Medical Terminology Flashcards by Katherine Edwards

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Kardia

A

Heart

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Gaster

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Stomach

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Hepar

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Liver

ex: Hepatitis

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Nephros

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Kidney

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Osteon

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Bone

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-centesis

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puncture

ex: thoracentesis

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-plasty

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Surgical repair

ex: otoplasty

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-extomy

A

Surgical removal

ex: appendectomy

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-rhexis

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Break/rupture

ex: amniorrhexis
ex: enterorrhexis

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-gram

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record of

ex: Electrocardiogram

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-rraphy

A

suture

ex: bronchorrhaphy

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-lyssis

A

loosen, destruction, break down

ex: Hemolysis, paralysis

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-scopy

A

observe

ex: Colonoscopy

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-ology

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Study of

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strict

A

draw tight

ex: vasoconstriction

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-ostomy

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surgical opening

ex: ostomy bag

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-otomy

A

Surgical incision

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Cyan

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Blue

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Iris

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Rainbow

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Erythro

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Red

ex: erythema (skin redness. Sun or chemical)

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Brady

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Slow

ex: Bradycardia

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multi, poly

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many

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Cryo

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Cold

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osmo

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odor

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furca

fork ex: bifurcate

pan

all ex: panoramic. pancytopenia

phob

fear

leuk

white

juan

yellow

melan

black

sphenic

wedge-like

tachy

fast

macro, megal

large ex: Megalocephaly

melign, mal

bad

hemi

half

iso

equal ex: isosceles triangle

therm

hot

aden

gland ex: adenitis

adip, lip

fat

crypt

hidden

derm, cutane

skin

xer

dry

mamm, mast

breast

myco

fungus

ungu

nail

pilo

hair ex: pilosis (abnormal growth of hair)

scler

hard ex: scleroderma

squam

scaly

lact

milk

lapa

abdomen ex: laparoscopy

procto

anus/rectum Ex: proctoscope

gastro

stomach

pepes

digest

somato

mouth

enter

intestines

bucco

mouth

lingu

tongue

gingiv

gums

cholecyst

gall bladder

alveoli

air sac

cost, pleur

rib

pneumo, pulmo

lung

dor

back

pector, thorac

chest

naso

nose

pharyng

throat

spir

breathe

orth

straight Ex: orthostatic. Orthodontics

atel

incomplete Ex: atelencephalia

capnia

carbon dioxide Ex: hypercapnia (in the blood)

osmia

smell ex: anosmia (loss of smell)

nea

breathing Ex: sleep apnea

cor, cardi

heart

angi, vaso

vessel

hemat

blood

phleb, ven

vein

athero

porridge like. Fatty plaque

thromb

clot

sphygm

pulse ex: sphygmometer

blast

embryonic cell

chrom

color

eosin

dawn (rose colored)

hem

blog

immune

safe

morph

shape

myel

bone marrow OR spinal cord ex: myelocyte

phag

swallowing ex: phagocyte

digit, dactyl

finger/toe

Acro

extremity

Myo

muscle

arthro

joint

Cephal

head

cervic

neck

Cost

rib

crani

skull

calc

heel

pedi, pod

foot

Cheir

hand ex: Cheirarthritis

spondyl

spinal column ex: spondylosis

brachio

arm

carop

wrist

ankyl

stiffness ex: ankylosis (stiffness due to fusion of the bones)

chondry

Cartilege ex: Costochondritis

leimy

smooth muscle ex: leiomyosarcoma

thorac

chest