Chapter 1 [Introduction to Medical Terminology] Word Parts Flashcards
1
Q
heart
A
cardi
2
Q
around
A
peri-
3
Q
inflammation
A
-itis
4
Q
to cut
A
cis
5
Q
bone
A
oste
[osteoporosis]
6
Q
joint
A
arthr
[arthritis]
7
Q
life
A
bio
8
Q
cancer
A
carcin/o
[carcinogen]
9
Q
chemical
A
chem/o
[chemotherapy]
10
Q
skin
A
dermat/o
[dermatologist]
11
Q
small intestine
A
enter/o
12
Q
stomach
A
gastr/o
[gastroenterologist]
13
Q
female
A
gynec/o
[gynecologist]
14
Q
blood
A
hemat/o
[hematoma]
15
Q
protection
A
immun/o
[immune]
16
Q
larynx
A
laryng/o
17
Q
kidney
A
nephr/o
18
Q
nerve
A
neur/o
[neurologist]
19
Q
eye
A
opthalm/o
[ophthalmologist]
20
Q
ear
A
ot/o
21
Q
disease
A
path/o
[pathologist]
22
Q
lung
A
pulmon/o
pulmonary]
23
Q
nose
A
rhin/o
[rhinoplasty]
24
Q
without
A
a-
an-
25
against
anti-
26
self
auto-
[autobiography]
27
slow
brady-
28
without
de-
29
painful; difficult, abnormal
dys-
30
within; inner
endo-
[endocrine]
31
above
epi-
[epidermis]
32
normal
eu-
33
outward
ex-
[extreme]
34
outside of
extra-
35
different
hetero-
[heterosexual]
36
same
homo-
[homosexual]
37
excessive
hyper-
[hyperaware]
38
below; insufficient
hypo-
[hypothermia]
39
not, inward
in-
40
between
intra-
41
large
macro-
[macromolecule]
42
small
micro
[micromolecule]
43
new
neo-
[neonatal]
44
besides; abnormal; two like parts of a pair
para-
45
through
per-
46
around
peri-
[perimeter]
47
after
post-
[postpartum]
48
before
pre-
[preoperative]
pro-
49
fasle
pseudo-
[pseudonym]
50
again
re-
[reinfection]
51
backward; behind
retro-
[retrograde]
52
under
sub-
[subcutaneaous]
53
fast
tachy-
[tachycardia]
54
across
trans-
[transatlantic]
55
beyond
ultra-
[ultrasound]
56
not
un-
[unconscious]
57
two
bi-
[bilateral]
58
half
hemi-
[hemisphere]
59
one
mono-
[monologue]
60
many
multi-
[multivolume]
61
none
nulli-
[nullify]
62
all
pan-
[pansexual]
63
many
poly-
[polyamory]
64
four
quadri-
[quadrilaterl]
65
partial
semi-
[semiconscious]
66
four
tetra-
[tetraplegia]
67
three
tri-
[tricycle]
68
pain
-algia
-dynia
69
protrusion
-cele
70
cell
-cyte
71
dilation
-ectasis
72
that which produces
-gen
73
producing
-genic
74
condition
-ia
75
abnormal condition
-iasis
-osis
76
state of
-ism
77
inflammation
-itis
78
one who studies
-logist
[biologist]
79
study of
-logy
[biology]
80
desctruction
-lytic
81
abnormal softening
-malacia
82
enlarged
-megaly
83
tumor, mass
-oma
[carcinoma]
84
view of
-opsy
[biopsy]
85
disease
-pathy
86
formation
-plasm
87
paralysis
-plegia
[paraplegia]
88
dropping
-ptosis
89
abnormal flow
-rrhage
[hemorrhage]
90
abnormal flow condition
-rrhagia
91
discharge
-rrhea
[diarrhea]
92
rupture
-rrhexis
93
hardening
-sclerosis
[arteriosclerosis]
94
narrowing
-stenosis
95
treatment
-therapy
[chemotherapy]
96
development
-trophy
97
pertaining to
-ac
-al
-an
-ar/-ary
-atic
-eal
-iac/-ic/-nic/-tic /-ical
-ile/ -ine
-ior
-ory
-ose
-ous
98
puncture to withdraw fluid
-centesis
99
surgical removal
-ectomy
[vasectomy]
100
surgically create an opening
-ostomy
[vasostomy]
101
cutting into
-otomy
102
surgical fixation
-pexy
103
surgical repair
-plasty
[rhinoplasty]
104
to sutture
-rrhaphy
105
instrument to cut
-tome
106
record
-gram
[sonogram]
107
process of recording
-graphy
[sonography]
108
instrument for measuring
-meter
[thermometer]
109
process of measuring
-metery
[thermometery]
110
instrument for viewing
-scope
[telescope]
111
pertaining to visually examining
-scopic
[telescopic]
112
process of visually examining
-scopy
[telescopy]
113
drug
chem
114
specialist
-ist
115
not
non-
