Medical Terminolgy Quiz One Flashcards
A-, an-
No, not, without
Example- apathetic, analgesia
Ab-
Away from
Ex abduction
Abdomin/o
Abdomen
Ex abdominal
-ac, -al
Pertaining to
Ex cardiac, abdominal
-ac, -ar, -ary
Pertaining to
Ex ovarian, cellular, coronary
Aden/o
Gland
Ex adenocarcinoma
Adip/o
Fat
Ex adipose
-algesia
Sensitivity to pain
Analgesia
-algia
Pain
Ex fibromyalgia
Ana-
Up, apart, backward, again, anew
Ex anabolic, anaphylactic
Angi/o
Vessel (blood)
Ex angiogram
Ante-
Before, forward
Ex antepartum
Anter/o
Front
Ex anterior
Anti-
Against
Ex antihypertensive
Aort/o
Aorta (largest artery)
Ex aortic
Append/o, appendic/o
Appendix
Ex appendicitis
Arter/o, arteri/o
Artery
Ex arterial
Arthr/o
Joint
Ex arthritis
-ase
Enzyme
Ex lipase, streptokinase
Audi/o, audit/o
Hearing
Ex auditory
Aut/o, aut-, auto
Self, own
Ex autoimmune
Axill/o
Armpit
Ex axillary
Bacter/i/o
Bacteria
Ex bacteremia
Bi-
Two
Ex bilateral
Bil/i
Bile, gall
Ex biliary
Brachi/o
Arm
Ex brachial
Brady-
Slow
Ex bradycardia
Bronch/o , bronchi/o
Bronchial tube
Ex bronchoscopy
Bucc/o
Check
Ex buccal
Calc/o
Calcium
Ex hypocalcemia
Carcin/o
Cancerous, cancer
Ex- carcinogenic
Carcin/o
Cancerous, cancer
Ex Carcinogenic
Cardi/o
Heart
Ex cardiac
-cele, coele
Swelling, hernia
Ex bronchocele, hydrocoele
cell/u
cell level
Ex: cellulitis, cellular
-centesis
surgical procedure to remove fluid
ex: thoracentesis
cerebr/o
cerebrum -largest part of the brain
Ex: cerebral
cervic/o
neck
Ex: cervical
chol/e
bile,gall
Ex: cholesterol
cholecyst/o
Gallbladder
Ex: Cholecytisitis; cholecystectomy
-cidal
pertaining to killing
ex: germicidal
col/o, colon/o
colon (lg intestine)
ex: colonoscopy
comi/o
to care for
ex: noscomial infection
contra-
against, opposite
ex: contraindicated
coron/o
heart
ex: coronary
cost/o
rib
ex: costophrenic border
cran/i
skull
ex: cranial
cyan/o
blue
ex: cyanotic
cyst/o
urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid
ex: cystogram
cyto/o, -cyte
cell
ex: cytotoxic, leukocyte
de-
lack of, less
ex: dementia
derm/o, derma, dermat/o
skin
ex: dermatitis, xeroderma
diaphor/o
sweat
ex: diaphoresis
dist/o
far, distant
ex: distal
dors/o,dorsi
back of the body
ex: dorsal
dys-
bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
ex: dysphagia
-eal
pertaining to
ex: corneal, tracheal
-ectomy
removal, excision, resection
ex: cholecystectomy
-emia
blood condition
ex: bacteremia, septicemia
-emic
pertaining to blood condition
ex: anemic
end-, end/o
in;within
ex: endometriosis, endoscopic
enter/o
intestines-usually small intestine
ex: enteritis
epi-
above,upon, on
ex: epidermis, epigastric
erythr/o
red
ex: erthrocyte
erythem/o
flushed, redness
ex: erythemic
-esis
action, condition, state of
ex: prosthesis
ex-
out; away from
ex: external
gastr/o
stomach
ex: gastritis
-genesis
producing,forming
ex: pathogenesis, glucogenesis
-ger/i, geront/o
old age
ex: geriatrics, gerontolgy
gluc/o, glyc/o
glucose, sugar
ex: glucogenesis, glycolysis
-gram
record
ex: electrocardiogram, venogram
-graphy
process of recording
ex: echocardiography
hem/o, hema/o
blood
ex: hematouria
hemi-
half
ex: hemiplegic
hepat/o
liver
ex: hepatomegaly
herni/o
hernia
ex: herniate
hydr/o
water
ex: hydrocoele
hypo-
deficent, below, less than normal
ex: hypoglycemic, hypodermic
hyster/p
uterus, womb
ex: hysterectomy
-ia
condition
ex: hyperthermia
-iac, -ic,-ine,-ior
pertaining to
ex: cardiac, alcoholic, adrenaline, anterior
-iasis
abnormal condition
cholelithiasis
ile/o
ileum
ex: ileus
inguin/o
groin
ex: inguinal
inter-
between
ex: interstitial space
intra-
within, into
ex: intradermal
-ism
process, condition
ex: alcholism
-ist
specialist
ex: psychologist, respiratory therapist
-itis
inflammation
ex:cellulitis
jaund/o
yellow
ex: jaundice
jejun/o
jejunum
ex: jejunostomy tube, jejunal tube
Kal/i
potassium
ex: hyperkalemia
ket/o,keton
ketones, acetones
ex: ketoacidosis
kyph/o
hunch back
ex: kyphosis
Lapar/o
abdominal wall, abdomen
ex: laprascopic
later/o
side
ex: bilateral
leuk/o
white
ex: leukocytes
lip/o
lipid, fat
ex: hyperlipidemia, liposuction
lob/o
lobe
ex: pneumo-lobotomy
-logy
study-process of
ex: cardiology, neurology
-lysis
breakdown, seperation, destruction
ex: thrombolysis
mal-
bad
ex: maldorous
mamm/o, mast/o
breast
ex: mammopgraphy, mastectomy
medi/o
middle
ex: medial
-megaly
enlargement
ex: hepatomegaly
melan/o
black
ex: melanoma
-ment/o
mind
ex: dementia
my/o
muscle
ex: myocardium
narc/o
numbness, sleep
ex: narcotic drug
nas/o
nose
ex: nasogastric tube
natr/o
sodium
ex: hypernatemia
necr/o
death
ex: necrotic tissue, necrosis
nephr/o
kidney
ex: nephrotoxic
neur/o
nerve
ex: neurologist
norm/o
rule, order
ex: normotensive
nos/o
infection
ex: nosocomial
ocul/o
eye
ex: ocular
opthalm/o
eye
ex: ophthalmologist
opt/o,optic/o
eye, vision
ex: optical
-oid
resembling, derived from
ex: thyroid
olig/o
scant, slight
ex: oliguria
-oma
tumor,, fluid collection
ex: carcinoma
onc/o
tumot
ex: oncologist
oophor/o
ovary
ex: oophorectomy
-osis
condition, usually abnormal
ex: thrombosis
oste/o
bone
ex: osteocytes
ot/o
ear
ex: otoxic
-ous
pertaining to
ex: malodorous, cancerous
-oxia, -oxic
oxygen
ex: anoxia, hypoxic
pancreat/o
pancreas
ex: pancreatitis
para-
near,beside, apart from,along side of
ex: paraplegic
-paresis
weakness
ex: hemiparesis
path/o
disease
ex: pathophysiology
-pathy
disease,emotion
ex: neuropathy, empathy
pector/o
chest
ex:pectoral
-penia
deficiency
ex: thrombocytopenia, leucopenia
-phagia
eating;swallowing
ex: dysphagia
phas/o,phasia
speech
ex: dysphasia
phleb/o
vein
ex: phlebotomist
-plasia
development, formation,growth
ex: hyperplasia
-plasty
surgical repair
ex: rhinoplasty
-plegia, -plegic
paralysis, palsy
ex: paraplegia, hemiplegic
-pnea
breahing
ex: apnea, dyspnea
pneum/o,pneumon/o
lung,air,gas
ex: pneumothorax
post-, poster/o
after, behind
ex: postoperative, posterior
pre-
before, in front of
ex: postoperative, posterior
proxim/o
near
ex: proximal
pseudo
false,fake
ex: pseudotumor
pulmon/o
lung
purul/o
pus
ex: purulent
quadri-
four
ex: quadriceps muscle
rhino
nose
ex: rhinoplasty
-rrhage
bursting forth (of blood)
hemorrhage
-rrhea
flow,discharge
ex: rhinorrhea
sanguin/o
fluid,blood
ex: serosanguinous
-sclerosis
hardening
ex: arteriosclerosis
-scope
instrument to visually examine
ex: endoscope
-sect
to cut
ex: transect
seps/o
infection
ex: sepsis
ser/o
fluid-serum; clear
ex: serous, serosanguinouse drainage
-sis
state of
ex: sepsis
-spasm
sudden contraction of muscle
ex: venospasm
-stasis
to stop;control;place
ex: hemostasis
-static
pertaining to stopping;controlling
ex: hemostatic
-stenosis
tightening; narrowing
ex: arteriostenosis; urethrostenosis
stern/o
sternum
ex: substernal
-stomy
new opening (to form a mouth)
ex: gastrostomy, jujunostomy
sub-
under, below
ex: subarachnois hemorrhage
supra-
above,upper
ex: suprasternal
syncop/o
faint
ex: syncopal episode
tachy-
fast
ex: tachycardia
-tension, -tensive
preassure
ex: hypertension, hypertensive
therm/o
heat
ex: thermometer
thorac/o
chest
ex: thoracic
-thorax
chest, pleural cavity
ex: pneumothorax
thromb/o
clot
ex: thrombosis
thyroid/o
thyroid gland
ex: thyroidectomy
-tic
pertaining to
ex: spastic bladder
-tomy
process of cutting
ex: colostomy
-toxic
posion
ex: nephrotixic, ototoxic
trache/o
trachea
ex: tracheostomy
trans-
across, through
ex: transect
tri-
three
ex: tricupsid valve
-trophy
development-condition of
ex: hypertrophy
umbilic/o
umbilicus; navel
ex: umbilical cord
uni-
one
ex: unilateral
ur/o
urine; urinary tract
ex: urosepsis
ureter/o
ureter
ex: ureteral stent
urethr/o
urethra
ex: urethrostenosis
-urin/o
urine
ex: urinary tract
-us
structure; thing
ex: thrombus, umbilicus
uter/o
uterus; womb
ex: uterine hemorrhage
vascul/o
vessel (blood)
ex: vasculitis; vascular
ven/o, ven/i
vein
ex: venospasm
ventr/o
abdominal side of the body
ex: ventral hernia
vertebr/o
vertebra (backbone)
ex: vertebrosternal rib
xeri/o
dry
ex: xerofoam dressing; xeroderma
-y
condition; process
ex: obesity, dusky
