unit 4 Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

pathy

A

disease

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

penia

A

low number or loss

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

dys

A

difficult or poor, defective

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

plasia

A

growth and development

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

poli/o

A

gray and referring to the gray matter

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

arthr/o

A

joint

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

scope

A

an instrument used to look at something

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

trophy

A

refers to change in size

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

ten/o

A

combining form for tendon

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

tend/o

A

combining form for tendon

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

tendin/o

A

combining form for tendon. used to build words about inflammation of the tendons

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

cost/o

A

used in words for ribs

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

inter

A

between

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

dent

A

the root word for tooth

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

oid

A

like or resembling

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

peri

A

around or near

17
Q

supra

A

on, higher, above

18
Q

lumb/o

A

the lower back

19
Q

pub/o

A

about the pubis

20
Q

pelv/i

A

refers to the pelvis

21
Q

meter

A

instrument used to measure

22
Q

ab

A

from or away from

23
Q

ad

A

toward

24
Q

amni/o

A

the protective sac that surrounds the fetus

25
Q

cyst/o

A

fluid filled sac or urinary

26
Q

scopy

A

look into an organ or body cavity with a scope

27
Q

thorac/o

A

about the chest

28
Q

hydro

A

water or fluid

29
Q

phobia

A

fear