Medical Terminology Flashcards
abdomin/o
abdomen
aden/o
gland
adRen/o
adrenal gland
angi/o
vessel
arteri/o
artery
arthr/o
joint
atri/o
atrium
blepher/o
eyelid, eyelash
bronch/o
bronchus
cardi/o
heart
cephal/o
head
cerebell/o
cerebellum
cerebr/o
cerebrum
cervic/o
cervix/neck of organ
cheil/o
lip
chol/o, chole-
bile
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
chondr/o
cartilage
cili/o
eyelid, eyelash
col/o
colon
colp/o
vagina
cost/o
rib
crani/o
cranium, skull
cyst/o
bladder
cyt/o
cell
dactyl/o
digit, toe
dent/o
tooth, teeth
derm/o, dermat/o
skin
duoden/o
duodenum
encephal/o
brain
enter/o
intestines
epididym/o
epididymis
epis/o, episi/o
vulva
esophag/o
esophagus
faci/o
face
fibr/o
fibers
gastr/o
stomach
gingiv/o
gums
gloss/o
tongue
gnath/o
jaw
hem/o, hemat/o
blood
hepa-, hepat/o
liver
hist/o
tissue
hyster/o
uterus
ile/o
ileum (of intestine)
ili/o
ileum (of pelvis)
jejun/o
jejunum
kerat/o
cornea or horny tissue
labi/o
lap
lapar/o
flank, abdomen
laryng/o
larynx
lip/o
fat
lymph/o
lymph
mast/o, mamm/o
mammary glands
mening/o
meninges
metr/o
uterus (special reference to inner lining)
muscul/o, my/o, myos-
muscle
myel/o
bone marrow or spinal cord
nephr/o
kidney, nephron
neur/o
nerve
occipit/o
back of head
ocul/o
eye
odont/o
tooth, teeth
onych/o
claw, hoof
ophthalm/o
eye
orchi/o, orchid/o
testes
or/o
mouth
oste/o, oss/eo, oss/i
bone
ot/o
ear
ovari/o
ovary
palat/o
palate
peritone/o
peritoneum
pharyng/o
pharynx
phleb/o
vein
pil/o, trich/o
hair
pneum/o
lung, air, breath
pod/o
foot
proct/o, rect/o
rectum
pulmo-, pulmon/o
lung
pyel/o
pelvis of kidney
ren/o
renal (kidney)
rhin/o
nose
splen/o
spleen
spondyl/o
vertebra, spinal column
steth/o
chest
stomat/o
mouth
tars/o
ankle
ten/o, tend/o
tendon
thorac/o
thorax
thym/o
thymus gland
thyr/o, thyroid-
thyroid gland
tonsill/o
tonsil
trache/o
trachea
tympan/o
tympanum (middle ear), tympanic membrane, eardrum
ureter/o
ureter
urethr/o
urethra
ur/o
urine
uter/o
uterus
vagin/o
vagina
vas/o
vessel or duct
ven/o
vein
ventricul/o
ventricle
vertebr/o
vertebra
vulv/o
vulva
-centesis
to puncture, perforate, or tap - permitting withdrawal of fluid, air, etc
-ectomy
to excise or surgically remove
-ize
use, subject to
-pexy
fixation or suturing (a stabilizing type of repair)
-plasty
to shape, the surgical formation of, or plastic surgery (meaning “to improve function, to relieve pain, or for cosmetic reasons)
-rraphy
to surgically repair by joining in a seam or by suturing together
-stomy
to make a new, artificial opening in a hollow organ (to the outside of the body) or to make a new opening between two hollow organs
-tomy
to incise or cut into (making an incision)
-algia
pain
-emesis
vomit
-emia
blood condition
-esis, -iasis, -asis
infestation or infection with, a condition characterized by
-genesis
development, origin
-ism
a state or condition, a fact of being, result of a process
-itis
inflammation of
-megaly
enlarged
-oma
tumor
-osis
abnormal condition or process of degeneration
-path, -pathy
disease
-penia
deficiency or lack of
-phage, -phagy
eating
-phobia
abnormal fear or intolerance of
-plasia, -plastic, -plasty
forming, growing, changing
-pnea
breathing
-rrhea
flow or discharge
a-, an-
without or not having
anti-
against
brachy-
short
brady-
slow
cata-
down, under, lower, against
contra-
against, opposed
crypt/o
hidden
de-
remove, take away, loss of
dis-
apart from, free from
dolich/o
long
dys-
difficult, painful, abnormal
e-, ec-, ex-
out of, from, away from
eu-
normal, good, true, healthy
glyc/o, gluc/o
sugar, sweet
hem/a-, hemat/o-, hem/o-
blood
hemi-
half
hydr/o-
water, fluid
hyper-
high, excessive
hypo-
low, insufficient
macro-
large
mal-
bad, poor
meg/a-, meg/alo-
large, oversized
micro-
small
necr/o
death
neo-
new
olig/o-
few, little
pan-
all, entire
poly-
many, much
pseudo-
false
py/o-
pus
tachy-
fast, rapid
ur/e-, ur/ea-, ur/eo-, ur/in-, ur/ino, ur/o
urine or urea
singular: -a
plural: -ae
singular: -anx
plural: -anges
singular: -en
plural: -ina
singular: -ex, -ix
plural: -ices
singular: -is
plural: -es
singular: -inx
plural: -inges
singular: -ma
plural: -mata, or -mas
singular: -um
plural: -a
singular: -ur
plural: -ora
singular: -us
plural: -i
caudal
pertaining to the tail end of the body or denoting a position more toward the tail or rear of the body than another reference point
cranial
pertaining to the cranium or head end of the body or denoting a position more toward the cranium or head end of the body than another reference point
rostral
pertaining to the nose end of the head or body, or toward the nose
medial
denoting a position closer to the median plane of the body or a structure, toward the middle or median plane, or pertaining to the middle or a position closer to the median plane of the body or a structure
lateral
denoting a position farther from the median plane of the body, on the side or toward the side away from the median plane, or pertaining to the side of the body or of a structure
dorsal
pertaining to the back area of a quadruped or denoting a position more toward the spine than another reference point
ventral
pertaining to the underside of a quadruped, or denoting a position more toward the abdomen than another reference point
peripheral
pertaining to or situated near the periphery, the outermost part, or surface of an organ or part
central
pertaining to or situated near the more proximal areas of the body or structure, opposite of peripheral
superficial
situated near the surface of the body or structure, opposite of deep
deep
situated away from the surface of the body or structure, opposite of superficial
adjacent
next to, adjoining, or close
proximal
nearer to the center of the body, relative to another body part, or a location on a body part relative to another closer location
distal
farther from the center of the body, relative to another body part or a location on a body part relative to another closer location
oblique
at an angle, or pertaining to an angle
recumbent
lying down
supine
lying face up, in dorsal recumbency
supination
the act of turning the body or a leg so that the ventral aspect is uppermost
prone
lying face down in ventral recumbency
pronation
the act of turning the body or leg so the ventral aspect is down
palmar
pertains to the caudal surface of the front foot distal to the antebrachiocarpal joint, also pertains to the undersurface of the front foot
plantar
pertains to the caudal surface of the back foot distal to the tarsocrural joint; also pertains to the undersurface of the rear foot
abduction
movement of a limb or part away from the median line or middle of the body
adduction
movement of a limb or part toward the median line or middle of the body
flexion
the act of bending, such as a join
extension
the act of straightening, such as a joint; also, the act of pulling two component parts apart to lengthen the whole part
occlusal
the chewing or biting surface of teeth; toward the plane btwn the mandibular and maxillary teeth
buccal
toward the cheek; tooth surface toward the cheek
lingual
pertaining to the tongue; tooth surface toward the tongue
contact
tooth surface facing an adjacent or opposing tooth
mesial
tooth surface closest to the midline of the dental arcade
simple squamous
flat, platelike
simple cuboidal
round or cuboidal
simple columnar
cylindrical
pseudostratified columnar
irregular; nuclei not uniform in position
stratified squamos
thick/tough. pushing daughter cells toward surface. gradually die and assume a flattened shape as they move farther from their nutrient source in the underlying connective tissue
stratified cuboidal
rare in body
stratified columnar
rare in body and usually seen where one type of epithelium is blending into another
