Medical Terminology Flashcards
1
Q
Root word for Heart
A
Cardi
2
Q
Root word for Liver
A
Hepat
3
Q
Root word for Kidney
A
Nephr
4
Q
Root word for Nerves
A
Neur
5
Q
Root word for Mind
A
Psych
6
Q
Root word for Chest
A
Thorac
7
Q
Prefix meaning Over, Extensive or High
A
Hyper-
8
Q
Prefix meaning Under or Below Normal
A
Hypo-
9
Q
Prefix meaning Rapid or Fast
A
tachy-
10
Q
Prefix meaning Slow
A
Brady-
11
Q
Prefix meaning Before
A
Pre-
12
Q
Prefix meaning After or Behind
A
Post-
13
Q
Suffix meaning Pertaining To
A
-al
14
Q
Suffix meaning Pertaining to Pain
A
-algia
15
Q
Suffix meaning Surgical removal
A
-ectomy
16
Q
Suffix meaning Pertaining to (not al)
A
-ic
17
Q
Suffix meaning inflammation
A
-itis
18
Q
Suffix meaning Study of
A
-logy
19
Q
Suffix meaning Specialist
A
-logist
20
Q
Suffix meaning measuring instrument
A
-meter
21
Q
Suffix meaning Enlargement
A
-megaly
22
Q
Suffix for Tumor
A
-oma
23
Q
Suffix for disease
A
-pathy
24
Q
number prefix meaning 1
A
uni-
25
number prefix meaning 2 or double
dipl-
26
number prefix meaning none
null-
27
number prefix meaning First
primi-
28
number prefix meaning many
multi-
29
number prefix meaning 2 (not dipl)
Bi-
30
Number prefix meaning 3
tri-
31
number prefix meaning 4
quad-
32
number prefix meaning 4 (not quad)
tetra
33
Number prefix meaning 5
quint-
34
number prefix meaning 6
sext-
35
number prefix meaning 7
sept-
36
number prefix meaning 8
oct-
37
number prefix meaning 9
nona-
38
number prefix meaning 10
deca-
39
number prefix meaning Half or Partial
semi-
40
number prefix meaning Half or One Sided
hemi-
41
number prefix meaning both
ambi-
42
number prefix meaning All or Entire
pan-
43
Root word meaning Blue
Cyan/o
44
Root word meaning White
Leuk/o
45
Root word meaning Red
Erythr/o
46
Root word meaning Yellow-Orange
Cirrh/o
47
Root word meaning Black
Melan/o
48
Root word meaning Gray
Poli/o
49
Root word meaning White (not leuk)
Alb
50
Root word meaning Green
Chlor/o
51
superior in terms of direction
nearest to the head
52
Inferior in terms of direction
nearest to the feet
53
Medial
midline of body
54
lateral
outer side of body
55
Proximal
structures closer to truck of body
56
Distal
Structures farther from the trunck
57
Superficial
closer to the skin
58
Deep
Farther inside the body
59
Ventral
belly side of body
60
Dorsal
Spinal side of body
61
Anterior
front side of body
62
posterior
back side of body
63
Palmar
palm side of hands
64
plantar
bottom of foot
65
Flexion
decreasing the angle of joints
66
Extension
Increasing angle of Joints
67
Bilateral
body parts that appear on both sides
68
4 quadrants of body
Upper Right, Upper Left, Lower Right, Lower Left
69
Prone position
lying face down
70
Supine position
Lying on back
71
Revcovery Position
Laying on either side
72
Fuller Position
sitting semi-reclined
73
Angle for Semi-Fuller
45
74
Angle for High-Fuller
90
