Medical Terminology Flashcards
a- or an-
Without; lack of; deficient
-algia
Painful condition
ante-
before
anti-
Against
arth- or arthro-
Joints
aut- or auto-
Self
-cid or -cide
To cut, kill, or destroy
chon- or chondro-
Cartilage
circum-
Around
co-, com-, or con-
With or together
contra-
Against; opposite
-cyte or cyto-
Cell
dys-
Painful; difficult
ecto- or exo-
Outside
end- or endo-
Within; inside
epi-
Upon; on; above
extra-
Outside; beyond; in addition to
gastr- or gastro-
Stomach; gastrointestinal tract
-genic, -gen, -geny
Producing
glyco-
Sugar
hist- or histio-
Tissue
homeo- or homo-
Unchanging, the same; steady
hyper-
Over; above; excessive
hypo-
Under, beneath, deficient
infra-
Beneath
inter-
Among, between
intra-
Within, inside
ipsi-
Same or self
iso-
Equal, like
-itis
Inflammation
-logy
Study or science of
macro-
Large
micro-
Small
-oma
Tumor
-osis
Condition, disease
para-
Near, beside, beyond
path- or patho-
Disease
-penia
Deficiency or lack
peri-
Around
poly-
Much, many
post-
After, beyond
pre-, pro-
Before, in front of
pseudo-
False
retro-
Backward, behind
scler-, sclero-
hard, hardening
soma- or somato-
Body
-stasis or stat-
Stand still
sten-
narrow
sub-
Under, beneath, below
super- or supra-
Above, over, beyond
syn- or sym-
With, together
trans-
Across, through
Acute
Sudden or rapid onset
Chronic
Gradual or long term onset
Congenital
Present from the time of birth
Etiology
The causes of a disease
Idiopathic
Of unknown origin
Prognosis
The expected progression or outcome of a disease or dysfunction
Sequela
The lasting result of a specific disease or dysfunction
Sign
Objective indicator of disease that’s measurable.
Symptom
Subjective indicator of disease that may not be easily measured
Abduction
Away from the midline
Proximal/distal
Closer to attachment point/ farther from attachment point
Contralateral/ipsilateral
On opposite side of median/ On same side of median.
Sagittal plane
Divides body into left and right.
Frontal plane
Divides body or body part into front and back
Transverse plane
Divides body or body part into top and bottom
Echocardiogram
An ultrasound performed on the heart to view all the retired and chambers of the heart.
Electromyography
Test used to detect the proper functioning of muscles and the nerves that innervate the muscles. Done to assess any nerve or muscle damage.
Electrocardiogram
Monitors heart rhythm
Myelogram
Imaging procedure used to view problems that may be occurring in the spinal canal like herniated discs, infections like meningitis, and tumors in the brain or spinal cord.
Angioplasty
Surgical procedure used to open arteries that’ve been blocked by excessive accumulation of plaque on the walls of the arteries.
Arthroscopy
Used to view the inner structures of a joint
Biopsy
Removal of tissue for microscopic examination.
Cholecystectomy
Surgical removal of the gallbladder.
Debridement
Process of removing dead or damaged tissue from a wound
Dilation and curettage
A procedure used to remove tissue from the uterus.
Lithotripsy
The use of sound waves administered via ultrasound to break up or destroy deposits building up in the body, such as kidney stones and gallstones.
angi/o-
Vessel
aort/o
aorta
ather/o
Fatty plaque
atri/o
Atrium
