Med Term 04.20.24 Flashcards
Presby-
Old age
Pro-
before; in behalf of
proct-, procto-
anus; rectum
pseud-, psuedo-
false
psych-, psycho
mind; mental processes
pulmo-
Lung
py-, pyo-
Pus
pyro-
Heat; fire
ren-, reno-
Kidneys
Retro-
backward, behind
rheo-, -rrhea
current; stream; to flow; to discharge
Rhino
Nose
-rrhage, -rrhagia
rupture, profuse fluid discharge
-rrhaphy
suturing; stich
salping-, salpingo
auditory tube; fallopian tube
sclero-
hard, relating to the sclera
-scopy
examination
Semi-
Half
Sero-
Serum
Somat-, somato-
Body
sperma-, spermat-, spermato-
sperm, spermatozoa
Steno-
Narrow; short
-stomosis, -stomy
New opening
Sub-
under;beneath; in small quantity; less than normal
Super-
above, beyond, superior
Supra-
above; beyond; on top
Tachy-
Swift; rapid
tel-, tele-
- end 2. Distant; far
Tendo-, teno
Tendon
thorac-, thoraci-, thoraco-
chest, chest wall
thrombo-
blood clot, thrombus
thyro-
thyroid gland; oblong; shield
-tomy
cutting operation; excision
Top-, topo-
Place, locale
tox-, toxi-, toxico- toxo-, -toxic
toxin; poison; toxic
Tracheo-
Trachea, windpipe
Trans-
across, over, beyond, through
-tropin
stimulation of a target organ by a substance, esp. a hormone
-tympano
eardrum, tympanum
Ultra-
Beyond, excess
-uria
Urine
Uter-, utero-
Uterus
Vaso-
Vessel
Veno-
Vein
ventro-, ventr-, ventri
abdomen; anterior surface of the body
vertebro-
vertebra; vertebrae
vesico-
Bladder; vesicle