Unit 4 root words, pre, suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
oste/o
A
bone
2
Q
eti/o
A
cause
3
Q
por/o
A
porous (holes)
4
Q
arthr/o
A
joint
5
Q
myel/o
A
bone marrow/spinal cord
6
Q
-dys
A
difficult, poor, abnormal, defective
7
Q
-plasia
A
growth, development
8
Q
ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o
A
tendon
9
Q
burs/o
A
sac between tendon & bone
10
Q
chondr/o
A
cartilage
11
Q
cost/o
A
rib
12
Q
inter-
A
between
13
Q
dent/o
A
tooth
14
Q
orth/o
A
straight
15
Q
peri-
A
around, near
16
Q
lumb/o
A
lower back
17
Q
thorac/o
A
chest
18
Q
supra-
A
above
19
Q
pub/o
A
bone of the pelvis
20
Q
-metry
A
process of taking measurements
21
Q
pelv/i
A
pelvis
22
Q
ab-
A
from or away from (normal)
23
Q
ad-
A
toward
24
Q
abdomin/o
A
abdomen
25
-centesis
puncture to remove fluid
26
amni/o
sac surrounding fetus
27
cyst/o
urinary bladder (or sac)
