Suffixes, Prefixes, Word Roots Flashcards

1
Q

leiomy/o

A

smooth muscle

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2
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muscul/o

A

muscle

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3
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my/o

A

muscle

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4
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rhabd/o

A

rod shaped

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5
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rhabdomy/o

A

rod shaped muscle

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6
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brachi/o

A

arm

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7
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carp/o

A

carpus (wrist bone)

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8
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cephal/o

A

head

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9
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cervic/o

A

neck, cervix uteri (neck of the uterus)

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10
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clavicul/o

A

clavicle (collar bone)

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11
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cost/o

A

ribs

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12
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crani/o

A

cranium (skull)

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13
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dactyl/o

A

fingers, toes

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14
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humer/o

A

humerus

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15
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metacarp/o

A

metacarpus (hand bones)

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16
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phalang/o

A

phlanges

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17
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radi/o

A

radiation, x-ray, radius (lower arm bone on thumb side)

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18
Q

spondyl/o

A

vertebrae

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19
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vertebr/o

A

vertebrae

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20
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stern/o

A

sternum

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21
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thorac/o

A

chest

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22
Q

calcane/o

A

calcaneum (heel bone)

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23
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femor/o

A

femur

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24
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fibul/o

A

fibula

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25
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ili/o

A

ilium (lateral, flaring portion of the hip bone)

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26
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ischi/o

A

ischium (lower portion of the hip bone)

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27
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lumb/o

A

loins (lower back)

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28
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metatars/o

A

metatarsus (foot bones)

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29
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patell/o

A

patella (knee cap)

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30
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pelv/i

A

pelvis

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31
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pelv/o

A

pelvis

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32
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pod/o

A

foot

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33
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pub/o

A

pubis (anterior part of the pelvis bone)

34
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tibi/o

A

tibia

35
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ankyl/o

A

stiffness, bent, crooked

36
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arthr/o

A

joint

37
Q

chondr/o

A

cartilage

38
Q

fasci/o

A

band, fascia (fibrous membrane supporting + seperating muscles)

39
Q

fidr/o

A

fiber, fibrous tissue

40
Q

kyph/o

A

humpback

41
Q

lamin/o

A

lamina (part of vertebral arch)

42
Q

lord/o

A

curve, swayback

43
Q

myel/o

A

bone marrow, spinal cord

44
Q

orth/o

A

straight

45
Q

ped/o

A

foot, child

46
Q

ped/i

A

foot, child

47
Q

scoli/o

A

crooked, bent

48
Q

synov/o

A

synovial membrane, synovial fluid

49
Q

ten/o

A

tendon

50
Q

tend/o

A

tendon

51
Q

tendin/o

A

tendon

52
Q

-asthenia

A

weakness, debility

53
Q

-clasia

A

to break, surgical fracture

54
Q

-clast

A

to break, surgical fracture

55
Q

-desis

A

binding, fixation of a bone or joint

56
Q

-malacia

A

softening

57
Q

-porosis

A

porous

58
Q

-sarcoma

A

malignant tumor of connective tissue

59
Q

a-

A

without, not

60
Q

dys-

A

bad, painful, difficult

61
Q

syn-

A

union, together, joined

62
Q

-oma

A

tumor

63
Q

-ar

A

pertaining to …

64
Q

-oid

A

resembling

65
Q

-algia

A

pain

66
Q

-ptosis

A

prolapse, downward displacement

67
Q

-ad

A

toward

68
Q

-dynia

A

pain

69
Q

-ectomy

A

excision, removal

70
Q

-tomy

A

incision

71
Q

-itis

A

inflammation

72
Q

-al

A

pertaining to …

73
Q

inter-

A

between

74
Q

-ic

A

pertaining to …

75
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-metry

A

act of measuring

76
Q

-iatry

A

medicine, treatment

77
Q

-eal

A

pertaining to …

78
Q

-osis

A

abnormal condition, increase usually with blood cells

79
Q

-plasty

A

surgical repair

80
Q

-cyte

A

cell

81
Q

-ist

A

specialist

82
Q

-graph

A

instrument for recording