Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Medical Terminology > Word Parts-C > Flashcards

Word Parts-C Flashcards

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

cadaver/o

A

dead body, corpse

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

calcane/o

A

calcaneus, heel bone

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

calc/i

A

calcium, lime, the heel

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

calci-, calc/o

A

calcium

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

calcul/o

A

stone, little stone

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

cali/o, calic/o

A

cup, calyx

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

call/i, callos/o

A

hard, hardened and thickened

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

calor/i

A

heat

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

canalicul/o

A

little canal or duct

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

canth/o

A

corner of the eye

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

capill/o

A

hair

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

capit/o

A

head

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

capn/o

A

carbon dioxide, sooty or smoky appearance

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

capsul/o

A

little box

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

carb/o

A

carbon

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

carbuncl/o

A

carbuncle

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

carcin/o

A

cancerous

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

cardi/o, card/o

A

heart

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

cari/o

A

rottenness, decay

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

carot/o

A

stupor, sleep

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

carp/o

A

wrist bones

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

cartilag/o

A

cartilage, gristle

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

caruncul/o

A

bit of flesh

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

cat-, cata-, cath-

A

down, lower, under

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

catabol/o

A

a breaking down

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

cathart/o

A

cleansing, purging

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

cathet/o

A

insert, send down

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

caud/o

A

lower part of body, tail

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

caus/o, caust/o

A

burning, burn

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

cauter/o, caut/o

A

heat, burn

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

cav/i, cav/o

A

hollow, cave

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
32
Q

cavern/o

A

containing hollow spaces

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
33
Q

cec/o

A

cecum

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
34
Q

-cele

A

hernia, tumor, swelling

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
35
Q

celi/o, cel/o

A

abdomen, belly

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
36
Q

cement/o

A

cementum, a rough stone

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
37
Q

cent-

A

hundred

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
38
Q

-centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
39
Q

cephal/o

A

head

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
40
Q

cera-

A

wax

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
41
Q

cerebell/o

A

cerebellum

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
42
Q

cerebr/o

A

cerebrum, brain

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
43
Q

cerumin/o

A

cerumen, earwax

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
44
Q

cervic/o

A

neck, cervix (neck of uterus)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
45
Q

cheil/o

A

lip or lips

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
46
Q

cheir/o

A

hand

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
47
Q

chem/i, chem/o, chemic/o

A

drug, chemical

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
48
Q

chir/o

A

hand

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
49
Q

chlor/o

A

green

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
50
Q

chlorhydr/o

A

hydrochloric acid

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
51
Q

chol/e

A

bile, gall

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
52
Q

cholangi/o

A

bile duct

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
53
Q

cholecyst/o

A

gallbladder

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
54
Q

choledoch/o

A

common bile duct

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
55
Q

cholesterol/o

A

cholesterol

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
56
Q

chondr/i, chondr/o

A

cartilage

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
57
Q

chord/o

A

spinal cord, cord

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
58
Q

chori/o, chorion/o

A

chorion, membrane

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
59
Q

choroid/o

A

choroid layer of eye

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
60
Q

chrom/o, chromat/o

A

color

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
61
Q

chron/o

A

time

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
62
Q

chym/o

A

to pour, juice

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
63
Q

cib/o

A

meal

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
64
Q

cicatric/o

A

scar

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
65
Q

-cidal

A

pertaining to killing

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
66
Q

-cide

A

causing death

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
67
Q

cili/o

A

eyelashes, microscopic hair-like projections

68
Q

cine-

A

relationship to movement

69
Q

circ/i

A

ring or circle

70
Q

circulat/o

A

circulate, go around in a circle

71
Q

circum-

A

around, about

72
Q

circumcis/o

A

cutting around

73
Q

circumscrib/o

A

confined, limited in space

74
Q

cirrh/o

A

orange-yellow, tawny

75
Q

cis/o

A

cut

76
Q

-clasis, -clast

A

break down

77
Q

claudicat/o

A

limping

78
Q

claustr/o

A

barrier

79
Q

clav/i

A

key

80
Q

clavicul/o, cleid/o

A

clavicle, collar bone

81
Q

clitor/o

A

clitoris

82
Q

-clonus

A

violent action

83
Q

clus/o

A

shut or close

84
Q

-clysis

A

irrigation, washing

85
Q

co-

A

together, with

86
Q

coagul/o, coagulat/o

A

clotting, coagulation

87
Q

coarct/o, coarctat/o

A

press together, narrow

88
Q

cocc/i, cocc/o, -coccus

A

spherical bacteria

89
Q

coccyg/o

A

coccyx, tailbone

90
Q

cochle/o

A

spiral, snail, snail shell

91
Q

coher/o, cohes/o

A

cling, stick together

92
Q

coit/o

A

a coming together

93
Q

col/o

A

colon, large intestine

94
Q

coll/a

A

glue

95
Q

colon/o

A

colon, large intestine

96
Q

colp/o

A

vagina

97
Q

column/o

A

pillar

98
Q

com-

A

together, with

99
Q

comat/o

A

deep sleep

100
Q

comminut/o

A

break into pieces

101
Q

communic/o

A

share, to make common

102
Q

compatibil/o

A

sympathize with

103
Q

con-

A

together, with

104
Q

concav/o

A

hollow

105
Q

concentr/o

A

condense, intensify, remove excess water

106
Q

concept/o

A

become pregnant

107
Q

conch/o

A

shell

108
Q

concuss/o

A

shaken together, violently agitated

109
Q

condyl/o

A

knuckle, knob

110
Q

confus/o

A

confusion, disorder

111
Q

coni/o

A

dust

112
Q

conjunctiv/o

A

conjunctiva, joined together, connected

113
Q

consci/o

A

aware, awareness

114
Q

consolid/o

A

become firm or solid

115
Q

constipat/o

A

pressed together, crowded together

116
Q

constrict/o

A

draw tightly together

117
Q

contact/o

A

touched, infected

118
Q

contagi/o

A

infection, unclean, touching of something

119
Q

contaminat/o

A

render unclean by contact, pollute

120
Q

contine/o, continent/o

A

keep in, contain, hold back, restrain

121
Q

contra-

A

against, counter, opposite

122
Q

contracept/o

A

prevention of conception

123
Q

contus/o

A

bruise

124
Q

convalesc/o

A

recover, become strong

125
Q

convex/o

A

arched, vaulted

126
Q

convolut/o

A

coiled, twisted

127
Q

convuls/o

A

pull together

128
Q

copi/o

A

plentiful

129
Q

copulat/o

A

joining together, linking

130
Q

cor/o

A

pupil

131
Q

cord/o

A

cord, spinal cord

132
Q

cordi/o

A

heart

133
Q

core/o

A

pupil

134
Q

cori/o

A

skin, leather

135
Q

corne/o

A

cornea

136
Q

coron/o

A

coronary, crown

137
Q

corp/u, corpor/o

A

body

138
Q

corpuscul/o

A

little body

139
Q

cort-

A

covering

140
Q

cortic/o

A

cortex, outer region

141
Q

cost/o

A

rib

142
Q

cox/o

A

hip, hip joint

143
Q

crani/o

A

skull

144
Q

-crasia

A

a mixture or blending

145
Q

creatin/o

A

creatinine

146
Q

crepit/o, crepitat/o

A

crackling, rattling

147
Q

crin/o, -crine

A

secrete

148
Q

cris/o, critic/o

A

turning point

149
Q

-crit

A

to separate

150
Q

cry/o

A

cold

151
Q

crypt/o

A

hidden

152
Q

cubit/o

A

elbow

153
Q

culd/o

A

cul-de-sac, blind pouch

154
Q

cult/o

A

cultivate

155
Q

-cusis

A

hearing

156
Q

cusp/i

A

point, pointed flap

157
Q

cutane/o

A

skin

158
Q

cyan/o

A

blue

159
Q

cycl/o

A

ciliary body of eye, cycle

160
Q

-cyesis

A

pregnancy

161
Q

cyst-, -cyst

A

bladder, bag

162
Q

cyst/o

A

urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid

163
Q

cyt/o, -cyte

A

cell

164
Q

-cytic

A

pertaining to a cell

165
Q

-cytosis

A

condition of cells

Medical Terminology (61 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions