Health Flashcards
Anti
Against
Aut/o
Self, Own
Brady
Slow
Circum
Around
Dys
pain of
Endo
In, within
Intra
Within, into
Epi
upon
Hemi
Half
Hyper
Above, excessive
Hypo
below
Inter
Between
Later
Side
Medi/o
Middle
Mono
One, single
Post
After, behind
Pre
Before
Retro
Behind, backward
Semi
Half
Sub
Under,below
Trans
Across through
Al
Pertaining to
Algia
Pain
Ase
Enzyme
Cide
Killing
Ectomy
Removal
Emia
Condition of Blood
Genic
Produced by
Ism
Progress
Itis
Inflammation
Megaly
Enlargement
Ologist
Specialist
Ology
Study of
Oma
Tumor
Osis
Condition of
Ostomy
Surgical opening
Otomy
To cut into
Pathy
Disease
Phobia
Fear
Plasty
Surgical repair
Peri-
Surrounding
thorac-
chest
costo-
rib
flex
to blend
meta-
change
arthr-
Joints
carp-
wrist bones
osteo-
bone
burs-
Sac of fluid near joints
tars-
Hind foot or ankle
duc-
To lead
Pod
Foot
Poro
Opening
Chondr
Cartilage
-ton/o (or) -tonic
Tension
di- (or) bi-
Two
Physio
Nature: Function
Tri-
Three
-trophy
nourishment
ad-
Toward
ab-
Away from
Quad-
Four
Mega (ly)
Enlargement
fibro-
Connective tissue
a-
Without
-athenia
Lack of strength
myo-
Muscle
iso-
Same
Uni-
One
Melan
Black
Albin/ism
White process
Chole-
bile;gall
Cirrh
Orange-yellow
Colo-
Colon (large intestine)
Cyst
Urinary bladder
Dent
Tooth
Entero
Intestines (usually small intestine)
Hepat
Liver
Gingiva
Gums (mouth gums)
Linguo
Tongue
mastic
Chewing
-occult
Not manifest
Odont
Tooth
Stoma
Mouth
-emia
blood condition
uria
Condition of urine
Dia
Complete
Dys
Bad
Filtr
thread
Glomerulo
Acute
Hydro
Water
Nephr
Kidney
Olig
Scanty
Pyleo
Portal vein
Ren
Kidney
Ur
Urine
Arach
Spider-like
Cerebell
Little brain
Cerebr-
Cerebrum
-en
Within
-glia
Glue
-cephal
Brain
Mening
Membrane layered both brain and spinal cord
Neuro-
Nerve
Encephalitis
Acute inflammation of the brain tissues caused by infection
Hydrocephalus
Fluid accumulation in brain
Cerebrum
Largest part of the brain
Myring-
Tympanic membrane
-my
Muscle
Tympan
Tympanic membrane
Opthalm
Eye
Lacrim
Tear
Dipl
Double
-ia
Condition
Ambly-
Dim
-sclerosis
Hardening
-us
Structure
Corne-
Cornea
Conjunctiv-
Conjuctiva
Cochle-
Chochlea
Oto/ot
Ear