Medical Terminology Flashcards
What are the structures of a medical term?
Prefix, root, suffix
Part of medical term which gives the word its essential meaning ?
Root
Combining vowel?
‘o’ added between word parts
Compound word?
Medical term with multiple roots
Combining form
Root and combining vowel joined
Head
Cephalo
Skull
Cranio
Brain
Encephalo
Nose
Rhino
Eye
Ophthalmo
Eyelid
Blepharo
Ear
Oto
Lips
Chelio/ labio
Tongue
Glosso
Teeth
Dento
Lacrimal gland
Dacryo
Larynx
Laryngo
Water
Hydro
Pharynx
Pharyngo
Esophagus
Esophago
Stomach
Gastro
Intestine
Entero
Large intestine
Colo
Rectum
Recto
Nail
Onycho
Skin
Dermo
Skin
Dermo
Hair
Tricho
Hair
Tricho
Trachea
Tracheo
Bronchial tube
Broncho
Ribs
Costo
Shape
Morpho
Sleep
Somno
Lungs
Pulmono/ pneumono
Muscle
Myo
Joint
Arthro
Bone
Osteo
Cartilage
Chondro
Bone marrow
Myelo
Death
Necro
Stone
Litho
Blood clot
Thrombo
Artery
Arterio
Vein
Veno
Blood vessel
Angio
Lymph vessels
Lympho
Blood
Hemo/ hemato
Kidney
Nephro
Liver
Hepato
Gall bladder
Cholecysto
Pancreas
Pancreato
Salivary gland
Sialo
Extremities
Acro
Ovary
Oophoro
Uterus
Hystero
Urethra
Urethro
Ureter
Uretero
Urinary bladder
Cysto
Fallopian tube
Salpingo
Vagina
Colpo
Breast
Mammo
Testes
Orchio
Nerve
Neuro
Abdomen
Laparo
Gland
Adeno
Tympanic membrane
Myringo
Swallow
Phago
Adrenal gland
Adreno
Spleen
Spleeno
Disease
Patho
Phalanges
Phalango
Blue
Cyano
Black
Melano
White
Leuko/ albino
Red
Erythro
Yellow
Jaundo/ xantho
A/an
Absent / without
Ab
Away from
Ad
Towards
Anti
Against
Bi
Two
De
Down, lack of
Dys
Difficult / abnormal
Ecto
Outside
Endo
Inside
Epi
On/ above
Ex
Out
Hyper
Excessive
Inter
Between
Intra
Within
Mal
Bad
Meta
Change
Meta
Change
Micro
Small
Neo
New
Pan
All
Para
Near / beside
Per
Through
Peri
Surrounding
Poly
Many
Post
After
Pre
Before
Pro
Before / forward
Retro
Behind
Sub
Under
Supra
Above
Tachy
Fast
Trans
Across
Ultra
Excess
Uni
One
Syn
Together
Phlebo
Vein
Sial
Salivary gland
Phreno
Diaphragm
Carcino
Cancer
Glyco
Sugar
Parto/partum/parity
Labour
Nato
Birth
Cutaneo
Skin
Hypo
Low
Brady
Slow
Quadra/tetra
Four
Tri
Three
Ante
Towards/ before
Contra
Against
Hemi
Half
Hemi
Half
In
Not
Infra
Beneath
Macro
Large
Pseudo
False
Algia
Pain
Centesis
Surgical puncture
Cyte
Cell
Emia
Blood condition
Genesis
Production
Gram
Record
Graph
Instrument to record
Graphy
Process of recording
Itis
Inflammation
Logy
Study
Lysis
Destruction / break down
Malacia
Softening
Megaly
Enlargement
Oma
Tumor
Opsy
To view
Pathy
Disease
Peni
Deficiency
Phobia
Fear
Plasty
Surgical repair
Sclerosis
Hardening
Scopy
To view
Therapy
Treatment
Trophy
Development
Ole
Small
Ptosis
Drooping / sagging
Globin
Protein
Poiesis
Formation
Stasis
Stop / control
Lytic
Destruction
Blast
Immature
Cytosis
Abnormal condition of cells
Dynia
Pain
Cele
Hernia
ia/ sis
Sate / condition
Tripsy
Crushing / destroying
Nulli
None
Ectasis
Dilation
Metry
Process of measuring
Stenosis
Narrowing
Plasia/ plasm
Formation / development
Oid
Resembling
Rrhexis
Rupture
Rrhaphy
Surgical suture
Rhea
Flow
Rhagia
Excessive flow
Ectomy
Removal
Stomy
Incision
Tomy
Repair
Rrhaphy
Suture in place
Pexy
Fixation