Medical Terminology Flashcards
dia-
Through
hyper-
over, above, increasing
a-, an-
without, lack of
post-
after
ana-
upward, apart
hypo-
below, under, decreasing
pre-
before
peri-
surrounding, around
inter-
between
-algia, -dynia
pain
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
-cyte
cell
-ectomy
removal
-graphy
recording a picture or record
-gram
a picture or record
-itis
inflammation of
-penia
deficiency of, lack of
-genesis
origin, beginning process
-ology
the study of
-ologist
specialist
-oma
tumor, neoplasm
-osis
abnormal condition
-otomy
surgical incision
-plasty
surgical repair
-pathy
disease, feeling, emotion
-plasia
formation, growth of tissue
-rrhage, -rrhagia
bleeding, burst forth
-pnea
breathing
-rrhea
flow, discharge
-rrhexis
rupture
-sclerosis
abnormal hardening
-scopy
examine visually
arthr(o)
joint
abdomin(o)
abdomen
amni(o)
amnion, fetal membrane
anter(o)
front
auscul(o)
listen
cardi(o)
heart
carcin(o)
cancerous
cyt(o)
cells
ech(o)
sound
electr(o)
electricity
encephal(o)
brain
end(o)
within
gastr(o)
stomach
hem(o)
blood
laryng(o)
throat
lip(o)
fat
my(o)
muscle
onc(o)
tumor, mass, swelling
oste(o)
bone
ot(o)
ear
path(o)
disease, suffering
poster(o)
back
prurit(o)
itching
radi(o)
radiant energy
rhin(o)
nose
sarc(o)
flesh
son(o)
sound
sphygm(o)
pulse
adeno-
gland
epitheli(o)
surface, external
hist(o)
tissue
kary(o)
nucleus
neur(o)
nerve
organ(o)
organ
system(o)
system
viscer(o)
internal organs
broncho-
lung
chol(o)
bile, gallbladder
cephal(o)
head, brain
derm(o)
skin
enter(o)
intestines
hepat(o)
liver
laryng(o)
throat
nephr(o)
kidney
opt(o)
eye
rhino-
nose
brady-
slow
dys-
difficult, painful
hemi-, semi-
half
inter-
between
intra-
within
iso-
equal
para-
beside, near, abnormal
peri-
around
poly-
many
tachy-
rapid
-ectasis
dilation of
-iasis
presence of
-megaly
enlargement of
-oma
tumor of
-osis
condition
-pathy
disease
-ectomy
removal of
-scopy
examination of
-stomy
opening
-tomy
incision
-genic
originating
-lysis
breaking down
-oid
resembling
-osis
increase
-penia
decrease
-spasm
involuntary contraction
chrom(o)
color
cyan(o)
blue
erythr(o)
red
leuk(o)
white
melan(o)
black
xanth(o)
yellow
cephalic or superior
toward the top of the body
caudal or inferior
toward the lower end of the body
anterior or ventral
toward the front of the body
posterior or dorsal
toward the back of the body
lateral
toward the side
medial
toward the midline or middle
proximal
closest to the point of origin
distal
away from the point of origin
extension
placement in a straight position
flexion
placement in a bent position
supine
face up; on one’s back
prone
face down