Medical terminology Flashcards
CARDI/O
heart
OT/O
ear
DERM/O
skin
DENT/O
teeth
DERMAT/O
skin
NAS/O
nose
OPHTALM/O
eye
HYPE
excessive
HYPO
less than
SUB
under
SUPRA
above
PART
around
AN
without
ANTI
against
CYAN/O
blue
JAUND/O
yellow
ERYTHR/O
red
PRE
before
POST
after
HYPO
low, bellow normal
HYPER
high, above normal
UNI
one
BI
two
TRI
three
QUADRA
four
QUINTA
five
OCTO
eight
SEXTA
six
NONA
nine
DECO
ten
AB
away from
AD
towards
ECTO
outside
EPI
upon
AMBI
both
ENDO
inside
DYE
bad, painful, difficult
EU
good, normal
HOMO
same
ISO
equal, same
MAL
bad, poor
GRAM
record of
GRAPHY
procedure that records
THERAPY
treatment
LOGY
study of
SCOPY
visual examination
ALGIA OR DYNIA
pain
RHEXIS
rupture
ITIS
inflammation
OSIS
abnormal condition
PATHY
disease
ECTOMY
removal
STOMY
a new opening
TOMY
cutting into
RRHAPHY
repair or structure
PLASTY
surgical repair
PEXY
surgical fixation or suspension
TRIPSY
crushing or destroying
DESIS
binding or fusing