Medical Terminology Flashcards
Esophag/o
Gastr/o
Enter/o
Hepat/o
chol/e
Esophagus
Stomach
Intestines
liver
gall bladder
Dent/o
gingiv/o
duoden/o
pancreat/o
teeth
gums
duodenum (beginning portion of the stomach)
pancreas
Cyt/o
cardi/o
hemat/o
arteri/o
splen/o
cells
heart
blood
artery
spleen
my/o
condr/o
crani/o
arthr/o
muscle
cartilage
head
joint
oste/o
cervic/o
orth/o
bone
neck
correct/straighten
thorac/o
trache/o
pulmon/o
pneum/o
chest
windpipe/trachea
lungs
air/lungs/breath
bronch/o
abdomin/o
path/o
bronchus
abdominal cavity
disease
Cerbr/o
Encephal/o
Neur/o
rhin/o
dermat/o
cerebrum
brain
nerve
nose
skin
ophthalm/o
ot/o
lymph/o
eye
ear
lymph fluid (White blood cells)
nephr/o
cyst/o
hyster/o
ovari/o
kidney
urinary bladder
uterus
ovary
urethr/o
aden/o
hist/o
umbilic/o
adren/o
urethra (holds semen)
glands
tissues
umbilical cord
adrenal (steroid hormones, adrenaline, and noradrenaline)
brady
tachy
epi
peri
trans
slow
fast
upon
surrounding
across
Hyper
Hypo
Micro
Macro
Mono
Uni
Poly
excessive
under/beneath
small
large
one
one
many
Neo
Pre
Post
Sub
Ecto
new
before
after
below
outside
-itis
-pathy
-ology
-ectomy
-metra
-ectasis
-lithiasis
inflammation
disease of an organ
the study of
to cut out
uterus
dialation
formation of stones
-stalsis
-tomy
-ostomy
-plasty
-scope
-algia
-osis
-rrhea
-centesis
contraction or wavelike movement
to cut into
form an new opening
surgical repair of
to view something
pain
condition or process
discharge
surgical puncture
cranial
caudal
anterior
posterior
medial/midline
lateral
toward the front or head
toward the back or tail
front
back
middle
away from the middle
distal
ventral
proximal
dorsal
rostral
away from the origin
underside or belly
closer to the origin
backside (spine)
toward the oral or nose region
EXO-
OLIGO-
AD-
AB-
A-/AN-
outside
very little
toward
away from
without; no
ASPECT
PALMAR
PLANTAR
RECUMBENT
area
the bottom of the front feet
the bottom of the rear feet
lying
