A&p Vocabulary Quiz #3

Front 1

Omo-

Back 1

Meaning: shoulder

Example: omohyoid

Front 2

Op-

Back 2

Meaning: vision

Example: optic

Front 3

-opsy

Back 3

Meaning: viewing

Example: biopsy

Front 4

Ophthalmo-

Back 4

Meaning: Eye

Example: ophthalmopathy

Front 5

or-

Back 5

Meaning: mouth

Example: oral

Front 6

Orbi-

Back 6

Meaning: circle

Example: orbit

Front 7

Organo-

Back 7

Meaning: tool

Example: organ

Front 8

Ortho-

Back 8

Meaning: straight

Example: orthodontics

Front 9

-ose

Back 9

Meaning: sugar

Example: glucose

Front 10

-osis

Back 10

Meaning: process

Example: osmosis

Front 11

Osmo-

Back 11

Meaning: push

Example: osmosis

Front 12

Ost-

Back 12

Meaning: bone

Example: osteoporosis

Front 13

Osse-

Back 13

Meaning: bone

Example: osseous

Front 14

Oto-

Back 14

Meaning: ear

Example: otitis

Front 15

-ous

Back 15

Meaning: full of

Example: nervous

Front 16

Ovo-

Back 16

Meaning: egg

Example: ovary

Front 17

Oxy-

Back 17

Meaning: oxygen

Example: hydroxyl

Front 18

Palli-

Back 18

Meaning: pale

Example: pallor

Front 19

Pan-

Back 19

Meaning: all

Example: pancreas

Front 20

Papillo-

Back 20

Meaning: nipple

Example: papilla

Front 21

Par-

Back 21

Meaning: birth

Example: postpartum

Front 22

Para-

Back 22

Meaning: next to

Example: parathyroid

Front 23

Parieto-

Back 23

Meaning: wall

Example: parietal

Front 24

Patho-

Back 24

Meaning: disease

Example: pathogen

Front 25

Pecto-

Back 25

Meaning: chest

Example: pectoral

Front 26

Pedi-

Back 26

Meaning: child

Example: pediatrics

Front 27

Pelvi-

Back 27

Meaning: basin

Example: pelvis

Front 28

-penia

Back 28

Meaning: deficiency

Example: cytopenia

Front 29

Penna-

Back 29

Meaning: feather

Example: bipennate

Front 30

Per-

Back 30

Meaning: by

Example: per oral

Front 31

Peri-

Back 31

Meaning: around

Example: periodontal

Front 32

Perone-

Back 32

Meaning: Fibula

Example: peroneus

Front 33

Phago-

Back 33

Meaning: eat

Example: phagocyte

Front 34

Pharyng-

Back 34

Meaning: throat

Example: pharynx

Front 35

Philo-

Back 35

Meaning: attracted to

Example: hydrophilic

Front 36

Phlebo

Back 36

Meaning: vein

Example: phlebology

Front 37

Phobo-

Back 37

Meaning: fearing

Example: hydrophobia

Front 38

Phor-

Back 38

Meaning: to carry

Example: phorate

Front 39

Phragm-

Back 39

Meaning: partition

Example: diaphragm

Front 40

Phreno-

Back 40

Meaning: diaphragm

Example: phrenology

Front 41

Physio-

Back 41

Meaning: Nature

Example: physiology

Front 42

-physis

Back 42

Meaning: growth

Example: symphysis

Front 43

Pilo-

Back 43

Meaning: hair

Example: pilar

Front 44

Pino-

Back 44

Meaning: drink

Example: pinones

Front 45

Planto-

Back 45

Meaning: sole

Example: plantar

Front 46

Plasi-

Back 46

Meaning: growth

Example: hyperplasia

Front 47

Plasm-

Back 47

Meaning: shaped

Example: cytoplasm

Front 48

Plasty-

Back 48

Meaning: surgical repair

Example: mammoplasty

Front 49

Plegia-

Back 49

Meaning: paralysis

Example: paraplegic

Front 50

Pnea-

Back 50

Meaning: breath

Example: apnea

Front 51

Pneumo-

Back 51

Meaning: air

Example: pneumonia

Front 52

Podo-

Back 52

Meaning: foot

Example: podocyte

Front 53

Poly-

Back 53

Meaning: many

Example: polyamor

Front 54

Post-

Back 54

Meaning: after

Example: postpartum

Front 55

Pre-

Back 55

Meaning: before

Example: premenstrual

Front 56

Primi-

Back 56

Meaning: first

Example: primary

Front 57

Pro-

Back 57

Meaning: before

Example: progesterone

Front 58

Psuedo-

Back 58

Meaning: fasle

Example: pseudopod

Front 59

Psycho-

Back 59

Meaning: mind

Example: psychology

Front 60

Ptero-

Back 60

Meaning: wing

Example: pteron

Front 61

-ptosis

Back 61

Meaning: dropping

Example: coptosis

Front 62

Plumo-

Back 62

Meaning: lung

Example: plumonary

Front 63

Puncto-

Back 63

Meaning: point

Example: puncture

Front 64

Pyro-

Back 64

Meaning: Fire

Example: pyrogen

Front 65

Quadri-

Back 65

Meaning: four

Example: quadriceps

Front 66

Quarter-

Back 66

Meaning: fourth

Example: quaternary

Front 67

Radiat-

Back 67

Meaning: radiating

Example: radiate

Front 68

rami-

Back 68

Meaning: branch

Example: ramus

Front 69

re-

Back 69

Meaning: back

Example: reaction

Front 70

recto-

Back 70

Meaning: straight

Example: rectum

Front 71

reno-

Back 71

Meaning: kidney

Example: renal

Front 72

reti-

Back 72

Meaning: network

Example: reticular

Front 73

retro-

Back 73

Meaning: behind

Example: retrovirus

Front 74

rhin-

Back 74

Meaning: nose

Example: rhinitis

Front 75

Rubo-

Back 75

Meaning: red

Example: rubospinal

Front 76

Rugo-

Back 76

Meaning: fold

Example: rugae

Front 77

sacculo-

Back 77

Meaning: little sac

Example: saccule

Front 78

sarco-

Back 78

Meaning: flesh

Example: sarcoplasm

Front 79

sclera

Back 79

Meaning: hard

Example: sclerosis

Front 80

scopo-

Back 80

Meaning: see

Example: microscope

Front 81

secto-

Back 81

Meaning: cut

Example: dissection

Front 82

semi-

Back 82

Meaning: half

Example: semilunar

Front 83

sepsi-

Back 83

Meaning: infection

Example: antiseptic

Front 84

-sis

Back 84

Meaning: process

Example: diapedesis

Front 85

soma-

Back 85

Meaning: body

Example: somatic

Front 86

spheno-

Back 86

Meaning: wedge

Example: sphenoid

Front 87

spiro-

Back 87

Meaning: breathing

Example: inspiration

Front 88

splanchno-

Back 88

Meaning: viscera

Example: splanchnic

Front 89

spleen-

Back 89

Meaning: spleen

Example: splenectomy

Front 90

squamo-

Back 90

Meaning: scale

Example: squamous

Front 91

stasi-

Back 91

Meaning: put

Example: homestasis

Front 92

steno-

Back 92

Meaning: narrow

Example: stenosis

Front 93

sterno-

Back 93

Meaning: breast

Example: sternum

Front 94

-stomy

Back 94

Meaning: creation of an opening

Example: tracheostomy

Front 95

stria-

Back 95

Meaning: stripe

Example: striated

Front 96

Sub-

Back 96

Meaning: below

Example: subdural

Front 97

sulc-

Back 97

Meaning: furrow

Example: sulcus

Front 98

supra-

Back 98

Meaning: above

Example: suprarenal

Front 99

sym-

Back 99

Meaning: together

Example: sympathetic

Front 100

syn-

Back 100

Meaning: together

Example: synostosis

Front 101

Tachy-

Back 101

Meaning: fast

Example: tachycardia

Front 102

Telo-

Back 102

Meaning: last

Example: telophase

Front 103

Tempo-

Back 103

Meaning: time

Example: temporal

Front 104

Terti-

Back 104

Meaning: third

Example: tertiary

Front 105

Thermo-

Back 105

Meaning: heat

Example: Thermomitor

Front 106

Thorac-

Back 106

Meaning: chest

Example: thoracic

Front 107

Thrombo-

Back 107

Meaning: blood clot

Example: thrombosis

Front 108

Tomo-

Back 108

Meaning: cut

Example: tomography

Front 109

Tono-

Back 109

Meaning: force

Example: isotonic

Front 110

Topo-

Back 110

Meaning: place

Example: ectopic

Front 111

Toxi

Back 111

Meaning: Poison

Example: Toxicology

Front 112

Trache-

Back 112

Meaning: Trachea

Example: tracheotomy

Front 113

Trans-

Back 113

Meaning: across

Example: transdermal

Front 114

Tri-

Back 114

Meaning: three

Example: triceps

Front 115

Tricho-

Back 115

Meaning: hair

Example: trichocyst

Front 116

Trocho-

Back 116

Meaning: wheel

Example: trochlea

Front 117

Troph-

Back 117

Meaning: food

Example: atrophy

Front 118

tropo-

Back 118

Meaning: to turn

Example: gonadotropin

Front 119

Tunica-

Back 119

Meaning: coat

Example: tunica intima

Front 120

Tympano-

Back 120

Meaning: drum

Example: tympanic

Front 121

-ul-

Back 121

Meaning: small

Example: tubule

Front 122

-uncle

Back 122

Meaning: small

Example: caruncle

Front 123

Uni-

Back 123

Meaning: one

Example: unipolar

Front 124

Uri-

Back 124

Meaning: urine

Example: diuretic

Front 125

Vagino-

Back 125

Meaning: sheath

Example: invaginate

Front 126

Vago-

Back 126

Meaning: wander

Example: vagus

Front 127

Vaso-

Back 127

Meaning: vessel

Example: vascular

Front 128

Ventro-

Back 128

Meaning: belly

Example: ventral

Front 129

Vermi-

Back 129

Meaning: worm

Example: vermis

Front 130

verterbr-

Back 130

Meaning: spine

Example: vertebrae

Front 131

Vitre-

Back 131

Meaning: glass

Example: in vitro

Front 132

Vivi-

Back 132

Meaning: life

Example: in vivo

Front 133

zygo-

Back 133

Meaning: union

Example: zygote