Test 3 Flashcards
cut/o
cutane/o
(cutis, cutes)
skin
derm/o
dermat/o
-derm
(dermis, dermes)
skin
cori/o
(corium, coria)
skin, dermis
pell/o
skin
sarc/o
flesh, muscle
carn/o
flesh
cre/o
creat/o
flesh, muscle
histi/o
hist/o
tissue
strat/o
(stratum, strata)
layer
thel/o
-thele
nipple, nipple-like structure
papill/o
(papilla, papillae)
nipple, nipple-like structure
kerat/o
cerat/o
horn, hard, horn-like, keratin, cornea
corne/o
corn/o
(cornu, cornua)
horn, hard, horn-like, cornea
pil/o
(pilus, pili)
hair
trich/o
-thrix
(thrix)
hair
follicul/o
(folliculus, folliculi)
little bag, follicle
ungu/o
(unguis, ungues)
fingernail, toenail, claws, talon, hoof
onych/o
(onyx)
fingernail, toenail, claws, talon, hoof
hidr/o
sweat
sud/o
sudor/o
(sudor)
sweat
seb/o
(sebum, seba)
sebum
stear/o
steat/o
sebum, fat
lip/o
fat
adip/o
(adeps)
fat
helc/o
ulcer
ulcer/o
(ulcer, ulcera)
ulcer
macul/o
(macula, maculae)
macule, spot
nev/o
(nevus, nevi)
mole
verruc/o
(verruca, verrucae)
wart
cicatric/o
(cicatrix, cicatrices)
scar
nod/o
nodul/o
(nodus, nodi)
(nodulus, noduli)
knot-like, node, nodule
pustul/o
(pustula, pustulae)
pustule
papul/o
(papule)
papule
comed/o
(comedo, comedones)
pimple, blackhead, whitehead
urtic/o
(urtica)
furuncle, boil
cyst/o
(cyst)
cyst, sac, bladder
vesic/o
vesicul/o
(vesica, vesicae)
(vesicula, vesiculae)
bladder, vesicle
VESCUL = vesicle, small blister
bull/o
(bulla, bullae)
bulla, large blister
purpur/o
(purpura, purpurae)
purpura, purple
ecchym/o
(ecchymosis, ecchymoses)
broad bruising, ecchymosis
petechi/o
(petechia)
petechia, red spots
tele-
distant
tel/o
end, complete, purpose
melan/o
black, dark
nigr/o
black, dark
leuc/o
leuk/o
white
alb/o
albin/o
white
pallid/o
(pallid)
pale, globus pallidus
erythr/o
red
erythem/o
(erythema)
erythema, a redness of skin
rubr/o
red
xanth/o
yellow
flav/o
yellow, bright yellow
crypt/o
hidden, covered, secret
ichthy/o
fish, fish-like (scaly)
lepid/o
scaly
squam/o
squamat/o
(squama, squamae)
scale, scaly
lepr/o
(lepra)
leprosy, scaly
xer/o
dry
sicc/o
dry
psor/o
psorias/o
(psoriasis)
itch, psoriasis
scabi/o
(scabies)
scabies (caused by mites)
prurit/o
(pruritus)
severe itch
exanthem/o
(exanthema/exanthem)
rash
anth/o
flower
herpet/o
(herpes)
reptile, herpes (spreading blisters)
lup/p
(lupus)
wolf, lupus
pedicul/o
(pedidculus)
louse, lice
necr/o
dead, dead tissue
myc/o
mycet/o
fungus, mold
fung/o
(fungus, fungi)
fungus
carcin/o
cancer, crab, crab-like
cancr/o
(cancrum, cancra)
ulcer (rapidly spreading)
onc/o
-oncus
(oncus)
swelling, tumor, abnormal mass
tum/o
(tumor)
tumor, swelling
py/o
pus
pur/o
purul/o
pus, consisting of pus
rhytid/o
(rhytide)
wrinkle
rug/o
(ruga, rugae)
crease, fold
all/o
other, different, abnormal
heter/o
different, other
aut/o
self, same
hom/o
home/o
same, like
is/o
equal
xen/o
foreign
cosm/o
cosmet/o
universe, world, beautification, cosmetic
-plasty
surgical reconstruction
-graft
tissue transplant
oste/o
(osteon)
bone
oss/o
osse/o
(os, ossa)
bone
jug/o
junctur/o
(junctura, juncturae)
joint, a joining
articul/o
(articulatio, articulationes)
joint, to join, to speak clearly
arthr/o
joint
ligat/o
ligament/o
(legamentum, ligamenta)
to bind, tie
ligament
desm/o
ligament, band, bond
cartilag/o
(cartilago, cartilagines)
cartilage
chondr/o
cartilage
menisc/o
(meniscus, menisci)
meniscus, crescent
synovi/o
synov/o
(synovia, synoviae)
synovial fluid
capsul/o
caps/o
(capsula, capsulae(
capsule
burs/o
(bursa, bursae)
bursa (anatomical), bag, pouch
fasci/o
(fascia, fasciae)
fascia, band
muscul/o
(musculus, musculi)
muscle, mouse
my/o
myos/o
mys/o
muscle, mouse
tendin/o
(tendo, tendines)
tendon
ten/o
tenont/o
tendon
myel/o
bone marrow, spinal cord
medull/o
(medulla, medullae)
bone marrow, the innermost part of an organ
physi/o
-physis
nature, natural function growth, growth plate
phyt/o
-phyte
a growth, plant
-phyma
a growth, tumor
capit/o
(caput, capita)
head, head of a long bone
coll/o
(collum, colla)
neck, neck of a long bone
corpor/o
(corpus, corpora)
body
foramin/o
(foramen, foramina)
a hole or passageway in a bone (foramen)
lamin/o
(lamina, laminae)
plate (lamina)
crani/o
(cranium, crania)
cranium (portion of the skull that encloses the brain)
skelet/o
skeleton
maxill/o
(maxilla, maxillae)
maxilla
mandibul/o
(mandibula, mandibulae)
mandible
vertebr/o
(vertebra, vertebrae)
vertebra, backbone
spin/o
(spina, spinae)
spine, thorn, vertebral column
rach/o
rachi/o
(rachis)
vertebral column, spinal cord
spondyl/o
vertebra
cervic/o
(cervix, cervices)
neck, cervical
thorac/o
(thorax, thoraces)
thorax
lumb/o
(lumbus, lumbi)
loin, lumbar
sacr/o
(sacraum, sacra)
sacrum bone, scared
coccyg/o
coccy/o
(coccyx, coccyges)
coccyx, tailbone
cost/o
(costa, costae)
rib
stern/o
(sternum, sterna)
sternum, breastbone
xiph/o
(xiphoid)
xiphoid process, sword-like
scapul/o
(scapula, scapulae)
scapula, shoulder blade
om/o
shoulder
clavicul/o
clavic/o
(clavicula, claviculae)
clavicle, collarbone
cleid/o
clavicle, collarbone
humer/o
(humerus, humeri)
humerus
radi/o
(radius, radii)
radius, ray, radioactive
uln/o
(ulna, ulnae)
ulna
carp/o
(carpus, carpi)
wrist, carpal bones
metacarp/o
(metacarpus, metacarpi)
metacarpal bones
phalang/o
(phalanx, phalanges)
phalanx
dactyl/o
finger, toe
ili/o
(ilium, ilia)
ilium bone
ischi/o
(ischium, ischia)
ischium bone
pub/o
(pubis, pubes)
pubic bone, adult, puberty
femor/o
(femur, femora)
femur bone, thigh
patell/o
(patella, patellae)
patella bone
gony/o
knee
tibi/o
(tibia, tibiae)
tibia bone
cnem/o
leg
fibul/o
(fibula, fibulae)
fibula bone
parone/o
(perone)
fibula bone
astragal/o
(astragalus)
talus bone
tal/o
(talus, tali)
talus bone, ankle
calcane/o
(calcaneus, calcanei)
calcaneus bone
ptern/o
heel
scaph/o
scaphoid, shaped like the hull of a boat
metatars/o
(metatarsus, metatarsi)
metatarsus bone
muscul/o
(musculus, musculi)
muscle, mouse
my/o
myos/o
mys/o
muscle, mouse
rhabd/o
striated, rod, rod-like
lei/o
smooth
sarc/o
flesh, muscle
mer/o
-mer
-mere
part, partial
lemm/o
-lemma
membrane, husk, sheath-like structure
fibr/o
fibrill/o
(fibrilla, fibrillae)
fiber, fibril (muscle fiber)
fascicul/o
(fasciculus, fasciculi)
a small bundle of rod-like structures, fascicle
tendin/o
(tendo, tendines)
tendon
ten/o
tenont/o
tendon
ton/o
tension, tone
capit/o
cipit/o
-ciput
-ceps
(caput, capita)
head, origin of a muscle
ventr/o
(venter, ventres)
belly (of a muscle), cavity, abdomen
duc/o
duct/o
to lead, convey
abduct/o
(abductor, abductores)
to lead or convey away (midline)
adduct/o
(adductor, adductores)
to lead or convey toward (midline)
rot/o
rotat/o
(rotator, rotatores)
to turn around
flex/o
-flex
(flexor, flexores)
to bend, flex
extens/o
(extensor, extensores)
to stretch out, straighten, extend
pron/o
pronat/o
(pronator, pronatores)
face down, lying prone
supin/o
supinat/o
(supinator, supinatores)
face up, lying supine
dilat/o
(dilatator, dilatatores)
to spread out
sphincter/o
(sphincter, sphincteres)
to bind/constrict, ringlike muscle of an orifice (sphincter)
pon/o
pos/o
posit/o
to place, put
oppon/o
oppos/o
(opponens, opponentes)
to place opposite (oppose)
press/o
to press
depress/o
(depressor, depressores)
to press down
levat/o
(levator, levatores)
to lift, raise
rect/o
straight, correct
erect/o
arrect/o
(erector, erectores)
(arrector, arrectores)
to lift up
malac/o
-malacia
soft, softening
orth/o
straight, correct, normal, upright
-pedia
education in “x”
frang/o
fract/o
break, broken
-rhexis
(rhexis, rhexes)
a rupture
lux/o
dislocated
por/o
passage, pore
-penia
decrease, deficiency
crepit/o
creak, crackle
-agra
gout, attack (of severe pain)
rheum/o
rheumat/o
(rheum, rheuma)
flow, discharge, rheumatoid arthritis
ankyl/o
stiff, fused, crooked
sequestr/o
(sequestrum, sequestra)
fragment of bone/tissue
talip/o
(talipes)
deformity of foot and ankle
plan/o
flat
cav/o
hollow
valg/o
bent outward
var/o
bent inward
kyph/o
bent forward (convex posteriorly)
lord/o
bent backward (convex anteriorly)
lev/o
left
dextr/o
right
scoli/o
bent sideways, crooked
tors/o
tort/o
twist, turn
-olisthesis
slipping
bifid/o
(bifid)
split in two
schiz/o
-schisis
a splitting, a cleft
spasm/o
spasm
tract/o
to draw, pull
campt/o
campyl/o
-campsia
-campsis
bent, curved
