
Proxim/o
Near
Psuedo
False fake
Pulmon/o
Lung
Purul/o
Pus
Quadri-
Four
-rhino
Nose
-rrhage
Bursting forth of blood
-rrhea
Flow discharge
Sanguin/o
Fluid- blood
-sclerosis
Hardening
-scope
Instrument to visually examine
-scopy
Process of visually examining w a scope
-sect
To cut
Seps/o
Infection
Ser/o
Fluid-serum; clear
-sis
State of
-spasm
Sudden contraction of muscle
-stasis
To stop control place
-static
Pertaining to stopping controlling
-stenosis
Tightening narrowing
Stern/o
Sternum
-stomy
New opening (to form a mouth)
Sub-
Under below
Supra-
Above upper
Syncop/o
Faint
Tachy-
Fast
-tension -tensive
Pressure
Therm/o
Heat
Thorac/o
Chest
-thorax
Chest pleural cavity
Thromb/o
Clot
Thyroid/o
Thyroid gland
-tic
Pertaining to
-tomy
Process of cutting
-toxic
Poison
Trache/o
Trachea
Trans
Across through
Tri
Three
-trophy
Development- condition of
Umbilic/o
Umbilicus navel
Uni-
One
Ur/o
Urine, urinary tract infection
Ureter/o
Ureter
Urethr/o
Urethra
-uria
Urination, condition of urine
Urin/o
Urine
-us
Structure things
Uter/o
Uterus womb
Vascul/o
Vessel blood
Ven/o ven/i
Vein
Ventr/o
Abdominal side of o the body
Vertebr/o
Vertebra (back bone )
Xer/o
Dry
-y
Condition process