Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
102 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
balan-
|
glans penis
|
|
didym-
orchid- orchi- orche- orch- test- |
testis [pl. testes]
testicles |
|
epididym-
|
epididymis
|
|
gonad-
|
gonad; testes or ovaries
|
|
osche-
|
scrotum
|
|
phall-
pen- |
penis
|
|
prostat-
|
prostate
|
|
pub-
pubi- |
pubis-; pubic bone; pubic region
|
|
semin-
|
semen
|
|
spermat-
sperm- |
semen; spermatozoa; seminal cord; seminal vesicle
|
|
vas-*
|
vas deferens
|
|
cervic-*
trachel-* |
cervix; the neck of the uterus
|
|
colp-
vagin- |
vagina
|
|
episi-
vulv- |
vulva
|
|
hymen-
|
hymen
|
|
hyster-
metr- uter- |
uterus
|
|
mamm-
mast-* |
breast
|
|
men-
|
menstruation; menstrual cycle
|
|
o-
ov- |
egg
|
|
oophar-
ovari- |
ovary
|
|
perine-
|
perineum; region between anus and scrotum or anus and vulva
|
|
salping-
tub- |
Fallopian tube; a tube
[within a biological structure] |
|
thel-
|
nipple
|
|
erot-
|
sexual desire; sexual act
|
|
genit-
|
reproduction; genitals
|
|
toc-
|
childbirth
|
|
ambly-
|
dull; blunt
[no c.v. follows] |
|
amph-
amb- |
both
[c.v. for amph- = i or o] [c.v. for amb- = i] |
|
arch-
archae- arche- |
ancient; primitive; original; first; chief; principal
|
|
aut-
|
spontaneous; itself; own; self
[aut- is almost always placed at the beginning of a term, even if it modifies a termination] |
|
cac-
kak- |
unpleasant; bad
|
|
crypt-
|
hidden
|
|
echin-
|
spine [noun]
spiny [adj] |
|
gymn-
|
naked
|
|
hem-*
sem- |
half
[c.v. for both root is i] |
|
pan-
hol- |
all; entire; whole
|
|
-atresia
|
absense (of a normal bodily opening)
|
|
-blast*
|
embryonic cell
|
|
-cide
|
act of killing/destroying; agent used to kill/destroy
[usually preceded by the c.v. i] |
|
-cleisis
|
closure
|
|
-cyesis
|
pregnancy
|
|
-genesis
|
formation; development; growth
|
|
-genic
|
producing; forming; produced by
|
|
-gravida
|
woman who is (or has been) pregnant for (nth time)
|
|
-para
|
woman who has given birth (n times)
|
|
-pexy
-pexis |
surgical attachment
[often of on organ or tissue to another] |
|
-strophe
|
turning; twisting
|
|
-poiesis
|
production; formation; development; act of shaping
|
|
-poietic
|
pertaining to formation or development
|
|
aneurysm-
|
aneurysm; dilation of the wall of the heart, artery, or vein
|
|
angi-
vas-* vascul- |
blood vessel; vessel; duct
[often used of blood vessels even without a root for blood] |
|
aort-
|
aorta; main vessel of arterial system
|
|
arteriol-
|
arteriole; small artery
[adjoining capillaries] |
|
atri-
|
atrium [pl. atria]; chamber; cavity [in the body]
|
|
capillar-
|
capillary; smallest blood vessel
|
|
cardi-
|
heart
|
|
cyt-
|
cell
|
|
hemat-
haemat- hem-* haem- sanguin- |
blood
|
|
phleb-
ven- |
vein
[vessel that carries blood to the heart] |
|
plasm-
plasmat- |
plasma
|
|
rhythm-
|
rhythm; heart beat
|
|
ser-
|
serum
|
|
sphygm-
|
pulse
|
|
thromb-
|
clot
|
|
thrombocyt-
|
thrombocyte; platelet
|
|
valv-
valvul- |
valve
|
|
varic-
|
varix; a tortuous dilation of a vein
|
|
venul-
|
venule; small vein
|
|
null-
|
none; no
[c.v. = i] |
|
mon-
un- |
one
[un- with -gravida or -para means "once"] [c.v. for un- = i] |
|
prim-
|
first
[with -gravida or -para means "first time"] [c.v. is i] |
|
di-
dipl- bi-* bin- |
two; double
[no c.v. follows di-, bi-, bin-] [use bi- if consonant follows, bin- if vowel follows] |
|
secund-
|
second
[with -gravida or -para means "twice"] [c.v. = i] |
|
tert-
|
three; third
[c.v. = i] |
|
tri-
|
three
[no c.v. follows] |
|
tripl-
|
three; triple
|
|
quadr-
|
four
[c.v. = i] |
|
quart-
|
four; fourth
[c.v. = i] |
|
quint-
|
five; fifth
[c.v. = i] |
|
pent-
penta- |
five
|
|
sixt-
|
six; sixth
[c.v. = i] |
|
hex-
hexa- sex- |
six
|
|
hept-
hepta- sept-* |
seven; seventh
[c.v. for hept- and sept- = i] |
|
oct-
octa- |
eight; eighth
[c.v. for oct- = i] |
|
non-*
nona- |
nine; ninth
[c.v. for non- = i] |
|
dec-
|
ten; tenth; one-tenth
[c.v. = i] |
|
mer-
|
part; partial
|
|
poly-
mult- plur- |
many; multiple
[no c.v. follows poly-] [c.v. for multi- and plur- = i] |
|
anthrac-*
melan- nigr- |
black
|
|
argent-*
argyr- |
silver
|
|
aur-*
chrys- |
golden
|
|
chlor-
virid- |
green
|
|
chrom-
chromat- |
colour; pigment [noun]
colourful; tinted [adj] |
|
cirrh-
croc- flav- lute- xanth- |
yellow
|
|
coccin-
|
scarlet
|
|
cyan-
|
blue
|
|
erythr-
rhod- rub- rubr- rube- |
red
|
|
candid-
leuc- alb- albid- |
white
|
|
iod-
viol- |
violet
|
|
poli-*
|
whitish gray; grey
|
|
purpur-
|
purple
|
|
-emia
-hemia -aemia -haemia |
condition of the blood; presence of (a substance) in the blood; presence of blood in (an organ)
|