Word Parts-P Flashcards
ob-
against
obes/o
obese, extremely fat
obliqu/o
slanted, sideways
oblongat/o
oblong, elongated
obstetr/i, obstetr/o
midwife, one who stands to receive
occipit/o
back of the skull, occiput
occlud/o, occlus/o
shut, close up
occult/o
hidden, concealed
ocul/o
eye
odont/o
tooth
-oid
like, resembling
-ole
little, small
olfact/o
smell, sense of smell
olig/o
scanty, few
-ologist
specialist
-ology
the science or study of
-oma
tumor, neoplasm
om/o
shoulder
oment/o
omentum, fat
omphal/o
umbilical cord, the navel
onc/o
tumor
-one
hormone
onych/o
fingernail or toenail
o/o, oo/o
egg
oophor/o
ovary
opac/o, opacit/o
shaded, dark, impenetrable to light
-opaque
obscure
oper/o, operat/o
perform, operate, work
opercul/o
cover or lid
ophthalm/o
eye, vision
-opia
vision condition
opisth/o
backward
-opsia, -opsis, -opsy
vision, view of
opt/i, opt/o, optic/o
eye, vision
or/o
mouth, oral cavity
orbit/o
orbit, bony cavity or socket
orch/o, orchid/o, orchi/o
testicles, testis, testes
-orexia
appetite
organ/o
organ
orgasm/o
swell, be excited
orth/o
straight, normal, correct
-ory
pertaining to
os-
mouth, bone
-ose
full of, pertaining to, sugar
-osis
abnormal condition, disease
osm/o
pushing, thrusting
-osmia
smell, odor
oss/e, oss/i
bone
ossicul/o
ossicle (small bone)
oste/o, ost/o
bone
-ostomy
the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface
-ostosis
condition of bone
ot/o
ear, hearing
-otia
ear condition
-otomy
cutting, surgical incision
ov/i, ov/o
egg, ovum
ovari/o
ovary
ovul/o
egg
ox/i, ox/o, ox/y
oxygen
-oxia
oxygen condition
oxid/o
containing oxygen
oxy/o
the presence of oxygen in a compound