Bio 200 @ Oit - Medical Terms Chapter 1&2

Front 1

Word root:
aden/o

Back 1

Gland - adenohyphosis

Front 2

Word root:
arthr/o

Back 2

Joint - arthritis

Front 3

Word root:
bi/o

Back 3

Life - biology

Front 4

Word root:
carcin/o

Back 4

Cancer - carcinogenic

Front 5

Word root:
cardi/o

Back 5

Heart - cardiologist

Front 6

Word root:
cephal/o

Back 6

Head - cephalic

Front 7

Word root:
cerebr/o

Back 7

Cerebrum - cerebral

Front 8

Word root:
cis/o

Back 8

To cut - incision

Front 9

Word root:
crin/o

Back 9

To secrete - endocrine

Front 10

Word root:
cyst/o

Back 10

Urinary bladder - cystitis

Front 11

Word root:
cyt/o

Back 11

Cell - cytology

Front 12

Word root:
derm/o

Back 12

Skin - subdermal

Front 13

Word root:
electr/o

Back 13

Electricity - electrolytes

Front 14

Word root:
encephal/o

Back 14

Brain - encephalitis

Front 15

Word root:
enter/o

Back 15

Small intestine - gastroenterology

Front 16

Word root:
erythr/o

Back 16

Red - erythrocyte

Front 17

Word root:
gastr/o

Back 17

Stomach - Gastrectomy

Front 18

Word root:
gnos/o

Back 18

Knowledge - Diagnosis

Front 19

Word root:
gynec/o

Back 19

Female - Gynecology

Front 20

Word root:
hemat/o

Back 20

Blood - Hematology

Front 21

Word root:
iatr/o

Back 21

Physician - pediatrician

Front 22

Word root:
leuk/o

Back 22

White - leukocyte

Front 23

Word root:
nephr/o

Back 23

Kidney - nephrectomy

Front 24

Word root:
neur/o

Back 24

Nerve - neurology

Front 25

Word root:
onc/o

Back 25

Tumor - oncologist

Front 26

Word root:
opthalm/o

Back 26

Eye - opthalmologist

Front 27

Word root:
oste/o

Back 27

Bone - osteoporosis

Front 28

Word root:
path/o

Back 28

Disease - pathology

Front 29

Word root:
ped/o

Back 29

Child - pediatrician

Front 30

Word root:
psych/o

Back 30

Mind - psychiatrist

Front 31

Word root:
radi/o

Back 31

X-ray - radiology

Front 32

Word root:
ren/o

Back 32

Kidney - renal

Front 33

Word root:
rhin/o

Back 33

Nose - rhinoplasty

Front 34

Word root:
sarc/o

Back 34

Flesh - sarcopterygian

Front 35

Word root:
sect/o

Back 35

To cut - resection

Front 36

Word root:
thromb/o

Back 36

Clot - thrombocyte

Front 37

Word root:
Ur/o

Back 37

Urinary tract - urologist

Front 38

Suffix:
-ac

Back 38

Pertaining to

Front 39

Suffix:
-al

Back 39

Pertaining to

Front 40

Suffix:
-algia

Back 40

Pain

Front 41

Suffix:
-cyte

Back 41

Cell

Front 42

Suffix:
-ectomy

Back 42

Remove

Front 43

Suffix:
-emia

Back 43

Blood condition

Front 44

Suffix:
-genic

Back 44

Producing (forming)

Front 45

Suffix:
-globin

Back 45

Protein

Front 46

Suffix:
-gram

Back 46

Record

Front 47

Suffix:
-ic/ical

Back 47

Pertaining to

Front 48

Suffix:
-ion

Back 48

Process

Front 49

Suffix:
-ist

Back 49

Specialist

Front 50

Suffix:
-itis

Back 50

Inflamation

Front 51

Suffix:
-logy

Back 51

Study

Front 52

Suffix:
-oma

Back 52

Tumor

Front 53

Suffix:
-opsy

Back 53

Viewing

Front 54

Suffix:
-osis

Back 54

Abnormal condition

Front 55

Suffix:
-pathy

Back 55

Disease

Front 56

Suffix:
-scope

Back 56

Viewing instrument

Front 57

Suffix:
-scopy

Back 57

Process of viewing

Front 58

Suffix:
-sis

Back 58

State of, condition

Front 59

Suffix:
-tomy

Back 59

Process of cutting

Front 60

Suffix:
-y

Back 60

Process or condition

Front 61

Prefix:
a-, an-

Back 61

No, without

Front 62

Prefix:
aut-, auto-

Back 62

Self

Front 63

Prefix:
dia-

Back 63

Complete

Front 64

Prefix:
end-, endo-

Back 64

Within

Front 65

Prefix:
epi-

Back 65

Upon, above

Front 66

Prefix:
ex-

Back 66

Out

Front 67

Prefix:
hyper-

Back 67

Excessive

Front 68

Prefix:
hypo-

Back 68

Deficient

Front 69

Prefix:
in-

Back 69

Into

Front 70

Prefix:
peri-

Back 70

Surround

Front 71

Prefix:
pro-

Back 71

Forward

Front 72

Prefix:
re-

Back 72

Back

Front 73

Prefix:
retro-

Back 73

Behind

Front 74

Prefix:
sub-

Back 74

Below

Front 75

Prefix:
trans-

Back 75

Across

Front 76

Word root:
Abdomin/o

Back 76

Abdomen

Front 77

Word root:
Adip/o

Back 77

Fat

Front 78

Word root:
anter/o

Back 78

Front

Front 79

Word root:
bol/o

Back 79

To cast (throw)

Front 80

Word root:
cervic/o

Back 80

Neck

Front 81

Word root:
chondr/o

Back 81

Cartilage

Front 82

Word root:
chrom/o

Back 82

Color

Front 83

Word root:
coccyg/o

Back 83

Coccyx (tailbone)

Front 84

Word root:
crani/o

Back 84

Skull

Front 85

Word root:
cyt/o

Back 85

Cell

Front 86

Word root:
dist/o

Back 86

Far, distant

Front 87

Word root:
dors/o

Back 87

back of the body

Front 88

Word root:
hist/o

Back 88

Tissue

Front 89

Word root:
ili/o

Back 89

Ilium

Front 90

Word root:
inguin/o

Back 90

Groin

Front 91

Word root:
kary/o

Back 91

Nucleus

Front 92

Word root:
later/o

Back 92

Side

Front 93

Word root:
medi/o

Back 93

Middle

Front 94

Word root:
nucle/o

Back 94

Nucleus

Front 95

Word root:
pelv/i

Back 95

Pelvis

Front 96

Word root:
poster/o

Back 96

Back, behind

Front 97

Word root:
proxim/o

Back 97

Nearest

Front 98

Word root:
sacr/o

Back 98

Sacrum

Front 99

Word root:
sarc/o

Back 99

Flesh

Front 100

Word root:
spin/o

Back 100

Spine, backbone

Front 101

Word root:
thel/o

Back 101

Nipple

Front 102

Word root:
thorac/o

Back 102

Chest

Front 103

Word root:
trache/o

Back 103

Trachea

Front 104

Word root:
umbilic/o

Back 104

Umbilicus

Front 105

Word root:
ventr/o

Back 105

Belly side

Front 106

Word root:
vertebr/o

Back 106

Vertebra(e)

Front 107

Word root:
viscer/o

Back 107

Internal organs

Front 108

Prefix:
ana-

Back 108

Up

Front 109

Prefix:
cata-

Back 109

Down

Front 110

Prefix:
epi-

Back 110

Above

Front 111

Prefix:
hypo-

Back 111

Below

Front 112

Prefix:
inter-

Back 112

Between

Front 113

Prefix:
meta-

Back 113

Change

Front 114

Suffix:
-eal

Back 114

Pertaining to

Front 115

Suffix:
-iac

Back 115

Pertaining to

Front 116

Suffix:
-ior

Back 116

Pertaining to

Front 117

Suffix:
-ism

Back 117

Process, condition

Front 118

Suffix:
-ose

Back 118

Pertaining to, full of

Front 119

Suffix:
-plasm

Back 119

Formation

Front 120

Suffix:
-somes

Back 120

Bodies

Front 121

Suffix:
-type

Back 121

Picture, classification

Front 122

Word root:
hepat/o

Back 122

Liver - Hepatocyte