Word Parts-E Flashcards
e-
out of, from
-e
noun ending
-eal
pertaining to
ec-
out, outside
ecchym/o
pouring out of juice
ech/o
sound
eclamps/o, eclampt/o
flashing or shining forth
ectasia, -ectasis
stretching, dilation, enlargement
ecto-
out, outside
-ectomy
surgical removal, cutting out, excision
-ectopy
displacement
eczemat/o
eruption
-edema
swelling
edem-, edemat/o
swelling, fluid, tumor
edentul/o
without teeth
ef-
out
effect/o
bring about a response, activate
effus/o
pouring out
ejaculat/o
throw or hurl out
electr/o
electricity, electric
eliminat/o
expel from the body
em-
in
emaciat/o
wasted by disease
embol/o
something inserted or thrown in
embry/o
fertilized ovum, embryo
-emesis
vomiting
emet/o
vomit
-emia
blood, blood condition
emmetr/o
in proper measure
emolli/o
make soft, soften
en-
in, within, into
encephal/o
brain
end-, endo-
in, within, inside
endocrin/o
secrete within
enem/o
end in, inject
enter/o
small intestine
ento-
within
epi-
above, upon, on
epidemi/o
among the people, an epidemic
epididym/o
epididymis
epiglott/o
epiglottis
episi/o
vulva
epithel/i, epitheli/o
epithelium
equin/o
pertaining to a horse
-er
one who
erect/o
upright
erg/o, -ergy
work
erot/o
sexual love
eruct/o, eructat/o
belch forth
erupt/o
break out, burst forth
erythem/o, erythemat/o
flushed, redness
erythr/o
red
es-
out of, outside, away from
-esis
abnormal condition, disease
eso-
inward
esophag/o
esophagus
-esthesia, esthesi/o
sensation, feeling
esthet/o
feeling, nervous sensation, sense of perception
estr/o
female
ethm/o
sieve
eti/o
cause
eu-
good, normal, well, easy
-eurysm
widening
evacu/o, evacuat/o
empty out
ex-
out of, outside, away from
exacerbat/o
aggravate, irritate
exanthemat/o
rash
excis/o
cutting out
excori/o, excoriat/o
abrade or scratch
excret/o
separate, discharge
excruciat/o
intense pain, agony
exhal/o, exhalat/o
breathe out
exo-
out of, outside, away from
exocrin/o
secrete out of
expector/o
cough up
expir/o, expirat/o
breathe out
exstroph/o
turned or twisted out
extern/o
outside, outer
extra-
on the outside, beyond, outside
extreme/o, extremit/o
extremity, outermost
extrins/o
from the outside, contained outside
exud/o, exudat/o
to sweat out