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MOP
Chapter 1,2,3, 4,5,7,9,10 ROOTS, PREFIX, SUFFIX
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A/An/Ana | -without |
| Di | Two |
| Bi | two |
| bi/o | life |
| Anti | against |
| Contra | against or opposite |
| Dys | difficult, bad, painful |
| Ecto | outer |
| Endo | inner |
| En | inside |
| Epi | above, upon, on |
| Heter/o | different, other |
| Homo | same as |
| hyper | above |
| hypo | below |
| Ipsi | same |
| mal | bad, poor |
| mega | very large |
| meso | middle |
| meta | change |
| multi | many |
| neo | new |
| pan | everywhere |
| para | abnormal, beside |
| per | through |
| peri | surrounding, around |
| poly | many |
| post | after |
| pre | before |
| pro | favoring, supporting |
| supra | super, above |
| uni | one |
| ic | pertaining to |
| ac | pertaining to |
| ar | pertaining to |
| ary | pertaining to |
| aliga | pain |
| ation | act, process |
| sion | act, process |
| dynia | pain |
| itis | inflamation |
| genesis | begining |
| gnosis | knowledge |
| gram | recording |
| graph | Tool for recording |
| graphy | process of recording |
| -para | bring forth, to bear |
| pathy | disease |
| scope | tool for viewing |
| scopy | process of viewing |
| therapy | treatment |
| verse | turn |
| vert | turn |
| vers/o | turn |
| Arthr/o | joint |
| Cardi/o | Heart |
| Coagul/o | Clot |
| Coitis | Sex |
| Dem/o | People |
| Later/o | Side |
| Lingu/o | Tongue |
| Meter/o | Measure |
| Morph/o | Change |
| Nat/i | Birth |
| Ped/o | Foot/Child |
| Pod/o | Foot |
| Tension | Blood Pressure |
| Inter | Between |
| Intra | Inside |
| Extra | outside |
| blast | to form, create |
| clast | to destroy, dissolve |
| Phage | swallow |
| In | against, not |
| Abdomen/o | Abdominal area |
| Lapar/o | Abdominal area |
| Adip/o | Fat tissue |
| Lip/o | Fat Tissue |
| Caud/o | Tail |
| Iatr/o | Healthcare Professional |
| -iatry | Healthcare Specialist |
| Idi/o | Unknown |
| Cess | Stop |
| -um | tissue |
| Dia | through, complete |
| dis | apart, seperate |
| Acetabul/o | Hip socket |
| Acr/o | Limbs, extremities |
| Acromi/o | extension of the shoulder bone |
| Ankyl/o | crooked, bent, stiff |
| Append/o | Appendages (arms, legs) Appendix |
| Articul/o | Joint |
| Burs/o | Bursa, fluid filled pouch |
| Carp/o | wrist bones |
| Chondr/o | cartiledge |
| Clavicul/o | collar bone |
| Cleid/o | Collar bone |
| Cost/o | Ribs |
| Coccyg/o | Coccyx, tail bone |
| Crani/o | Skull |
| Crepitus | crackling sound |
| Cervic/o | neck |
| Chir/o | hand |
| disc/o | soft pad between the vertebra |
| disk/o | soft pad between the vertebra |
| faci/o | face |
| Femor/o | Femur |
| Glen/o | the glenoid fossa of the shoulder blade |
| Gnath/o | jaw |
| Humer/o | Humerus bone |
| Ili/o | Flat bone of pelivs |
| Ischi/o | Lower portion of pelvis, ischium |
| Kyph/o | outward (posterior) curvature of the thoracic spine. |
| Ligament/o | fibrous tissue that connects bone to bone |
| Lord/o | forward (anterior) curvature of the lumbar and cervical |
| Lumb/o | lower back |
| Mandibul/o | Lower jaw |
| Maxill/o | upper jaw |
| Myel/o | Bone marrow OR Spinal cord |
| Orth/o | straight |
| Oste/o | Bone |
| Patell/o | knee cap |
| Phalang/o | Fingers and toes |
| physi/o | function |
| Prosop/p | face |
| Pub/o | pubic bone |
| Rachi/o | spinal collum |
| Radi/o | Radius bone |
| Sacr/o | tailbone |
| Scapul/o | Shoulder blade, scapula |
| Scoli/o | crooked, bent |
| Spin/o | spine |
| Spondyl/o | Vertabrea |
| stern/o | breast bone |
| Tars/o | ankle bones |
| Tibi/o | large bone of the lower leg, shin bone. |
| Uln/o | ulna, bone of the forearm. |
| Vertebr/o | Bones of the spinal collum |
| -ist | specialist |
| -clasis | to breakdown |
| ium | structure or tissue |
| -malacia | softening |
| physis | growth plate on bone |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| por/o | opening, spaces |
| sclerosis | hardening |
| -otomy | cut |
| ostomy | opening in the abdominal wall |
| Ab | away |
| Add | toward |
| Ambi | around, both sides, about |
| Ant/a | against |
| Brady | slow |
| Circum | around |
| Dextr/o | right |
| Dorsi | back |
| Hyper | increase, above |
| infra | below, less |
| Iso | same, equal |
| Levo | left |
| Tachy | fast |
| Tri | three |
| Agon/o | to assemble, together |
| Brachi/o | Arm |
| Cep | heads or origin |
| Collarteral | accessory part |
| crux, cruciate | to cross |
| Duct/o | to lead or carry |
| Fasci/o | outer fibrous layer of the muscle |
| Flex/o | decrease angle of joint |
| Glute/o | buttock muscle |
| Kinise/o | movement |
| long/o | long |
| My/o | muscle |
| metr/o | measure |
| obliqu/o | angled |
| Rect/o | straight/rectum |
| An/o | Anus |
| Tend/o | Tendon |
| Tendin/o | Tendon |
| Ten/o | thin |
| Tenosyn/o | tendon sheath |
| Ton/o | Tension |
| Trophy | nourishment, development |
| Vast/o | Large |
| Ex/o | out, away from |
| Gen/o | substance that produces |
| Macr/o | large |
| Micr/o | small |
| Pin/o | cellular drinking |
| Aden/o | glands |
| Adenoid | glands |
| Agglutin/o | clumping together |
| Corpor/o | Body |
| Cras/o | mixture, temperment |
| Cyt/o | Cell |
| Embol/o | Embollus |
| Endothelium | squamous cells that line the inner blood vessels, heart and lymphatic vessels |
| Globul/o | protein |
| Hist/o | tissue |
| immun/o | immunity |
| Lymph/o | Lymph fluid or tissue |
| Lymphaden/o | Lymph glands |
| Path/o | disease |
| Reticul/o | network |
| Seps/o | infection |
| Splen/o | Spleen |
| Thromb/o | clot |
| Tonsil/o | Tonsils |
| -amino | nitrogen compound |
| -crit | to seperate |
| emia | blood condition |
| -gen | producer |
| lysis | to break apart |
| lytic | to break apart |
| megaly | enlargment |
| osis | condition of |
| penia | decrease |
| poiesis | creation, formation |
| rrhagia | bursting forth |
| rrhea | flowing |
| stasis | stop, control, place |
| De | lack of, less, removal |
| Bol/o | cast, throw |
| Bucc/o | Buccal - cheek |
| Carb/o | Carbon |
| Cecum | first part of large intestine |
| Chol/e | Bile or gallbladder |
| Cirrh/o | orange |
| Colon | Large intestine |
| Crease | flesh |
| Cyte | Cell |
| Cyst/o | Bladder |
| Decidu/a | falling off |
| Dent/o | teeth |
| Duodenum | 1st part of small intestine |
| Enter/o | small intestine |
| Esophago | Esophagus |
| feces | WORTHLESS PORTION |
| flatus | blowing |
| Gastr/o | stomach |
| Ginigiva | gums |
| Hepta/o | liver |
| Herni/o | protrude, rupture |
| Hydr/o | hydrogen, water |
| Ile/o | Last part of small intestine |
| Lact/o | milk sugar |
| Lith/o | stone |
| malt/o | malt sugar |
| Muc/o | mucus |
| nas/o | nose |
| naus/ea | sickness |
| Or/o | mouth |
| os/o | mouth |
| Peritone/o | to stretch over |
| Prote/o | protein |
| Ulcer/o | a sore |
| Sacchar/o | sugar |
| Sigmos | S shaped |
| Zyme | leaven |
| ase | enzyme |
| emesis | vomit |
| ia | condition of |
| ism | process, condition |
| oid | resembles |
| pepsia | digestion |
| Melan/o | Black |
| Xanth/o | Yellow |
| Leuko | White |
| Erythr/o | Red |
| Cyan/o | Blue |
| Derm/o | Skin |
| tome | cutting tool |
| Cyst | Bladder |
| Ren/o | Renal/Kidneys |
| Ur/Urin | Urine |
| Nephr/o | Kidney |
| Glomerul/o | Glomerulus |
| Ureter | Ureter(s) |
| Urethr/a/o | Urethra |
| Pyel | Renal Pelvis |
| Hydro | water |
| Lith | Stone |
| Azo/azot | Urea |
| Py | pus |
| osis | Abnormal condition |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -ia | condition of |
| -pexy | fixation |
| ectasis | Dilation |
| -stenosis | abnormal hardening |
| phyma | tumor/boil |
| metry | process of measuring |
| Cry/o | Cold |
| Ec- | Out |
| Hidr/o | Sweat |
| Cis/o | To cut |
| Column/o | taller than wide |
| Cub/o | tall as it is wide |
| Contus/o | bruise |
| Cut/o | Skin |
| Cutane/o | Skin |
| Chym/o | Juice |
| Edema | Swelling |
| Kerat/o | Hard. thickened, horned layer of skin |
| Myco | Fungus |
| -Static | stop |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -tomy | to slice |
| Onych/o | nail |
| Ungu/o | nail |
| Pil/o | Hair |
| Trich/o | Hair |
| Sud/o | sweat |
| Sudur/o | sweat |
| Wheal | a red, swollen mark left on flesh by a blow or pressure. |
| Pachy | thickening |
| Seb/o | Sebum - skin oils |
| Squam/o | scale/square |
| Xer/o | Dry |
| Urticaria | Hives |
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