1
Q
-ac
A
pertaining to
2
Q
-al
A
pertaining to
3
Q
-algia
A
pain
4
Q
-cyte
A
cell
5
Q
-eal
A
pertaining to
6
Q
-ectomy
A
excision, removal
7
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
8
Q
-genic
A
pertaining to, producing, produced by, or produced in
9
Q
-globin
A
protein
10
Q
-gram
A
record
11
Q
-iac
A
pertaining to
12
Q
-ic, -ical
A
pertaining to
13
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
14
Q
-ion
A
process
15
Q
-ior
A
pertaining to
16
Q
-ism
A
process, condition
17
Q
-ist
A
specialist
18
Q
-logy
A
process of study
19
Q
-oma
A
tumor, mass, swelling
20
Q
-opsy
A
process of viewing (biopsy)
21
Q
-ose
A
pertaining to, full of
22
Q
-osis
A
condition, usually abnormal (slight increase in numbers when used with blood cells)
23
Q
-path
A
disease condition
24
Q
-plasm
A
formation
25
-scope
instrument to visually examine(endoscope)
26
-scopy
process of visually examining (endoscopy)
27
-sis
state of; condition
28
-somes
bodies
29
-tomy
process of cutting, incision
30
-type
picture, classification
31
-y
process, condition
32
a-an-
no, not, without
33
abdomin/o
abdomen
34
acr/o
extremities, top, extreme point
35
acu/o
sharp, sever, sudden
36
aden/o
gland
37
adip/o
fat
38
amni/o
amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus)
39
ana-
up
40
angi/o
vessel
41
anter/o
front
42
arteri/o
artery
43
arthr/o
joint
44
aut-auto-
self, own
45
axill/o
armpit
46
bi/o
life
47
blephar/o
eyelid
48
bol/o
to cast (throw)
49
bronch/o
bronchial tubes (two tubes, one right and one left, that branch from the trachea to enter the lungs)
50
carcin/o
cancerous, cancer
51
cardi/o
heart
52
cata-
down
53
cephal/o
head
54
cerebr/o
cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
55
cervic/o
neck (of the body or of the uterus)
56
chem/o
drug, chemical
57
chondr/o
cartilage (type of connective tissue)
58
chrom/o
color
59
chron/o
time
60
cis/o
to cut (incision)
61
coccyg/o
coccyx (tailbone)
62
col/o
colon (large intestine)
63
crani/o
skull
64
crin/o
to secrete (to form and give off) (endocrine glands)
65
cyst/o
urinary bladder; a sac or a cyst (sac containing fluid)
66
cyt/o
cell
67
derm/o
dermat/o
skin
68
dia-
complete, through
69
dist/o
far, distant
70
dors/o
back portion of the body
71
electro/o
electricity
72
encephal/o
brain
73
endo-
within
74
enter/o
intestines (usually the small intestine)
75
epi-
above, upon
76
erythr/o
red
77
ex-exo-
out, outside of, outward
78
gastr/o
stomach
79
glyc/o
sugar
80
gnos/o
knowledge
81
gynec/o
woman, female
82
hemat/o
hem/o
blood
83
hepat/o
liver
84
hist/o
tissue
85
hist/o
tissue
86
hyper-
excessive, above, more than normal
87
hypo-
deficient, below, under, less than normal
88
iatr/o
treatment, physician
89
ili/o
ilium (part f the pelvic bone)
90
in-
into, in
91
inguin/o
groin
92
inter-
between
93
kary/o
nucleus
94
later/o
side
95
leuk/o
white
96
log/o
study of
97
lumb/o
lower back (side and back between the ribs and the pelvis)
98
medi/o
middle
99
meta-
change
100
nephr/o
kidney
101
neur/o
nerve
102
nucle/o
nucleus
103
onc/o
tumor
104
ophthalm/o
eye
105
oste/o
bone
106
path/o
disease
107
ped/o
child
108
pelv/i
pelvis, hip region
109
peri-
surrounding, around
110
poster/o
back, behind
111
pro-
before, forward
112
proxim/o
nearest
113
psych/o
mind
114
radi/o
x-rays
115
re-
back, backward, again
116
ren/o
kidney
117
retro-
behind
118
rhin/o
nose
119
sacr/o
sacrum
120
sarc/o
flesh
121
sect/o
to cut (resection)
122
spin/o
spine, backbone
123
sub-
below, under
124
thel/o, theli/o
nipple
125
thromb/o
clot, clotting
126
trache/o
trachea, windpipe
127
trans-
across, through
128
unbilic/o
navel, umbilicus
129
ur/o
urinary tract, urine
130
ventr/o
belly side of the body
131
vertebr/o
vertebra(e), backbone(s)
132
viscer/o
internal organs
133
hydr/o
water, fluid
134
isch/o
to hold back
135
lapar/o
abdomen, abdominal wall
136
laryng/o
larynx
137
lymph/o
lymph
138
mamm/o
breast
139
mast/o
breast
140
morph/o
shape, form
141
muc/o
mucus
142
my/o
muscle
143
myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
144
necr/o
death (of cells or whole body)
145
neutr/o
neutrophil (a white blood cell)
146
ot/o
ear
147
peritone/o
peritoneum
148
phag/o
to eat, swallow
149
phleb/o
vein
150
plas/o
formation, development
151
pleur/o
pleura (membrane surrounding lungs and adjacent to chest wall)
152
pneumon/o
lungs
153
pulmon/o
lungs
154
rect/o
rectum
155
splen/o
spleen
156
staphyl/o
clusters
157
strept/o
twisted chains
158
thorac/o
chest
159
tonsill/o
tonsils
160
ven/o
vein
161
-cele
hernia
162
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
163
- coccus (singular)
- cocci (plural)
berry-shaped bacterium
| ((bacteria plural)
164
-dynia
pain
165
-genesis
condition of producing, forming
166
-graph
instument for recording
167
-graphy
process of recording
168
-lysis
breakdown, destruction, separation
169
-malacia
softening
170
-megaly
enlargement
171
-penia
deficiency
172
-phobia
fear
173
-plasia
development, formation, growth
174
-plasty
surgical repair
175
-ptosis
drooping, falling, prolapse
176
-sclerosis
-hardening
177
-stasis
controlling, stopping
178
-stomy
opening to form a mouth (stoma)
179
-therapy
treatment
180
-trophy
develpment, nourishment
181
-er
one who
182
-ia
condition
183
-ole
little, small
184
-ule
little, small
185
-um, -ium
structure, tissue
186
-us
structure, substance
187
-ar
pertaining to
188
-ary
pertaining to
189
-oid
resembling, derived from
190
-ous
pertaining to
191
-tic
pertaining to
192
Med Term 250A
flashcards
Decks in class (16)
# Cards
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Chapters 1-3192
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Chapter 4 - Prefixes78
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Chapters 5-6 Digestive System97
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Chapter 7 - Urinary System51
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Chapter 8 - Female Reproductive System83
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Chapter 9 - Male Reproductive System31
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Chapter 10 - Nervous System51
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Chapter 11 - Cardiovascular System71
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Chapter 12 - Respiratory System62
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Chapter 13 - Blood System65
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Chapter 14 - Lymphatic and Immune Systems21
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Chapter 15 - Musculoskeletal System91
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Chapter 16 - Skin33
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Chapter 17 - Sense Organs, The Eye and Ear68
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Chapter 18 - Endocrine System67
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Chapter 21 - Pharmacology47
