Chapter 1- Basic Term Flashcards
-emia
Blood condition
Lip/o
Fat
Hyper-
Excessive
Angi/o, vas/o , vascul/o
Vessel
Cardi/o
Heart
Enter/o
Small intestines
Esophag/o
Esophagus
Gastr/o
Stomach
Hem/o , hemat/o
Blood
Hepat/o
Liver
Oste/o
Bone
Ur/o , urin/o
Urine
-al, -eal
Pertaining to
-ectasis
Expansion or dilation
-ectomy
Excision (removal)
-ia
Condition of
-itis
Inflammation
-Logy
Study of
-megaly
Enlargement
-stomy
Creation of an opening
-tomy
Incision
Oligo-
Few or deficient
Para-
Alongside of, abnormal
Peri-, circum-
Around
-ac, -al, -ar
Pertaining to
-dynia, -algia
Pain
-ium
Structure or tissue
-rrhaphy
Suture
-rehexis
Rupture
Endo-
Within
Epi-
Upon
Sub-
Below
A-, an-
Without
Anti-, contra-
Against
De-
From, down, or not
Ab-
Away from
Ad-
To, toward, or near
Dia- , trans-
Across or through
E-, ec-, ex-
Out or away
Ecto-, exo-, extra-
Outside