medical terminology Flashcards by Taylor Munro

oste/o

bone

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my/o

muscle

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neur/o

nerve

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angi/o

blood vessels

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pre fix

placed at the beginning of a word to change its meaning

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root

the central part of the word

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suffix

the ending part of the word that modifies the word

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breakdown hematology**

hematology - study of blood
hemat/o - blood
logy - study of

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xer/o

dry

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rhin/o

nose

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ptysis

spiting

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penia

decrease in, deficiency in

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myel/o

bone marrow and/or spinal cord

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erythr/o

red blood cells

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stasis

to stop

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leuk/o

white blood cells

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ven/o

vein

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cervical

neck

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gastr/o

stomach

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centesis

to puncture

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tripsy

to crush

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nephr/o or ren/o

kidney

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cyst/o

bladder

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urin/o

urinary tract

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andr/o

male

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gynec/o

female

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cephal/o

head

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arthr/o

joint

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kinesi/o

movement

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somn/o

sleep

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psych/o

mind

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lalia

speech

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plegia

paralysis

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lepsy

seizure

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phobia

persistent

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mania

obsession

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lexia

reading

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yellow in medical terms

xanth

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green in med terms

chloro

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blue in med terms

cyan

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red in med terms

eryth

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white in med terms

leuk

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peri

around

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inter

between

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intra/endo

within

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extra

outside

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trans

across

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otomy

incision or cut

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ectomy

removal

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derm/a or dermat/o or derm/o

skin

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scler

hardening

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superior

above

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inferior

below

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toward front

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posterior

toward back

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ventral

front of body

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dorsal

back of body

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internal

inside

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external

outside

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medial

toward middle

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lateral

toward side

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proximal

near the point of attachment/close to trunk

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distal

far from point of attachment/away from trunk

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superficial

towards surface

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deep

away from surface

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deep

away from surface

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define peritoneum

the large serous membrane that lines the abdominopelvic cavity and covers the organs within it

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define celiocentesis

surgical puncture of the abdomen

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define diaphragm

the muscle that separates the thoracic from the abdominal cavity

define polydactyly

having more than the normal number of fingers or toes

define intravascular

within a vessel

define juxtaposition

a location near or beside another structure

define pedometer

instrument that measures footsteps

define meatus

a passage or opening

define sublingual

under the tongue

define sphincter

a circular muscle that regulates an opening

brachi/o

arm

bronch/i

bronchus

carcin/o

cancer

cardi/o

heart

col/o

colon

cyt/o

cell

dors/l or dors/o

back or posterior

dors/l or dors/o

back or posterior

or/o

mouth

ot/o

ear

path/o

disease

pulmon/o

lungs

sept/o

infection

thorac/o

chest/thorax

thyr/o

thyroid gland

trachel/o

neck or neck like

trich/o

hair or hairlike

ventrl/l or ventr/o

front of body

viscer/o

viscera (internal organs)

-emia or -hemia or -emic

condition of blood

-poiesis

formation, production

cholecyst/o

gallbladder

ovul/o

egg or ovum

ovari/o

ovary

uter/o

uterus

vagin/o

vagina

vulv/o

vulvua

mamm/o

breast

gravid/a

pregnant

-partum

birth

ten/o

tendon

chondr/o

cartilage

-malacia

softening

-porosis

porous

fasci/o

fascia

lli/o

llium

spondyl/o

vertebra

cost/o

rib

-opia

vision

-tropia

turning

phac/o or lent/o

lens

retin/o

retina

corn/e

cornea

adip/o lip/o steat/o

fat

hidr/o

sweat

ichthy/o

dry or scaly

kerat/o

hard

melan/o

black

myc/o

fungus

inguinal

groin

aden/o

gland

lymph/o

lymph vessels

onych/o

nail

tetra

four

a- or an-

not, without, lack or, absence

pan-

all

many, much

poly-

ab-

away from

ante-

infront of

dis-

apart, away

half, one side

hemi-

prefix that means stone is

lith-

pre fix that means “in, within” is

end/o

meaning of the prefix prefix prim/i is

first

prefix in the word suprapubic means

on top

prefix in the word hypertrophy means

over

prefixes that mean not are

un-, non-, and i’m-

suffix in the word neutropenia means

lack of

mouth is in what orientation to the cheeks

medial

mouth is in what orientation to the cheeks

medial

opposite of distal is

proximal

suffix for breathing is

pnea

suffix for enzyme is

-ase

py/o

puss

anemia

low blood cell count

breast removed

mastectomy

appendix removed

appendectomy

infection in the stomach

gastroenteritis

artificial opening in windpipe

tracheostomy

RA stands for?

rheumatoid arthritis

mast/o

breast

hyster/o

uterus

troph/o

development, nourishment

without

dia-

through

macro

large

lith/o

stone

brachy

short

poly

many

cirrh/o

yellow

stomy

opening

lysis

destruction

-oma

tumor

edema

swelling

emia

blood condition