Random Chapter 1&2 Flashcards
Gastr/o
Stomach
Neur/o
Nerve
Cyan/o
Blue
Melan/o
Black
Poli/o
Gray
-megaly
Enlargement
Hepat/o
Liver
-necrosis
Tissue death
-stenosis
Abnormal narrowing
-centisis
Surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or remove excess fluid
Abdomino
Abdomen
-graphy
Process of producing a picture or record
-gram
Picture or record
-scopy
Visual examination
Nat-
Birth
Peri-
Surrounding
Post-
After, behind
Ab-
Away from, negative, absent
Ad-
Toward, to, in direction of
Dextr/o
Right side
Sinister/o
Left side
Ex-
Out of, outside, away from
In-
In, into, not, without
Macro-
Large, abnormal size or long
Micro-
Small
Mega-, megal/o
Large, great
Olig/o
Scanty, few
Pre-
Before
Eu-
Good, normal, well, easy
Inter-
Between or among
Intra-
Within or inside
Sub-
Under, less, below
Super-, supra-
Above, excessive
Rhino
Nose
Ot/o
Ear
Appendic-
Appendix
Col-
Colon
Myc/o
Fungus
Pyel/o
Renal pelvis
Py/o
Pus
Derma
Skin
Pyr/o
Fire or fever
-malacia
Abnormal softening
Physi
Nature
Ventr-
Belly side of body
Dors-
Back of the body
Home/o-
Constant
Pelv-
Pelvis
Lumb-
Lower back
Ili-
Hip bone
Retro
Behind
Periton
Peritoneum
Gene-
Producing
A-
Without
Ana-
Backward
-trophy
Development
-crine
To secrete
-eti
Cause
Dem/I
Population
Pan
Entire
Idi/o
Peculiar to the individual