Unit 10 for Brainscape - Unit 10 Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots and Abbreviation 2024 Flashcards
a–
an–
not
ad–
going into
ant–
anti–
against (an action)
con–
together, with
de–
from, down, out
dia–
through
dys–
bad
en–
inside; put in or on (note additional new meaning)
epi–
on top of
eu–
good, well–
hemi–
half
hyper–
too much
hypo–
too little
in–
in, into
mal–
badly
ortho–
straight; at right angles; true
para–
beside; near
peri–
around
re–
again
sub–
an underlayer; support
un–
not
abdomin/o
abdomen
absorption
taking up nutrients
acid
a chemical that gives off hydrogen ions
aden
aden/o
gland
aero
air
agog
causing secretion
agon
main actor; driver
aliment
food
amel
covering
amyl
chemical name for starch
ang
ang/i
ang/i/o
vessel
an/o
anus
anus
ascites
abdominal swelling
bar
weight, pressure
bile
bil
bil/i
bile
bladder
bladder
bucca
cheek
canal
canal
carboxy[l]
chemical group name
carcin
cancer
cardia
heart
cathar/t
purge
cauda
tail
cec[um]
dead-end pouch between ileocecal valve and appendix
celi
celi/o
bowels
cement
cement
chol
chol/e
bile
chondr
cartilage
chyme
chym/o
liquid formed in the intestine from partially digested food
cirrh
inflammation of connective tissue
clast
breakdown
col
col/o
colon
colon/o
colon
constipa
crowded together, as feces in the intestines
cyst
cyst/o
bladder; fluid-filled space
cyte
cell
decidu
destined to fall
deglutition
swallowing
dent
dent/i
tooth
digest
digest
diverticul
doch/o
common bile duct
dont
tooth
duoden
duoden/o
the first segment (of three) in the small intestines
elast
elastic
emesis
vomiting
endo
inside
enter
enter/o
intestine
esophag
esophag/o
tube between the mouth and stomach
falc
sickle (shape)
feces
feces
filum
thread
fist
abnormal opening between two spaces
flatus
fart
flux
flow
folium
leaf
frice
substance used for scrubbing
fundus
the bottom of a bottle-shaped object
fungi
fungi
gall
bile
gastr
gastr/o
stomach
ghrel
acronym for “growth hormone releasing”
gingiv
gingiv/o
gums
gloss
gloss/o
tongue
gluc
glyc
sugar
haustrum
small pouch (pl. haustra) which make the large intestine look segmented
hem/o
blood
hepat
hepat/o
liver
hepatic/o
hepatic duct
hernia
herni/o
abnormal outpocketing of an organ
hydr
water
icterus
jaundice
il
il/e/o
il/i
the third and last segment in the small intestines
inguin
groin
insula
island; the hormone insulin, which is made in the pancreatic islets
intestin
intestine
islet
small island of tissue in the pancreas
jaundice
yellow color of skin
jejun
jejun/o
the second segment (of three) in the small intestines
jug[are]
join
kin
move
labi[a]
lips
lact
milk
lamina propria
“one’s own layer”, one of the histological layers of the digestive tract
lapar/o
flank, loin
ling/u
tongue
lip
fat
lith
lith/o
stone
liver
liver
lob[e]
lobe
lumb
lower back
lyso
breakdown
macro
large
mes[os]
in the middle
mucosa
layer of tissue with mucus-secreting cells
muscular
muscular
my
my/o
my/o/s
muscle
myc
fungus
nas/o
nose
occlus[us]
position of teeth with mouth closed
odont
odont/o
tooth
or
mouth
oti[s]
ear
oxy
oxygen
pancr
pancr/e
pancr/e/at
pancr/e/at/o
pancreas
pariet
the outer wall of the two-walled membranes around body organs
peps
peps/in
peps/in/o
digestion
peptid
digestion
periton
periton/eo
membrane lining the abdominal cavity
pernici[es]
gradual harm
phag
eat
plicae circulares
literally “circular pleats”, folds in the intestinal membrane (sing. plica circularis)
proct
proct/o
anus
propuls
movement driven by muscular action
pylor
pylorus
region of stomach where it meets the duodenum
quadrate
four-sided
rect
rect/o
final segment of large intestine
rub[er]
red
saliva
saliva
scend
climb (up or down)
scleros
hard
secret[ion]
release from a cell or the body
segment
segment
serosa
membrane lining the contents of the abdominal cavity
sial
sial/o
saliva
sigm[a]
Greek letter which resembles English “s”
sigmoid/o
shaped like the letter s
splen
splen/o
spleen
stalsis
contraction
steato
fatty matter
sten
blockage
sterco
feces
stomat
stomat/o
mouth
sucr[e]
sugar
Taenia
genus of tapeworms
tongue
tongue
trich
hair
trypsin
digestive enzyme; one of the earliest enzymes discovered
ulcer
open sore
umbilic
cord connecting the placenta to the baby
vagin
infolded body part
vallate
like a moat
verd
green
vermi[s]
worm
villus
small, hair-like feature of the intestinal surface
vit[a]
related to life
volunt[us]
of one’s free will
zyme
ending of the word “enzyme”
–ac
pertaining to
–al
pertaining to
–algia
pain
–amine
chemical group containing nitrogen
–ar
pertaining to
–ary
pertaining to
–ase
name for an enzyme
–ate
shaped like
–ated
having that quality
–ation
word ending that turns a verb into a noun
–ative
word ending that turns a verb into an adjective
–cele
hernia
–centesis
puncture
–crine
secretion
–dynia
pain
–eal
pertaining to
–ectasis
dilation
–ectomy
cutting out of
–emia
present in blood, indicating disease
–form
shaped like
–gen
arising from
–genesis
the process of creating
–gram
a record of a test or procedure
–graphy
a test or procedure
–ia
disease
–iac
pertaining to
–ial
pertaining to
–iasis
presence of an abnormality
–ic
–ics
pertaining to
–in
–in/o
chemical name ending for a protein
–ing
verb ending that makes the continuous tense (ongoing process)
–ion
word ending that turns a verb into a noun
–is
anatomical structure
–ist
someone who studies
–istry
the practice of studying
–itis
inflammation
–ive
to go
–lith
stone
–logist
one who studies
–logy
study of
–malacia
softening due to disease
–megaly
enlargement due to disease
–oid
looks like; resembles
–oma
tumor
–orus
anatomical structure
–osis
process
–ous
word ending that turns a noun into an adjective
–paresis
weakness
–pathy
disease process
–pexy
surgical fixation
–phony
sound-making
–plasty
surgical revision
–plegia
weakness
–ptosis
drooping
–rrhaphy
suturing
–rrhea
abnormal flow
–scope
instrument for looking inside
–scopy
the process of looking inside
–stomy
creating an opening with surgery
–tion
word ending that turns a verb into a noun
–tomy
cutting
–tripsy
rubbing, friction, pounding
–ula
–ule
diminutive suffix
–um
anatomical structure
–uronic
chemical name ending
–y
disease
ANS
autonomic nervous system
Ba
barium
BE
barium enema
BM
bowel movement
CCK
cholecystokinin
EGD
esophagogastroduodenoscopy
ENS
enteric nervous system
ERCP
endoscopic retrograde choleangiopancreatography
EUS
endoscopic ultrasound
FOBT
fecal occult blood test
FBS
fasting blood sugar
GERD
gastroesophageal reflux disease
GI
gastrointestinal
GTT
glucose tolerance test
HPA
hormonal connections between the hypothalamus, pituitary, and adrenal gland (HPA axis)
IBS
irritable bowel syndrome
LFT
liver function test
LLQ
left lower quadrant
LUQ
left upper quadrant
N&V
nausea and vomiting
NGT
nasogastric tube
NPO
nothing by mouth (Latin: nihil per os)
PUD
peptic ulcer disease
RLQ
right lower quadrant
RUQ
right upper quadrant
