Medical Terminology Flashcards

1
Q

a-

A

absence of

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

ante-

A

before

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

anti-

A

opposite, against

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

aero-

A

air

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

auto-

A

self

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

brady-

A

slow

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

dys-

A

difficulty

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

hyper-

A

over, excessive

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

hypo-

A

under, low

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

intra-

A

within

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

macro-

A

large

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

mal-

A

bad, abnormal

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

micro-

A

small

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

mon- / mono-

A

one

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

multi-

A

many

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

poly-

A

many

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

tachy-

A

rapid

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

trans-

A

across, beyond

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

-cide

A

kill

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

febris / -febrile

A

fever

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

-ism

A

system

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

-itis

A

inflammation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

-ography

A

picture of

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

-logy / -ology

A

science, study of

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

-osis

A

condition, disease

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

-pnoea

A

to breathe

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

aud

A

hear, listen

28
Q

angi

A

vessel

29
Q

algia

A

pain

30
Q

artho

A

joint

31
Q

bio

A

life

32
Q

cardio / cardia

A

heart

33
Q

chiro/a

A

hand

34
Q

cise

A

to cut

35
Q

cogn

A

to know

36
Q

cyst

A

bladder

37
Q

dent

A

tooth

38
Q

dem / demo

A

people

39
Q

derm

A

skin

40
Q

ecto

A

external

41
Q

ectomy

A

cut out

42
Q

gram

A

record, written

43
Q

haem

A

blood

44
Q

hydra / hydro

A

water

45
Q

hypn / hypno

A

sleep

46
Q

immun-

A

immune, immunis

47
Q

lipo

A

fat

48
Q

mania

A

madness

49
Q

meta

A

after, beyond

50
Q

neo

A

new, recent

51
Q

neuro

A

nerve

52
Q

oma

A

growth, tumour

53
Q

ortho

A

straight, correct

54
Q

osteo

A

bone

55
Q

path

A

feeling, suffering, disease

56
Q

ped

A

child

57
Q

ped / pod

A

foot

58
Q

phages

A

phagein, eat

59
Q

psych

A

mind or soul

60
Q

sepsis

A

infection

61
Q

phobia / phobic

A

fear, hatred

62
Q

pur / purexis

A

fever

63
Q

spir / spire

A

to breathe

64
Q

tend / tens / tent

A

to stretch or strain

65
Q

therm / thermo

A

heat, hot