Med Term 1 Flashcards
a-, an-
not; without
ab-
away from
ad-
toward; near
abdomin/o
abdomen
-ac,-al
pertaining to
-an, -ary, -ar
pertaining to
aden/o
gland
apido/o
fat
-algesia
sensitivity to brain
-algia
pain
ana-
up, apart, backward, again, anew
angi/o
vessel
ante-
before; forward
anter/o
front
anti-
against
aort/o
aorta
append/o
appendix
arter/o arteri/o
artery
arthr/o
joint
-ase
enzyme
audio/o
Hearing
aut/o
self, own
axill/o
armpit
bacteri/o
bacteria
bi-
two
bil/i
bile; gall
brachi/o
arm
brady-
slow
bronch/o, bronchi/o
bronchial tube
bucc/o
cheek
calc/o
calcium
carcin/o
cancerous;cancer
cardi/o
heart
-cele,coele
swelling,hernia
cell/u
cell level
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
cerebr/o
cerebrum (largest part of brain)
cervic/o
neck
chol/e
bile; gall
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
-cidal
pertaining to killing
col/o, colon/o
colon
comi/o
to care for
contra-
against
coron/o
heart
cost/o
rib
cran/i
skull
cyan/o
blue
cyst/o
urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid
cyt/o, -cyte
cell
de-
lack of, less
derm/o, derma, dermat/o
skin
diaphor/o
sweat
dist/o
far,distant
dors/o
back (of body)
dys-
bad;painful; difficult;abnormal
-eal
pertaining to
-ectomy
removal
-emia
blood condition
-emic
pertaining to blood condition
end-,end/o
in; within
enter/o
intestines, usually small intestine
epi-
above; upon; on
erythr/o
red
erythem/o
flushed; redness
-esis
action; condition; state of
ex-
out; away from
gastr/o
stomach
–genesis
producing; forming
-ger/i,geront/o
old age
gluc/o,gylc/o
glucose; sugar
-gram
record
-graphy
process of recording
hem/o
blood
hemi-
half
hepat/o
liver
herni/o
hernia
hydr/o
water
hyper-
above;excess
hypo-
low; less than normal