Word Parts Flashcards
gastr/o
stomach
intestin
intestine
-al
pertaining to
peri-
surrounding
odonti
odont
teeth
-um
noun ending
an/o
anus
rect
rectum
hepat
liver
-ic
pertaining to
chol/o
bile
cholescyst
gallbladder
metabol
change
-ism
condition
enter
small intestine
-ologist
specialist
orth
straight, normal
proct
anus and rectum
cheil
lips
-osis
abnormal condition or disease
leuk/o
white
-plakia
plaque
stomat
mouth or oral cavity
-itis
inflammation
myc
fungus
her/o
dry
-ia
pertaining to
halit
breath
gingiv
gums
dys-
difficult or painful
-phagia
swallowing
esophag
esophagus
-eal
pertaining to
pyr
fever
hiat
opending
-paresis
partial paralysis
-rrhea
flow or discharge
pept
digestion
de-
removal
hydra
water
-tion
process of
mal-
bad or poor
are/o
air
-pepsia
digestion
-emesis
vomiting
hemat
blood
hyper-
excessive
diverticul
diverticulum (small pouch or sac in the lines or wall of a tubular organ like the colon)
colon/o
col/osigmoind
colon
intussuscept
take up or to receive within
inguin
groin
dis-
through
-cele
hernia
seat/o
fat
-megaly
enlargement
cirrh
yellow or orange
-lithiasis
presence of stones
endo-
within
-scope
instrument for visual examination
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
-occult
hidden
hem/o
blood
pro-
on supporting
bio
life
emet
vomit
intra-
within
ven/o
vein
re-
back or again
-ectomy
surgical removal
palat/o
palate
-plasty
surgical repair
nas/o
nose
-ostomy
surgically creating an opening
-otomy
surgical incision
duoden
first part of the small intestine
ile
ileum, small intestine
-pexy
surgical fixation
choledoch/o
common bile duct
lith
stone
home/o
constant
stasis
control
ren
kidney or kidneys
nephr/o
kidney
ur
urine
-emia
blood condition
-tic
pertaining to
-uria
urine
glomerular/o
glomeruli
-ptosis
droop or sag
py
pus
cyst
cyst, sac of fluid, urinary bladder
-lithiasis
presence of stones
ureter/o
ureter
-ectasis
enlargement
-rrhagia
bleeding
-algia
pain
vest/o
bladder
vagin
vagina
neur/o
nerve
-genic
created by
prostat
prostate
pyel/o
renal pelvis
an-
without
di-
through
-uresis
urination
en-
into
olig
scanty
urin
urine
-alysis
study of the parts
urethr/o
urethra
dia-
complete or through
-lysis
separation, setting free
-tripsy
to crush
meat
meatus (urethral meatus)
cerebr
brain
esthesi
esthet
feeling
psych
mind
-iatrist
specialist
cephal
head
encephal/o
brain
mening/o
meninges
concuss
shaken together
contus
bruise
crani
cranium
-phasia
speech
arteri/o
artery
ven
vein
-ous
pertaining to
somn
sleep
in-
without
-ia
abnormal condition
narc/o
stupor
-lepsy
seizure
ambul
to walk
poli/o
gray matter
radicul
root or nerve root
caus
burning
par-
abnormal
ultra-
beyond
son/o
sound
ech/o
sound
electr/o
electric
thalam
thalamus
post-
after
trauma
injury
-phobia
excessive fear
claustr/o
barrier
agor/o
marketplace
-mania
madness
-tropic
having an affinity for
anxi/o
anxiety
-lyic
destroy
bin-
two
ocul
eye
canth
corner of the eye
tars
edge of the eyelid
opt/o
vision
extra-
on the outside
intra-
within
scler/o
white of eyes
emmetr
in proper measures
-opia
vision condition
ophthalm
eye
blephar
eyelid
ec-
out
trop
turn
en-
in
orbit
eyeball
conjunctiv
conjuntiva
dacry/o
tear
aden
gland
uve
uvea
ir
iris
corne
cornea
kerat
cornea
anis/o
unequal
cor
pupil
phot
light
-opsia
view of
mio-
smaller
mydrias
dilation of pupil
papill
nipple-like
macul
spot
dipl
double
hemi
half
chromat
color
nyctal
night
presby
old age
eso-
inward
trop
turn
exo
outward
amer
out of proportion
ambly
dim or dull
ton
tension
orbit
bony socket
tars/o
eyelid
nucle
nucleus
-ation
action
irid
iris
vitr
vitreous humor
retin/o
retina
audit
hearing or sense of hearing
-ory
pertaining to
acous
hearing or sound
myring/o
tympanic membrane
tympan/o
tympanic membrane
audi
hearing
ot/o
ear
bar/o
pressure
mastoid
mastoid process
-cusis
hearing
aur
hearing
staphed
stapes
vestibul
entrance
cutane
skin
derm
dermat
skin
epi-
above or upon
lip/o
fat
-cytes
cells
lun
moon
-ula
little
seb/o
sebum
hidr
sweat
phor
movement
-esis
abnormal condition
follicul
hair follicle
rich/o
hair
axill
armpit
hirsut
hairy
alopec
baldness
koil
hollow, concave
oynch
fingernail or toenail
par-
near
ecchym
during out of juice
purpur
purple
prurit
itching
erythem
flushed
erythr/o
red
-derma
skin
ichthy
dry or scaly
-edemda
swelling
-phyma
growth
urtic
rash
-aria
connected with
pedicul
lice
granul
granular
kel
growth or tumor
-oid
resembling
kerat
hard or horny
bi-
pertaining to life
-opsy
view of
cry/o
cold
rhytid
wrinkle
cervic
neck
axill
armpit
lymph/o
lymph
anti-
against
phag/o
eat or swallow
macro-
large
-phage
cell that eats
immun
immune/protected
onc
tumor
lymphaden
lymph node
splen/o
spleen
-edema
swelling
-therapy
treatment
cyst/o
cell
tox
toxin/poison
bacilli
rod shaped
staple/o
cluster of grapes
-cocci
spherical bacteria
street/o
twisted chaind
vir
virus
metal/o
large
-cide
causing death
-static
causing control
fung
fungus
neo-
new or strange
-plasm
formation
sarc
flesh
carcin
cancer
plast
growth or formation
brachy-
short
tele-
distant
tom/o
slice
-crine
secrete
adren /o
adrenal
cortic/o
cortex
trop
change
somat/o
growth
gen
producing
oxy-
swift
-tocin
labor
gluc/o
sugar or glucose
glycolic/o
sugar or glucose
gonad/o
gonad
-tropin
to stimulate
endocrin
secrete within
acr/o
extremities
pituitar
pituitary
pro-
on behalf of
pineal
pineal gland
thyr/o
thyroid
calc-
calcium
thym
thymus
-dipsia
thirst
hypophys
refers to pituitary gland
-itis
inflammation
hyper-
excessive or increased
cyan/o
blue
erythropoietin/o
red
leuk/o
white
melan/o
black
poli/o
gray
-osis
abnormal condition
-cyte
cell
neur/o
nerve
-plasty
surgical repair
-rrhaphy
surgical suturing
tonsill
tonsils
-ectomy
surgical removal
path
disease
-ology
study of
-algia
pain and suffering
-dynia
pain
-megaly
enlargement
-malacia
abnormal softening
-necrosis
tissue death
-sclerosis
abnormal hardening
-stenosis
abnormal narrowing
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove excess fluid
-graphy
process of producing a picture or record
-gram
picture or record
-plasty
surgical repair
-scopy
visual examination
- rrhage
- rrhagia
bleeding, usually sudden and severe
-rrhea
flow or discharge
-rrhexis
rupture
nat
birth
pre-
before
peri-
surrounding
post-
after
ab-
away from, negative, absent
ad-
toward, to, in the direction of
dextr/o
right
sinistr/o
left
ex-
out of, outside, away from
in-
in, into, not, without
macro-
large, abnormal size or long
micr/o
micro
small
mega-
metal/o
large, great
olig/o
scanty, few
dys-
bad, difficult or painful
eu-
good
hyper-
excessive, increased
hypo-
deficient, decreased
inter-
between or among
intra-
within, inside
sub-
under, less or below
super-
supra-
above or excessive
-otomy
surgical incision
appendic
appendix
-ostomy
surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface
-ologist
specialist
neo-
new
-pathy
disease
physi
nature or physical
ventr
belly side of body
dors
back of the body
anter
front or before
poster
back or toward the back
cephal
head
caud
tail or lower part of body
epi-
above
pelv
pelvis
abdomin/o
abdomen
gastr/o
stomach
chondr/i
cartilage
lumb
lumbar, lower back
ili
ilium (hip bones)
retro-
behind
periton
peritoneum
cyt
cell
-plasm
formative material of cells
embry/o
fertilized ovum
gene
producing
adip
fat
hist
tissue
-plasia
formation
ana-
backward
-trophy
development
aden
gland
carcin
cancerous
-oma
tumor
eti-
cause
dem/i
population
pan-
entire
idi/o
peculiar to the individual
-metry
measure
oste
bone
end-
within
hem/o
blood
-poietic
pertaining to formation
crani
skull
cost
rib
sacr/o
sacrum
pod
foot
-iatrist
specialist
ankyl
crooked, bent, or stiff
arthr/o
joint
burs
bursa
poly-
many
my/o
muscle
synov
synovial membrane
oss/e
bone
oss/i
bone
ost/o
bone
spondyl/o
vertebrae
ankylosing
progressive stiffening of a joint
kyph
hump
lord
bent backward
scoli
curved
vascul
blood vessels
myel
bone marrow, spinal cord
por
small opening
-penia
deficiency
-desis
to bind, tie together
-lysis
loosening or setting free
breaking down or destruction
-ago
diseased condition
-listhesis
slipping
vertebr/o
vertebra
lamin
lamina (posterior portion of vertebra)
-clasis
to break
fasci
fascia
cardi/o
heart
neur/o
nerve
muscul
muscle
duct
to lead
flex
to bend
tens
stretch out
stern/o
breastbone
cleid/o
collar bone
carpi
wrist or wrist bones
bi-
two
-ceps
head
tri-
three
fibr/o
fibrous tissue
ten/o
tendon
tendin
tendon
-cele
hernia
rhabdomy/o
striated muscle
sarc/o
flesh
ton
tone
tax
coordination
a-
without
clon
violent action
brady-
slow
kines
movement
-asthenia
weakness or lack of strength
condyl
condyle (round prominence at end of bone)
-paresis
partial or incomplete paralysis
hemi-
half
-plegia
paralysis
electr/o
electricity
aort
aorta
ven
veins
-ule
small ones
-globin
protein
thrombus/o
clots
hemat
blood
ather/o
plaque or fatty substance
isch
to hold back
-emia
blood condition
valvul
valve
systole
contraction
tacky-
rapid
arteri/o
artery
angi/o
vessel
phleb
vein
coron
crown
embol
something inserted
-crasia
mixture or blending
lipid
fat
plast
growth
blast
immature
