Med Term Unit 1 Flashcards
example: cardi
Word Root
The core meaning of the term
example: itis
Suffix
Added to end; procedures, conditions, or disease
example; pre-
Prefix
Attached to beginning; time, position, direction, number, negation
example; /o
Combining Vowels
Usually “o” eases pronunciation
example; cardi/o
Combinbing Form
Word Root + Combining Vowel = Combining Form
example: intravenous
Intra
within or inside
example: submarine
Sub-
below, under
example: arthritis
Arthr/o
Joint
example: hepatitis
Hepat/o
liver
example: osteperosis
oste/o
bone
example: intravenis
Ven/o
veins
example: arthralgia
-algia
pain
example: abdominocentesis
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
example: leukocyte
-cyte
cell
example: arthrodynia
-dynia
pain
example: appendectomy
-ectomy
surgical removal
example: hypoglycemia
-emia
blood condition
example: photograph
-gram, -graph
record, x-ray, picture
example: photography
-graphy
processing of recording picture or record
example: arthritis
-itis
inflammation
example: osteomalacia
-malacia
abnormal softening
example: Mega = Big
-megaly
enlargement
example: thermometer
-meter
instrument used to measure
example: neuroid
-oid
like, resembling
example: psychologist
-ologist
specialist
example: biology
-ology
study of
example: sarcoma
-oma
tumor
example: psychosis
-osis
abnormal condition
example: colostomy
-ostomy
creating an artificial opening
example: colotomy
-otomy
surgical incision
example: cardiopathy
-pathy
disease
example: claustophobia
-phobia
abnormal fear of specific things
example: rhinoplasty
-plasty
surgical repair
example: nephroptosis
-ptosis
drooping, sagging, prolapse
example: hemorrhage
-rrhagia, –rrhage
abnormal flow or discharge (blood)
example: myorrhaphy
-rrhaphy
suturing
example: diarrhea
-rrhea
discharge or abnormal flow (not blood)
example: myorrhexis
-rrhexis
rupture
example: arteriosclerosis
-sclerosis
abnormal hardening
example: otoscope
-scope
instrument used for visual examination
example: colonscopy
-scopy
visual examination
example: hemostasis
-stasis
stop, control
example: arteriostenosis
-stenosis
abnormal narrowing
¯A
before
c ̅
with
p ̅
after
DX
diagnosis
HX
history
Rx
take/prescribe
TX
treatment
s ̅
without
C
Celsius
F
Fahrenheit
c/o
complains of
CC
chief complaint
d/c, DC
discontinue (discharge)
H&P
History and Physical
PE
Physical Exam
pt or PT
patient
R/O
rule out (may or may not have)
DOB
date of birth
y/o
years old
yr
year
ft
feet
h., hr
hour
in
inches
min
minutes
∆
change
