Medical Term (D-G) Flashcards
-ema
condition
embolo/o
embolus
embry/o
embryo
-emesis
vomiting
-emia
blood condition
-emic
pertaining to blood condition
emmetr/o
in due measure
en-
in; within
encephal/o
brain
end-
in; within
endo-
in; within
enter/o
intestines (usually small intestine)
epi-
above; upon; on
epididym/o
epididymis
epiglott/o
epiglottis
episi/o
vulva
epitheli/o
skin; epithelium
equin/o
horse
-er
one who
erg/o
work
erythem/o
flushed; redness
erythr/o
red
-esis
action; condition; state of
eso-
inward
esophag/o
esophagus
esthes/o, esthesi/o, -esthesia
nervous sensation
estr/o
female
ethm/o
sieve
eti/o
cause
eu-
good; normal
-eurysm
widening
ex-
out; away from
exanthemat/o
rash
exo-
out; away from
extra-
outside
faci/o
face
-facient
to cause, make happen
fasci/o
fascia (membrane supporting muscles)
febr/i
fever
femor/o
femur (thigh bone)
-ferent
to carry
fet/o
fetus
fibr/o
fiber
fibros/o
fibrous connective tissue
fibul/o
fibula
-fication
process of making
-fida
split
flex/o
to bend
fluro/o
luminous
follicul/o
follicle; small sac
fore-
before, in front
-form
resembling; in shape of
frig/o, frigid/o
cold
funct/o
performance
fung/i
fungus; mushroom (organism lacking chlorophyll)
furc/o
forking; branching
fusc/o
dark brown
-fusion
to pour; to come together
galact/o
milk
ganglion/o
ganglion; collection of nerve bodies
gastr/o
stomach
-genesis, -genic
production, origin, formation
genit/o
reproduction
ger/i
old age
geront/o
old age
gest/o, gester/o
pregnancy
gigant/o
huge
gingiv/o
gum
glauc/o
gray
gli/o
glial cells; neuroglial cells
-globulin
protein
glomerul/o
glomerulus
glycogen/o
glycogen; animal starch
gon/o
seed
debrid/e
open a wound
deca-, deci-
ten, tenth
decidu/o
shedding, falling off
decubit/o
lying down
defec/o, defecat/o
to free from waste, clear
defer/o
carrying down or out
degenerat/o
gradual impairment, breakdown, diminished function
deglutit/o
swallow
deliri/o
wandering in the mind
delt/o
greek letter delta, triangular shape
delus/o
delude, mock, cheat
-dema
swelling (fluid)
demi-
half
drendr/o
branching, resembling a tree
depilate/o
hair removal
depress/o
press down, lower, pressed or sunk down
deteriorat/o
worsening or gradual impairment
di-
twice, twofold, double
diaphragmat/o
diaphragm, wall across
diastole/o
standing apart, expansion
didym/o
testes, twins, double
diffus/o
pour out, spread apart
digest/o
divide, distribute
digit/o
finger or toe
dilut/o
dissolve, separate
diphther/o
membrane
dips/o, -dipsia
thirst
dis-
negative, apart, absence of
dislocat/o
displacement
dissect/o
cutting apart
disseminat/o
widely scattered
dist/o
far
distend/o, distent/o
stretch apart, expand
diur/o, diuret/o
tending to increase urine output
divert/i
turning aside
domin/o
controlling, ruling
don/o
give
duoden/i
duodenum, first part of the small intestine
e-
out of, from
-e
noun ending
ecchym/o
pouring out of juice
ech/o
sound
eclamps/o, eclampt/o
flashing or shining forth
-ectopy
displacement
eczemat/o
eruption
edem-, edemat/o
swelling, fluid, tumor
edentul/o
without teeth
ef-
out
effect/o
bring about a response, activate
effus/o
pouring out
ejaculat/o
throw or hurl out
electr/o
electricity, electric
eliminat/o
expel from the body
emaciat/o
wasted by disease
emet/o
vomit
emolli/o
make soft, soften
endocrin/o
secrete, within
enem/o
end in, inject
ento-
within
epidemi/o
among the people, an epidemic
erect/o
upright
-ergy
work
erot/o
sexual love
eruct/o, eructat/o
belch or burp
erupt/o
break down, burst forth
erythemat/o
flushed, redness
es-
out of, outside, away from
esthet/o
feeling, nervous sensation, sense of perception
evacu/o, evacuat/o
empty out
exacerbat/o
aggravate, irritate
excis/o
cutting out
excori/o, excoriat/o
abrade or scratch
excret/o
separate, discharge
excruciat/o
intense pain, agony
exocrin/o
secrete out of
expector/o
cough up
expir/o, expirat/o
breathe out
exstroph/o
turned or twisted out
extern/o
outside, outer
extreme/o, extremit/o
extremity, outermost
extrins/o
from the outside, contained outside
exud/o, exudat/o
to sweat out
