Medical Terminology Flashcards
a-
without, no, not
an-
no, not, without
ab-
away from
abdomin/o
abdomen
-ac
pertaining to
acanth/o
spiny, thorny
acar/o
mites
acetabul/o
acetabulum (hip socket)
acous/o
hearing
acoust/o
hearing/sound
acr/o
extremities, top
acromi/o
acromion
actin/o
light
acu/o
sharp, severe, sudden
-acusis
hearing
ad-
toward
-ad
toward
Aden/o
gland
adenoid/o
adenoids
adip/o
fat
adren/o
adrenal gland
adrenal/o
adrenal gland
aer/o
air
af-
toward
agglutin/o
clumping, sticking together
agogue
producer, leader
agon
to assemble, gather
agora-
marketplace
al
pertaining to
agra
excessive pain
alb/o
white
albin/o
white
albumin/o
albumin (protein)
alges/o
sensitivity to pain
algesia
sensitivity to pain
algia
pain
all/o
other
alveol/o
alveolus, air sac
ambi-
around, on both sides
ambly/o
dim, dull
amphi-
around, on both sides
-amine
nitrogen compound
Ammon/o
ammonium
amni/o
amnion
amyl/o
starch
an/o
anus
-an
pertaining to
ana-
apart, backward, anew
andr/o
male
angi/o
vessel (blood)
aneurysm/o
aneurysm
anis/o
unequal
ankyl/o
stiff
ante-
before, forward
anter/o
front
anthrac/o
coal
anthr/o
antrum of the stomach
anti-
against
anxi/o
uneasy, anxious
aort/o
aorta (largest artery)
-apheresis
removal
aphth/o
ulcer
apo-
off, away
aponeur/o
aponeurosis
append/o
appendix
appendic/o
appendix
aque/o
water
-ar
pertaining to
arachn/o
spider
-arche
beginning
arter/o
artery
arteri/o
artery
arteriol/o
arteriole (small artery)
arthr/o
joint
-arthria
articulate, speak clearly
articul/o
joint
-artresia
closure, occlusion
atreto-
closed, lacking an opening
-ary
pertaining to
asbest/o
asbestos
-ase
enzyme
aspir/o
removal
-assay
to examine, analyze
-asthenia
lack of strength
astr/o
star, star-shaped
atel/o
incomplete
ather/o
plaque (fatty substance)
-ation
process, condition
atri/o
atrium (upper heart chamber)
atmo-
steam, vapor
audi/o
hearing
audit/o
hearing
aur/o
ear
auricul/o
ear
auscult/o
to listen
aut/o
self, own
aut-
self, own
auto-
self, own
aux/o
growth, acceleration
axill/o
armpit
axi/o
axis
azot/o
urea, nitrogen
bacill/o
bacilli (bacteria)
balan/o
glanis penis
bar/o
pressure, weight
bartholin/o
bartholin glands
bary-
weight, pressure
-basia
walking
bas/o
base, opposite of acid
Batho- , bathy-
deep, depth
bi-
two
bi/o
life
bil/i
bile, gall
bilirubin/o
bilirubin
-blast
immature cell
-blastoma
immature tumor cells
blenn/o
mucus
blephar/o
eyelid
bol/o
cast, throw
-boulia
will
brachi/o
arm
brachy-
short
brady-
slow
brom/o
bromine-containing
bronch/o
bronchial tube
bronchi/o
bronchial tube
bronchiol/o
bronchiole
bucc/o
cheek
burs/o
bursa
byssin/o
cotton dust
cac/o
bad
calc/o
calcium
calcane/o
calcaneus
calci/o
calcium
calcul/o, -calculia
to compute
Cali/o
calyx
calor/i
heat
campt/o
bent
capillar/o
capillary
capn/o
carbon dioxide
-capnia
carbon dioxide
caps/o, capsul/o
capsule, container
carcin/o
cancerous, cancer
cari/o
caries, rottenness
cardi/o
heart
carp/o
carpals
cata-
down
-cataphasia
affirmation
carthar/o, carthart/o
cleansing, purging
-cathisia, -kathisia
sitting
caud/o
tail; lower part of the body
caus/o
burn; burning
cauter/o
heat;burn
cav/o, cavit/o
hollow, cavity
cec/o
cecum
-cele
hernia
celi/o
belly; abdomen
-centesis
surgical puncture remove fluid
centr/o
center
cephal/o
head
cerebell/o
cerebellum
cerebr/o
cerebrum
cerumin/o
cerumen
cervic/o
neck, cervix
-chalasia
relaxation
-chalasis
relaxation
cheil/o
lip
chem/o
drug; chemical
-chezia
defication
chir/o
hand
Chlor/o
green
chlorhydr/o
hydrochloric acid
chol/e
bile, gall
cholangi/o
bile; vessel
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
choledoch/o
common bile duct
cholesterol/o
cholesterol
chondr/o
cartilage
chore/o
dance
chori/o
chorion
chorion/o
chorion
choroid/o
choroid layer of eye
chroia
skin coloration
chrom/o
color
chron/o
time
chrys/o
gold
chyl/o
chyle
chym/o
to pour
cib/o
meal
-cide
killing
-cidal
pertaining to killing
cine/o
movement
circum-
around
cirrh/o
to cut
cis/o
to break
-classis
to break
-clast
to break
-claustr/o
enclosed space
clavicul/o
clavicle
clin/o
to slope, bend
-cylsis
irrlgation; washing
coagul/o
coagulation
-coccus
berry-shaped bacteria
coccyg/o
coccyx
cochle/o
cochlea
-coimesis
sleeping
col/o
colon
coll/a
glue
colon/o
colon
colp/o
vagina
combat/o
deep sleep
comi/o
to care for
-coma
deep sleep
con-
together, with
coni/o
dust
conjuctiv/o
conjuctiva
consci/o
awareness
constrict/o
narrowing, binding
-constriction
narrowing
contra-
against, opposite
contus/o
to bruise
cor/o
pupil
core/o
pupil
corne/o
cornea
coron/o
heart
corporate/o
body
cortic/o
cortex, outer region
cost/o
rib
cox/o
hip
cranial/o
skull
cras/o
mixture, temperament
crin/o
secrete
-crine
to secrete, separate
-crit
to separate
critic/o
crisis, dangerous
cry/o
cold
crypt/o
hidden
cubit/o
elbow, forearm
culd/o
cul-de-sac (a blind pouch or cavity that is closed at one end)
cupr/o
copper
-cusis
hearing
cutane/o
skin
cyan/o
blue
cycl/o
ciliary body of the eye; cycle
-cyesis
pregnancy
cyst/o
bladder; cyst; sac of fluid
cyt/o
cell
-cyte
cell
-cytosis
condition of cells; slight increase
Darcy/o
tear
dacryoaden/o
tear gland
dacryocyst/o
tear sac; lacriman sac
dactyl/o
fingers; toes
de-
lack of; down; less; removal
demi-
half
dem/o
people
dent/i
tooth
Derm/o
skin
-derma
skin
dermat/o
skin
desiccant/o
drying
-desis
to bind; tie together
dextr/o
right
di-
one and a half
dia-
complete; through
diaphor/o
sweat
-dilation
widening, stretching
dilat/o
to enlarge, expand
dipl/o
double
dips/o
thirst
dolich/o
long
dist/o
far, distant
dolor/o
pain
dors/o
back (of body)
dorsi-
back
-dote
to give
-drome
to run
duct/o
to carry
duodenum/o
duodenum
dur/o
dura mater
dynam/o
power strength
-dynia
pain
dys-
bad; painful; difficult
-eal
pertaining to
ec-
out; outside
echin/o
spiny, prickly
echo-
reflected sound
-ectasia
dilation; widening
-ectasis
dilation; dilatation, widening
ecto-
out, outside
ectro/o
congenital absence
-ectomy
removal, excision, resection
-edema
swelling
octa-, octi-
eight
-elasma
flat plate
electr/o
electricity
-ema
condition
em-
in
embolo/o
embolus
ele/o
oil
embry/o
embryo
-emesis
vomitting
-emia
blood condition
