Med Terms– Quiz 1 (pg 2-4 of 2-7) Flashcards
a-, an-
no; not; without
apathetic; analgesia
ab-
away from
abduction
ad-
toward; near
adduction; adrenal
-abdomin/o
abdomen
abdominal
-ac, -al,
pertaining to
abdominal
cardiac, abdominal
-an, -ar, -ary
pertaining to
ovarian, cellular, coronary
aden/o
gland
adenocarcinoma
adip/o
fat
adipose
-algesia
sensitivity to pain
analgesia
-algia
pain
fibromyalgia
ana-
up; apart; backward; again; anew
anabolic, anaphylactic
angi/o
vessel (blood)
angiogram
ante-
before; forward
antepartum
anter/o
front
anterior
anti-
against
antihypertensive
aort/o
aorta (largest artery)
aortic
append/o, appendic/o
appendix
appendicitis
arter/o, arteri/o
artery
arterial
arthr/o
joint
arthritis
-ase
enzyme
lipase; streptokinase
audi/o, audit/o
hearing
auditory
aut/o, aut-, auto
self, own
autoimmune
axill/o
armpit
axillary
Bacter/i/o
bacteria
bacteremia
bi-
two
bilateral
bil/i
bile; gall
biliary
brachi/o
arm
brachial
brady-
slow
bradycardia
bronch/o, bronchi/o
bronchial tube
bronchoscopy
bucc/o
cheek
buccal
calc/o
calcium
hypocalcemia
carcin/o
cancerous; cancer
carcinogenic
cardi/o
heart
cardiac
-cele, coele
swelling, hernia
bronchocele, hydrocoele
cell/u
cell level
cellulitis; cellular
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
thoracentesis
cerebr/o
cerebrum (largest part of brain)
cerebral
cervic/o
neck
cervical
chol/e
bile; gall
cholesterol
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
cholecystitis; cholecystectomy
-cidal
pertaining to killing
germicidal
col/o, colon/o
colon (large intestine)
colonoscopy
comi/o
to care for
nosocomial infection
contra-
against; opposite
contraindicated
coron/o
heart
coronary
cost/o
rib
costophrenic border
cran/i
skull
cranial
cyan/o
blue
cyanotic
cyst/o
urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid
cystogram
cyt/o, -cyte
cell
cytotoxic, leukocyte
de-
lack of, less
dementia
derm/o, derma, dermat/o
skin
dermatitis; xeroderma
diaphor/o
sweat
diaphoresis
dist/o
far; distant
distal
dors/o, dorsi
back (of body)
dorsal
dys-
bad; painful; difficult; abnormal
dysphagia
-eal
pertaining to
corneal; tracheal
-ectomy
removal; excision; resection
cholecystectomy
-emia
blood condition
bacteremia; septicemia
emic
pertaining to blood condition
anemic
end-, end/o
in; within
endometriosis; endoscopic
enter/o
intestines (usually small intestine)
enteritis
epi-
above; upon; on
epidermis; epigastric
erythr/o
red
erythrocyte
erythem/o
flushed; redness
erythemic
-esis
action; condition; state of
prosthesis
ex-
out; away from
external
gastr/o
stomach
gastritis
-genesis
producing; forming
pathogenesis; glucogenesis
-ger/i, geront/o
old age
geriatrics; gerontology
gluc/o, glyc/o
glucose; sugar
glucogenesis; glycolysis
-gram
record
electrocardiogram; venogram
-graphy
process of recording
echocardiography
hem/o, hemat/o
blood
hematouria
hemi-
half
hemiplegic
hepat/o
liver
hepatomegaly
herni/o
hernia
herniate
hydr/o
water
hydrocoele
hyper-
above, excessive, greater than normal
hyperglycemic; hypertension
hypo-
deficient; below; less than normal
hypoglycemic; hypodermic
hyster/o
uterus; womb
Hysterectomy
-ia
condition
hyperthermia
-iac, -ic, -ine, -ior
pertaining to
cardiac, alcoholic, adrenaline,
-iasis
abnormal condition
cholelithiasis
ile/o
ileum
ileus
inguin/o
groin
inguinal
inter-
between
interstitial space
intra-
within; into
intradermal
-ism
process; condition
alcoholism
-ist
specialist
psychologist; respiratory therapist
-itis
inflammation
cellulitis, broncitis
jaund/o
yellow
jaundice
jejun/o
jejunum
jejunostomy tube; jejunal tube
Kal/i
potassium
hyperkalemia
ket/o, keton
ketones; acetones
ketoacidosis
kyph/o
hunch back
kyphosis
lapar/o
abdominal wall; abdomen
laparoscopic
later/o
side
bilateral
leuk/o
white
leukocytes
lip/o
lipid; fat
hyperlipidemia; liposuction
lob/o
lobe
pneumo-lobotomy
-logy
study (process of)
cardiology; neurology
-lysis
breakdown; separation; destruction
thrombolysis
mal-
bad
malodorous
mamm/o, mast/o
breast
mammography; mastectomy
medi/o
middle
medial
-megaly
enlargement
hepatomegaly
melan/o
black
melanoma
-ment/o
mind
dementia
my/o
muscle
myocardium
narc/o
numbness; sleep
narcotic drug
nas/o
nose
nasogastric tube
necr/o
death
necrotic tissue; necrosis
natr/o
sodium
hypernatremia
nephr/o
kidney
nephrotoxic
neur/o
nerve
neurologist
norm/o
rule; order
normotensive
nos/o
infection
nosocomial
ocul/o
eye
ocular
ophthalm/o,
eye
ophthalmologist
opt/o, optic/o
eye; vision
optical
-oid
resembling; derived from
thyroid
olig/o
scant; slight
oliguria
-oma
tumor; mass; fluid collection
carcinoma
onc/o
tumor
oncologist
oophor/o
ovary
oophorectomy
-osis
condition, usually abnormal
thrombosis
oste/o
bone
osteocytes
ot/o
ear
ototoxic
-ous
pertaining to
malodorous; cancerous
-oxia; -oxic
oxygen
anoxia; hypoxic
pancreat/o
pancreas
pancreatitis
para-
near; beside; apart from; along side of
paraplegic
-paresis
weakness
hemiparesis
path/o
disease
pathophysiology
-pathy
disease; emotion
neuropathy; empathy
pector/o
chest
pectoral
-penia
deficiency
thrombocytopenia; leucopenia
-phagia
eating; swallowing
Dysphagia
phas/o, phasia
speech
Dysphasia
phleb/o
vein
Phlebotomist
-plasia
development; formation; growth
Hyperplasia
-plasty
surgical repair
Rhinoplasty
-plegia, -plegic
paralysis; palsy
paraplegia; hemiplegic
-pnea
breathing
apnea; dyspnea
pneum/o, pneumon/o
lung; air; gas
pneumothorax
