lecture exam1

abdomin/o-

abdomen
append/o-

appendix
arteri/o-
- artery
arthr/o-
- joint
bi/o-

life; living organisms
cardi/o-
- heart
card/i-

heart
cholecyst/o-

gallbladder
col/o-

colon
colon/o-

colon
cost/o-
- rib
cutane/o-
- skin
derm/o-
- skin
digest/o-
- break down food; digest
enter/o-
- intestine
esthes/o-
- sensation; feeling
gastr/o-
- stomach
gemin/o-
- set or group
hem/o-
- blood
hepat/o-
- liver
hyster/o-
- uterus (womb)
intestin/o-
- intestine
lapar/o-
- abdomen
laryng/o-
- larynx (voice box)
later/o-
- side
mamm/o-
- breast
menstru/o-
- monthly discharge of blood
ment/o-
- mind
muscul/o-
- muscle
nas/o-
- nose
neur/o-
- nerve
nucle/o-
- nucleus
nutri/o-
- nourishment
pelv/o-
- pelvis
phag/o-
- eating; swallowing
pleg/o-
- paralysis
pneumon/o-
- lung; air
pych/o-
- mind
sperm/o-
- sperm
spir/o-
- breathe
tens/o-
- pressure
therap/o-
- therapy
throid/o-
- thyroid gland
tonsill/o-
- tonsil
trache/o-
- trachea
urin/o-
- urine; urinary system
uter/o-
- uterus (womb)
vagin/o-
- vagina
ven/o-
- vein

Author

r_charo

ID

21460

Card Set

lecture exam1

Description

is a word part that is the foundation of a word (main medical meaning)

Updated

2010-06-01T00:39:26Z

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