Med Term Flashcards
1
Q
-AL
A
Pertaining to
2
Q
-ALGIA
A
Pain, suffering
3
Q
-APPENDIC/O
A
Appendix
4
Q
-ARTERI/O
A
Artery
5
Q
-ARTHR/O
A
Joint
6
Q
ATHER/O
A
Plaque, Fatty substance
7
Q
CARDI/O
A
Heart
8
Q
CHONDR/O
A
Cartilage
9
Q
COL/O
A
Colon
10
Q
-DYNIA
A
Pain
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Q
DYS-
A
Difficult, painful, bad
12
Q
-ECTOMY
A
Surgical removal
13
Q
ENTER/O
A
Small intestine
14
Q
GASTR/O
A
Stomach
15
Q
-GRAPHY
A
Process of recording a picture
16
Q
HEM/O
A
Relating to blood
17
Q
HYPER-
A
Over, above, increased
18
Q
MY/O
A
Muscle
19
Q
-NECROSIS
A
Death of tissue
20
Q
NEPHR/O
A
Kidney
21
Q
NEUR/O
A
Nerves
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Q
-OLOGIST
A
Specialist
23
Q
-OLOGY
A
Study of
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Q
-OSIS
A
Disease or abnormal condition
25
OSTE/O
Bone
26
OT/O
Ear
27
HYPO
Below or under
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-OTOMY
Surgical incision or cut
29
-PATHY
Disease
30
PERI-
Surrounding
31
-PLASTY
Surgical repair
32
POLY-
Many
33
PY/O
Pus
34
RHIN/O
Nose
35
-RRHAGE, RRHAGIA
Abnormal, excessive flow
36
-RRHAPHY
To suture, to stitch
37
-IC
Pertaining to
38
-ITIS
inflammation
39
LARYNG/O
LARYNX
40
-MALACIA
ABNORMAL SOFTENING
41
-MELAGY
ABNORMAL ENLARGEMENT
42
MYC/O
FUNGUS
43
MYEL/O
SPINAL CORD OR BONE MARROW
44
-RRHEA
FLOW OR DISCHARGE
45
-RRHEXIS
RUPTURE
46
-SCLEROSIS
ABNORMAL HARDENING
47
-SCOPY
VISUAL EXAMINATION
48
SUB-
UNDER, BELOW, LESS
49
SUPRA-
ABOVE, EXCESSIVE, BEYOND
50
RUQ
RIGHT UPPER QUADRANT OF THE ABDOMEN
51
LUQ
LEFT UPPER QUADRANT OF THE ABDOMEN
52
RLQ
RIGHT LOWER QUADRANT OF THE ABDOMEN
53
LLQ
LEFT LOWER QUADRANT OF THE ABDOMEN
54
REGIONS OF THORAX AND ABDOMEN
RIGHT HYPOCHONDRIAC, EPIGASTRIC, LEFT HYPCHONDRIAC, RIGHT LUMBAR, LEFT LUMBAR, RIGHT ILIAC(INGUINAL), HYPOGASTRIC, LEFT ILIAC(INGUINAL)
