Medical Terminology Flashcards
RUQ
Right upper quadrant
Rx
Prescription
s (with line above)
Without
SOB
Shortness of breath stat immediately
STI
Sexually transmitted infection
so
Symptoms
T&A
Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy
TB
Tuberculosis
TIA
Transient ischemic attack
Tx
Treatment
UA
Urinalysis
URI
Upper respiratory infection
VS
Vital signs
WBC
White blood cell
WNL
Within normal limits
YO, y/o
Years old
#
Pounds, number
Aden
Gland
Pancreat
Pancreas
Thyr
Thyroid
Hem, hemat
Blood
Phleb
Vein
Arthr
Joint
Brachi
Arm
Cervic
Neck
Chondr
Cartilage
Cost
Rib
Crani
Skull
Dactyl
Finger, toe
Fibr
Connective tissue
My
Muscle
Oste
Bone
Pod
Foot
Sacr
Sacrum (lower backbone)
Spondyl
Vertebra (backbone)
Abdomin
Abdomen
an
Anus
Appendic
Appendix
Bil, chol
Bile, gall
Col
Colon (large intestine)
Dent
Teeth
Enter
Intestines
Esophag
Esophagus
Gastr
Stomach
Gingiv
Gums
Gloss
Tongue
Hepat
Liver
Icter
Jaundice
ile
Ileum (small intestine)
Lapar
Abdominal wall
Lingu
Tongue
Peps
Digestion
Phag
Eating, swallowing
Proct
Rectum
Splen
Spleen
Stomat
Mouth
Andr
Men
Colp
Vagina
Cyst
Bladder
Gravid
Pregnant
Gynec
Woman
Hyster
Uterus (womb)
Mamm, mast
Breast
Metr
Uterus
Nephr
Kidney
ov
Ovum (eggs)
Oophor
Ovary
Orchid
Testicles
Prostat
Prostate gland
Pyel
Pelvis of the kidney
Ren
Renal (kidney)
Salping
Fallopian tube
Ureter
Ureters
Ur
Urinary
Vesic
Bladder
Bronch
Bronchial
Laryng
Larynx
Nas
Nose
Pleur
Pleura
Pneum, pneumon
Lungs, air
Pulmon
Lung
Rhin
Nose
Steth
Chest
Thorac
Thorax (chest)
Trache
Trachea (airway, windpipe)
Derm, dermat
Skin
Hidr
Sweat
Trich
Hair
Onych
Nail
Xer
Dry
Angi
Blood vessel
Arteri, arter
Artery
Cardi
Heart
Vas
Vessel
Ven
Vein
Blephar
Eyelid
Cephal
Head
Cerebr
Cerebrum (part of the brain)
Encephal
Brain
Esthesi
Sensation
Irid, ir
Iris
Mening, meningi
Membranes, meninges
Myel
Bone marrow, spinal cord
Myring
Eardrum, tympanic membrane
Neur
Nerve
Ocul, ophthalm
Eye
Ot
Ear
Adpi
Fat
Bi
LIFE
Carcin
Cancer
Cry
Cold
Dors
Back portion of body
Gluc, glyc
Sugar
Herni
Hernia
Hist
Tissue
Hydr
Water
Lact
Milk
Later
Side
Lip
Fat
Lith
Stone
Med, medi
Middle
Narc
Numbness, stupor, sleep
Necr
Death
Onc
Tumor
Path
Disease
Ped
Child, foot
Psych
Mind
Py
Pus
Pyr
Fever, heat
Septic
Infection
Therm
Heat
Common prefixes
A-, an-
Without
Prefix
Ab-
Away, from
Prefix
ad-
Toward
Prefix
Ambi-
Both
Prefix
Ante-
Before
Anti-
Aganist
Auto-
Self
Bi-
Two, twice, double
Brady-
Slow
Circum-
Around
Contra-
Aganist
De-
Down
Dys-
Painful, abnormal, difficult, bad
Endo-
Within, inside
Epi-
Above, on
Eu-
Normal, good
Ex, extra-, exo-
Outside of
Hemi-
Half
Hyper-
Above, excessive, increased
Hypo-
Below, decreased, insuffient
Infra-
Beneath
Inter-
Between, among
Intra-
Within, during
Levo-
To the left
Macro-
Large
Mal-
Bad
Mega-
Enceptionally large
Meso-
Middle
Meta-
Over, beyond
Micro-
Small
Mono-
One
Multi-
Many
Neo-
New
Nulli-
None
Peri-
Around
Poly-
Many
Post-
After, behind
Pre-,pro-
Before, in front of
Presby-
Older age
Primi-
First
Pseudo-
False
Quadri-
Four
Retro-
Behind, in back of
Sten-
Narrowed
Sub-
Under
Super-, supra-
Above, excess
Sym-, syn-
Together, with
Tachy-
Fast
Trans-
Across
Tri-
Three
Ultra-
Beyond, excess
Uni-
One
-age
Related to
-cidal, -cide
Pertaining to killing
-form
Shape
-fuge
Driving away
-iatry, -iatrist
Healing by a provider, healer
-ical
Pertaining to
-ion
Process
-logy, -logist
Study of, one who studies
-ole
Little, small
-opia
Vision
-phylaxis
Protection, prevention
-pnea
Breathing
-therapy
Treatment
-uria
Urine
-centesis
Surgical puncture
-cise
Cut, remove
-clasis
Break down
-desis
Stabilization, binding
-ectomy
Removal, excision
-gram
Record
-graph
Instrument for recording
-graphy
Process of recording
-ion
Process
-lepsy
Seizure, convulsions
-meter
Device for measuring
-metry
Process of measuring
-pexy
Fixation, to put in place
-plasty
Surgical repair, reformation
-scopy
Visual examination
-spasm
Involuntary twitch, contraction
-stasis
Stopping of controlling
-stomy
A new opening
-tomy
Incision
-tripsy
Crushing
-algia
Pain
-asthenia
Weakness
-cele
Swelling, herniation
-dynia
Pain
-ectasis
Vomiting
-emia
Blood condition
-gen
Producing
-ia, -ism
Condition
-iasis
Presence of, formation of
-itis
Inflammation
-malacia
Weakening of, softening of
-mania
Obsessive preoccupation
-megaly
Enlargement
-oid
Seeming like
-ole
Small
-oma
Tumor
-osis
Abnormal condition
-pathy
Disease
-penia
Decrease in deficiency
-phagia
Eating, swallowing
-phasia
Speech
-phobia
Fear
-plasia
Formation of
-plegia
Paralysis
-ptosis
Drooping, falling
-rrhage
Bursting forth
-rrhea
Flow, discharge
-rrhexis
Rupture
-sclerosis
Hardening condition
-trophy
Development
Trendelenburg
Lying with the head lower than the legs
Supine
Lying on the back
Sinistro
Left
Sims’
Lateral with one knee and thigh up
Rotation
Turning around an axis
Recumbent
Lying down
Proximal
Towards the center or point attachment
Prone
Lying on the abdomen
Posterior
Back
Peripheral
Outside the central area
Oblique
Slanting, on an incline
Lithotomy
On the back, flexing the legs on abducted thighs
Fowlers’
Raising the head of the bed up to 90 degrees
Flexion
Bending a limb or a body part at the joint
Extension
Bringing a limb to a straight position
Eversion
Turning outward or inside out
Dorsal recumbent
Lying on the back with knees up and feet flat on the table
Ipsi -
Same
Dextro
Right