Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM


Top Flashcards (Certified)
All Flashcards

Medical Terminology > Prefixes, Suffixes, Combining Forms Part 2 > Flashcards

Prefixes, Suffixes, Combining Forms Part 2 Flashcards

1
Q

nucle/o

A

nucleus

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

nulli-

A

none

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

nyct/o

A

night

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

obstetr/o

A

pregnancy; childbirth

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

ocul/o

A

eye

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

odont/o

A

tooth

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

odyn/o

A

pain

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

-oid

A

resebling; originating from

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

-ole

A

little; small

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

olecran/o

A

olecranon (elbow)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

olig/o

A

scanty

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

om/o

A

shoulder

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

-oma

Hematoma, melanoma

A

tumor; mass; fluid collection

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

omphal/o

A

umbilicus (navel)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

onc/o

A

tumor

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

-one

Progesterone

A

hormone

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

onych/o

A

nail (of fingers or toes)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

o/o

Oogenesis

A

egg

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

oophor/o

Oophoresis

A

ovary

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

-opague

A

obscure

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

ophthalm/o

A

eye

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

-opia

A

vision condition

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

-opsia

A

vision condition

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

-opsy

Biopsy

A

view of

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

opt/o

Optometrist

A

eye; vision

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

optic/o

A

eye; vision

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

-or

A

one who

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

or/o

A

mouth

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

orch/o

A

testis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

orchi/o

A

testis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

orchid/o

A

testis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
32
Q

-orexia

A

appetite

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
33
Q

orth/o

Orthodontics

A

straight

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
34
Q

-ose

Glucose, fructose

A

full of; pertaining to; sugar

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
35
Q

-osis

A

condition, usually abnormal

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
36
Q

-osmia

A

smell

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
37
Q

ossicul/o

A

ossicle (small bone)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
38
Q

oste/o

Osteoporosis

A

bone

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
39
Q

-osteosis

A

condition of bone

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
40
Q

ot/o

A

ear

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
41
Q

-otia

A

ear condition

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
42
Q

-ous

A

pertaining to

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
43
Q

ov/o

A

egg

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
44
Q

ovari/o

A

ovary

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
45
Q

ovul/o

A

egg

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
46
Q

ox/o

A

oxygen

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
47
Q

-oxia

Hypoxia

A

oxygen

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
48
Q

oxy-

A

rapid; sharp; acid

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
49
Q

oxysm/o

A

sudden

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
50
Q

pachy-

A

heavy; thick

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
51
Q

palat/o

A

palate (roof of the mouth)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
52
Q

palpebr/o

A

eyelid

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
53
Q

pan-

Pandemic, Pangea

A

all

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
54
Q

pancreat/o

A

pancreas

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
55
Q

papill/o

A

nipple-like; optic disc (disk)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
56
Q

par-

Paranormal

A

other than; abnormal

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
57
Q

para-

A

near; beside; abnormal; apart from; along the side of

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
58
Q

-para

A

to bear, bring forth (live births)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
59
Q

-parous

A

to bear, bring forth

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
60
Q

parathyroid/o

A

parathyroid glands

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
61
Q

-paresis

A

weakness

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
62
Q

-pareunia

A

sexual intercourse

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
63
Q

-partum

A

birth; labor

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
64
Q

patell/a

A

patella

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
65
Q

patell/o

A

patella

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
66
Q

-pathy

A

disease; emotion

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
67
Q

pector/o

A

chest

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
68
Q

ped/o

A

child; foot

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
69
Q

pelv/i

A

pelvis; hip region

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
70
Q

pelv/o

A

pelvis; hip region

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
71
Q

pend/o

A

hang

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
72
Q

-penia

A

deficiency

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
73
Q

pen/o

A

penis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
74
Q

-pepsia

A

digestion

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
75
Q

per-

A

through

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
76
Q

peri-

A

surrounding

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
77
Q

perine/o

A

perineum

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
78
Q

peritone/o

A

peritoneium

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
79
Q

perone/o

A

fibula (lateral calf bone)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
80
Q

-pexy

A

fixation; to put in place

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
81
Q

phac/o

A

lens of eye

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
82
Q

phag/o

A

eat; swallow

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
83
Q

-phage

A

eat; swallow

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
84
Q

-phagia

A

condition of eating; swallowing

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
85
Q

phak/o

A

lens of eye

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
86
Q

phalang/o

A

phalanges (of fingers and toes)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
87
Q

phall/o

A

penis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
88
Q

pharmac/o

A

drug

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
89
Q

pharmaceut/o

A

drug

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
90
Q

pharyng/o

A

throat (pharynx)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
91
Q

phas/o

A

speech

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
92
Q

-phasia

A

speech

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
93
Q

phe/o

A

dusky; dark

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
94
Q

-pheresis

A

removal

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
95
Q

phil/o

A

like; love; attraction to

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
96
Q

-phil

A

attraction for

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
97
Q

-philia

A

attraction for

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
98
Q

phim/o

A

muzzle

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
99
Q

phleb/o

A

vein

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
100
Q

phob/o

A

fear

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
101
Q

-phobia

A

fear

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
102
Q

phon/o

A

voice; sound

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
103
Q

-phonia

A

voice; sound

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
104
Q

phor/o

A

to bear

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
105
Q

-phoresis

A

carrying; transmission

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
106
Q

-phoria

A

to bear; carry; feeling (mental state)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
107
Q

phot/o

A

light

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
108
Q

phren/o

A

diaphragm; mind

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
109
Q

-phthisis

A

wasting away

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
110
Q

-phylaxis

A

protection

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
111
Q

physi/o

A

nature; function

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
112
Q

phys/o

A

growing

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
113
Q

-physis

A

to grow

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
114
Q

phyt/o

A

plant

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
115
Q

-phyte

A

plant

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
116
Q

pil/o

A

hair

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
117
Q

pineal/o

A

pineal gland

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
118
Q

pituitar/o

A

pituitary gland

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
119
Q

-plakia

A

plaque

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
120
Q

plant/o

A

sole of the foot

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
121
Q

plas/o

A

development; formation; growth

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
122
Q

-plasia

A

development; formation; growth

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
123
Q

-plasm

A

formation; structure

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
124
Q

-plastic

A

pertaining to formation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
125
Q

-plasty

A

surgical repair

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
126
Q

ple/o

A

more; many; varied

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
127
Q

-plegia

A

paralysis; palsy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
128
Q

-plegic

A

pertaining to paralysis; palsy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
129
Q

pleur/o

A

pleura

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
130
Q

plex/o

A

plexus; network (of nerves)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
131
Q

-pnea

A

breathing

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
132
Q

pneum/o

A

lung; air; gas

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
133
Q

pneumon/o

A

lung; air; gas

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
134
Q

pod/o

A

foot

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
135
Q

-poiesis

A

formation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
136
Q

-poietin

A

substance that forms

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
137
Q

poikil/o

A

varied; irregular

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
138
Q

pol/o

A

extreme

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
139
Q

polio-

A

gray matter (of brain or spinal cord)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
140
Q

poly-

A

many; much; increased

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
141
Q

polyp/o

A

polyp; small growth

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
142
Q

pont/o

A

pons (a part of the brain)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
143
Q

-porosis

A

condition of pores (spaces)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
144
Q

post-

A

after; behind

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
145
Q

poster/o

A

back (of body); behind

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
146
Q

-prandial

A

pertaining to eating or mealtime

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
147
Q

-praxia

A

action

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
148
Q

pre-

A

before; in front of

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
149
Q

presby/o

A

old age

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
150
Q

primi-

151
Q

pro-

A

before; forward

152
Q

proct/o

A

anus and rectum

153
Q

pros-

A

before; forward

154
Q

prostat/o

A

prostate gland

155
Q

prot/o

156
Q

prote/o

157
Q

proxim/o

158
Q

prurit/o

159
Q

pseudo-

160
Q

psych/o

161
Q

-ptosis

A

falling; drooping; prolapse

162
Q

-ptysis

163
Q

pub/o

A

pubis (anterior part of hip bone)

164
Q

pulmon/o

165
Q

pupill/o

A

pupil (dark center of the eye)

166
Q

purul/o

167
Q

py/o

168
Q

pyel/o

A

renal pelvis

169
Q

pylor/o

A

pylorus; pyloric sphincter

170
Q

pyr/o

A

fever; fire

171
Q

pyret/o

172
Q

pyrex/o

173
Q

quadri-

174
Q

rachi/o

A

spinal column; vertebrae

175
Q

radi/o

A

x-rays; radioactivity; radius (lateral lower arm bone)

176
Q

radicul/o

A

nerve root

177
Q

re-

A

back; again; backward

178
Q

rect/o

179
Q

ren/o

180
Q

reticul/o

181
Q

retin/o

182
Q

retro-

A

behind; back; backward

183
Q

rhabdomy/o

A

striated (skeletal) muscle

184
Q

rheumat/o

A

watery flow

185
Q

rhin/o

186
Q

rhytid/o

187
Q

roentgen/o

188
Q

-rrhage

A

bursting forth (of blood)

189
Q

-rrhagia

A

bursting forth (of blood)

190
Q

-rrhaphy

191
Q

-rrhea

A

flow; discharge

192
Q

-rrhexis

193
Q

rrhythm/o

194
Q

sacr/o

195
Q

salping/o

A

fallopian tube; auditory (eustachian) tube

196
Q

-salpinx

A

fallopian tube; oviduct

197
Q

sarc/o

A

flesh (connective tissue)

198
Q

scapul/o

A

scapula; shoulder blade

199
Q

-schisis

200
Q

schiz/o

201
Q

scint/i

202
Q

scirrh/o

203
Q

scler/o

A

sclera (white of eye); hard

204
Q

-sclerosis

205
Q

scoli/o

A

crooked; bent

206
Q

-scope

A

instrument for visual examination

207
Q

-scopy

A

visual examination

208
Q

scot/o

209
Q

seb/o

210
Q

sebace/o

211
Q

sect/o

212
Q

semi-

213
Q

semin/i

A

semen; seed

214
Q

seps/o

215
Q

sial/o

A

saliva; salivary

216
Q

sialaden/o

A

salivary gland

217
Q

sider/o

218
Q

sigmoid/o

A

sigmoid colon

219
Q

silic/o

220
Q

sinus/o

221
Q

-sis

A

state of; condition

222
Q

-sol

223
Q

somat/o

224
Q

-some

225
Q

somn/o

226
Q

-somnia

227
Q

son/o

228
Q

-spadia

A

to tear, cut

229
Q

-spasm

A

sudden contraction of muscles

230
Q

sperm/o

A

spermatozoa; sperm cells

231
Q

spermat/o

A

spermatozoa; sperm cells

232
Q

sphen/o

A

wedge; sphenoid bone

233
Q

spher/o

A

globe-shaped; round

234
Q

sphygm/o

235
Q

-sphyxia

236
Q

splanchn/o

A

viscera (internal organs)

237
Q

spin/o

A

spine (backbone)

238
Q

spir/o

A

to breathe

239
Q

splen/o

240
Q

spondyl/o

A

vertebra (backbone)

241
Q

squam/o

242
Q

-stalsis

A

contraction

243
Q

staped/o

A

stapes (middle ear bone)

244
Q

staphyl/o

A

clusters; uvula

245
Q

-stasis

A

stopping; controlling; placing

246
Q

-static

A

pertaining to stopping or controlling

247
Q

steat/o

A

fat, sebum

248
Q

sten/o

249
Q

-stenosis

A

tightening; stricture

250
Q

ster/o

A

solid structure; steroid

251
Q

stere/o

A

solid; three-dimensional

252
Q

stern/o

A

sternum (breastbone)

253
Q

steth/o

254
Q

-sthenia

255
Q

-stitial

A

pertaining to standing or positioned

256
Q

stomat/o

257
Q

-stomia

A

condition of the mouth

258
Q

-stomy

A

mew opening (to form a mouth)

259
Q

strept/o

A

twisted chains

260
Q

styl/o

A

pole or stake

261
Q

sub-

A

under; below

262
Q

submaxill/o

A

mandible (lower jaw bone)

263
Q

-suppression

264
Q

supra-

A

above, upper

265
Q

sym-

A

together; with

266
Q

syn-

A

together; with

267
Q

syncop/o

A

to cut off, cut short; faint

268
Q

syndesm/o

269
Q

synov/o

A

synovia; synovial membrane; sheath around a tendon

270
Q

syring/o

271
Q

tachy-

272
Q

tars/o

A

tarsus; hindfoot or ankle (7 bones between the foot and the leg)

273
Q

tax/o

A

order; coordination

274
Q

tel/o

275
Q

tele/o

276
Q

ten/o

277
Q

tendin/o

278
Q

-tension

279
Q

terat/o

A

monster; malformed fetus

280
Q

test/o

A

testis (testicle)

281
Q

tetra-

282
Q

thalam/o

283
Q

thalass/o

284
Q

the/o

A

put; place

285
Q

thec/o

286
Q

thel/o, theli//o

287
Q

therapeut/o

288
Q

-therapy

289
Q

therm/o

290
Q

thorac/o

291
Q

-thorax

A

chest; pleural cavity

292
Q

thromb/o

293
Q

thym/o

A

thymus gland

294
Q

-thymia

A

mind (condition of)

295
Q

-thymic

A

pertaining to mind

296
Q

thyr/o

A

thyroid gland; shield

297
Q

thyroid/o

A

thyroid gland; shield

298
Q

tibi/o

A

tibia (shin bone)

299
Q

-tic

A

pertianing to

300
Q

toc/o

A

labor; birth

301
Q

-tocia

A

labor; birth (condition of)

302
Q

-tocin

A

labor; birth (a substance for)

303
Q

tom/o

304
Q

-tome

A

instrument to cut

305
Q

-tomy

A

process of cutting

306
Q

ton/o

307
Q

tone/o

A

to stretch

308
Q

tonsill/o

309
Q

top/o

A

place; position; location

310
Q

-tory

A

pertaining to

311
Q

tox/o

312
Q

toxic/o

313
Q

trache/o

A

trachea (windpipe)

314
Q

trans-

A

across; through

315
Q

-tresia

316
Q

tri-

317
Q

trich/o

318
Q

trigon/o

A

trigone (area within the bladder)

319
Q

-tripsy

320
Q

troph/o

A

nourishment; development

321
Q

-trophy

A

nourishment; development (condition of)

322
Q

-tropia

323
Q

-tropic

A

pertaining to stimulating

324
Q

-tropin

A

stimulate; act on

325
Q

tympan/o

A

tympanic membrane (eardrum); middle ear

326
Q

-type

A

classification; picture

327
Q

-ule

A

little; small

328
Q

uln/o

A

ulna (medial lower arm bone)

329
Q

ultra-

A

beyond; excess

330
Q

-um

A

structure; tissue; thing

331
Q

umbilic/o

A

umbilicus (navel)

332
Q

ungu/o

333
Q

uni-

334
Q

ur/o

A

urine; urinary tract

335
Q

ureter/o

336
Q

urethr/o

337
Q

-uria

A

urination; condition of urine

338
Q

urin/o

339
Q

-us

A

structure; thing

340
Q

uter/o

A

uterus (womb)

341
Q

uve/o

A

uvea, vascular layer of eye (iris, choroid, ciliary body)

342
Q

uvul/o

343
Q

vag/o

A

vagus nerve

344
Q

vagin/o

345
Q

valv/o

346
Q

valvul/o

347
Q

varic/o

A

varicose veins

348
Q

vas/o

A

vessel; duct; vas deferens

349
Q

vascul/o

A

vessel (blood)

350
Q

ven/o, ven/i

351
Q

vener/o

A

venereal (sexual contact)

352
Q

ventr/o

A

belly side of body

353
Q

ventricul/o

A

ventricle (of heart or brain)

354
Q

venul/o

A

venule (small vein)

355
Q

-verse

356
Q

-version

A

turning (condition of)

357
Q

vertebr/o

A

vertebra (backbone)

358
Q

vesic/o

A

urinary bladder

359
Q

vesicul/o

A

seminal vesicle

360
Q

vestibul/o

A

vestibule of the inner ear

361
Q

viscer/o

A

internal organs

362
Q

vit/o

363
Q

vitr/o

A

vitreous body (of the eye)

364
Q

vitre/o

365
Q

viv/o

366
Q

vol/o

367
Q

vulv/o

A

vulva (female external genitalia)

368
Q

xanth/o

369
Q

xen/o

370
Q

xer/o

371
Q

xiph/o

372
Q

-y

A

condition; process

373
Q

zo/o

A

animal life

Medical Terminology (13 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2025 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions