Word Parts-I Flashcards
-ia
abnormal condition, disease, plural of -ium
-ial
pertaining to
-ian
specialist
-iasis
abnormal condition, disease
iatr/o
physician, treatment
-iatrics
field of medicine, healing
-iatrist
specialist
-iatry
field of medicine
-ible
capable of, able to
-ic
pertaining to
ichthy/o
dry, scaly
-ician
specialist
icter/o
jaundice
idi/o
peculiar to the individual or organ, one, distinct
-iferous
bearing, carrying, producing
-ific
making, producing
-iform
shaped or formed like, resembling
-igo
attack, diseased condition
-ile
capable of
ile/o
ileum, small intestine
ili/o
ilium, hip bone
illusi/o
deception
im-
not
immun/o
immune, protection, safe
impact/o
pushed against, wedged against, packed
impress/o
pressing into
impuls/o
pressure or pushing force, drive, urging on
in-
in, into, not, without
incis/o
cutting into
incubat/o
incubation, hatching
indurat/o
hardened
-ine
pertaining to
infarct/o
filled in, stuffed
infect/o
infected, tainted
infer/o
below, beneath
infest/o
attack, assail, molest
inflammat/o
flame within, set on fire
infra-
below, beneath, inferior to
infundibul/o
funnel
ingest/o
carry or pour in
inguin/o
groin
inhal/o, inhalat/o
breathe in
inject/o
to force or throw in
innominat/o
unnamed, nameless
inocul/o
implant, introduce
insipid/o
tasteless
inspir/o, inspirat/o
breathe in
insul/o
island
insulin/o
insulin
intact/o
untouched, whole
inter-
between, among
intermitt/o
not continuous
intern/o
within, inner
interstiti/o
the space between things
intestin/o
intestine
intim/o
innermost
intoxic/o
put poison in
intra-
within, inside
intrins/o
contained within
intro-
within, into, inside
introit/o
entrance or passage
intussuscept/o
take up or receive within
involut/o
rolled up, curled inward
iod/o
iodine
-ion
action, process, state or condition
ion/o
ion, to wander
-ior
pertaining to
ipsi-
same
ir-
in
-is
noun ending
ir/i, ir/o, irid/o, irit/o
iris, colored part of eye
is/o
same, equal
isch/o
to hold back
ischi/o
ischium
-ism
condition, state of
iso-
equal
-ist
a person who practices, specialist
-isy
noun ending
-itis
inflammation
-ium
structure, tissue
-ive
performs, tends toward
-ize
to make, to treat