Final Flashcards
What does the prefix ‘aden/o’ refer to?
gland
What does the suffix ‘-algia’ indicate?
pain
What does ‘bi/o’ mean?
life
What is the meaning of ‘cardi/o’?
heart
What does ‘cerebro’ refer to?
cerebrum
What is the meaning of ‘crin/o’?
to secrete
What does ‘cyt/o’ mean?
cell
What does ‘electro’ refer to?
electricity
What is the meaning of ‘enter/o’?
intestine
What does ‘gastr/o’ refer to?
stomach
What does ‘gnos/o’ mean?
knowledge
What do ‘hem/o’ and ‘hemat/o’ refer to?
blood
What is the meaning of ‘iatr/o’?
treatment
What does ‘log/o’ mean?
study of
What does ‘neur/o’ refer to?
nerve
What does ‘ophthalm/o’ mean?
eye
What is the meaning of ‘path/o’?
disease
What does ‘psych/o’ refer to?
mind
What is the meaning of ‘ren/o’?
kidney
What does ‘sarc/o’ mean?
flesh
What does ‘thromb/o’ refer to?
clot
What does ‘arthr/o’ mean?
joint
What does ‘carcin/o’ refer to?
cancer
What is the meaning of ‘cephal/o’?
head
What does ‘cis/o’ mean?
to cut
What does ‘cyst/o’ refer to?
urinary bladder
What is the meaning of ‘derm/o’ or ‘dermat/o’?
skin
What does ‘encephal/o’ refer to?
brain
What does ‘erythr/o’ mean?
red
What is the meaning of ‘glyc/o’?
sugar
What does ‘gynec/o’ refer to?
female
What does ‘hepat/o’ mean?
liver
What does ‘leuk/o’ refer to?
white
What is the meaning of ‘nephr/o’?
kidney
What does ‘onc/o’ mean?
tumor
What does ‘oste/o’ refer to?
bone
What is the meaning of ‘ped/o’?
child
What does ‘radi/o’ mean?
x-ray
What does ‘rhin/o’ refer to?
nose
What does ‘sect/o’ mean?
to cut
What does ‘ur/o’ refer to?
urinary
What suffix indicates excision or removal?
-ectomy
Psych/o
Mind
True or False: ‘Cyst/o’ refers to the brain.
False
Fill in the blank: ‘The CF for blood is _______.’
hem/o
-genic
producing
-gram
record
-ion
process
-itis
inflammation
-oma
mass
-osis
abnormal condition
-scope
instrument to examine
-sis
state of
Aut-, auto-
self/own
endo-
within
Ex-, exo-
out, outside
hypo-
below/under
peri-
surrounding
re-
again
sub-
below/under
abdomin/o
abdomen
anter/o
front
chondr/o
cartilage
coccyg/o
coccyx
bol/
to cast
dors/o
back
ili/o
ilium
kary/o
nucleus
-globin
protein
-ic, -ical
pertaining to
-ist
specialist
-logy
study of
-opsy
to view
-pathy
disease condition
-scopy
visually examine
-tomy
to cut
A-, an-
no/not/without
dia-
through/across
epi-
above/upon
hyper-
excessive
in-
into/in
Pro-
before/foreward
retro-
behind
trans-
across
adip/o
fat
cervic/o
neck
chrom/o
color
crani/o
cranium/skull
dist/o
farthest/distant
inguin/o
groin
later/o
side
nephr/o
kidney
-genic
producing
-gram
record
-ion
process
-itis
inflammation
-oma
mass
-osis
abnormal condition
-scope
instrument to examine
-sis
state of
Aut-, auto-
self/own
endo-
within
Ex-, exo-
out, outside
hypo-
below/under
peri-
surrounding
re-
again
sub-
below/under
abdomin/o
abdomen
anter/o
front
chondr/o
cartilage
coccyg/o
coccyx
bol/
to cast
dors/o
back
ili/o
ilium
kary/o
nucleus
-globin
protein
-ic, -ical
pertaining to
-ist
specialist
-logy
study of
-opsy
to view
-pathy
disease condition
-scopy
visually examine
-tomy
to cut
A-, an-
no/not/without
dia-
through/across
epi-
above/upon
hyper-
excessive
in-
into/in
Pro-
before/foreward
retro-
behind
trans-
across
adip/o
fat
cervic/o
neck
chrom/o
color
crani/o
cranium
dist/o
farthest/distant
inguin/o
groin
later/o
side
nephr/o
kidney
What does ‘lumb/o’ refer to?
Lower back
What does ‘nucle/o’ refer to?
Nucleus
What does ‘proxim/o’ refer to?
Nearest
What does ‘sarc/o’ refer to?
Flesh
What does ‘thorac/o’ refer to?
Chest
What does ‘umbilic/o’ refer to?
Umbilicus/navel
What does ‘vertebr/o’ refer to?
Vertebrae
What does the prefix ‘ana-‘ mean?
Up
What does the prefix ‘epi-‘ mean?
Above, upon
What does the prefix ‘inter-‘ mean?
Between
What does the prefix ‘meta-‘ mean?
Change
What does the suffix ‘-iac’ indicate?
P/T
What does the suffix ‘-ism’ indicate?
Process/condition
What does the suffix ‘-plasm’ refer to?
Formation
What does the suffix ‘-type’ refer to?
Picture/classification
What does ‘acr/o’ refer to?
Extremities, top, extreme point
What does ‘aden/o’ refer to?
Gland
What does ‘amni/o’ refer to?
Amnion
What does ‘arteri/o’ refer to?
Artery
What does ‘axill/o’ refer to?
Armpit
What does ‘blephar/o’ refer to?
Eyelid
What does ‘laryng/o’ refer to?
Larynx
What does ‘lapar/o’ refer to?
Abdomen
What does ‘medi/o’ refer to?
Middle
What does ‘pelv/i’ refer to?
Pelvis
What does ‘poster/o’ refer to?
Back/behind
What does ‘sacro’ refer to?
Sacrum
What does ‘spin/o’ refer to?
Spinal backbone
What does ‘trache/o’ refer to?
Trachea
What does ‘ventr/o’ refer to?
Belly side of body
What does ‘viscer/o’ refer to?
Internal organs
What does the prefix ‘cata-‘ mean?
Down
What does the prefix ‘intra-‘ mean?
In, within, into
What does the suffix ‘-eal’ indicate?
P/T
What does the suffix ‘-ose’ indicate?
P/T
What does the suffix ‘-somes’ refer to?
Bodies
What does ‘acu/o’ refer to?
Sharp, severe, sudden
What does ‘adip/o’ refer to?
Fat
What does ‘angi/o’ refer to?
Vessel
What does ‘arthr/o’ refer to?
Joints
What does ‘bi/o’ refer to?
Life
What does ‘bronch/o’ refer to?
Bronchial tubes
What does ‘leuk/o’ refer to?
White
chem/o
drug/chemical
col/o
colon
lymph/o
lymph
mast/o
breast
muc/o
mucus
myel/o
spinal cord
nephr/o
kidney
neur/o
nerve
ophthalm/o
eye vision
oste/o
bone
path/o
disease
phag/o
to eat/swallow
plas/o
formation
pulmon/o
lung
rect/o
rectum
rhin/o
nose
staphyl/o
clusters
thorac/o
chest
tonsill/o
tonsils
ven/o
vein
-cele
hernia
-coccus
berry shaped bacterium
-dynia
pain
-emia
blood condition
-gram
record
chron/o
time
hydro
water, fluid
mammo
breast
morpho
shape, form
my/o
muscle
necro
death
neur/o
nerve
nucle/o
nucleus
opt/o
eye vision
ot/o
ear
peritone/o
peritoneum
phleb/o
vein
pneumon/o
lung
radio
x-ray
ren/o
kidney
splen/o
spleen
strept/o
twisted
thromb/o
clot
trache/o
trachea
-algia
pain
-centesis
puncture to remove fluid
-cyte
cell
-ectomy
excision, removal, resection
-genesis
producing, forming
-graph
instrument to record
-graphy
process of recording
-logy
study of
-malacia
abnormal softening
-oma
tumor
-osis
abnormal condition
-penia
deficiency
-plasia
development, formation, growth
-ptosis
drooping, sagging, prolapse
-sclerosis
hardening
-scopy
process of visual examination
-stomy
surgical creation of an opening
-tomy
to cut
-er
one who
-oid
resembling
-ule
small, little
-us
structure, substance
carp/o
wrist
cib/o
meal
cutane/o
skin
duct/o
to lead, carry
furc/o
forking, branching
glyc/o
sugar
mort/o
death
norm/o
order
seps/o
infection
-itis
inflammation
-lysis
breaking down, destruction
-megaly
enlargement
-opsy
to view
-pathy
disease condition
-phobia
fear
-plasty
surgical reconstruction
-rrhea
flow, discharge
-scope
instrument to examine
-stasis
stopping, control
-therapy
treatment
-trophy
development, nourishment
-ia
condition
-ole
little, small
-um, -ium
structure, tissue, lining
cost/o
rib
cis/o
to cut
dactyl/o
fingers, toes
flex/o
to bend
gloss/o
tongue
immun/o
protection
nat/i
birth
ox/o
oxygen
somn/o
sleep
son/o
Sound
top/o
place, position, location
urethr/o
Urethra
-blast
embryonic immature
-drome
to run
-gen
substance that produces
-meter
measure
-or
one who
-partum
birth, labor
-physis
formation
-plasm
development, formation
ana-
up
A-, An-
no, not, without
ad-
toward
anti-
against
bi-
two
con-
with, together
de-
away from
dys-
abnormal
endo-
within
eu-
normal
hemi-
half
hypo-
deficient
infra-
beneath, under
intra-
in, within; no
dia-
complete, through
Ec-, ecto-
out, outside of, outward
epi-
above, upon
ex-
out, outside
Hyper-
excessive
in-
into, in
inter-
between
macro-
large
thyr/o
thyroid gland
tox/o
poison
-crine
to secrete
-fusion
to pour together
-lapse
to slide, fall, sag
-mission
to send
-oxia
oxygen
-phoria
to bear, carry (feeling)
-plasia
formation
-pnea
breathing
auto-
self, own
brady-
slow
contra-
against, opposite
What does the prefix ‘mal-‘ mean?
Bad or abnormal.
What does the prefix ‘poly-‘ mean?
Many.
What does the prefix ‘pre-‘ mean?
Before.
What does the prefix ‘pros-‘ mean
Before, foreward
What does the prefix ‘retro-‘ mean?
Behind.
What does the prefix ‘supra-‘ mean?
Above or upper.
What does the prefix ‘tachy-‘ mean?
Fast.
What does the prefix ‘ultra-‘ mean?
Beyond or excess.
What does the prefix ‘an/o’ refer to?
Anus.
What does the prefix ‘bucc/o’ refer to?
Cheek.
What does the prefix ‘celi/o’ refer to?
Abdomen.
What does the prefix ‘cholecyst/o’ refer to?
Gallbladder.
What does the prefix ‘colo-‘ refer to?
Colon.
What does the prefix ‘duoden/o’ refer to?
Duodenum.
What does the prefix ‘esophag/o’ refer to?
Esophagus.
What does the prefix ‘gastr/o’ refer to?
Stomach.
What does the prefix ‘gloss/o’ refer to?
Tongue.
What does the prefix ‘ile/o’ refer to?
Ileum.
What does the prefix ‘labi/o’ refer to?
Lip.
What does the combining form ‘lingu/o’ refer to?
Tongue.
What does the prefix ‘odont/o’ refer to?
Tooth.
What does the prefix ‘append/o’ refer to?
Appendix.
What does the prefix ‘cec/o’ refer to?
Cecum.
What does the prefix ‘cheil/o’ refer to?
Lip.
What does the prefix ‘choledoch/o’ refer to?
Common bile duct.
What does the prefix ‘dent/i’ refer to?
Tooth.
What does the prefix ‘enter/o’ refer to?
Intestines.
What does the prefix ‘faci/o’ refer to?
Face.
What does the prefix ‘gingiv/o’ refer to?
Gums.
What does the prefix ‘hepat/o’ refer to?
Liver.
What does the prefix ‘jejun/o’ refer to?
Jejunum.
What does the prefix ‘lapar/o’ refer to?
Abdomen.
What does the prefix ‘mandibul/o’ refer to?
Mandible.
What does the prefix ‘or/o’ refer to?
Mouth.
What does the prefix ‘meta-‘ mean?
Change.
What does the prefix ‘neo-‘ mean?
New.
What does the prefix ‘para-‘ mean?
Beside or near.
What does the prefix ‘peri-‘ mean?
Around.
What does the prefix ‘post-‘ mean?
After or behind.
What does the prefix ‘sub-‘ mean?
Below or under.
What does the prefix ‘syn-‘ or ‘sym-‘ mean?
Together or with.
What does the prefix ‘trans-‘ mean?
Across or through.
What does the prefix ‘uni-‘ mean?
One.
palat/o
Palate
peritone/o
Peritoneum
proct/o
Anus, rectum
rect/o
Rectum
sigmoid/o
Sigmoid colon
uvul/o
Uvula
bil/i
Bile, gall
chol/e
Bile, gall
gluc/o
Sugar
lith/o
Stone
py/o
Pus
steat/o
Fat, sebum
-chezia
Defecation
-prandial
Meal
-ectasis, -ectasia
Dilation, expansion
-pepsia
Digestion
-plasty
Surgical repair
-rrhage/-rrhagia
Busting forth
-spasm
Muscle contraction
-tresia
Opening
angi/o
Vessel
arteri/o
Artery
atri/o
Atrium
cardi/o
Heart
pancreat/o
Pancreas
pharyng/o
Throat
pylor/o
Pyloric sphincter
sialaden/o
Salivary gland
stomat/o
Mouth
amyl/o
Starch
bilirubin/o
Bilirubin
chlorhydr/o
Hydrochloric acid
lip/o
Fat
prote/o
Protein
sial/o
Saliva, salivary
-ase
Enzyme
-iasis
Abnormal condition
-emesis
Vomiting
-phagia
Eating, swallowing
-ptysis
Spitting
-rrhaphy
Suture
-stenosis
Tightening stricture
aort/o
Aorta
ather/o
Fatty substance, atherosclerosis
brachi/o
Arm
cholesterol/o
Cholesterol
coron/o
heart
myx/o
mucus
phleb/o
vein
sphygm/o
pulse
thromb/o
clot
vas/o
vessel
ven/o, ven/i
vein
adenoid/o
adenoids
bronchi/o
branchial tubes
coni/o
dust
epiglott/o
epiglottis
lob/o
lobe of lung
nas/o
nose
pector/°
chest
phon/o
voice
pleur/o
pleura
pulmon/o
lung
spir/o
to breathe
thorac/o
chest
-ema
condition
-pnea
breathing
-sphyxia
pulse
RUQ
right upper quadrant
cyan/o
blue
pericardi/o
pericardium
rrhythm/o
rhythm
steth/o
chest
valv/o, valvul/o
valve
vascul/o
vessel
ventricul/o
ventricle
alveol/o
alveoli
capno
carbon dioxide
laryng/°
larynx
mediastin/o
mediastinum
orth/o
straight
pharyng/o
pharynx
phren/o
diaphragm
pneumon/o
lungs air
sinus/°
sinus cavity
tel/o
complete
tonsill/o
tonsils
-osmia
smell
-ptysis
spitting
-thorax
chest
RLQ
right lower quadrant
LUQ
Left Upper Quadrant
GERD
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
GI
Gastrointestinal
IBD
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
PO
By mouth
NG tube
Nasogastric tube
EGD
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
AED
Automatic External Defibrillator
BP
Blood Pressure
CV
Cardiovascular
HTN
Hypertension
PRN
As needed
CABG
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
DVT
Deep Vein Thrombosis
ARDS
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
C02
Carbon Dioxide
COPD
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
URI
Upper Respiratory Infection
SOB
Shortness of Breath
BM
Bowel Movement
GB
Gallbladder
PUD
Peptic Ulcer Disease
NPO
Nothing by mouth
AAA
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
LFT’s
Liver Function Tests
ERCP
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
AMI
Acute Myocardial Infarction
CAD
Coronary Artery Disease
EKG
Electrocardiography
PE
Pulmonary Embolus
VT
Ventricular Tachycardia
CHF
Congestive Heart Failure
ABG
Arterial Blood Gas
CF
Cystic Fibrosis
CXR
Chest X-ray
CPR
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
RSV
Respiratory Syncytial Virus
O2
Oxygen
