Healthcare medical terms Flashcards
a/an
Without or absence of
Ab
From; away from
Add
toward
Anti
Against
Bi
Two
Bin
Two
Brady
Slow
Contra
Against
De
From, down from; lack
Dia
Through; complete
Dis
To undo; Free from
Dys
abnormal
Ecto
Outside; outer
Endo
Within
Epi
On; upon; ever
Eso
Inward
Eu
Normal/Good
Ex
Outside/toward
Extra
Outside of/beyond
Exo
outside
Chole
bile
Dent/dont
teeth
Hyper
above/excessive
Hemi
half
Hypo
below/incomplete
In
in
Infra
under/below
Inter
between
Intra
within
Mal
bad
Macro
large
Meso
middle
Micro
small
Multi
many
Para
Beside, around
Neo
new
Peri
surrounding
Poly
Many
Post
After
Pre/pro
Before
Re/Retro-
Back/Behind
Semi
Half
Sept
Bacteria
Sub
Under/Below
Super
Over/Above
Sym/syn
Together/Joined
Tetra/Quad-
Four
Trans
Through
Tri
Three
Ultra
Beyond
Uni
One
Eal/ial
Pertaining to
Ary/ous
Pertaining to
algia
Pain
cyte
Cell
crine
Separate/secrete
ectomy
Excision/Removal
ectopia
Displacement
emia
Blood condition
estesia
Sensation
gram
Record, x-ray
graph
Instrument used to record
ism
State of
graphy
Process of recording
ia
Condition of being in an abnormal state
plegia
Paralysis
itis
inflammation
plasm
Growth/substance
pnea
Breathing
gen
producing
lysis
destruction/death
metry
Measurement
morph
Form/Shape
ologist
One who studies
ology
Study of
oma
Tumor/swelling
opsy
To view
otomy
Cut into
oxia
Oxygen
pathy
Disease
phobia
Abnormal fear
philia
Love
plasia
Formation/development
phoria
Feeling
sarcoma
Malignant tumor
schisis
Split/fracture
sclerosis
Hardening
scope
Instrument used for visual exam
trophy
Nourishment/growth
thorax
Chest
stenosis
Constriction
ase
Enzyme
uria
Urine
Abdo/celi
abdomen
Acou
Hearing/sound
Aden
Adrenal Gland
Adren
Gland
Aer
Air/Gas
Algesi/algia
Pain
Amyl
Starch
Andr
Male
Arthr/articulo
Joint
Aort
Aorta
pulm
lungs
Bio
Life
Bil
Bile
Brachi
Arm
Calc
Calcium
Ectop
Located away from usual place
chondr
ecstasis/dilation
Cartilage
Electro
Electricity
Enter
Intestines
Erythr
Red
Fibr
Fibrous Tissue
Gastra
Stomach
Gluc
Sugar/Sweetness
Geron
Old age/aged
Glyc
Sugar
Gyn/Mens
Woman
Hem(at)
Blood
Hepat
Liver
Hist
Tissue
Hom
Same
Hydr
Water
Hyst
Uterus
Iatr
Medicine
Phag
Eat/swallow
Phleb
vein
Photo
light
Pneu
air
Pseud
fake
Psych
mind
Ren
kidney
Cardi
coron
Heart
Carp
Carpals
Celi
Abdomen
Cephal
Head
Cerebr
Brain
carcin/onco
cancer
Cost
Ribs
Crani/Cep
ceph
Head
Cyan
Blue
Cyt
Cell
Dent
Teeth
Derm
Skin
Dipl
Two; double
Dont
Teeth
Dynam
Power/Strength
Ech
Sound
Isch
Deficiency
Kin
movement
Later
Side
Leuk
White
Lingu
Tongue
Lip
Fat
Macr
Abnormal/largeness
Mon
One
Morph
Form/shape
Myelon
Bone marrow
My
Myc
Muscle
fungi
Nat
Birth
Neuro
Nerve
Oma
Tumor
Oste
Bone
Ox
Oxygen
Ped
Child/foot
Therapy
treatment
Trans
through
Vas
Vessel/duct
pulm
lungs
Somat
body
Thrombo
clot
Therm
heat