Concepts Of Medical Terminology And Lesson 1 Flashcards
Acro/o
Extremity, end
Derm/o
Skin
Cardi/o
Heart
Gastr/o
Stomach
Laryng/o
Larynx
Cephal/o
Head
Cerebr/o
Cerebrum
Crani/o
Skull, cranium
Oste/o
Bone
Arthr/o
Joint
Chondr/o
Cartilage
Cyst/o
Bladder, urinary bladder
Thorac/o
Chest, thorax
Opthalm/o
Eye
Ot/o
Ear
Rhin/o
Nose
My/o
Muscle
Neur/o
Nervous System
Arteri/o
Artery
Phleb/o
Vein
Hem/o
Blood
Pneum/o
Air, gas, lung, respiration
Ile/o
Ileum
Col/o
Colon
Hepat/o
Liver
Pancreat/o
Pancreas
Psych/o
Mind
Cost/o
Ribs
Carcin/o
Cancer, carcinoma
Path/o
Disease
Hydr/o
Water, fluid
Kinesi/o
Movement
Dys-
Abnormal, painful, difficult
Ankylo
Bent
Stasis
Suppression, stoppage
Thromb/o
Blood clot
-itis
Inflammation
-osis
Condition of
-ectomy
Excision, surgical removal
-algia
Pain
-oma
Tumor
Mega-
Large
Hyper-
Over, excess, increased, abnormally high
Hypo-
Under, below, decreased, abnormally low
Inter-
Between
Supra-
Above
Infra-
Below
Brady-
Slow
Tachy-
Rapid
A or an-
Not, without, lack of, absence
Micro-
Small, one millionth
Macro-
Large, abnormally large
Poly-
Many, much
Mono-
One
Multi-
Many
Mal-
Bad, poor
Bi-
Two, twice
Tri-
Three
Hemi-
Half, one side
Intra-
In, within
Cyan/o
Blue
Luek/o
White, colorless
Melan/o
Black, dark, melanin
Erythr/o
Red, red blood cell
Xanth/o
Yellow