Chapter 2 Flashcards
Medical Terminology
To code medical procedures and diagnoses accurately, you first must learn the language of medicine.
Root
the base of the word. standing alone as the main portion of the medical term
Derm/o & Dermat/o
skin
Hidr/o
sweat, perspiration
Kerat/o
Keratin, horny layer of skin
Melan/o
dark, black, melanin
Onych/o
Nail
Seb/o
Sebum, Sebaceous gland
Trich/o
Hair
Arthr/o
Joint
Burs/o
Bursa, sac of fluid near joint
Chondr/o
Cartilage
Erg/o
Work
Fasci/o
Fascia
Kin/o, Kinesi/o
Movement
muscul/o
muscle
myel/o
bone marrow, spinal cord
oste/o
bone
synov/i
synovial fluid, joint, or membrane
ten/o, tendin/o
tendon
Ton/o
tone, pressure
bronch/o
bronchus
dermabrasion
total face
arthrodesis
binding or fusion of the joint
Laryng/o
Larynx
Pharyng/o
Pharynx
Phren/o
diaphragm
Phrenic/o
Phrenic nerve
Pleur/o
Pleura
Pneumon/o
lung
Pneum/o, pneumat/o
air, gas; respiration, lung
Pulm/o, Pulmon/o
Lungs
Rhin/o
nose
Sept/o
septum, partition, dividing wall
Spir/o
Breathing
Trache/o
Trachea
Angi/o
Vessel
Aort/o
Aorta
Arter/o, arteri/o
artery
arteriol/o
arteriole
atri/o
atrium
cardi/o
heart
Phleb/o, ven/o, ven/i
Vein
Valv/o, valvul/o
valve
Vas/o, vascul/o
vessel, duct
ventricul/o
cavity, ventricle
Erythr/o, erythrocyt/o
red blood cell
Hem/o, hemat/o
blood