Med Term - chap 5 Flashcards
cardi
heart
hepat
liver
nephr
kidney
neur
nerves
psych
mind
thorac
chest
-al
pertaining to
-algia
pertaining to pain
-ectomy
surgical removal of
-ic
pertaining to
-itis
inflammation
-logy
study of
-logist
specialist
-megaly
enlargement
-meter
measuring instrument
-oma
tumor
-pathy
disease
uni-
one
diplo-
two, double
null-
none of
primi-
first
multi-
many
bi-
two
tri-
three
quad-
four
tetra-
four
quint-
five
sext-
six
sept-
seven
oct-
eight
nona-
nine
deca-
ten
semi-
half, partial
hemi-
half, one sided
ambi-
both
pan-
all, entire
cyan/o
blue
leuk/o
white
erythr/o
red
cirrh/o
yellow-orange
melan/o
black
poli/o
gray
alb
white
chlor/o
green
ab-
away from
ad-
to, toward
de-
down from, away
circum-
around, about
peri-
around
trans-
across, through, beyond
epi-
above, upon, on
supra-
above, over
retro-
behind
sub-
under, beneath
infra-
below, under
para-
near, beside, beyond, apart from
contra-
against, opposite
ecto-
out, outside
endo-
within
extra-
outside, in addition to
intra-
inside, within
ipsi-
same
anterior
front
posterior
back
superior
top
inferior
bottom
proximal
closest
distal
farthest
medial
middle
lateral
side
deep
in
superficial
out
abdomin/o
abdomen
acou/o
hear
aden/o
gland
adip/o
fat
alges/o
pain
andr/o
man, male
angi/o
vessel
angin/o
blood vessel
ankyl/o
fused, stiff
anter/o
front
aort/o
front
append/o
appendix
arteri/o
artery
arthr/o
joint
asthen/o
weak
atel/o
incomplete
ather/o
fat
atri/o
atrium
audi/o
to hear
aur/o
ear
aut/o
self
bacteri/o
bacteria
bi
life, also two
bil/i
bile
blast/o
germ, bud, developing cell
blephar/o
eyelid
brachi/o
arm
bronch/i
airway, bronchus
bucc/o
cheek
burs/o
pouch or sac
calc/i
calcium
capn/o
carbon dioxide
carcin/o
cancer
carp/o
wrist
cartil/o
cartilage, gristle
caud/o
tail
cec/o
blind intestine, cecum
cel/o
hernia, protrusion
cent/e
to puncture (a body cavity)
cent/i
one-hundredth or 100
cephal/o
head
cerebr/o
brain, cerebrum
cervic/o
neck
chol/e
bile
chondr/o
cartilage
chrom/o
color
chron/o
time
cleid/o
clavicle
col/o
colon
colp/o
vagina
condyl/o
knuckle of a joint
cor/o
pupil
corne/o
cornea
cost/o
rib
crani/o
cranium, skull
crin/o
to secrete
cubitus
elbow
cutane/o
skin
cycl/o
circle or cycle
cyst/o
bladder
cyt/o
cell
derm(at)/o
skin
digit
finger or toe
dipl/o
two, double
dips/o
thirst
disk/o
flat shape, intervertebral disk
dist/o
distant, away
diverticul/o
diverticulum, a small blind pouch
dors/o
back
duct/o
lead, move
duoden/o
duodenum
ech/o
to bounce, sound
ede
swelling
elast/o
change shape
electr/o
electricity
embol/o
a plug
embry/o
embryo
emesis
vomit
emmetr/o
according to measure
encephal/o
brain
enter/o
small intestine
episi/o
vulva
esthesi
sensation or perception
febr
fever
flex
bend
foramen
opening
fract
break
gest
carry, produce, congestion
glyc/o
sugar, sweet
gno
know
gyn/o
woman, female
hem(at)/o
blood
heter/o
other, different
hom/o
the same
hydr/o
water
idi/o
person, self
lact/o
milk
leuk/o
white
lingu/o
tongue
mal/o
abnormal, bad
medi/o
middle
men/o
mouth, menstruation
mening/o
usually refers to the meninges
myel/o
marrow or spinal cord
my/o
muscle
ocul/o
eye
ophthalm/o
eye
oste/o
bone
ot/o
ear
ov/o
egg
palpate
to examine by touch
path/o
disease
ped/o
child or foot
percuss
to examine by striking
phag/o
eat
pharyng/o
throat
phot/o
light
pleur/o
rib, side
pneum(at)/o
lungs, air
pneumo(n)/o
lung
pod(i)
foot
pseud/o
false
pto
fall
ptyal/o
saliva
pulmon/o
lungs
a-
without, lack of
an-
without, lack of
ana-
up, back, again
ante-
before, forward
anti-
against, opposed to
auto-
self
brady-
slow
circum-
around, about
contra-
against, opposite
de-
down from, away
di-
twice, double
dia-
through, completely
dys-
difficult, painful, abnormal
ect(o)-
out, outside
end(o)-
within
epi-
upon, over, above
eu-
easy, good, normal
ex(o)-
outside, away from
extra-
outside, in addition to
hemi-
half
hyper-
over, excessive, high
hypo-
under, below normal
in-
in, into, not, without
infra-
below, under
inter-
between
intra-
inside, within
ipsi-
same
iso-
equal
macro-
large
mal-
bad or abnormal
pur, py
pus
pyr/o
fire, heat
ren/o
kidney
rhin/o
nose
sangui(n)/o
blood
scler/o
hard
sebum
fatty secretion of the sebaceous glands
sect/o
cut
sept/o
wall, divider, also seven
serum
clear portion of blood
sinus
cavity, channel, or hollow space
som(at)
body
spir/o
coil, to breathe
stern/o
sternum
stomat/o
mouth
tom/o
cut
toxic/o
poisonous
trich/o
hair
ur/o
urine
uter/o
uterus, womb
varic/o
dilated vein
vas/o
blood vessel
viscer/o
internal organs
xen/o
foreign (material)
xer/o
dry
mega-
large
meta-
after, change
micro-
small
mono-
one, single
neo-
new
noct-
night
olig(o)-
little, deficient
ortho-
straight or normal
pan-
all, entire
para-
near, beside, beyond, apart from
per-
through
peri-
around
poly-
many
post-
after, behind
pre-
before
primi-
first
pro-
before, in front of
re-
back
retro-
backward, behind
sub-
under, below
super-
above, excessive, or more than normal
supra-
above, upper
sym-
together, joined
syn-
together, joined
tachy-
rapid, fast
trans-
across, through, beyond
The posterior surface of the body, including the back of the hand
Dorsal
Parts of the body that lie closer to the midline; also called inner structures
medial
The pointed extremity of a conical structure
Apex
Motion of a limb away from the midline
Abduction
The front surface of the body; the side facing you in the standard anatomic position
Anterior
Closer to or on the skin
Superficial
The bottom surface of the foot
Plantar
A body part or condition that appears on both sides of the midline
Bilateral
The back surface of the body; the side away from you in the standard anatomic position
Posterior
Below a body part or nearer to the feet
Inferior
Motion of a limb toward the midline
Adduction
Lying face down
prone
Lying face up
supine
The main part of a term that contains the primary meaning
word root
An inclined position in which the head of the bed is raised
fowler position
Parts of the body that lie farther from the midline; also called outer structures
lateral
Farther from the trunk or nearer to the free end of the extremity
distal
The sections of the abdominal cavity, in which two imaginary lines intersect at the umbilicus, dividing the abdomen into four equal areas
Quadrants
The vowel used to combine two word roots or a word root and suffix
combining vowel
Closer to the trunk
proximal
Above a body part or nearer to the head
superior
Part of a term that appears before a word root, changing the meaning of a term
prefix
The part of a term that comes after the word root, at the end of the term
suffix
The bending of a joint
flexion
The straightening of a joint
extension
Farther inside the body and away from the skin
deep
The forward-facing part of the hand in the anatomic position
palmar
The anterior surface of the body
ventral
