Medical Terminology Flashcards
1
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What are the structures of a medical term?
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Prefix, root, suffix
2
Q
Part of medical term which gives the word its essential meaning ?
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Root
3
Q
Combining vowel?
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‘o’ added between word parts
4
Q
Compound word?
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Medical term with multiple roots
5
Q
Combining form
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Root and combining vowel joined
6
Q
Head
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Cephalo
7
Q
Skull
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Cranio
8
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Brain
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Encephalo
9
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Nose
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Rhino
10
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Eye
A
Ophthalmo
11
Q
Eyelid
A
Blepharo
12
Q
Ear
A
Oto
13
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Lips
A
Chelio/ labio
14
Q
Tongue
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Glosso
15
Q
Teeth
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Dento
16
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Lacrimal gland
A
Dacryo
17
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Larynx
A
Laryngo
18
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Water
A
Hydro
19
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Pharynx
A
Pharyngo
20
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Esophagus
A
Esophago
21
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Stomach
A
Gastro
22
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Intestine
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Entero
23
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Large intestine
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Colo
24
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Rectum
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Recto
25
Nail
Onycho
26
Skin
Dermo
27
Skin
Dermo
28
Hair
Tricho
29
Hair
Tricho
30
Trachea
Tracheo
31
Bronchial tube
Broncho
32
Ribs
Costo
33
Shape
Morpho
34
Sleep
Somno
35
Lungs
Pulmono/ pneumono
36
Muscle
Myo
37
Joint
Arthro
38
Bone
Osteo
39
Cartilage
Chondro
40
Bone marrow
Myelo
41
Death
Necro
42
Stone
Litho
43
Blood clot
Thrombo
44
Artery
Arterio
45
Vein
Veno
46
Blood vessel
Angio
47
Lymph vessels
Lympho
48
Blood
Hemo/ hemato
49
Kidney
Nephro
50
Liver
Hepato
51
Gall bladder
Cholecysto
52
Pancreas
Pancreato
53
Salivary gland
Sialo
54
Extremities
Acro
55
Ovary
Oophoro
56
Uterus
Hystero
57
Urethra
Urethro
58
Ureter
Uretero
59
Urinary bladder
Cysto
60
Fallopian tube
Salpingo
61
Vagina
Colpo
62
Breast
Mammo
63
Testes
Orchio
64
Nerve
Neuro
65
Abdomen
Laparo
66
Gland
Adeno
67
Tympanic membrane
Myringo
68
Swallow
Phago
69
Adrenal gland
Adreno
70
Spleen
Spleeno
71
Disease
Patho
72
Phalanges
Phalango
73
Blue
Cyano
74
Black
Melano
75
White
Leuko/ albino
76
Red
Erythro
77
Yellow
Jaundo/ xantho
78
A/an
Absent / without
79
Ab
Away from
80
Ad
Towards
81
Anti
Against
82
Bi
Two
83
De
Down, lack of
84
Dys
Difficult / abnormal
85
Ecto
Outside
86
Endo
Inside
87
Epi
On/ above
88
Ex
Out
89
Hyper
Excessive
90
Inter
Between
91
Intra
Within
92
Mal
Bad
93
Meta
Change
94
Meta
Change
95
Micro
Small
96
Neo
New
97
Pan
All
98
Para
Near / beside
99
Per
Through
100
Peri
Surrounding
101
Poly
Many
102
Post
After
103
Pre
Before
104
Pro
Before / forward
105
Retro
Behind
106
Sub
Under
107
Supra
Above
108
Tachy
Fast
109
Trans
Across
110
Ultra
Excess
111
Uni
One
112
Syn
Together
113
Phlebo
Vein
114
Sial
Salivary gland
115
Phreno
Diaphragm
116
Carcino
Cancer
117
Glyco
Sugar
118
Parto/partum/parity
Labour
119
Nato
Birth
120
Cutaneo
Skin
121
Hypo
Low
122
Brady
Slow
123
Quadra/tetra
Four
124
Tri
Three
125
Ante
Towards/ before
126
Contra
Against
127
Hemi
Half
128
Hemi
Half
129
In
Not
130
Infra
Beneath
131
Macro
Large
132
Pseudo
False
133
Algia
Pain
134
Centesis
Surgical puncture
135
Cyte
Cell
136
Emia
Blood condition
137
Genesis
Production
138
Gram
Record
139
Graph
Instrument to record
140
Graphy
Process of recording
141
Itis
Inflammation
142
Logy
Study
143
Lysis
Destruction / break down
144
Malacia
Softening
145
Megaly
Enlargement
146
Oma
Tumor
147
Opsy
To view
148
Pathy
Disease
149
Peni
Deficiency
150
Phobia
Fear
151
Plasty
Surgical repair
152
Sclerosis
Hardening
153
Scopy
To view
154
Therapy
Treatment
155
Trophy
Development
156
Ole
Small
157
Ptosis
Drooping / sagging
158
Globin
Protein
159
Poiesis
Formation
160
Stasis
Stop / control
161
Lytic
Destruction
162
Blast
Immature
163
Cytosis
Abnormal condition of cells
164
Dynia
Pain
165
Cele
Hernia
166
ia/ sis
Sate / condition
167
Tripsy
Crushing / destroying
168
Nulli
None
169
Ectasis
Dilation
170
Metry
Process of measuring
171
Stenosis
Narrowing
172
Plasia/ plasm
Formation / development
173
Oid
Resembling
174
Rrhexis
Rupture
175
Rrhaphy
Surgical suture
176
Rhea
Flow
177
Rhagia
Excessive flow
178
Ectomy
Removal
179
Stomy
Incision
180
Tomy
Repair
181
Rrhaphy
Suture in place
182
Pexy
Fixation
