Medical Terminology Flashcards
Main body of a word
Stem
Used to combine stems
Combining vowels
Comes before a stem
Prefix
Comes after a stem
Suffix
Oste
Bone
Arthr
Joint
Chondr
Cartilage
Myel
Spine
My
Muscle
Tend
Tendon
Cost
Rib
Derm
Skin
Onych
Nail
Enter
Intestine
Duoden
First part of SI
Jejun
Second part of SI
Ile
Third part of SI
Col
Colon
Proct
Rectum
Hepat
Liver
Chol
Gall Bladder
Abdomin
Abdomen
Lapar
Abdominal Wall
Cardi
Heart
Angi
Vessel
Phleb
Vein
Arteri
Artery
Thromb
Clot
Scler
Hardening
Ather
Thickening
Cyt
Cell
Hem
Blood
Hemat
Blood
Lymph
Lymph
Splen
Spleen
Phag
Eat
Acr
Extremity
Gluc
Sugar
Aden
Gland
Neur
Nerve
Cerebr
Brain
Encephal
Brain
Psych
Mind
Mani
Madness
Phobi
Fear
Esthesi
Feeling or Sensation
Nephr
Kidneys
Ren
Kidneys
Urter
Ureter
Cyst
Bladder
Urethr
Urethra
Lith
Stone
Hyster
Uterus
Salping
Tube
Oto
Ear
Tymp
Ear Drum
Opthalm
Eye
Occulo
Eye
Opt
Vision
Blephar
Eyelid
Kerat
Cornea
Py
Pus
Lipo
Fat
Febri
Fever
Mye
Fungus
Necro
Dead
Emesis
Vomit
Intra
Inside or Within
Endo
Inside or Within
Em
Inside or Within
Peri
Around or Surrounding
Ecto
Outside
Retro
Behind
Post (Location)
Behind
Sub
Under
Hypo
Under
Inter
Between
Ante
Before
Pre
Before
Post (Time)
After
A
Without or absence
An
Without or absense
Anti
Against
Uni
One
Mono
One
Bi
Two
Tri
Three
Quad
Four
Multi
Many
Poly
Many
Hemi
Half
Semi
Half
Hypo
Too low
Hyper
Too high
Tachy
Fast
Brady
Slow
Leuko
White
Erythro
Red
Cyano
Blue
Melano
Black
Micro
Small
Macro
Large
Mega
Large
Antero
Anterior
Latero
Side
Medio
Middle
Postero
Posterior
Hydro
Water
Dys
Difficult
Noct
Night
Mal
Bad
Pan
All or total
Emia
Blood
Ectasis
Dilation
Iasis
Condition
Itis
Inflammation
Malacia
Softening
Megaly
Enlargement
Sclerosis
Hardening
Oma
Tumor
Osis
Condition
Pathy
Disease
Ptosis
Downward displacement
Trophy
Growth
Phobia
Fear
Ectomy
Removal
Scopy
Inspection
Stomy
Surgically created opening
Tomy
Incision or cutting into
Plasty
Plastic repair
Centesis
Puncture
Algia
Pain
Genic
Producing
Lysis
Destruction
Rrhea
Excessive discharge
Spasm
Involuntary movement