Intro to Med Terms Flashcards
Adeno Ah-Dee-No
Gland
Acro
Extremity, tip
Appendo/Appendico
Appendix
Arterio
Artery
Arthro
Joint
Bio
Living thing/Life
Cardio
Heart/upper part of stomach
Colo/Colono (Coal-o, coal on o)
colon, large intestine
Cranio
Skull
Cysto
Sac of fluid/bladder
Cyto (sight O)
Cell
Dermo/Dermato
Skin
Ducto
Carry
Entero
Small intestine
Gastro
Stomach
Geno
Giving rise to/creating
Glosso
tongue
Glyco
Sugar
Hemo
blood
Hepato
Liver
Histo
Tissue
Hydro
water/fluid
Leuko
white
Litho
stone
Muco (mew co)
Mucus
Myo
Muscle
Myelo
Bone marrow/spinal cord
Normo
Proper/Rule
Neuro
Nerve
Osteo
Bone
Patho
Disease
Pedo
Child/foot
Pulmono
Lung
Reno
Kidney
Sectio
Cut into
Spleno (speen no)
Spleen
Tenso
Pressure
Thermo
Heat
Thoraco
Chest
Thrombo
Clot
Veno (Vee No)
Vein
Theo
Put
PREFIX-Brady
Slower than usual
PREFIX-Peri
Surrounding
PREFIX-Tachy
Fast
PREFIX-micro
Small , tiny
PREFIX-a/an
without
PREFIX-ab
away from
PREFIX-ac
toward/near
PREFIX-ad
toward/near
PREFIX-anti
against/opposed
PREFIX-cata
negative/down
PREFIX-de
lessened/removed
PREFIX-dia
through
PREFIX-ec/ex
outside.outer
PREFIX-ecto
outside/outer
PREFIX-endo
within
PREFIX-epi
Upon/in addition
PREFIX-hemi
half
PREFIX-hyper
increased/above
PREFIX-hypo
decreased/below
PREFIX-in
into/not
PREFIX-infra
inferior to/below
PREFIX-inter
between
PREFIX-intra
within
PREFIX-Macro
gross/large
PREFIX-micro
small tiny
PREFIX-pan
all/every
PREFIX-para
beside/beyond
PREFIX-per
through
PREFIX-peri
around/surrounding
PREFIX-post
after/past
PREFIX-pre
Before
PREFIX-Re
again/back
PREFIX-Retro
behind/back
PREFIX-Sub
Under/inferior to
SUFFIX-ac
relating
SUFFIX-al
relating to
SUFFIX-algia
pain
SUFFIX-ar
relating to
SUFFIX-ary
relating to
SUFFIX-centesis
withdrawing fluid
SUFFIX-cyte
cell
SUFFIX-eal
relating to
SUFFIX-ectomy
removal
SUFFIX-emia/hemia
throughout the blood
SUFFIX-grade
go
SUFFIX-gram
picture/record/tracing
SUFFIX-graph
instrument that creates a picture or recording, tracing
SUFFIX-graphy
process of creating a picture or record or tracing
SUFFIX-ia
condition
SUFFIX-iac
relating to
SUFFIX-ic
relating to
SUFFIX-ior
relating to
SUFFIX-ism
situation/process, condition
SUFFIX-itis/itic
Inflammation
SUFFIX-ist
One who does
SUFFIX-ium
structure
SUFFIX-logy
study of
SUFFIX-megaly
enlargement
SUFFIX-meter
distance measure, instrument to measure
SUFFIX-oid
like
SUFFIX-opsy
look at
SUFFIX-ose
like, relating to
SUFFIX-osis
pathologic condition
SUFFIX-ous
relating to
SUFFIX-pathy
disease process
SUFFIX-scope
instrument to see through or with
SUFFIX-stasis
control /hold in
SUFFIX-tic
relating to
SUFFIX-y
Process of