Ch. 1 Flashcards
ilium
Part of the hip bone
ileum
Part of small intestine
Urethra
Tube leading from urinary bladder to outside the body
Ureter
One of two tubes that leads from a single kidney and inserting into urinary bladder
Cephalgia
Headache
Ophthalmologist
Eye doctor
Root
Foundation of the word
Suffix
Word ending
Combining vowel
The linking vowel from one part of the word to another
Hemat/o/logy
Process of study of blood
Electr/o/cardi/o/gram
Record of the electricity in the heart
Gastr/itis
Inflammation of the stomach
Gastr/o/enter/o/logy
Process of study of the stomach and intestines
Combining form
Root + combining vowel
Prefix
Small part attached to beginning of a term (not all medical terms contain prefixes)
HYPO/GASTR/IC
Pertaining to below the stomach
EPI/GASTR/IC
Pertaining to above the stomach
Important elements of medical terms
1.ROOT
2.SUFFIX
3.PREFIX
4.COMBINING VOWEL
5.COMBINING FORM
Aden/oma
Tumor of a gland
Aden/o (CF)
-oma (SF)
-itis (SF)
Gland
Tumor or mass
Inflammation
Athr/o (CF)
Arthritis
Joint
Inflammation of the joint
Bi/o
-logy
Biopsy
Life
Study of
Process of viewing life
Carcin/o
Carcinoma
Cancerous, cancer
Cancerous tumor
Cardi/o
Cardiology
Heart
Process of study of the heart
Cephal/o
Cephal/ic
Head
Pertaining to the head
Cerebrum
Brain
Cerebr/o
Cerebral
Cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
Pertaining to the brain
Cis/o
incision
excision
To cut
The process of cutting into
The process of cutting out
Crin/o
Endocrine glands
Exocrine glands
To secrete (form and give off)
To secrete within
To release secretions
Cyst/o
Cystoscopy (complete SF)
Urinary bladder; a sac or a cyst
Process of visual examination of the urinary bladder
Cyt/o
Cytology
Cell
Process of study of the cell
Derm/o
Dermatitis
Skin
Inflammation of the skin
Dermat/o
Hypodermic
Under or below the skin
Electr/o
Electrocardiogram
Electricity
Electric record of the heart
Encephal/o
Electroencephalogram
Brain
Electric record of the brain
Enter/o
Enteritis
Intestines (usually small intestine)
Inflammation of the intestine
Erythr/o
Erythrocyte
Red
Red cell (-cyte=cell)
Gastr/o
Gastrectomy
Gastronomy
Stomach
Excision or removal of the stomach
The process of cutting the stomach
Glyc/o
Hyperglycemia
Sugar
Above or beyond blood sugar
Gnos/o
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Knowledge
State of complete knowledge
Knowledge before (prediction)