MBC 101 & 102 - MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY Flashcards
-al, -eal
pertaining to
hepat/o
Liver
-ectasis
Expansion or Dilation
-ectomy
Excision or Removal
-ia
Condition of
-itis
Inflammation
-logy
Study of
Lip/o
Fat
-megaly
Enlargement
-stomy
Creation of an opening
-tomy
Incision
oligo-
Few or deficient
enter/o
small intestine
cardi/o
Heart
para-
Alongside of, abnormal
peri-
Around
hyper-
Excessive
protein
Protein
ur/o, urin/o
Urine
angi/o, vas/o, vascul/o
Vessel
-emia
Blood condition
hem/o, hemat/o
Blood
gastr/o
Stomach
-ia
Condition of
esophag/o
esophagus
oste/o
Bone
anti-, contra-
Against or opposed to
mono-, uni-
One
a-, an-
without
pan-
All
ad-
To, Toward, or Near
ad-
To, Toward, or Near
dia-, trans-
across or through
poly-, multi-
Many
ab-
away from
retro-
Backwards or Behind
quadri-
Four
super-, supra-
Above or Excessive
de-
From, down, or not