Medical Terminolgy Flashcards
macro
large
micro
small
hyper
high
hypo
low
eu/normo
normal
pan/omni
all
a/an
absent , lacking
megalo
large
mono
single
di
two , double
tri
three , triple
quad
four , quadruple
poly
many , a lot
oligo
few , several , very little
tachy
rapid , fast
brady / brachy
slow
epi / peri / circum
around
endo / intra
inside , inner , interior
exo / extra
outside , outer , exterior
inter
between
trans
cross
dia / per
through , complete
media (o/a)
middle
para
nearby
juxta
next to , beside , adjacent
ab
away
ad
toward
dis
to separate
leuko
white
erythro
red
cyan
blue
chloro
green
melan
black
flav
yellow
homeo
like / similar
cephalo
head
cerv
neck
thoraco
chest
abdomino
abdominal
pelvo/i
pelvic
periton
peritoneum
derm
skin , dermis
cyte
cell , cellular
neuro
nerve
hemo
blood
arterio / angio
arteries
veno / vena
venous
vasculo
vascular
musculo
muscle
sarco
tissue
skelet
skeleton , bone
osteo
bone
cyto
cell
thyro
thyroid
tracheo
trachea
esophago
esophagus
thymo
thymus
masto / mammo
mammary gland
plumo / pneumo
lung
cardio
heart
gastro
stomach
hepato
liver
cholecysto
gallbladder
spleno
spleen
pancreato
pancreas
adreno
adrenal gland
nephro
kidney
entero
intestines
colo
colon / large intestine
ology
study of
philia
love of
phobia
fear of
tension
pressure
xia
oxygen
capnea
carbon dioxide
pnea
breathe
ase
enzyme
tomy
to cut into temporarily
analysis
to asses various parts
scopy
to observe
stomy
to create an opening
graphy
to make a written record
tome
instrument used to cut
scopy
process of viewing
ectomy
to remove
incision
to cut into
excisio
to cut or remove
coronal
top of the head
frontal
front , first
anterior
front surface of the body
ventral
front , first
posterior
back surface of the body
dorsal
back surface of the body
horizontal
parallel to the surface
transverse
horizontal
superior
situated above , directed upward
cephalic
head region
inferior
situated below, directed downward
caudal
toward low part of the body
medial
nearest to the middle
proximal
nearest to the beginning
distal
away from the beginning
cavity
opening , surrounding
cranial
head region
thoracic
chest region
pericardial
around the heart
spinal
spinal cord region
abdominal
abdominal region
umbilical
ilium region
pelvic
pelvis region
epigastric
above stomach
hypogastric
below stomach
hypochondriac
beneath the ribs
lumbar
lower part of the back and sides between the ribs and pelvis
inguinal
related to the groin
groin
area of the inferior abdomen, lateral to the pubic region
iliac
related to the ilium (hip/pelvis)
RUQ
right upper quadrant
LUQ
left upper quadrant
RLQ
right left quadrant
LLQ
left lower quadrant