Medical Terminology Flashcards
a-,an-
Without, absence of, not
Ab-
Away from
Ad-
Toward, to
Ana-, dis-
Apart
Ante-
Before, in front
Anti-
Against
Bio-
Life
Blasto-
Precursor, producer
Brady-
Slow
Circum-, circ-
Around, about
Cyani-
Blue
Dys-
Difficult, painful, abnormal
Ecto-
Outside
Endo-
Within, into
Epi-
Above, upon
Erythro-
Red
Ex-, exo-
Outside
Hetero-
Other, different
Homo-
Same
Hyper-
Above, excessive
Hypo-
Below, incomplete
Infra-
Below
Intra-
Within
Inter-
Between
Iso-
Same, equal
Leuko-
White
Macro-, mega-
Large
Medi-, meso-
Middle
Micro-
Small
Muta-
Change
Neo-
New
Oo-
Egg
Para-
Beside, next to
Peri-
Around
Pre-, pro-
Before
Post-
After
Pseudo-
False
Retro-
Behind
Sub-
Below
Supra-
Above
Tachy-
Fast
Trans-
Across
-algia
Pain
-ase
Enzyme
-atresia
Absence of normal opening
-clast
Breakdown
-cyte
Cell
-ectomy
Surgical removal
-emesis
Vomiting
-emia
Blood condition
-genic, -gen, -genesis
Producing
-glia
Glue
-graphy
Recording process
-ia
Condition
-ic
Pertaining to
-itis
Inflammation
-lysis, -lyso
Destruction, separate, split
-oma
Tumor, swelling, mass
-ology
Study of
-opsy
Removal of pieces of
-orrhea
Flow
-osis
Increase, abnormal state
-ostomy
Create artificial opening
-otomy, -tomo
Cut into, cut
-ous
Pertaining to
-pathy
Disease
-penia
Decreased amount, deficiency
-phagia, -phago
Eating, engulfing
-plasia, -physis
Formation, develop, grow
-plegia
Paralysis
-poiesis, -poies
Formation
-sclerosis
Hardening
-stasis, -stati
Stop, remain unchanged
-stenosis
Constricting, narrowing
-trophy
Nourishment, development
Mono-
One
Bi-
Two
Diplo-
Double
Hemi-, haplo-
Half
Semi-
Half
Tri-
Three
Poly-
Many
Quadri-
Four
Angi
Vessel
Arterio
Artery
Arthro
Joint
Broncho
Bronchus (air passages of lung)
Cardio
Heart
Carcino
Cancer
Cephalo
Head
Chondro
Cartilage
Costa
Rib
Crania
Skull
Cutane, dermato, derma
Skin
Cysto
Bladder
Cyto
Cell
Encephalo
Brain
Entero
Intestines, gut
Gastric, gastro
Stomach
Hemo, hemato
Blood, iron portion
Hepato
Liver
Homeo
Constant, unchanging
Hydro
Water
Hystero
Uterus
Lympho
Of the lymphatic system
Mammo, masto
Breast
Myco
Fungus
Myo, mysi
Muscle
Nephro
Kidney
Neuro
Nerve
Oma
Tumor
Oo, ova
Egg
Oophoro
Ovary
Or
Mouth
Osteo
Bone
Patho
Disease
Pecto (thoraco, sterno)
Chest
Peritoneal
Abdomino- pelvic
Pleuro
Lungs region
Pneumo
Lung, air
Pnea, spiro
Breath
Pyo
Pus
Reno
Kidney
Salpingo
Fallopian tube
Sepsi
Infection
Splachno
Viscera
Thrombo
Blood clot
Tracheo
Trachea, windpipe
Vaso
Vessel
Viscero, viscera
Internal organs