HBS Medical Terminology List Quiz #4

Vocabulary flashcards covering prefixes, root words, and suffixes for the endocrine, reproductive, and integumentary systems from HBS Medical Terminology List Quiz #4.

endo-

Within, inside (e.g., endocrine, endorphins).

glandul-

Gland (e.g., glandular).

thyro-

Thyroid (e.g., thyroid gland, Hyperthyroidism).

adreno-

Adrenal (e.g., adrenal glands, Adrenomyeloneuropathy).

pancreato-

Pancreas (e.g., pancreatic, pancreatitis).

gonado-

Gonad, reproductive organ (e.g., gonadotropin).

insul-

Island (e.g., insulin, Insulinoma).

cortico-

Bark, outer layer (e.g., corticosteroid, cortisol).

pineal-

Pinecone-shaped (e.g., pineal gland, Pinealoma).

hormo-

To excite (e.g., hormone).

gyno-

Woman (e.g., gynecology).

andro-

Man, male (e.g., androgen).

overo-, oophoro-, Oo-

Ovary (e.g., oophorectomy, oocyte, O[o]vulation).

spermo-/spermato-

Sperm (e.g., spermicidal).

Testi-

Of the testical (e.g., testicular).

vaso-

Vessel or tube (e.g., vas deferens).

embryo-

Young one (e.g., embryo).

placento-

Placental (e.g., placental).

hyster-

Uterus (Greek) (e.g., hysterectomy).

vulvo-

Vulva (e.g., Vulvodynia).

cervico-

Cervix (e.g., cervical cancer).

labio-

Lips (e.g., labia).

utero-

Womb, uterus (Latin) (e.g., Uterus, intrauterine).

tubo-, salpingo-

Fallopian tubes (e.g., Tubectomy, Salpingitis).

orchido-

Testes (e.g., Orchidotomy).

mast-

Breast (e.g., mastectomy).

meno-

Mensis (Latin for month) (e.g., Menopause, menstruate).

perineo-

Perineum (e.g., perineal).

corne-

Horn, hard (e.g., stratum corneum).

Cut-, cutane- or cutaneo-

Skin (Latin) (e.g., subcutaneous, cuticular horn).

derm-/ derma-/dermato-

Skin (Greek) (e.g., epidermis, dermis).

follicul-

Small bag, sac (e.g., hair follicle).

hidros-

Sweat (e.g., hidradenitis).

melan/o

Black, dark (e.g., melanocyte, melanin).

seb-

Fat, grease (e.g., sebaceous glands, sebum).

squam-

Scale (e.g., squamous).

ungui-

Nail (e.g., ungual).

myx/o-

Mucus (e.g., Myxedema).

-rhage

To burst forth (e.g., hemorrhage).

-rhea

Excessive discharge (e.g., rhinorrhea).

-rhexis

Rupture (e.g., amniorrhexis).

-scope

Instrument for visual exam (e.g., stethoscope).