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Anat Med Term
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| gastr- | stomach |
| cardi | heart |
| megal- | enlarged |
| itis | inflammation |
| dermat- | skin |
| plast- | surgical repair |
| cerebr- | brain |
| path- | disease |
| ectomy | surgical removal |
| enter | intestines |
| osis | any condition |
| otomy | cut into, or incision |
| aden- | gland |
| angi- | vessel |
| oma | tumor |
| nephr- | kidney |
| hepat- | liver |
| arthr- | joint |
| blephar- | eyelid |
| ologist | specialist |
| rhino | nose |
| gingiv- | gum |
| malacia | soft |
| ology | study of |
| spasm | involuntary contraction |
| algia | pain |
| crani- | skull |
| end- | inside/within |
| hemi- | half |
| oid | like |
| hyper | above, more than normal |
| cyst | sac containing fluid, bladder |
| chole- | bile |
| hypo- | under, beneath, deficient |
| scop- | observe |
| hyster- | uterus |
| ostomy | create an opening |
| para- | beside, beyond |
| lysis | loosening/destruction |
| 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 |
| acro- | extremities |
| rhexis- | break,burst, rupture |
| carcin | cancer |
| penia | decrease |
| gen- | original, production |
| burso- | sack |
| retr(0) | 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 | teeth |
| cephal- | head |
| auto | self |
| epi- | upon |
| hydro- | water |
| lobo- | section |
| emesis | vomiting |
| contra- | against, counter |
| iasis | condition |
| trans- | through, across |
| brady- | slow |
| ectasis- | expansion |
| cyt- | cell |
| odont- | tooth |
| leuk- | white |
| esthesia | sensation |
| cantho- | angle at the end of eyelid |
| steno- | narrow, contracted |
| cheil- | lip |
| cele | hernia |
| benign | mild, not cancerous, not progressive |
| semen | seed |
| celio- | abdomen |
| erythro- | red |
| vaso- | vessel |
| melan- | black |
| cauda- | tail |
| lingua- | tongue |
| myring- | eardrum |
| spondyl- | spinal column |
| ovar- | egg |
| centesis | puncture |
| oto- | ear |
| bili- | bile |
| squam | scale |
| mening- | membranes |
| cec- | blind passage |
| macul- | spots |
| pexy | suspension |
| onco- | tumor |
| or- | mouth |
| sub- | under |
| spiro | coil |
| lacrim- | tear |
| viscero- | organ |
| lact- | milk |
| onych- | nail, claw |
| thorac- | chest |
| pyle- | gate, opening |
| vesic- | bladder |
| sphenic- | wedge |
| myel- | marrow, spinal cord |
| anti- | against |
| myco- | fungus |
| hallux- | great toe |
| physio | nature |
| bucco- | cheek |
| palpebr- | eyelids |
| plasia | development |
| rug- | wrinkles, fold, crease |
| aur- | ear |
| acousti- | hearing |
| colpo- | hollow, vagina |
| phon- | voice |
| leio- | smooth |
| cor- | heart |
| ren- | kidneys |
| orchi- | testies |
| encephal- | brain |
| thalam | inner chamber |
| plexus | braid |
| cilia | eye lash |
| dendr- | tree, branching |
| phleb- | veins |
| pilo- | hair |
| histo- | tissue |
| stoma- | mouth |
| tympan- | ear drum |
| umbilic- | navel |
| salpingo | tube |
| helio- | sun |
| astr- | star - shaped |
| asthenia | weakness |
| fascia | sheet, band |
| iso- | equal |
| tarso- | ankle region |
| tope | place |
| pod- | foot |
| malign- | bad, harmful, progressive |
| adnexa- | ties, connected |
| ocul- | eye |
| lapar- | 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- | saliva |
| alveol- | cavity, socket |
| oophor- | ovary |
| oment- | covering |
| sedat- | quiet, calm |
| furca- | fork- shaped |
| radic- | root |
| radi- | ray |
| fistul- | pipe, narrow opening |
| edema | swelling |
| dactyl- | finger, toe |
| metabol(e) | change |
| pariet- | wall |
| ependym- | wrapping |
| gravid | pregnant |
| aer- | air |
| glyco- | sweet |
| tarso- | framework of upper eyelid |
| cheir- | hand |
| calc- | heel, stone |
| cine- | move |
| digit | finger, toe |
| dors- | back |
| gangli- | swelling |
| gemin- | twin |
| grad- | walk, take steps |
| gran- | grain, particle |
| labi- | lip |
| micr- | small |
| peps- | digest |
| pleur- | pleura, rib, side |
| mamm- | breast |
| colla | glue |
| later- | side |
| rachi- | spinal cord |
| phob- | fear |
| phot- | light |
| dys- | bad |
| cut- | skin |
| en- | in |
| peri- | about, around |
| pro- | in front of, before |
| mechano- | machine |
| dynamo- | power |
| osmo- | odor |
| traumat- | wound |
| trich- | hair |
| maxill- | upper jaw bone |
| an- , a- | without, not |
| phak- | lens |
| pre- | in front of, before |
| strict- | drawn tight |
| turbin- | shaped like a top |
| ameb- | change |
| semi- | half |
| neo | new |
| hormone | excite |
| therm- | heat |
| syn- , sym- | together |
| vuls- | twitch, pull |
| post | after |
| metr- | uterus |
| tegument | skin |
| pan | all |
| poly- | many |
| ramus | branch |
| neuro- | nerve |
| thromb- | lump, clot |
| ab- | away from, not |
| plegia | paralysis |
| ante- | before |
| thel- | nipple |
| ex- | out, away from |
| lien | spleen |
| tumor | swelling |
| vestibule | entrance |
| puer- | child |
| sarc- | flesh |
| proli- | offspring |
| macro- | large |
| lal- | speech |
| intra- | within |
| inter- | (in) 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 |
| splen- | spleen |
| ovario- | ovary |
| adreno- | adrenal gland |
| basi- | base |
| pelvic- | pelvis |
| vena- | veins |
| urethr- | urethra |
| utero- | uterus |
| sacro- | sacrum |
| pharyng- | pharynx |
| duodeno- | duodenum |
| ureter- | ureter |
| laryng- | larynx or throat |
| bronch- | bronchus |
| col- | colon |
| esophag- | esophagus |
| bi- | two |
| tri- | three |
| ile- | ileum |
| ili- | ilium |
| lig- | ligament |
| therap- | therapy |
| ventr- | front |
| vert- | turn |
| eu- | good |
| ambi- | both |
| amphi- | around, on both sides |
| 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 |
| splanchn- | internal organs |
| rrhe | flow |
| med- | middle |
| xer- | dry |
| per- | throughout |
| blast- | bud |