1st Semester Final: Chapters1-9 Flashcards
Crani/o
Cranium (skull)
Cyt/o
Cell
Dist/o
Far, farthest
Proxim/o
Near, nearest
Chlor/o
Green
Cirrh/o, jaund/o, xanth/o
Yellow
Erythr/o
Red
Melan/o
Black
Cyan/o
Blue
-logy
Study of
Hyper-
Excessive, above normal
Dermat/o, derm/o
Skin
A-,an-
Without, not
-cyte
cell
Pylor/o
Pylorus
Chol/e
Blie, gall
-emesis
Vomit
-phagia
Eating, swallowing
Dia-
Through, across
-megaly
Enlargement
Nas/o, rhin/o
Nose
Bronchiol/o
Bronchiole
Dys-
Bad, painful, difficult
-pnea
Breathing
Tachy-
Rapid
brady-
Slow
Orth/o
Straight
-ptysis
Spitting
-graph
Instrument for recording
Angi/o, vascul/o
Vessel (usually blood or lymph)
Ather/o
Fatty plaque
Phleb/o, ven/o
Vein
Trans-
Across
-stenosis
Narrowing, stricture
My/o
Muscle
-gram
Record writing
-graphy
Process of recording
Cardi/o
Heart
Thromb/o
Blood clot
Embol/o
Plug
-poiesis
Formation, production
Aden/o
Gland
Leuk/o
White
-emia
Blood condition
Phag/o
Eating swallowing
-osis
Abnormal condition (usually blood cells)
-penia
Decrease, deficiency
Sub-
Under, below
-malacia
Softening
Cephal/o
Head
-scopy
Visual examination
Lith/o
Stone, calculus
Poly-
Many, much
-rrhexis
Rupture
-rraphy
Suture
-rrhagia
Bursting forth
Peri-
Around
-ism
Condition
-genesis
Forming, producing, orgin
Noct/o
Night
-uria
Urine
Py/o
Pus
-ptosis
Prolapse, downward displacement
Toxic/o
Poison
Dipsia
Thrist
Pancreat/o
Pancreas
-taxia
Order, coordination
Uni-
One
-plexy
Stroke
-trophy
Development, nourishment
Eu-
Good, normal
-ia
Condition
-plegia
Paralysis
-phasia
Speech
Sx
Symptom
Dx
Diagnosis
Tx
Treatment
Bx, bx
Biopsy
Fx
Fracture
ID
Inteadermal
q2h
Every two hours
pc
After meals
po
By mouth
tid
Three times a day
qod
Every other day
ac
Before meals
qid
Four times a day
EJG, ECG
Electrocardiogram
IM
Intramuscular
P
Pulse, phosphorous
EEG
Electroencephalogram
CVA
Cerebrovascular accident
stat
Immediately
ECHO
Echocardiogram
I&D
Incision and drainage
I.V, IV
Intravenous