Chapter Four: Medical Terminology Flashcards
Where is a prefix?
Comes at the beginning of a word
Where is a suffix?
Comes at the end of a word
What is a word root?
Body of the word
What is a combining form?
Body of the word with a vowel
super-, epi-, ultra-, hyper-
above
anti-, contra-
against
peri-
around
pre-, pro-, ante-
before
retro-, dors/o-, poster/o-
behind
infra-, sub-, hypo-
below
inter-
between
endo-
inside
mid-
middle
para-
near
exo-, ecto-, extra-
outside
later/o-
side
dia-, per-
through
intra-
within
deci-
1/10
centi-
1/100
milli-
1/1000
kilo-
1000
primi-, proto-
first
quadr-
four
semi-, hemi-
half
nulli-
none
uni-, mono-
one
diplo-, bi-
two
tri-
three
post-
after
mal-
bad
meta-
beyond
ambi-, amphi-
both or double
hetero-
different
dys-
difficult or poor
eu-
easy
iso-
equal
pseudo-
false
tachy-
fast
macro-
large
multi-, poly-
many
homo-
same
brady-
slow
micro-
small
aniso-
unequal
a-, an-
without
-emia
blood
-rrhexis
bursting forth
-cyte
cell
-osis, -iasis, -ia, -ism
condition
-tripsy
to crush
-tomy
to cut into
-tome
cutting instrument
-lysis
destory
-pathy
disease of
-ptosis
drooping
-megaly
enlargement
-ase
enzyme related
-phobia
fear
-rrhea
discharge or flow
-genesis
formation
-sclerosis
hardening
-cele
herniation
-iasis
infestation
-itis
inflammation
-scope
instrument to examine
-meter
instrument to measure
-graph
instrument to record datea
-spasm
involuntary movement
-cide
kill
-penia
lack of
-para
live birth
-mania
madness
-osotomy
make a new opening
-metry
measurement
-ia
morbidity or unhealthy condition
-stenosis
narrowing
-trophy
nutrition/development
-er
one who
-algia, -dynia
pain
-ic, -al, -otic, -ac, -ar, -ous, -ical
pertaining to
-gram
picture
-gravida
pregnancy
-y
process of
-graphy
recording of data
-ectomy
to remove or cut out
-oid
resembling
-lepsy
seizure
-ule, -ole
small in size
-malacia
softening
-ist
specialist
-stasis
staying in one place
-lith
stone
-ectasia
stretching
-logy
study of
-pexy
surgical fixation
-centesis
surgical puncture
-plasty
to surgically repair
-edema
swelling
-therapy
treatment
-oma
tumor
-emesis
vomiting
-clysis
washing
duoden/o
first part of small intestine
jejun/o
second part of small intestine
ile/o
third part of the small intestine
esophag/o
esophagus
cholecyst/o
gall bladder
gingiv/o
gums
enter/o
intestine
col/o
large intestine
cheil/o
lips
hepat/o
liver
stomat/o
mouth
pylor/o
pyloric valve
proct/o, rect/o
rectum
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
gastr/o
stomach
dent/o, dont/o
teeth
pharyng/o
throat
gloss/o, lingu/o
tongue
cyst/o
bladder
nephr/o, ren/o
kidney
meat/o
opening
pyel/o
renal pelvis
lith/o
stone
gluc/o, glyc/o
sugar
ureter/o
ureter
urethr/o
urethra
ur/o
urine
nat/o
birth
mast/o, mamm/o
breast
salping/o
fallopian tube
phim/o
foreskin
men/o
menstruation
lact/o
milk
oomphal/o
navel
oophor/o
ovary
pen/o, balan/o
penis
prostate/o
prostate
orchird/o, orchi/o
testicle
hyster/o, uter/o
uterus
colp/o
vagina
melan/o
black
cyan/o
blue
chlor/o
green
purpur/o
purple
erythr/o
red
leuk/o
white
xanth/o
yellow