Ch. 1: Intro to Medical Language Flashcards
arthr/o
joint
AR-throh
cardi/o
heart
KAR-dee-oh
enter/o
small intestine
EN-ter-oh
gastr/o
stomach
GAS-tro
hepat/o
liver
he-PAH-to
neur/o
nerve
NUR-oh
hem/o
blood
HEE-moh
hemat/o
blood
heh-MAH-toh
my/o
muscle
MAI-oh
muscul/o
muscle
MUS-kyoo-loh
angi/o
vessel (most commonly blood vessel, but can refer to other vessels as well)
AN-gee-oh
vas/o
vessel (most commonly blood vessel, but can refer to other vessels as well)
VAS-oh
vascul/o
vessel (most commonly blood vessel, but can refer to other vessels as well)
VAS-kyoo-loh
derm/o
skin
DER-moh
dermat/o
skin
der-MAT-oh
cutane/o
skin
kyoo-TAY-nee-oh
pneum/o
lung
NOO-moh
pneumon/o
lung
noo-MAW-noh
pulmon/o
lung
PUL-maw-noh
gen/o
creation, cause
JIN-oh
hydr/o
water
HAI-droh
morph/o
change
MOR-foh
myc/o
fungus
MAI-koh
necr/o
death
NEK-roh
orth/o
straight
OR-thoh
path/o
suffering, disease
PAH-thoh
phag/o
eat
FAY-goh
plas/o
formation
PLAS-oh
py/o
pus
PAI-oh
scler/o
hard
SKLEH-roh
sten/o
narrowing
STIH-noh
troph/o
nourishment, development
TROH-foh
xen/o
foreign
ZEE-noh
suffix: pertaining to (8)
- ac (ak)
- al (al)
- ar (ar)
- ary (ar-ee)
- eal (ee-al)
- ic (ik)
- tic (tik)
- ous (us)
suffix: condition (3)
- ia (ee-ah)
- ism (iz-um)
- osis (OH-sis)
suffix: tissue, structure
-ium (ee-um)
suffix: procedure, condition
-y (ee)
suffix: small (4)
- icle (ik-el)
- ole (ohl)
- ule (yool)
- ula (yoo-lah)
suffix: medical science (2)
- iatrics (ee-AH-triks)
- iatry (AI-ah-tree)
suffix: specialist in the medicine of
-iatrist (EE-ah-trist)
suffix: specialist
-ist (ist)
suffix: specialist in the study of
-logist (loh-jist)
suffix: study of
-logy (loh-jee)
suffix: pain (2)
- algia (AL-jah)
- dynia (DAI-nee-ah)
suffix: hearnia
-cele (SEEL)
suffix: blood condition
-emia (EE-mee-ah)
suffix: presence of
-iasis (AI-ah-sis)
suffix: inflammation
-itis (AI-tis)
suffix: loosen, break down
-lysis (lih-sis)
suffix: abnormal softening
-malacia (mah-LAY-shah)
suffix: enlargement
-megaly (MEH-gah-lee)
suffix: resembling
-oid (OYD)
suffix: tumor
-oma (OH-mah)
suffix: disease
-pathy (pah-thee)
suffix: deficiency
-penia (PEE-nee-ah)
suffix: drooping
-ptosis (puh-TOH-sis)
suffix: excessive flow (2)
- rrhage (RIJ)
- rrhagia (RAY-jee-ah)
suffix: flow
-rrhea (REE-ah)
suffix: rupture
-rrhexis (REK-sis)
suffix: involuntary contraction
-spasm (SPAZ-um)
suffix: puncture
-centesis (sin-TEE-sis)
suffix: written record
-gram (gram)
suffix: instrument used to produce a record
-graph (graf)
suffix: writing procedure
-graphy (grah-fee)
suffix: instrument used to measure
-meter (mee-ter)
suffix: process of measuring
-metry (meh-tree)
suffix: instrument used to look
-scope (skohp)
suffix: process of looking
-scopy (skoh-pee)
suffix: binding, fixation
-desis (DEE-sis)
suffix: removal
-ectomy (EK-toh-mee)
suffix: surgical fixation
-pexy (PEK-see)
suffix: reconstruction
-plasty (PLAS-tee)
suffix: suture
-rrhaphy (rah-fee)
suffix: creation of an opening
-stomy (stoh-mee)
suffix: incision
-tomy (toh-mee)
singular -a
plural -ae
singular -ax
plural -aces
singular -ex
plural -ices
singular -ix
plural -ices
singular -is
plural -es
singular -ma
plural -mata
singular -on
plural -a
singular -um
plural -a
singular -us
plural -i
singular -y
plural -ies
prefix: not (2)
a- (ay)
an- (an)
prefix: against (2)
anti- (AN-tee)
contra- (KON-trah)
prefix: down, away from
de- (dee)
prefix: before (2)
ante- (an-tee)
pre- (pree)
prefix: before on behalf of
pro- (proh)
prefix: slow
brady- (brah-dih)
prefix: fast
tachy- (tak-ih)
prefix: after
post- (pohst)
prefix: again
re- (ree)
prefix: away
ab- (ab)
prefix: toward
ad- (ad)
prefix: around (2)
circum- (sir-kum)
peri- (per-ee)
prefix: through (2)
dia- (da-ah)
trans- (tranz)
prefix: out (3)
e- (eh)
ec- (ek)
ex- (eks)
prefix: outside (3)
ecto- (ek-toh)
exo- (ek-soh)
extra- (eks-trah)
prefix: in, inside (3)
en- (en)
endo- (en-doh)
intra- (in-trah)
prefix: upon
epi- (eh-pee)
prefix: beneath
sub- (sub)
prefix: between
inter- (in-ter)
prefix: two
bi- (bai)
prefix: half (2)
hemi- (heh-mee)
semi- (seh-mee)
prefix: over
hyper- (hai-per)
prefix: under
hypo- (hai-poh)
prefix: large
macro- (mak-roh)
prefix: small
micro- (mai-kroh)
prefix: one (2)
mono- (maw-noh)
uni- (yoo-nee)
prefix: few
oligo- (aw-lih-goh)
prefix: all
pan- (pan)
prefix: many (2)
poly- (pawlee)
multi- (mul-tee)
prefix: with, together (3)
con- (kon)
syn- (sin)
sym- (sim)
prefix: bad
dys- (dis)
prefix: good
eu- (yoo)
angiectomy
angi/ectomy (vessel/removal)
an-jee-EK-toh-mee
surgical removal of a vessel
arthritis
arthr/itis (joint/inflammation)
ar-THRAI-tis
inflammation of the joint
cardiology
cardio/logy (heart/study of)
kar-dee-AW-loh-jee
study of the heart
hepatitis
hepat/itis (liver/inflammation)
heh-pah-TAI-tis
inflammation of the liver
myalgia
my/algia (muscle/pain)
mai-AL-jah
pain of muscle
osteotomy
oseto/tomy (bone/incision)
AWS-tee-AW-toh-mee
incision into a bone
angiosclerosis
angio/scler/osis (vessel/hard/condition)
AN-jee-oh-skleh-ROH-sis
hardening of a blood vessel
cardiopulmonary
cardio/pulmon/ary (heart/lung/pertaining to)
KAR-dee-oh-PUL-mon-AR-ee
pertaining to the heart and lungs
dermatomycosis
dermato/myc/osis (skin/fungus/condition)
der-MAH-toh-mai-KOH-sis
skin condition caused by fungus
dysentery
dys/enter/y (bad/intestine/condition)
dis-en-TER-ee
bad intestine condition (another name for severe diarrhea)
hepatosplenomegaly
hepato/spleno/megaly (liver/spleen/enlargement)
heh-PAH-toh-SPLEHnoh-MEH-gah-lee
enlargement of the liver and spleen
hyperplasia
hyper/plas/ia (over/formation/condition)
hai-per-PLAY-zhah
overformation condition
hypoglycemia
hypo/glyc/emia (under/sugar/blood condition)
hai-poh-glai-SEE-mee-ah
condition characterized by low sugar in the blood (low blood sugar)
osteocarcinoma
osteo/carcin/oma (bone/cancer/tumor)
AW-stee-oh-KAR-sih-NOH-mah
bone cancer tumor
osteomyelitis
osteo/myel/itis (bone/marrow/inflammation)
AW-stee-oh-MAI-eh-LAI-tis
inflammation of the bone marrow
pericardium
peri/card/ium (around/heart/tissue)
peh-ree-KAR-dee-um
tissue around the heart
