word parts Flashcards
1
Q
gastr/o
A
stomach
2
Q
enter
A
sm intestine
3
Q
tonsill
A
tonsil
4
Q
-algia
A
pain
5
Q
itis
A
inflammation
6
Q
hepat/o
A
liver
7
Q
-megaly
A
enlargement
8
Q
-sclerosis
A
abnormal hardening
9
Q
-malacia
A
abnormal softening
10
Q
hem/o
A
blood
11
Q
-rrhage
A
abnormal excessive fluid discharge
12
Q
-rrhea
A
flow or discharge
13
Q
dia-
A
through
14
Q
nat
A
birth
15
Q
-al
A
pertaining to
16
Q
end-
A
within
17
Q
arteri
A
artery
18
Q
append
A
appendix
19
Q
-ectomy
A
surgical removal
20
Q
-ostomy
A
surgical creation of an artificial opening
21
Q
arthr
A
joint
22
Q
myel/o
A
spinal cord
-bone marrow
23
Q
myc/o
A
fungus
24
Q
-osis
A
abnormal condition or disease
25
-pathy
disease
26
my/o
muscle
27
dermat
skin
28
-ologist
specialist
29
neo-
new
30
-ology
study of
31
py/o
pus
32
-derma
skin
33
pyr/o
fever
| -fire
34
aden
gland
35
-oma
tumor
36
dors
back of the body
37
poster
back or towards the back
38
-ior
pertaining to
39
anter
front or before
40
cephal
head
41
ic
pertaining to
42
caud
tail
| -lower part of the body
43
epi-
above
44
hypo-
below
| -decreased
45
hypo-
below
- decreased
- deficient
46
retro-
behind
47
periton
peritoneum
48
cyt/o
cell
49
-plasm
formative material of cells
50
hist
tissue
51
a-
without
52
-plasia
formation
53
ana-
backward
54
hyper-
excessive
55
-trophy
development
56
exo-
out of
57
-crine
to secrete
58
carcin
cancerous
59
dem
population
60
pan
entire
61
idi/o
peculiar to the individual
62
-poietic
pertaining to formation
63
ankyl
crooked, bent or stiff
64
chondr/o
cartilage
65
cost/o
rib
66
poly-
many
67
oste/o
bone
68
spondyl
vertebrae
69
lumb
lumbar
70
ankylosing
the progressive stiffening of a joint
71
-listhesis
slipping
72
-ago
diseased condition
73
kyph
hump
74
lord
bent backward
75
scoli
curved
76
vascul
blood vessels
77
-ar
pertaining to
78
necrosis
tissue death
79
crani/o
skull
80
-stenosis
abnormal narrowing
81
peri-
surrounding
82
-penia
deficiency
83
por
small opening
84
por
small opening
85
-scopy
visual examination
86
-lysis
loosening
| -setting free
87
-desis
to bind together
88
synov
synovial fluid
89
-plasty
surgical repair
90
vertebr/o
vertebrae
91
lamin
lamina
92
-clasis
to break
93
-rrhapy
surgical suturing
94
neur/o
nerve
95
ab-
away
96
duct
to lead
97
-ion
action
98
ad-
towards
99
brady-
slow
100
kines
movement
101
-asthenia
weakness or lack of strength
102
-cele
hernia
- tumor
- swelling
103
fasci/o
fascia
| -fibrous band
104
fibr/o
fibrous tissue
| -fiber
105
-plegia
paralysis
| -stroke
106
-rrhexis
rupture
107
tax/o
coordination
108
ten/o
- tend/o
- tendin/o
tendon
- stretch out
- extend
- strain
109
ton/o
- stretch
- tone
- tension
110
-globin
protein
111
erythr/o
red
112
leuk/o
white
113
ather/o
plaque or fatty substance
114
card
| -cardi/o
heart
115
valvul
valve
116
tachy
rapid
117
angi
blood or lymph vessel
118
phleb
vein
119
thromb
clot
120
coron
crown
121
-ary
pertaining to
122
embol
something inserted
123
-ism
condition
124
-crasia
mixture or bleeding
125
plast
growth
126
blast
immature
127
electr/o
electric
128
-gram
picture or record
129
-lytic
destroy
130
-stasis
stopping or controlling
131
lymph/o
lymph
132
anti-
against
133
macro-
large
134
-phage
cell that eats
135
lymphaden/o
lymph node
136
splen/o
spleen
137
-edema
swelling
138
immun/o
immune
139
-therapy
treatment
140
bacilli
rod shaped
141
tox
poison
142
staphyl/o
cluster or bunches of grapes
143
-cocci
spherical bacteria
144
strept/o
twisted chain
145
vir
virus
146
bio
life
147
sarc
flesh
148
mamm/o
breast
149
-graphy
the process of producing a picture or record
150
tele-
distant
