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
bas/o
Alkaline
chrom/o
Color
eosin/o
Rose colored
erythr/o, erythem/o
Red
granul/o
Granule
hemangi/o
Blood vessel
hem/o
Blood
kary/o, nucle/o
Nucleus
leuk/o
White
morph/o
Form
phleb/o
Vein
poikil/o
Irregular
reticul/o
Mesh
scler/o
Hard
sider/o
Iron
sphygm/o
Pulse
thromb/o
Clot
vascul/o
Vessel
ven/o
Vein
ventricul/o
Ventricle
bucc/o
Cheek
cheil/o, labi/o
Lip
chol/e
Bile
cholangi/o
Bile vessel
col/o, colon/o
Large intestine
dont/o, odont/o
Teeth
duoden/o
Duodenum
enter/o
Small intestine
gingiv/o
Gums
gloss/o
Tongue
hepat/o
Liver
ile/o
Ileum
jejun/o
Jejunum
lingu/o
Tongue
or/o, stomat/o
Mouth
pharyng/o
Pharynx
proct//o
anus
pylor/o
Pylorus
rect/o
Rectum
sial/o
Saliva
sigmoid/o
Sigmoid
aden/o
Gland
adren/o, adrenal/o
Adrenal gland
calc/o
Calcium
gluc/o, glyc/o
Sugar
kal/i
Potassium
adip/o, lip/o
Fat
albin/o
White
cirrh/o, jaund/o, xanth/o
Yellow
cutane/o
Skin
cyan/o
Blue
derm/o, dermat/o
Skin
hidr/o, sudor/o
Sweat
ichthy/o
Scaly
kerat/o
Hard
melan/o
Black
myc/o
Fungi
onych/o, ungu/o
Nail
pil/o, trich/o
Hair
phyt/o
Plant
seb/o
Sebum
squam/o
Scale
xer/o
Dry
adenoid/o
Adenoids
phag/o
Eat
adhes/o
Stick
duct/o
Carry
erg/o
Work
lei/o
Smooth
lev/o
Lift
metr/o
Length
quadr/i
Four
rect/o
Straight
tens/o
Strain
ton/o
Tension
tort/i
Twisted
astr/o
Star
ax/o
Axon
cephal/o
Head
cortic/o
Cortex
dendr/o
Tree
encephal/o
Brain
esthesi/o
Sensation
gangli/o
Ganglion
gli/o
Glue
lex/o
Word
lob/o
Lobe
mening/o
Meninges
ment/o
Mind
mot/o
Move
myel/o
Canal
phren/o
Mind
synapt/o
Point of contact
tax/o
Order
amni/o
Amnion
andr/o
Male
colp/o
Vagina
episi/o
Vulva
galact/o
Milk
hyster/o, metr/o
Uterus
nat/o
Birth
o/o
Egg
oophor/o, ovari/o
Ovary
orch/o
Testicle
salping/o
Fallopian tube
anthrac/o
Black
emphys/o
Inflate
phon/o
Sound
phren/o
Diaphragm
spir/o
Breathe
acr/o
Extremity
ankyl/o
Crooked
cleid/o
Clavicle
cost/o
Ribs
dactyl/o
Fingers/toes
lord/o
Curve
orth/o
Straight
pod/o
Foot
rachi/o
Spine
nephr/o
Kidney
ren/o
Kidney
Circumduction
Circular motion around a fixed point.
Circumduction
Circular motion around a fixed point.
