Medical Terminology Flashcards
proct(o)
Anus, rectum
stom(a)
Mouth
cutane
Skin
-trophy
Nourishment
lei(o)
Smooth
faci
Pertaining to the face
per
Through
tachy
Rapid
pauci
Few
ocul(o)
Pertaining to the eye
re
Again, backward
-tic
Pertaining to
fossa
Hollow or depressed area
myo
Muscle
gyn
Woman
mon(o)
Single
oto
Ear
ab
Away
plexy
Stroke, seizure
hema
Blood
mening(o)
Membrane
-lysis
Rupture
phot(o)
Pertaining to light
rect(o)
rectum
peo, peni, peon
pertaining to the penis
coron
crown
stenosis
narrowing
veni
veins
sial(o)
saliva, salivary gland
cata
down, under
angi(o)
blood vessel
ec
out
odyn(o)
pain
fibr
fiber
morph(o)
form, shape
spadias
slit, fissure
-gnosis
knowledge
macr(o)
large
-tripsy
crushing
therap(o)
treatment
-dipsia
thirst
-pepsia
relating to digestion
rhachi
spine
meta
after,behind
eosin
red
-stasis
stop,stand
-tensive
pressure
ren(o)
pertaining to the kidney
varic(o)
swollen or twisted vein
-ac, -acal
pertaining to
dynam
force, energy
pseud(o)
false or fake
xen(o)
foreign, different
kin
movement
-rrhexis
rupture
tetan
rigid, tense
epi
on, upon
polio
gray color
-dynia
pain
-pexy
fixation by stitching
dent
pertaining to teeth
pyel(o)
pelvis
quadr
four
rhin(o)
pertaining to the nose
phon(o)
sound
hemi
half
reticul
net
-asthenia
weakness
narc(o)
numb, sleep
nas(o)
pertaining to the nose
hidr
sweat
-ismus
spasm, contraction
stheno
strength,force,power
onco
tumor,mass, swelling
ex
out of, away from
brady
slow
front
pertaining to the forehead
pre
before
sarco
muscular, fleshlike
-ptosis
falling, drooping
pulmo
relating to the lungs
-rrhage
burst forth
radio
radiation
-genic
formative,productive
derm(o)
pertaining to skin
contra
against
blast(o)
germ or bud
-pyr(o)
fever
aesthesio
sensation
phallo
phallus
-cide
killing
odont(o)
pertaining to teeth
sten(o)
denoting something narrow in shape
-phago, -phagia
eating, devouring
semi
one-half, partly
halluc
wander in mind
mes(o)
middle
parvo
small
-plegia
paralysis
muscul(o)
muscle
neur(o)
nervous system
kerat(o)
eye or skin
oophor(o)
pertaining to the ovary
pneum
pertaining to the lungs
prim
first,most important
necr(o)
death
-ism
condition, disease
brachy
short, little
-stomy
creation of an opening
ipsi
same
chlor(o)
denoting green color
brachi(o)
relating to arm
-tomy
cutting,incising
retro
backward, behind
or(o)
pertaining to the mouth
-rrhea
discharge
iso
same
dacryo
tear
extra
outside
zo(o)
animal,animal life
lept
light, slender
aden
relating to gland
lip
fat
inter
between,among
-malacia
softening
osseo
bony
adip
relating to fat or fatty tissue
intra
within
hydr(o)
water
aux(o)
increase
-paresis
slight paralysis
peri
around, surrounding
cyan(o)
blue color
juxta
near, alongside
meg(a)
enlargement
-ic
pertaining to
melan(o)
black color
eu
true, good
labi
pertaining to the lip
phleb(o)
blood vein(s)
porphyr(o)
purple color
-ad
toward
thromb(o)
clotting of the blood
phaco
lens-shaped
pharmaco
drug,medication
idio
self
log(o)
speech
cervic
pertaining to the cervix
lith
stone
oid
resemblance to
gluco
sweet
-version
turning
kyph
humped
cerebr(o)
pertaining to the brain
bi
twice, double
laryng
larynx
phren(o)
the mind
bronch(i)
relating to bronchus
acous(io)
relating to hearing
-penia
deficiency
-emia
blood condition
myx(o)
mucus
-icle
small
oxy
sharp,acute
om(o)
pertaining to the shoulder
-acusis
hearing
-rupt
break, burst
-osis
diseased, abnormal
home(o)
similar
isch(o)
restriction/restraint;to hold back