Word Parts Flashcards
1
Q
Dys-
A
Bad, difficult, painful
2
Q
-ectomy
A
Surgical removal, cutting out
3
Q
Hyper-
A
Excessive, increased
4
Q
Hypo-
A
Deficient, decreased
5
Q
-itis
A
Inflammation
6
Q
-rrhage
A
Bleeding or excessive fluid discharge
7
Q
-rraphy
A
Surgical suturing
8
Q
-rrhea
A
Flow or discharge
9
Q
-rrhexis
A
Rupture
10
Q
-osis
A
Abnormal condition or disease
11
Q
-ostomy
A
Surgical creation of an artificial opening to body surface
12
Q
-otomy
A
Cutting, surgical incision
13
Q
-plasty
A
Surgical repair
14
Q
-sclerosis
A
Abnormal hardening
15
Q
-algia
A
Pain, painful condition
16
Q
Arteri/o-
A
Artery
17
Q
Ather/o
A
Plaque or fatty substance
18
Q
Athr/o
A
Joint
19
Q
-ologist
A
Specialist
20
Q
-ology
A
Study of
21
Q
Myc/o
A
Fungus
22
Q
Myel/o
A
Bone marrow or spinal cord
23
Q
My/o
A
Muscle
24
Q
Pyel/o
A
Renal pelvis, part of kidney
25
Py/o
Pus
26
Pyr/o
Fever or fire
27
Path/o
Plas/o
-plasia
Disease, suffering, feeling emotion
28
Poster/o
Behind, toward back
29
- stasis
| - static
Control, maintenance of a constant level
30
Aden/o
Gland
31
Adip/o
Fat
32
Anter/o
Before, front
33
Caud/o
Lower part of body, tail
34
Hist/o
| Histi/o
Tissue
35
Cephal/o
Head
36
Cyt/o
| -cyte
Cell
37
End-
| Endo-
In, within, inside
38
Exo-
Out of, outside, away from
