Med. Term. Quiz 1 Flashcards
1
Q
A- or An
A
Absence of
2
Q
A- or Ab-
A
Away from, away
3
Q
Ad-
A
Toward
4
Q
Ante-
A
Before
5
Q
Anti-
A
Against
6
Q
Auto-
A
Self
7
Q
Brady-
A
Slow
8
Q
Circum-
A
Around
9
Q
Contra-
A
Against
10
Q
Chromo-
A
Color
11
Q
De-
A
Remove, Decrease
12
Q
Dys-
A
Disordered, Painful, Difficult
13
Q
Endo-
A
Within
14
Q
Epi-
A
Upon
15
Q
Extra-
A
Outside
16
Q
Erythro-
A
Red
17
Q
Eu-
A
Good, Well
18
Q
Ex-
A
Out, Away from
19
Q
Hemi-
A
Half
20
Q
Hydro-
A
Pertaining to Water
21
Q
Hyper-
A
Above, Excess
22
Q
Hypo-
A
Below, Deficient
23
Q
Infra-
A
Below, Under
24
Q
Ipse-
A
Same
25
Iso-
Equal
26
In- or Intra-
Inside
27
Inter-
Between
28
Leuko-
White
29
Mal-
Bad, Disordered
30
Megalo- or Mega-
Large, Great
31
Necro-
Dead
32
Oligo-
Few, Little
33
Ortho-
Straight
34
Para-
Beside
35
Poly-
Many
36
Pre-
Before
37
Phago-
Eat
38
Pro-
Before, Giving rise to
39
Quadr-
Four
40
Retro-
Behind
41
Super- or Supra-
Above
42
Sub-
Below
43
Tachy-
Rapid
44
Trans-
Across
45
Uni-
One
46
Pneumo-
Air, (Lung)
47
Pulmo-
Lung
48
Semi-
Half, Partly
49
-Algia
Pain in
50
-Asthenia
Weakness in
51
-Ase
Enzyme
52
-Cele
Cyst
53
-Ectomy
Surgical removal of
54
-Emia
In the blood
55
-Esthesia
Sensation
56
-Genic
Causing
57
-Itis
Inflammation of
58
-Megaly
Enlargement of
59
-Oma
Tumor of
60
-Osis
Abnormal increase
61
-Ostomy
Opening into
62
-Otomy
Incision into
63
-Paresis
Weakness
64
-Pathy
Disease of
65
-Plasty
Molding, Surgical forming
66
-Plegia
Paralysis
67
-Pnea
Breathing
68
-Rhhea
Profuse flow
69
-Scopy
To examine, see
70
-Uria
Urine
71
-Lysis
Dissolving, Destruction
72
-Oid
Life, Similar to item in first part of word
73
-Rrhage
Excessive discharge
74
-Stomy
Make an opening
75
-Tomy
Cutting
76
-Trophy
Nourishment
