med term 5-8 Flashcards
angi-
vessel
aneurysm-
widening, widening blood vessel
aort-
aorta
arteri-
artery
ather-
fatty plaque
atri-
atrium
cardi/coron-
heart
electr-
electric
isch-
hold back
lymph-
lymph
phleb/ven-
vein
rrhythm-
rhtym
thromb-
blood clot
varic-
dilated vein
vas-
vessel, vas deferens, duct
vascul-
vessel
ventricul-
ventricle
aden-
galnd
cerebr-
cerebrum
hem-
blood
my-
muscle
necr-
death
sarc
flesh (cx tissue)
-ectomy
excision/removal
scler-
hardening; sclera
-lysis
separation;destruction; loosening
-plasty
surgical repair
-rrhapy
suture
-tomy
incision
-cardia
heart condition
-cyte
cell
-pathy
disease
-phagia
swallowing, eating
-emia
blood
-ectasis
dilation/expansion
-gram
record/writing
-malacia
sofenting
-lith
stone
-graphy
process of recording
-lysis
separation, destruction
-genesis
forming, producing
-melagy
enlargement
-oid
resembling
-old, -ule
small
-oma
tumor
-osis
abnormal condition; increase
-phobia
fear
-phylaxis
protection
-npea
breathing
-poiesis
formation, production
-rrhexis
rupture
-spasm
involuntary contraction
-stenosis
-narrowing/stricture
-tension
to stretch
-therapy
treatment
-um
structure, thing
-version
turning
-al, -ic, -ary
pertaining to
-ose
pertaining to; sugar
a-
without
anti-
against
bi-
two
brady
-slow
echo-
repeated sound
endo-
in, within
epi-
above, upon
micro-
small
peri-
around
tachy-
rapid
trans-
across, through
tri-
three
appendic-
appendix
chol-
bile, gall
cholecyst-
gallbladder
choledoch-
bile duct
col-
colon
dent, odont-
teeth
duoden-
duodenum
enter-
intestine
esophag-
esophagus
gastr-
stomach
hepat-
liver
gloss, lingu-
tongue
gingiv-
gum
ile-
ileum
jejun-
jejunum
or, stomat-
mouth
pancreat-
pancreas
proct-
anus, rectum
ptyal, sial-
saliva, salivatory gland
rect-
rectum
sigmoid-
sigmoid colon
-stomy
forming an opening
-tome
instrument to cut
-tomy
incision
-algia, -dynia
pain
-emesis
vomiting
-iasis
abnormal condition
-pepsia
digestion
-tripsy
crushing
-y
condition/process
-ary
pertaining to
-ic
pertaining to
-ia, -ice
condition
ab-
from, away
-epi
above, upon
extra-
outside
hyper-
above normal
hypo-
below normal
ultra-
excess, beyond
cyst, vesic-
bladder
glomerul-
glomerulus
nephr, ren-
kidney
pyel-
renal pelvis
ureter-
ureter
urethr-
urethra
aden-
gald
carcin-
cander
eryth-
red
hemat-
blood
hepat-
liver
noct-
night
olig-
scanty
py-
pus
ur, urin-
urine
-cele
hernia, swelling
-grade
to go
-uria
urine
-ptosis
prolapse
supra-
above/excess
amni-
amnion (amniotic sac)
cervic-
neck; neck of uterus
copl, vagin-
vagina
episi, vulv-
vulva
galact, lact-
milk
gynec-
woman
hyster, uter-
uterus
lapar-
abdomen
metr-
uterus
mamm-
breast
men-
menstration
nat-
birth
oophorm ovari-
ovary
perin-
perineum
salping-
tube
prostat-
prostate gland
spermat-
sperm cell
adip, lip-
fat
cyst-
bladder
hydr-
water
muc-
mucus
-arche
beginning
-cyesis
pregnancy
-para
to bear
-tocia
childbirth
-version
turning
-salpinx
tube