Med Terms Mod 5 Flashcards
ante-
before
anti-
against
dys-
difficult
endo-
inside
hyper-
high
hypo-
low
neo-
new
per-
through
peri-
around
-al
pertaining to
-algia
pain
-ectomy
removal of
-graphy
recording
-itis
inflammation of
-ology
study of
-plasty
surgical repair
-scope
to view
-tomy
incision
arthr/o
joint
cardi/o
heart
col/o
colon
cyst/o
bladder
enter/o
intestines
gastr/o
stomach
gloss/o
tongue
hepat/o
liver
hyster/o
uterus
mamm/o
breast
neur/o
nervous system
ophthalm/o
eyes
oste/o
bones
path/o
disease
ped/o
kids
rhin/o
nose
therm/o
temperature
ot/o
ear
acute
now
chronic
ongoing
combining forms
combination with another element to form a word
diagnoses
identify the nature of (an illness or other problem) by examination of the symptoms
prefix
a word, letter, or number placed before another
prognosis
expected outcome
sign
evidence of disease
word root
the basic meaning of the term