MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY Flashcards
1
Q
ABDOMIN/O
A
ABDOMEN
2
Q
ACR/O
A
EXTREMITY/EXTREME POINT
3
Q
ADEN/O
A
GLAND
4
Q
AER/
A
AIR
5
Q
ANGI/O
A
VESSEL
6
Q
ARTERI/O
A
ARTERY
7
Q
ARTHR/
A
JOINT
8
Q
BLEPHAR
A
EYELID
9
Q
BRONCH/O
A
BRONCHIAL TUBE
10
Q
CARCIN/O
A
CANCER
11
Q
CARDI/O
A
HEART
12
Q
CEREBR/O
A
CEREBRUM
13
Q
CEPHAL/
A
HEAD
14
Q
CERVIC/
A
NECK
15
Q
CHEIL/
A
LIP
16
Q
CHOLE/
A
BILE/GALL
17
Q
CHOLECYST/
A
GALLBLADDER
18
Q
CHONDR
A
CARTILAGE
19
Q
CIS/O
A
TO CUT
20
Q
COL/O
A
COLON
21
Q
COST/O
A
RIB
22
Q
CRAN/I
A
SKULL
23
Q
CUTANE/O
A
SKIN
24
Q
CYST/O
A
URINARY BLADDER/SAC
25
CYT/
CELL
26
DACRY
TEAR
27
DACTYL
FINGER/TOE
28
DERM, DERMAT/O
SKIN
29
ENCEPHAL
BRAIN
30
ENTER
INTESTINE
31
GASTR/O
STOMACH
32
ERYTHR/O
RED
33
GLYC, GLYCOS
SUGAR
34
GYNEC/O
WOMAN/FEMALE
35
HEM/HEMAT
BLOOD
36
HEPAT
LIVER
37
HIST/O
TISSUE
38
HYDR/O
WATER
39
HYSTER
UTERUS
40
IATR/O
PHYSICIAN/TREATMENT
41
ISCH/O
TO HOLD BACK
42
ILE/
ILEUM
43
ILI/
ILIUM
44
LAPAR/O
ABDOMEN
45
LARYNG/O
LARYNX/VOCAL CORDS
46
LEUK/O
WHITE
47
LIP/O
FAT
48
LITH/O
STONE
49
MAST/O, MAMM/O
BREAST
50
MEN/O
MENSTRUATION
51
METR/O
UTERUS
52
MYEL/O
MARROW/SPINAL CORD
53
MY/
MUSCLE
54
NECR/O
DEATH
55
NEPHR/O
KIDNEY
56
NEUR/O
NERVE
57
OPHTHALM/
EYE
58
ONC/
TUMOR
59
OSTE/O
BONE
60
OT/O
EAR
61
PATH/
DISEASE
62
PED/
CHILD
63
PED/POD/
FOOT
64
PHLEB/O, VEN/O
VEIN
65
PNEUMON/, PNEUM/
LUNG/AIR
66
PROCT
RECTUM/ANUS
67
PSYCH/
MIND
68
PULMON/O
LUNG
69
PYEL/
PELVIS OF KIDNEY
70
PY/
PUS
71
RAD/I
RAY
72
REN/O
KIDNEY
73
RHIN/O
NOSE
74
SARC/O
FLESH (CONNECTIVE TISSUE)
75
SPONDYL/
VERTEBRA
76
THORAC/O
CHEST
77
THROMB/O
CLOT
78
LUMB/O
LOW BACK
79
TRACHE/O
TRACHEA/WINDPIPE
80
UR/
URINE/URINARY TRACT
81
VISCER
INTERNAL ORGANS
82
A, AN-
WITHOUT/ABSENT & NO/NOT
83
AB-
AWAY FROM
84
AD-
TO/TOWARD
85
ANTE-
BEFORE
86
ANTI-
AGAINST
87
BI-
TWO/BOTH/DOUBLE
88
BRADY-
SLOW
89
CO-, CON-
TOGETHER/WITH
90
CONTRA-
AGAINST/OPPOSITE
91
CRY(O)-
COLD
92
CRYPT-
HIDDEN
93
CYAN-
BLUE
94
DE-
DOWN/LACK OF
95
DYS-
DIFFICULT/PAINFUL/ABNORMAL
96
DIA-
THROUGH/COMPLETE
97
EC-, ECTO-
OUTSIDE/OUT
98
EN-, ENDO-
IN/WITHIN
99
EPI-
UPON/ABOVE
100
EX-
OUT/AWAY FROM
101
HEMI-
HALF
102
HYPER-
ABOVE/EXCESSIVE
103
HYPO-
DEFICIENT/UNDER/BELOW
104
INFRA-
BENEATH
105
INTER-
BETWEEN
106
INTRA-
WITHIN
107
MACRO-
LARGE
108
MAL-
BAD
109
NEO-
NEW
110
OLIG-
LITTLE/SCANT/FEW
111
PAN-
ALL
112
PARA-
NEAR/BESIDE/ABNORMAL
113
PER-
THROUGH
114
PERI-
SURROUNDING
115
POLY-
MANY/MUCH
116
POST-
AFTER/BEHIND
117
PRE-
BEFORE
118
PRO-
BEFORE/FORWARD
119
RE-
BACK/AGAIN
120
RETRO-
BEHIND/BACKWARD
121
SEMI-
HALF
122
SUB-
UNDER/BELOW
123
SUPRA-
ABOVE/UPPER
124
TACHY-
FAST
125
TRANS-
ACROSS/THROUGH
126
UNI-
ONE
127
-ALGIA
PAIN
128
-AC
PERTAINING TO
129
-AL
PERTAINING TO
130
-IC, -ICAL
PERTAINING TO
131
-EAL
PERTAINING TO
132
-OUS
PERTAINING TO
133
-AR, -ARY
PERTAINING TO
134
-TIC
PERTAINING TO
135
-CELE
HERNIA/PROTRUSION
136
-CENTESIS
SURGICAL PUNTURE TO REMOVE FLIUD
137
-CYTE
CELL
138
-DYNIA
PAIN
139
-ECTOMY
EXCISION/REMOVAL/RESECTION
140
-EMESIS
VOMITING
141
-EMIA
BLOOD CONDITION
142
-ECTASIS
STRETCHING/DILATION
143
-GENIC
PRODUCED BY/ORIGIN
144
-GRAM
RECORD
145
-GRAPH
INSTRUMENT FOR RECORDING
146
-GRAPHY
PROCESS OF RECORDING
147
-IA
CONDITION
148
-IASIS
ABNORMAL CONDITION/PRESENCE OF
149
-IST
ONE WHO SPECIALIZES IN
150
-ION
PROCESS
151
-ITIS
INFLAMMATION
152
-LITHOTOMY
INCISION FOR REMOVAL OF STONES
153
-(O)LOGY
STUDY OF
154
-LYSIS
DESTRUCTION/BREAKING DOWN
155
-MALACIA
SOFTENING
156
-MEGALY
ENLARGEMENT
157
-OLE
SMALL
158
-OID
LIKE/RESEMBLING
159
-OMA
TUMOR/MASS
160
-OSIS
CONDITION (TYP. ABNORMAL)/INCREASE (W/ BLOOD CELLS)
161
-OSIS
CONDITION (TYP. ABNORMAL)/INCREASE (W/ BLOOD CELLS)
162
-PARESIS
SLIGHT PARALYSIS/WEAKNESS
163
-PATHY
DISEASE
164
-PENIA
DEFICIENCY/DECREASE
165
-PEXY
SUSPENSION/FIXATION
166
-PLASIA
DEVELOPMENT/FORMATION
167
-PLASTY
SURGICAL REPAIR
168
-PARTUM
BIRTH/LABOR
169
-PEPSIA
DIGESTION
170
-PHAGIA
SWALLOWING
171
-PLEGIA
PARALYSIS
172
-PNEA
BREATHING
173
-PTOSIS
DROOPING/SAGGING
174
-RRHAGIA, -RRHAGE
EXCESSIVE/PROFUSE BLEEDING
175
-RRHAPHY
SUTURE (EX: STICHES)
176
-RRHEA
FLOW/DISCHARDE
177
-SCLEROSIS
HARDENING
178
-SCOPE
INSTRUMENT TO EXAMINE
179
-SCOPY
VISUAL EXAMINATION
180
-SIS
STATE OF/CONDITION
181
-SPASM
SUDDEN CONTRACTION
182
-STASIS
STOPPING/CONTROLLING
183
-STOMY
NEW OPENING
184
-(O)TOMY
INCISION INTO
185
-TROPHY
DEVELOPMENT/NOURISHMENT
186
-UM, -IUM
STRUCTURE
187
-Y
CONDITION/PROCESS
