Medical Terminology 1 Flashcards
Ab-
From, Away EX: Abnormal- away from normal
Ad-
to, near, forward EX: Adrenal- near the kidney
Ante-
before EX: Antepartum- Before delivery of child
Brev-
Short EX: Brevity- in a short time
Circum-
around EX: Circumocular- around the eye
Brady-
Slow EX: Bradycardia- slow heart beat
Co-
with, together EX: Coordinate- work together
Con-
with, together EX: Congenital- with birth
Contra-
against EX: Contraindicated- not indicated
Counter-
against EX: Counterirritant- against infection
Dis-
apart from EX: Disarticulated- thing a joint apart
Ect-
outside EX: Ectonuclear- upon the skin
End-
within EX: Endocardium- membrane lining of the inner heart
Epi-
upon, on top of EX: Epidermis- upon the skin
Ex-
out from EX: Exhalation- breathe out
Acoust-
Sound EX: Acoustics- quality of sound
Aud-
Sound EX: Audition- to hear someone
Abdomin/o
Abdomen EX: abdominal- relating to the abdomen
Acr/o
Extremity, limbs EX: acromegaly- abnormally large limbs
Blast/o
Early embryonic EX: embryonic type cell
Adeno/o
Gland EX: adenopathy - disease of a gland
Angi/o
Vessel EX: angiogram- picture of a vessel
Arthr/o
Joint EX: Arthritis- inflammation of a joint
Bucc/o
Cheek EX: Buccolabial- relating. The cheek and lip
Cardi/o
Heart EX: Cardiology- study of the heart
Corp-
Body EX: Corpus collasum- connecting body
Chondr/o
Cartilage EX: Chondrocyte- cartilage cell
Cephal/o
Head EX: Cephalic- relating to the head
Cyst/o
Bladder EX: Cystoscopy- view of the bladder
Cyt/o
Cell EX: Cytokinesis- cell movement
Hypo-
under,lower EX: hypodermic- under the skin
Hyper-
Above, higher EX: Hyperactive- higher level activity