Common medical terms Flashcards
-algia
pain
ex) neuralgia- nerve pain
Brady-
slow
ex) bradycardia- slow heart rate
dys-
difficult, painful
ex) dysuria- painful urination
hypo-
below normal
ex) hypoglycemia- low blood sugar
a-/ an-
without, not
ex) anemia- without blood
post-
after
ex) postoperative- after surgery
-itis
inflammation
ex) gastritis- inflammation of the stomach
-ectomy
surgical removal
ex) appendectomy- removal of appendix
-ostomy
creating an opening
ex) colostomy- opening of the colon
-otomy
cutting into
ex) tracheotomy- cutting into the trachea
-pathy
disease
ex) neuropathy- nerve disease
-plasty
surgical repair
ex) rhinoplasty- nose repair
tachy-
fast
ex) tachycardia- fast heart rate
-emia
blood condition
ex) anemia- lack of blood
hyper-
excessive, above normal
ex) hypertension- high blood pressure
endo-
inside, within
ex) endoscopy- viewing inside the body
-osis
abnormal condition
ex) cirrhosis- abnormal condition of the liver
-scopy
visual examination
ex) endoscopy- visual exam within
hepat/o
liver
ex) hepatitis inflammation of the liver
exo-
outside, outward
ex) exophthalmos- bulging outward of the eyes
cardi/o
heart
ex) cardiology- study of the heart
gastr/o
stomach
ex) gastroenterology- study of stomach and intestines
neur/o
nerve
ex) neurology- study of the nervous system
derm/o
skin
ex) dermatitis- inflammation of the skin
pre-
before
ex) prenatal- before birth
oste/o
bone
ex) osteoporosis- condition of weak bones
ren/o or nephr/o
kidneys
ex) renal- related to the kidneys
arthr/o
joint
ex) arthritis- inflammation of joints
hem/o or hemat/o
blood
ex) hemorrhage- bleeding
pneum/o
lungs or air
ex) pneumonia- infection of the lungs
