Med Term: Quiz #1 (Body Part Prefixes) Flashcards
Acous/o-
Hearing
Aden/o-
Gland
Adip/o-
Fat
Adren/o-
Gland
Angi/o-
Blood vessel
Arteri/o-
Artery
Arthr/o-
Joint
Bucc/o-
Cheek
Bronch/i-
Bronchus
Burs/o-
Bursa
Carcin/o-
Cancer
Cardi/o-
Heart
Cephal/o-
Head
Chol-
Bile
Chondri-
Cartilage
Coron-
Heart
Cost-
Rib
Crani/o-
Brain
Cutane-
Skin
Cyst/o-, Cysti-
Bladder or sac
Derm-, Dermat/o-
Skin
Duoden/o-
Duodenum
Gastr-
Stomach
Gloss-
Tongue
Hem-, Hema-, Hemat-, Hemo-, Hemat/o-
Blood
Hepat/o-, Hepatico-
Liver
Hist/o-, Histio-
Tissue
Hyster/o-
Uterus
Ileo-
Ileum
Ischi/o-
Ischium
Kerat/o-
Cornea (eye or skin)
Lacrim/o-
Tear (from your eyes)
Lact/o-, Lacti-
Milk
Laryng/o-
Larynx
Lingu/o-
Tongue
Lip/o-
Fat
Lymph/o-
Lymph
Mamm-, Mast/o-
Breast
Mening/o-
Meninges
Muscul/o-
Muscle
My/o-
Muscle
Myel/o-
Spinal cord or bone marrow
Nephr/o-
Kidney
Neur/i-, Neur/o-
Nerve
Oculo-
Eye Oculomotor nerve
Onco-
Tumor; Bulk; Volume
Onych/o-
Fingernail; Toenail
Oo-
Egg; Ovary
Oophor/o-
Ovary
Op-, Opt-
Vision
Ophthalm/o-
Eye
Orchid/o-, Orchio-
Testis
Orth/o-
Straight; Normal; Correct
Osseo-
Bony
Ossi-
Bone
Ost-, Oste/o-
Bone
Ot/o-
Ear
Ovar/i-, Ovario-, Ovi-, Ovo-
Ovary
Phalang-
Phalanx
Pharyng/o-
Pharynx; Throat
Phleb/o-
Vein Phlebotomist
Phren/i-, Phreno-, Phrenico-
Diaphragm
Pleur-, Pleur/a-, Pleur/o-
Rib, pleura
Pneum/a- Pneumat/o-
Air; Lung
Proct/o-
Anus;
Prostat-
Prostate
Pseudo-
False
Psych/o-, Psyche-
Mind
Radio-
Radiation; Radius
Ren/o-
Kidney
Retin-
Retina (of the eye)
Rhin/o-
Nose
Salping/o-
Tube
Sarco-
Muscular; Flesh-like
Schiz/o-
Split; Cleft
Sclera-, Sclero-
Hardness
Sigmoid/o-
Sigmoid colon
Sperma-, Spermo-, Spermato-
Sperm
Splen/o-
Spleen
Sten/o-
Narrowed; Blocked
Stern-
Sternum
Stom/a-, Stomat/o-
Mouth
Thorac/o-, Thoracico-
Chest
Thromb/o-
Blood clot
Thyr/o-
Thyroid gland
Trache/o-
Trachea
Tympan/o-
Eardrum
Ur/o-
Urine
Vagin-
Vagina
Varic/o-
Duct; Blood vessel
Vasculo-
Blood vessel
Ven/o-
Vein
Vertbr-
Vertebra; Spine