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Week 4 flash cards
Prefix/suffix
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Gynec/o | woman, female |
| mast/o | breast |
| maamm/o | breast |
| metr/o | uterus |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| cervic/o | cervix |
| colp/o | vagina |
| vagin/o | vagina |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| ovari/o | ovary |
| salping/o | fallopian tube |
| men/o | menstruation |
| not/o | birth |
| gravid/o | pregancy |
| lact/o | milk |
| part/o | labor, birthing forth |
| amni/o | amnion (sac surrounding the embryo) |
| embryo/o | embryo |
| fet/o | fetus |
| andr/o | male |
| test/o | testis |
| orchid/o | testis |
| prostat/o | prostate glang |
| spermat/o | sperm |
| epididym/o | epididymis |
| -cyesis | pregnancy |
| -para | To bear (children) |
| -salpinx | fallopian tube |
| -tocia | labor, childbirth |
| Osteo/o | bone |
| ost/o | bone |
| my/o | muscle |
| myos/o | muscle |
| ten/o | tendon |
| tendin/o | tendon |
| fasci/o | fascia |
| chrondr/o | cartilage |
| arthr/o | joint |
| burs/o | busrsa |
| crani/o | skull |
| cost/o | rib |
| spindyl/o | vertebra |
| vertebr/o | vertebra |
| Carp/o | wrist |
| tars/o | ankle |
| patell/o | kneecap |
| femor/o | thigh bone |
| fibul/o | fibula |
| radi/o | radius |
| humer/o | humerus |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -malacia | softening |
| -algia | pian |
| -dynia | pain |
| -desis | binding, fixation |
| -clasia | breaking |
| -kinesia | movement |
| -trophy | development, nourishment |
| -rrhaphy | surgical suturing |
| Ocul/o | eye |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| opt/o | vision |
| corne/o | cornea |
| kerat/o | cornea |
| irid/o | iris |
| retin/o | retina |
| dacry/o | tear |
| lacrim/o | tear |
| aur/o | ear |
| ot/o | ear |
| tympan/o | eardrum |
| myring/o | eardrum |
| mastoid/o | mastoid process |
| audi/o | hearing |
| -opia | hearing condition |
| -opsia | vision condition |
| -acusis | hearing condition |
| -phobia | abnormal fear or sensitivity |
| -metry | Process of measuring |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -algia | pian |
| -itis | inflmmation |
| hyper- | excessive |
| hypo- | deficient |
| intra- | within |
| peri- | around |
| phot/o | light |
| Endocrin/o | endocrine glands |
| aden/o | gland |
| adren/o | adrenal gland |
| adrenal/o | adrenal gland |
| pituitar/o | pituitary gland |
| thyr/o | thyroid gland |
| parathyroid/o | parathyroid gland |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| gonad/o | gonads (sex glands) |
| thym/o | thymus gland |
| crin/o | to secrete |
| gluc/o | sugar, glucose |
| glyc/o | sugar, glucose |
| hormon/o | hormone |
| dips/o | thirst |
| kal/i | postassium |
| natr/o | sodium |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -trophy | development |
| -plasia | formation, growth |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| Hypo- | below, deficient |
| pan- | all |
| eu- | normal, good |
| poly- | Many, excessive |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -clasia | breaking |
| crani/o | skull |
| Natr/o | sodium |