Unit 1 Word Parts Flashcards
arthr/
joint
oste/
bone
my/
muscle
ateri/
arteries
hem/
blood
cardi/
heart
phleb/, ven/
veins
pneum/
lungs
nas/
nose
col/
large intestine
hepat/
liver
or/
mouth
enter/
small intestine
gastr/
stomach
encephal/
brain
nephr/, ren/
kidney
cutane/, derm/, dermat/
skin
acoust/, ot/
ears
ocul/, opthalm/
eyes
neur/
nerves
a-, an-
without, lacking, deficient, not
ab-
away from
ad-, af-
toward, to, near
ante-
before, in front of
anti-, ant-, contra-
against, opposing
auto-
self
brachy-
short
brady-
slow
dia-
through, between
dys-
difficult, bad, painful
endo-
inside
epi-
upon, on, over
hyper-
excessive, above
hypo-
under, deficient
inter-
between
neo-
new
poly-
many
tachy-
fast
peri-
around
xer-
dry
-ac, -al, -ic, -ous
pertaining to, related to
-ial, -ary
located in
-algia, -dynia
pain
-asthenia
weakness
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
-cidal
killing
-ectasis
dilation, expansion
-ectomy
surgical removal
-emesis
vomit
-er, -ist
person, specialist
-genesis
beginning, origin
-iac
person afflicted with
-megaly
enlargement
-oma
tumor
-pathy
disease
-plasty
surgical repair
-pnea
breathing
-rrhage, -rrhagia
excessive flow
-sarcoma
malignant tumor
-spasm
sudden involuntary movement