Table 1-1 Flashcards
What does ‘hepat/o’ refer to?
liver
What does ‘hist/o’ refer to?
tissue
What does ‘kinesi/o’ refer to?
movement
What does ‘lapar/o’ refer to?
abdominal wall
What does ‘leukocyt/o’ refer to?
white cell
What does ‘lymph/o’ refer to?
lymph vessels/fluid
What does ‘mamm/o’ refer to?
breast
What does ‘mast/o’ refer to?
breast
What does ‘melan/o’ refer to?
black
What does ‘my/o’ refer to?
muscle
What does ‘nephr/o’ refer to?
kidney
What does ‘neur/o’ refer to?
nerve or neuron
What does ‘onc/o’ refer to?
tumor or mass
What does ‘ophthalm/o’ refer to?
eye
What does ‘or/o’ refer to?
mouth
What does ‘oste/o’ refer to?
bone
What does ‘ovari/o’ refer to?
ovary
What does ‘pancreat/o’ refer to?
pancreas
What does ‘phleb/o’ refer to?
vein
What does ‘proct/o’ refer to?
rectum
What does ‘pulmon/o’ refer to?
lung
What does ‘py/o’ refer to?
pus
What does ‘rhin/o’ refer to?
nose
What does ‘splen/o’ refer to?
spleen
What does ‘stern/o’ refer to?
sternum or breast-bone
What does ‘tendin/o’ refer to?
tendon
What does ‘thorac/o’ refer to?
chest wall
What does ‘thromb/o’ refer to?
clot
What does ‘tox/o’ refer to?
poison
What does ‘viscer/o’ refer to?
organ
aden/o
gland
angi/o
vessel
bacteri/o
bacteria
carcin/o
cancer
cardi/o
heart
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
cost/o
ribs
cyan/o
blue
cyt/o
cell
dermat/o
skin
encephal/o
brain
erythrocyt/o
red cell
gastr/o
stomach
gynec/o
woman
hem/o
blood
