Med Terms Flashcards
-emia
blood condition
hem-, hema-, hemat[o]-, hemo-
blood
phleb[o]-
vein
thromb[o]-
blood clot
varic[o]-
duct, blood vessel
ven[o]-
vein
-alge-, -algesi
pain
crani[o]-
brain
mening[o]-
meninges
myel[o]-
spinal cord/bone marrow
neur-, neuri-, neuron
nerve
-phasia
speech
-plegia
paralysis
-ptosis
falling, drooping
andr[o]-
male
gyn[o]-, gynec-
female
hyster[o]-
uterus
lact[o]-, lacti
milk
mamm, mast[o]-
breast
oo-
egg, ovary
oophor[o]-
ovary
orchid[o]-, orchio-
testis
ovari[o]-, ovi-, ovo-
ovary
salping[o]-
tube
sperma-, spermato-, spermo-
sperm
bronch[i]-
bronchus
myx[o]-
mucus
pneumo-, pleuro-
lung
phren-, phreni-, phrenico-, phreno-
diaphragm
pleur[a][o]-
rib, pleura
-pnea
breathing
pneum[a]-, pneumat[o]-
air, lung
acous[o]-
hearing
blephar-
eyelid
irid[o]-
iris
kerat[o]-
cornea (eye or skin)
lacrim[o]-
tear (from eye)
myring[o]-
eardrum
oculo-
eye
op-, opt-
vision
ophthalm[o]-
eye
ot[o]-
ear
retin-
retina
rhin[o]-
nose
tympan[o]-
eardrum
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
-desis
surgical binding
-ectomy
cut out, removal
echo-
using ultrasonic waves
-gram, -graph, -graphy
recording, written
-meter
device used for measuring
-metry
measurement of
-opsy
visual examination
-ostomy
opening
-otomy
incision
-pexy
surgical fixation
-plasty
surgical reconstruction
rrhaphy
suture
-scope, -scopy
examine, for examining
-stomy
surgical opening
-tomy
cutting, incision
-tripsy
crushing
ab-, abs-
away from
ambi-
both sides
ante-
before, forward
brady-
slow
circum-
around
cycl-
circle, cycle
dextr[o]-
right side
de-
away from, ending
dia-
across, through
ect[o]-, exo-
outer, outside
en-
inside
end[o]-, ent-, enter[o]-
within, inner
epi-
upon, outside of
ex-, extra-
beyond
hyper-
above normal
hypo-
below normal
infra-
beneath, below
inter-
between
intra-
within
macro-
large
megalo-, -megaly
large
meso-
middle
meta-
beyond, change
micro-
small
para-
alongside, abnormal
per-
through
peri-
around
post-
behind, after
pre-
before, in front
retro-
backward, behind
sinistr[o]-
left, left side
sub-
under
super-
above
supra-
above, upon
sy-, syl-, sym-, syn-, sys-
together
tachy-
fast
trans-
across, through
chlor[o]-
green
chrom-, chromato-
color
cyano-
blue
erythr[o]-
red
leuk[o]-
white
melan[o]-
black
xanth[o]-
yellow
-ology
study of part of the body
-ologist
person working with a specific part of body or disease
-iatry
medical treatment
-iatrist
person provided specific treatment
-cele
bulge
elect-
electrical activity
kin-, kine-, kinesi[o]-, kino-
movement
kyph[o]-
humped
morph[o]-
shape
rhabd[o]-, rod-
shaped, striated
scoli[o]-
twisted
cry[o]-
cold
phon[o]-
sound
phos, phot[o]-
light
reticul[o]-
net
therm[o]-
heat
tono-
tone, tension, pressure
-trophy
growth
PPD
purified protein derivative
ALP
Alkaline phosphatase
PT
prothrombin time
onych[o]-
fingernail, toenail