test 8 (final) Flashcards
1
Q
Aden/o
A
gland
2
Q
Angi/o
A
vessel
3
Q
Aort/o
A
aorta
4
Q
Arteri/o
A
artery
5
Q
Arteriol/o
A
arteriole
6
Q
Arthr/o
A
joint
7
Q
Bi/o
A
life
8
Q
Carcin/o
A
cancer/cancerous
9
Q
Cardi/o
A
heart
10
Q
Cephal/o
A
head
11
Q
Cerebr/o
A
cerebrum
12
Q
Coron/o
A
heart
13
Q
Cyt/o
A
cell
14
Q
Derm/o
A
skin
15
Q
Dermat/o
A
skin
16
Q
Electr/o
A
electricity
17
Q
Encephal/o
A
brain
18
Q
Enter/o
A
intestines (small)
19
Q
Erythr/o
A
red
20
Q
Gastr/o
A
stomach
21
Q
Gnos/o
A
knowledge
22
Q
Gynec/o
A
woman
23
Q
Hem/o
A
blood
24
Q
Hemat/o
A
blood
25
Hepat/o
liver
26
Lapar/o
abdomen
27
Leuk/o
white
28
Nephr/o
kidney
29
Neur/o
nerve
30
Onc/o
tumor (cancerous)
31
Ophthalm/o
eye
32
Oste/o
bone
33
Path/o
disease
34
Phleb/o
vein
35
Psych/o
mind
36
Ren/o
kidney
37
Rhin/o
nose
38
Sarc/o
flesh
39
Thromb/o
clotting
40
Ven/o
vein
41
Venul/o
venule
42
Abdomen/o
abdomen
43
An/o
anus
44
Anter/o
front
45
Append/o
appendix
46
Bronch/o
bronchial tubes
47
Cervic/o
neck of the body or neck
48
Cholecyst/o
gallbladder
49
Chondr/o
cartilage
50
Coccyg/o
coccyx, tailbone
51
Col/o
colon
52
Colon/o
colon
53
Crani/o
skull
54
Cyst/o
urinary bladder
55
Duoden/o
duodenum
56
Epitheli/o
skin, surface tissue
57
Esophag/o
esophagus
58
Ile/o
ileum
59
Jejun/o
jejunum
60
Larang/o
larynx (voice box)
61
Later/o
side
62
Lumb/o
loin (waist)
63
Lymph/o
lymph
64
Mediastin/o
mediastinum (space between lungs)
65
Or/o
mouth
66
Pancreat/o
pancreas
67
Pelv/o
pelvis
68
Peritone/o
peritoneum (membrane surrounding the abdominal organs)
69
Pharang/o
pharynx (thoat)
70
Pleur/o
pleura
71
Poster/o
back, behind
72
Proct/o
anus and rectum
73
Pyel/o
renal pelvis
74
Radi/o
x rays
75
Sacr/o
sacrum
76
Sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
77
Spin/o
spine (backbone)
78
Stomat/o
mouth
79
Thorac/o
chest
80
Trache/o
trachea
81
Ureter/o
ureter
82
Urethr/o
urethra
83
Vertebr/o
vertebra
84
Vesic/o
urinary bladder
85
Adrenal/o
adrenal gland
86
Amni/o
amnion
87
Ather/o
fatty plaque
88
Axill/o
armpit
89
Bronchi/o
bronchial tubes
90
Chem/o
drug, chemical
91
Cry/o
cold
92
Hypophys/o
pituitary gland
93
Hyster/o
uterus
94
Inguin/o
groin
95
Isch/o
to hold back
96
Mamm/o
breast
97
Mast/o
breast
98
Men/o
menstruation
99
Mening/o
meninges (membrane covering brain and spinal cord)
100
My/o
muscle
101
Myel/o
spinal cord
102
Necr/o
death
103
Oophor/o
ovary
104
Orch/o, Orchi/o, Orchid/o
testis
105
Ot/o
ear
106
Ovari/o
ovary
107
Parathyroid/o
parathyroid gland
108
Pituitar/o
pituitary gland
109
Pneumon/o
lung
110
Pulmon/o
lung
111
Salping/o
fallopian tubes
112
Septic/o
infection
113
Thyroaden/o
thyroid gland
114
Thyroid/o
thyroid gland
115
Tonsill/o
tonsils
116
Ur/o
urinary tract
117
Vascul/o
blood vessels
118
Carp/o
carpals (wrist bones)
119
Cis/o
to cut
120
Cost/o
ribs
121
Cutane/o
skin
122
Dur/o
dura mater (outermost membrane surrounding brain and spinal cord)
123
Gen/o
to produce, begin
124
Glyc/o
sugar
125
Norm/o
rule, order
126
Ox/o
oxygen
127
Plas/o
formation, growth, development
128
Scapul/o
scapula
129
Son/o
sound
130
Top/o
to put, place, position
131
Colp/o
vagina
132
Vagin/o
vagina
133
Metri/o
uterus
134
balan/o
penis
135
prostat/o
prostate gland
136
scrot/o
scrotum
137
Endocrin/o
endocrine glands
138
Esthesi/o
sensation
139
Ger/o
old age
140
Lymphaden/o
lymph node
141
Lymphangio/o
lymph vessel
142
Nos/o
disease
143
Obstetr/o
midwife
144
Odont/o
tooth
145
Opt/o
eye
146
Optic/o
eye
147
Orth/o
straight
148
Ped/o
child
149
Rect/o
rectum
150
Rheumat/o
flow, fluid
151
Splen/o
spleen
152
Thym/o
thymus gland
153
Cerebell/o
cerebellum
154
Ligament/o
ligament
155
Leiomy/o
smooth muscle
156
Medull/o
medulla oblongata
157
Muscul/o
muscle
158
Myos/o
muscle
159
Rhabdomy/o
skeletal muscle
160
Spondyl/o
vertebra
161
Ten/o
tendon
162
Phren/o
mind
163
Epiglott/o
epiglottis
164
Alveol/o
alveoli
165
Cyan/o
blue
166
Onych/o
nail
167
Phak/o
lens of the eye
168
Pil/o
hair
169
Retin/o
retina
170
Trich/o
hair
171
Aur/o
ear
172
Myring/o
eardrum
173
Tympan/o
eardrum
174
Ungu/o
nail
175
-algia
condition of pain
176
-cyte
cell
177
-ectomy
cutting out; removal, excision
178
-emia
blood condition
179
-globin
protein
180
-gram
record
181
-ia
condition
182
-ic
pertaining to
183
-ism
condition, process
184
-itis
inflammation
185
-logist
specialist in the study of
186
-logy
study of
187
-oma
tumor; mass
188
-opsy
to view
189
-osis
abnormal condition
190
-scope
instrument to visually examine
191
-scopy
process of visual examination
192
-sis
state of
193
-tomy
process of cutting into; incision
194
a-
no, not
195
An-
no, not
196
Aut-
self
197
Endo-
within
198
Epi-
above, upon, on
199
Exo-
outside
200
Hyper-
excessive, more than normal, too much
201
Pan-
all
202
Peri-
surrounding
203
Pro-
before, forward
204
Re-
back
205
Retro-
behind
206
Sub-
below, under
207
Trans-
across, through
208
-megaly
enlargement
209
-oma
tumor; mass
210
-rrhea
flow, discharge
211
-rrhage
excessive discharge of blood
212
-rrhagia
excessive discharge of blood
213
-sclerosis
hardening
214
-uria
condition of urine
215
-al or -eal
pertaining to
216
-ar
pertaining to
217
-ary
pertaining to
218
-centesis
puncture to remove fluid
219
-graphy
process of recording
220
-lysis
separation, breakdown, destruction
221
-plasty
surgical repair or surgical correction
222
-therapy
treatment
223
-ation
process, condition
224
-cision
process of cutting
225
-crine
secretion
226
-dipsia
thirst
227
-gen
to produce
228
-meter
to measure
229
-mission
to send
230
-mortem
death
231
-ous
pertaining to
232
-partum
birth
233
-phasia
speech
234
-plasm
formation (tissue)
235
-plegia
paralysis
236
-pnea
breathing
237
-ptom
a happening
238
-section
to cut
239
-stasis
to stand, place, stop, control
240
-tension
pressure
241
-thesis
to put, place
242
-tic
pertaining to
243
-trophy
nourishment, development
244
-um
structure
245
-y
process, condition
246
Ab-
away from
247
Ad-
toward, near
248
Ana-
up, apart
249
Ante-
before, forward
250
Anti-
against
251
Brady-
slow
252
Con-
with, together
253
Dia-
complete, through
254
Dys-
bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
255
Ec-
out, outside
256
Extra-
outside of
257
Hemi-
half
258
Hypo-
deficient, too little, below
259
In-
in, into
260
Inter-
between
261
Intra-
within
262
Mal-
bad
263
Meta-
change, beyond
264
Neo-
new
265
Para-
beside, near, along the side of
266
Poly-
many, much
267
Post-
after, behind
268
Pre-
before
269
Pros-
before, forward
270
Quadri-
four
271
Syn-
with, together
272
Tachy-
fast
273
Tri-
three
274
Ultra-
beyond
275
Uni-
one
276
Sarcoma
cancerous (malignant) tumor of connective tissue, such as bone, muscle, fat, or cartilage
277
Dysentery
condition of painful intestines
278
Resection
removal of an organ or a structure
279
Septicemia
infection in the blood
280
Ischemia
deficiency of blood flow to a part of the body, caused by narrowing or obstruction of blood vessels
281
Hematuria
abnormal condition of blood in the urine
282
Dialysis
complete separation of wastes from the blood when the kidneys fail
283
Epidural hematoma
pathological mass of blood above the dura mater (outermost membrane around brain)
284
Subdural hematoma
collection of blood under the dura mater
285
Hyperplasia
cells increase in number
286
Hypoxia
deficiency of oxygen in tissue
287
Paraplegia
impairment or loss of movement in the lower part of the body, primarily the legs and in some cases bowel and bladder function
288
Metastasis
spread of a cancerous tumor to a distant organ or location
289
Remission
lessening or absence of signs and symptoms of a disease
290
Atelectasis
collapsed lung or part of a lung
