Terminology Flashcards
-ac, -ic
Pertaining to
Acu-
Sharp, needle
-algic, -algia
Pain
Andr/o
Male
Angi/o
Blood vessel
Arthr/o
Joint
Atel/o
Imperfect, incomplete
Balan/o
Head of penis
Bio-
Life
Brachi-
Arm
Brachy-
Short
Brady-
Slow
Bucc/a
Cheek
Cardi/o
Heart
Carp/o
Wrist
Caud-
Tail
Chlor
Green
-cide
Causing death
Colp/o-
Vagina
Cyt/o
Cell
Dent/i
Tooth
Dextr/o
Right
Dolicho
Long
-ectomy
Surgical removal
Enter/o
Intestines
Eosin-
Rose, red, dawn color
Erythro
Red
Febri-
Fever
Ferr/o
Iron
-fuge
Drive away, expelling
Galact/o
Milk
Gastr/o
Stomach
Genit/o
Organs of reproduction
Geront/o
Old age, elderly
Glauco
Gray, silver
-gram
Trace, record, picture
-graph
Diagram, instrument for recording
Gravid-
Pregnancy
Hemi-
Half
Hom/o
Same
Hydr/o
Water
Hypno
Increased
Hypo
Decreased
Hypso
Height
Hyster/o
Uterus
Infra-
Beneath, below
Inter-
Between, among
Intra-
Within, into, inside
-itis
Inflammation, inflammation of
Karyo-
Nucleus
Kelpt/o
Theft, stealing
Koil/o
Concave, hollow
Kypho-
Hump
Leio
Smooth
Lieno
Spleen
-lysis
Destruction of
-mania
Insanity, mental disorder
Melan/o
Black
Mio-, meio
Less
Myel/o
Bone marrow, spinal cord
Naso-
Nose
Nephr/o
Kidneys
Noso
Disease
Omo-
Shoulder
Omphal/o
Navel
Orchi/o
Testes
-orrhexis
Rupturing
Osmphersio
Odor
Pachy-
Thick
-paresis
Incomplete or partial paralysis
Path/o
Disease
-plegia
Complete paralysis
Phob
Fear, panic
A-, an-
Without, lack of
Pimel/o
Fat
Pono-
Pain
Proct/o
Anus, rectum
Rachi/o
Spine
Radi-
Root
Radio-
Radiation
Rhabdomyo-
Striated or skeletal muscle
Rhizo-
Root
Salping/o
Tube, fallopian tubr
Sacro-
Flesh
Scato-
Fecal matter
Sial/o-
Saliva
Sinistr/o
Left
-stomy
Artificial opening
Tachy-
Fast
Thel-
Nipple
Thely-
Female
Toco-
Childbirth, labor
Tropho-
Food, nutrients
Uni
One
Ur/o
Urine, urinary tact
Ulo
Scar
Xanth/o
Yellow
Xeno
Strange
Xiph/o
Sword, xiphoid process
Zymo-
Enzymes