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Chapters 1-14
Question | Answer |
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gastr- | stomach |
cardi- | heart |
megal- | enlargement |
-itis | inflammation |
derma- | skin |
plast- | surgical repair |
cerebr- | skull |
path- | disease |
-ectomy | surgical removal |
enter | intestine |
-osis | condition of |
-otomy | surgical incision |
aden- | gland |
angi- | vessel |
-oma | tumor |
nephr- | kidney |
hepat- | liver |
arthr- | joint |
blephar- | eyelid |
-ologist | specialist in the study of |
rhin- | nose |
gingiv- | gum |
malacia- | softening |
-ology | study of |
spasm | involuntary contraction |
-algia | pain |
crani- | skull |
end- | within, inside |
hemi- | half |
-oid | alike |
hyper- | above normal |
cyst- | fluid filled sac |
chole- | bile |
hypo- | below normal |
-scop- | to observe |
hyster- | uterus |
-ostomy | surgical opening |
para- | beside, beyond |
-lysis | loosening |
cervic- | neck |
chondr- | cartilage |
cyan- | blue |
hem(at) | blood |
ost- | bone |
psycho- | mind |
lip- | fat |
my- | muscle |
lith- | stone |
ophthalm- | eye |
proct- | anus |
cost- | rib |
-gram | record of |
acro- | extremities |
rhexis- | break, burst forth |
carcin- | cancer |
-penia | decrease |
gen- | original, production |
burso- | sac |
retr(o)- | backwards |
trip- | rub, friction |
strept- | twist |
-desis | binding |
mani- | madness |
glosso- | tongue |
-trophy | development |
supra- | above |
-ptosis | falling |
-dyn- | pain |
mast- | breast |
-rrhaphy | suture |
dent- | tooth |
cephal- | head |
auto | self |
epi- | upon |
hydro- | water |
lobo- | section |
-emesis | vomit |
contra- | against, counter |
-iasis | condition of |
trans- | across, through |
brady- | slow |
-ectasis | expansion |
cyt- | cell |
odont- | tooth |
leuk- | white |
-esthesia | sensation |
cantho- | angle at the end of the eyelid |
steno- | narrowing, constriction |
cheil- | lip |
-cele | hernia |
benign | mild, not cancerous |
semen | seed |
celio- | abdomen |
eryhro- | red |
vaso- | vessel |
melan- | black |
cauda- | tail |
lingua- | tongue |
myring- | ear drum |
spondyl- | spinal column |
ovar- | egg |
-centesis | puncture |
oto- | ear |
bili- | bikle |
squam- | scale |
mening- | membrane |
cec- | blind passage |
macul- | spot |
-pexy | surgical fixation, suspension |
onco- | tumor |
or- | mouth |
sub- | below |
spiro- | coil |
lacrim- | tear |
viscero- | organ |
lact- | milk |
onych- | nail, claw |
thorac- | chest |
pyle- | gate |
vesic- | bladder |
spehnic- | wedge |
myel- | spinal cord, marrow |
anti- | against |
myco- | fungus |
hallux- | great toe (big toe) |
physio- | nature |
bucco- | cheek |
palpebr- | eyelid |
-plasia | development |
rug- | crease, fold, wrinkle |
aur- | ear |
acousti- | hearing |
colpo- | vagina, hollow |
phon- | voice, sound |
leio- | smooth |
cor | heart |
ren- | kidney |
orchi- | testis |
encephal- | brain |
thalam- | inner chamber |
plexus | braid |
cillia | eyelash |
dendr- | branching |
phleb- | vein |
pilo- | hair |
histo- | tissue |
stoma- | mouth |
tympan- | ear drum |
umbilic- | naval |
salpingo- | tube |
helio- | sun |
astr- | star shaped |
-asthenia | weakness |
fascia | sheet, band |
iso- | equal |
tarso- | ankle |
-tope | place |
pod- | foot |
malign- | bad |
adnexa- | ties, connection |
ocul- | eye |
lapr- | abdominal wall |
dacry- | tear |
ment- | mind |
part- | labor, bring forth |
scler(a)- | hard |
somato- | body |
trachel- | neck |
sinus | hollow space |
hypno- | sleep |
sept- | wall, fence |
scirr(h)- | hard |
antr- | cavity |
-crine | to secrete |
dura | hard |
pneum- | lung |
phage | to eat |
phren- | mind |
corne- | horny |
plak- | plate |
iris | rainbow |
kerat- | horny |
pulmon- | lung |
ptyal- | slaiva |
aveol- | cavity |
oophor- | ovary |
oment- | covering |
sedat- | calm, quiet |
furca- | fork-shaped |
radic- | root |
radi- | ray |
fistul- | pipe |
edema | swelling |
dactyl- | finger, toe |
metabol(e)- | change |
pariet- | wall |
ependym- | wrapping |
gravid | pregnant |
aer- | air |
glyco- | sweet |
tarso- | framework of the eyelid |
cheir- | hand |
cal- | stone, heel |
cine- | movement |
digit | finger, toe |
dors- | back |
gangli- | swelling |
gemin- | twin |
grad- | take steps |
gran- | grain, particle |
labi- | lip |
micr- | small |
peps- | digest |
pleur- | rib, side, pleura |
mamm- | breast |
colla- | glue |
later- | side |
rachi- | spinal column |
phob- | fear |
phot- | light |
dys- | bad |
cut- | skin |
en- | in |
peri- | around about |
pro- | before, in front of |
mechano- | machine |
dynam- | power |
osmo- | odor |
traumat- | wound |
trich- | hair |
maxill- | upper jawbone |
an-, a- | not, without |
phak- | lens |
pre- | before |
strict- | draw tight |
turbin- | shaped like a top |
ameb- | change |
semi- | half |
neo- | new |
hormone | excite |
therm- | heat |
syn-, sym- | together |
vuls- | twitch, pull |
piost | after |
metr- | uterus |
tegument | covering |
pan- | all |
poly- | many |
ramus | branch |
neuro- | nerve |
thromb- | clot, lump |
ab- | away from, not |
-plegia | paralysis |
ante- | before |
thel- | nipple |
ex- | away from, out |
lein- | spleen |
tumor | swelling |
vestibule | enterance |
puer | child |
sarc- | flesh |
proli- | offspring |
macro- | large |
lal- | speech |
intra- | within |
inter- | between |
infra- | beneath |
cryo- | cold |
mal- | bad |
glom- | ball |
tens- | stretch |
spas- | pull, draw |
somni- | sleep |
pharmac- | drug |
lumbo- | loins |
arter- | artery |
appendic- | appendix |
thyro- | thyroid |
slen- | spleen |
ovario- | ovary |
adreno- | adrenal gland |
basi- | base |
pelvi- | pelvis |
vena- | vein |
urthr- | urethra |
utero- | uterus |
sacro- | sacrum |
pharyng- | pharynx |
duodeno- | duodenum |
ureter- | ureter |
laryng- | larynx |
bronch- | bronchus |
col- | colon |
esophag- | esophagus |
bi- | two, twice, together |
tri | three |
ile- | ileum (lowest part of small intestine) |
ili- | ilium (uppermost of the 3 portions of the hipbone) |
lig- | ligament |
therap- | therapy |
ventr- | front |
vert- | turn |
eu- | good |
ambi- | both |
amphi- | both sides, around |
brachy- | short |
capit- | head |
cau- | burn |
clas- | break |
duct- | tube |
fiss- | split |
ger- | old |
heter- | other |
infer- | under |
hom- | same |
olfact- | smell |
orth- | straight |
gyn- | female |
pachy- | thick |
phrag- | fence |
poster- | back part |
cata- | down |
platy- | flat |
pseud- | false |
schiz- | split |
proxim- | nearest |
scol- | curve |
apo- | away from |
di- | twice |
dia- | through |
eury- | broad |
pect- | chest |
necr- | dead |
mi- | less |
morph- | form |
dis- | apart |
fac- | make do |
lept- | slender |
lymph- | watery fluid |
meta- | beyond |
-rrhag | burst forth |
sta- | stand |
ton- | stretch |
volv- | to roll |
splancjn- | internal organ |
-rrhe | flow |
med- | middle |
xer- | dry |
per- | throughout |
blast- | bud |