Chapter 1 Basic Word Structure Med Terms Flashcards
Aden/o
Gland
Bi/o
Life
Carcin/o
Cancer or Cancerous
Cardi/o
Heart
Cephal/o
Head
Cerebr/o
Largest part of the brain (Cerebrum)
Cyst/o
Urinary Bladder
Cyt/o
Cell
Derm/o | Dermat/o
Skin
Electr/o
Electricity
Encephal/o
Brain
Enter/o
Intestine (Often the small intestine)
Erythr/o
Red
Gastr/o
Stomach
Gnos/o
Knowledge
Dia-
Complete
Pro-
Before
Gynec/o
Woman/Female
Hem/o | Hemat/o
Blood
Hepat/o
Liver
Lapar/o
Abdomen (Area between the chest and hip)
Leuk/o
White
Nephr/o
Kidney
Neur/o
Nerve
Onc/o
Tumor (Cancerous)
Ophthalm/o
Eye
Oste/o
Bone
Path/o
Disease
Psych/o
Mind
Ren/o
Kidney
Sacr/o
Flesh
Thromb/o
Clotting
A- | an-
no, not
Aut-
self
Dys-
Bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
Endo-
Within
Exo-
Outside
Hyper-
Excessive, higher than normal, too much
Hypo-
Below, less under than normal, under
Peri-
Surrounding
Pro-
Before, forward
Re-
Back
Retro-
Behind
Sub-
Below, under
Trans-
Across
Col/o | Colon/o
Colon (Largest Intestine)
Arthr/o
Joint