Medical terminology Flashcards
1
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abdomin/o
A
abdomen, abdominal cavity
2
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acr/o
A
extremities, height
3
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aden/o
A
gland
4
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adenoid/o
A
adenoids
5
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adren/o
A
adrenal glands
6
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adrenal/o
A
adrenal glands
7
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albumin/o
A
albumin
8
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alveol/o
A
alveolus
9
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amni/o
A
amnion, amniotic fluid
10
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amnion/o
A
amnion, amniotic fluid
11
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andr/o
A
male
12
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angi/o
A
vessel (usually refers to blood vessel)
13
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ankyl/o
A
stiff, bent
14
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an/o
A
anus
15
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anter/o
A
front
16
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antr/o
A
antrum
17
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aort/o
A
aorta
18
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aponeur/o
A
aponeurosis
19
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appendic/o
A
appendix
20
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arche/o
A
first, beginning
21
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arteri/o
A
artery
22
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arthr/o
A
joint
23
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atel/o
A
imperfect, incomplete
24
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ather/o
A
yellowish, fatty plaque
25
atri/o
atrium
26
audi/o
hearing
27
aur/i
ear
28
aur/o
ear
29
aut/o
self
30
azot/o
urea, nitrogen
31
balan/o
glans penis
32
bi/o
life
33
blast/o
developing cell, germ cell
34
blephar/o
eyelid
35
bronch/o
bronchus
36
bronchi/o
bronchus
37
burs/o
bursa (cavity)
38
calc/i
calcium
39
cancer/o
cancer
40
capn/o
carbon dioxide
41
carcin/o
cancer
42
cardi/o
heart
43
carp/o
carpals (wrist)
44
caud/o
tail (downward)
45
cec/o
cecum
46
celi/o
abdomen, abdominal cavity
47
cephal/o
head
48
cerebell/o
cerebellum
49
cerebr/o
cerebrum, brain
50
cervic/o
cervix
51
cheil/o
lip
52
chlor/o
green
53
cholangi/o
bile duct
54
chol/e
gall, bile
55
choledoch/o
common bile duct
56
chondr/o
cartilage
57
chori/o
chorion
58
chrom/o
color
59
clavic/o
clavicle (collarbone)
60
clavicul/o
clavicle (collarbone)
61
cochle/o
cochlea
62
col/o
colon
63
colon/o
colon
64
colp/o
vagina
65
coni/o
dust
66
conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva
67
cor/o
pupil
68
core/o
pupil
69
corne/o
cornea
70
cortic/o
cortex (outer layer of body organ)
71
cost/o
rib
72
crani/o
cranium (skull)
73
cry/o
cold
74
crypt/o
hidden
75
culd/o
cul-de-sac
76
cutane/o
skin
77
cyan/o
blue
78
cyst/o
bladder, sac
79
cyt/o
cell
80
dacry/o
tear, tear duct
81
dermat/o
skin
82
derm/o
skin
83
diaphragmat/o
diaphragm
84
dipl/o
two, double
85
dips/o
thirst
86
disk/o
intervertebral disk
87
dist/o
away (from the point of attachment of a body part)
88
diverticul/o
diverticulum
89
dors/o
back
90
duoden/o
duodenum
91
dur/o
hard, dura mater
92
ech/o
sound
93
electr/o
electricity, electrical activity
94
embry/o
embryo, to be full
95
encephal/o
brain
96
endocrin/o
endocrine
97
enter/o
intestine
98
epididym/o
epididymis
99
epiglott/o
epiglottis
100
episi/o
vulva
101
epitheli/o
epithelium
102
erythr/o
red
103
esophag/o
esophagus
104
esthesi/o
sensation, sensitivity, feeling
105
eti/o
cause (of disease)
106
femor/o
femur (upper leg bone)
107
fet/i
fetus, unborn child
108
fet/o
fetus, unborn child
109
fibr/o
fiber
110
fibul/o
fibula (lower leg)
111
gangli/o
ganglion
112
ganglion/o
ganglion
113
gastr/o
stomach
114
gingiv/o
gum
115
gli/o
glia, gluey subsatnce
116
glomerul/o
glomerulus
117
gloss/o
tongue
118
glyc/o
sugar
119
glycos/o
sugar
120
gno/o
knowledge
121
gravid/o
pregnancy
122
gynec/o
woman
123
gyn/o
woman
124
hemat/o
blood
125
hem/o
blood
126
hepat/o
liver
127
herni/o
hernia, or protrusion of an organ through a membrane or cavity
128
heter/o
other
129
hidr/o
sweat
130
hist/o
tissue
131
humer/o
humerus (upper arm bone)
132
hydr/o
water
133
hymen/o
hymen
134
hyster/o
uterus
135
iatr/o
physician, medicine (also means treatment)
136
ile/o
ileum
137
ili/o
ilium
138
infer/o
below
139
irid/o
iris
140
ir/o
iris
141
is/o
equal
142
ischi/o
ischium
143
isch/o
deficiency, blockage
144
jejun/o
jejunum
145
kal/i
potassium
146
kary/o
nucleus
147
kerat/o
cornea
148
kinesi/o
movement, motion
149
kyph/o
hump (increased convexity of the spine)
150
labyrinth/o
labyrinth (inner ear)
151
lacrim/o
tear, tear duct
152
lact/o
milk
153
lamin/o
lamina (thin, flat plate or layer)
154
lapar/o
abdomen, abdominal cavity
155
laryng/o
larynx
156
later/o
side
157
lei/o
smooth
158
leuk/o
white
159
lingu/o
tongue
160
lip/o
fat
161
lith/o
stone, calculus
162
lob/o
lobe
163
lord/o
bent forward (increased concavity of the spine)
164
lumb/o
loin, lumbar region of the spine
165
lymphaden/o
lymph node
166
lymph/o
lymph, lymph tissue
167
mamm/o
breast
168
mandibul/o
mandible (lower jawbone)
169
mast/o
breast
170
mastoid/o
mastoid bone
171
maxill/o
maxilla (upper jawbone)
172
meat/o
meatus (opening)
173
medi/o
middle
174
melan/o
black
175
meningi/o
meninges
176
mening/o
meninges
177
menisc/o
meniscus (crescent)
178
men/o
menstruation
179
ment/o
mind
180
metr/i
uterus
181
metr/o
uterus
182
mon/o
one, single
183
muc/o
mucus
184
myc/o
fungus
185
myel/o
bone marrow
186
myel/o
spinal cord
187
my/o
muscle
188
myos/o
muscle
189
myring/o
tympanic membrane (eardrum)
190
nas/o
nose
191
nat/o
birth
192
natr/o
sodium
193
necr/o
death (cells body)
194
nephr/o
kidney
195
neur/o
nerve
196
noct/i
night
197
ocul/o
eye
198
olig/o
scanty, few
199
omphal/o
umbilicus, naval
200
onc/o
tumor, mass
201
onych/o
nail
202
oophor/o
ovary
203
ophthalm/o
eye
204
opt/o
vision
205
orchid/o
testis, testicle
206
orchi/o
testis, testicle
207
orch/o
testis, testicle
208
organ/o
organ
209
or/o
mouth
210
orth/o
straight
211
oste/o
bone
212
ot/o
ear
213
ox/i
oxygen
214
pachy/o
thick
215
palat/o
palate
216
pancreat/o
pancreas
217
parathyroid/o
parathyroid glands
218
par/o
bear, give birth to, labor, childbirth
219
part/o
bear, give birth to, labor, childbirth
220
patell/o
patella (kneecap)
221
path/o
disease
222
pelv/i
pelvis, pelvic bone
223
pelv/o
pelvis, pelvic bone
224
perine/o
perineum
225
peritone/o
peritoneum
226
petr/o
stone
227
phac/o
lens
228
phak/o
lens
229
phalang/o
phalanges (any bone of the fingers or toes)
230
pharyng/o
pharynx
231
phas/o
speech
232
phleb/o
vein
233
phon/o
sound
234
phon/o
sound
235
phot/o
light
236
phren/o
diaphragm
237
pituitar/o
pituitary gland
238
plasm/o
plasma
239
pleur/o
pleura
240
pneumat/o
lung, air
241
pneum/o
lung, air
242
pnuemon/o
lung, air
243
poli/o
gray matter
244
polyp/o
polyp, small growth
245
poster/o
back, behind
246
prim/i
first
247
proct/o
rectum
248
prostat/o
prostate gland
249
proxim/o
near (the point of attachment of a body part)
250
pseud/o
false
251
psych/o
mind
252
pub/o
pubis
253
puerper/o
childbirth
254
pulmon/o
lung
255
pupill/o
pupil
256
pyel/o
renal pelvis
257
pylor/o
pylorus (pyloric sphincter)
258
py/o
pus
259
quadr/i
four
260
rachi/o
vertebra, spine, vertebral column
261
radic/o
nerve root
262
radicul/o
nerve root
263
radi/o
radius (lower arm bone)
264
radi/o
x-rays, ionizing radiation
265
rect/o
rectum
266
ren/o
kidney
267
retin/o
retina
268
rhabd/o
rod-shaped, striated
269
rhin/o
nose
270
rhiz/o
nerve root
271
rhytid/o
wrinkles
272
sacr/o
sacrum
273
salping/o
uterine tube (fallopian tube)
274
sarc/o
flesh, connective tissue
275
scapul/o
scapula (shoulder blade)
276
scler/o
sclera
277
scoli/o
crooked, curved (spine)
278
seb/o
sebum (oil)
279
sept/o
septum
280
sial/o
saliva, salivary gland
281
sigmoid/o
sigmoid gland
282
sinus/o
sinus
283
somat/o
body
284
somn/o
sleep
285
son/o
sound
286
sperm/o
spermatozoon, sperm
287
spermat/o
spermatozoon, sperm
288
spir/o
breathe, breathing
289
splen/o
spleen
290
spondyl/o
vertebra, spine, vertebral column
291
staped/o
stapes (middle ear bone)
292
staphyl/o
grapelike clusters
293
steat/o
fat
294
stern/o
sternum
295
stomat/o
mouth
296
strept/o
twisted chains
297
super/o
above
298
synovi/o
synovia, synovial membrane
299
system/o
system
300
tars/o
tarsals (ankle bone)
301
tendin/o
tendon
302
tend/o
tendon
303
ten/o
tendon
304
terat/o
malformations
305
test/o
testis, testicle
306
therm/o
heat
307
thorac/o
thorax, chest, chest cavity
308
thromb/o
clot
309
thym/o
thymus gland
310
thyroid/o
thyroid gland
311
thyr/o
thyroid gland
312
tibi/o
tibia (lower leg bone)
313
tom/o
to cut, section, or slice
314
ton/o
tension, pressure
315
tonsill/o
tonsil
316
trache/o
trachea
317
trich/o
hair
318
tympan/o
tympanic membrane (eardrum), middle ear
319
uln/o
ulna (lower arm bone)
320
ungu/o
nail
321
ureter/o
ureter
322
urethr/o
urethra
323
ur/o
urine, urinary tract
324
urin/o
urine, urinary tract
325
uvul/o
uvula
326
vagin/o
vagina
327
valv/o
valve
328
valvul/o
valve
329
vas/o
vessel, duct
330
ven/o
vein
331
ventricul/o
ventricle
332
ventr/o
belly (front)
333
vertebr/o
vertebra, spine, vertebral column
334
vesic/o
bladder, sac
335
vesicul/o
seminal vesicle
336
vestibul/o
vestibule
337
viscer/o
internal organs
338
vulv/o
vulva
339
xanth/o
yellow
340
xer/o
dry
341
a-
absence of, without
342
an-
absence of, without
343
ante-
before
344
bi-
two
345
bin-
two
346
brady-
slow
347
dia-
through, complete
348
dys-
painful, abnormal, difficult, labored
349
endo-
within
350
epi-
on, upon, over
351
eu-
normal, good
352
hemi-
half
353
hyper-
above, excessive
354
hypo-
below, incomplete, deficient, under
355
inter-
between
356
intra-
within
357
meta-
after, beyond, change
358
micro-
small
359
multi-
many
360
neo-
new
361
nulli-
none
362
pan-
all, total
363
para-
beside, beyond, around, abnormal
364
per-
through
365
peri-
surrounding (outer)
366
poly-
many, much
367
post-
after
368
pre-
before
369
pro-
before
370
sub-
under, below
371
supra-
above
372
sym-
together, joined
373
syn-
together, joined
374
tachy-
fast, rapid
375
trans-
through, across, beyond
376
uni-
one
377
-a
no meaning
378
-ac
pertaining to
379
-ad
toward
380
-al
pertaining to
381
-algia
pain
382
-amnios
amnion, amniotic fluid
383
-apheresis
removal
384
-ar
pertaining to
385
-ary
pertaining to
386
-asthenia
weakness
387
-atresia
absence of normal body opening; occlusion; closure
388
-cele
hernia or protrusion
389
-centesis
surgical puncture to aspirate fluid
390
-clasia
break
391
-clasis
break
392
-clast
break
393
-coccus (pl. -cocci)
berry-shaped (form of bacterium)
394
-cyesis
pregnancy
395
-cyte
cell
396
-desis
surgical fixation, fusion
397
-drome
run, running
398
-e
no meaning
399
-eal
pertaining to
400
-ectasis
stretching out, dilation, expansion
401
-ectomy
excision or surgical removal
402
-emia
in the blood
403
-esis
condition
404
-gen
substance or agent that produces or causes
405
-genic
producing, originating, causing
406
-gram
record, radiographic image
407
-graph
instrument used to record; record
408
-graphy
process of recording, radiographic imaging
409
-ia
diseased or abnormal state, condition of
410
-iasis
condition
411
-iatrist
specialist, physician
412
-iatry
treatment, specialty
413
-ic
pertaining to
414
-ictal
seizure, attack
415
-ior
pertaining to
416
-is
no meaning
417
-ism
state of
418
-itis
inflammation
419
-logist
one who studies and treats (specialist, physician)
420
-logy
study of
421
-lysis
loosening, dissolution, separating
422
-malacia
softening
423
-megaly
enlargement
424
-meter
instrument used to measure
425
-metry
measurement
426
-oid
resembling
427
-oma
tumor, swelling
428
-opia
vision (condition)
429
-opsy
view of, viewing
430
-osis
abnormal condition (means increase when used with blood cell word roots)
431
-ous
pertaining to
432
-paresis
slight paralysis
433
-pathy
disease
434
-penia
abnormal reduction (in number)
435
-pepsia
digestion
436
-pexy
surgical fixation, suspension
437
-phagia
eating or swallowing
438
-phobia
abnormal fear of or aversion to specific things
439
-physis
growth
440
-plasia
condition of formation, development, growth
441
-plasm
growth, substance, formation
442
-plasty
surgical repair
443
-plegia
paralysis
444
-pnea
breathing
445
-poiesis
formation
446
-ptosis
drooping, sagging, prolapse
447
-rrhagia
rapid flow of blood
448
-rrhaphy
suturing, repairing
449
-rrhea
flow, discharge
450
-rrhexis
rupture
451
-salpinx
uterine tube (Fallopian tube)
452
-sarcoma
malignant tumor
453
-schisis
split, fissure
454
-sclerosis
hardening
455
-scope
instrument used for visual examination
456
-scopic
pertaining to visual examination
457
-scopy
visual examination
458
-sis
state of
459
-spasm
sudden, involuntary muscle contraction
460
-stasis
control, stop, standing
461
-stenosis
constriction or narrowing
462
-stomy
creation of an artificial opening
463
-thorax
chest, chest cavity
464
-tocia
birth, labor
465
-tome
instrument used to cut
466
-tomy
cut into, incision
467
-tripsy
surgical crushing
468
-trophy
nourishment, development
469
-um
no meaning
470
-uria
urine, urination
471
-us
no meaning
