Medical Terminology Flashcards
1
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Cis/o
A
cut
2
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Dermat/o
A
Skin
3
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Hemat/o
A
Blood
4
Q
Neur/o
A
Nerve
5
Q
Pulmon/o
A
Lung
6
Q
Auto
A
Self
7
Q
Brady
A
Slow
8
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Inter
A
Between
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Peri
A
Around
10
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Post
A
After
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Trans
A
Across
12
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Eu
A
Normal
13
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Poly
A
Many
14
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Hemi
A
Half
15
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Hypo
A
Low, Below
16
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Cyte
A
Cell
17
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Osis
A
Abnormal Condition
18
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Malacia
A
Softening
19
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Logy
A
Study of
20
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Sclerosis
A
Hardening
21
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Rrhea
A
Flow
22
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Ectomy
A
Removal
23
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Ostomy
A
New Opening
24
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Scope
A
View
25
Metry
Measure
26
A-
Without
27
An-
Anus
28
Ante-
Before
29
Anti-
Against
30
Auto-
Self
31
Brady-
Slow
32
Contra
Against
33
De-
Down
34
Dys-
Pain
35
Endo-
Inside
36
Epi-
Above
37
Eso-
Inward
38
Eu-
Normal
39
Ex-
Outside
40
Exo-
External
41
Extra-
Outside
42
Hetero-
Same
43
Homo-
Different
44
Hydro-
Water
45
Hyper-
High, above
46
Hypo-
Low, below
47
In-
Into
48
Inter-
Between
49
Intra-
Within
50
Macro-
Large
51
Micro
Small
52
Myo
Muscle
53
Neo
New
54
Pan
All
55
Para
Beside
56
Per
through
57
peri
around
58
post
after
59
pre
before
60
pro
before
61
psuedo
false
62
retro
behind
63
sub
below
64
supra
above
65
tachy
fast
66
trans
across
67
ultra
beyond
68
un
one
69
bi
two
70
hemi
half
71
mono
one
72
multi
many
73
nulli
none
74
poly
many
75
primi
first
76
quadri
four
77
semi
six
78
tetra
four
79
tri
three
80
Algia
Pain
81
cele
swelling
82
cyte
cell
83
dynia
pain
84
ectasis
expansion
85
gen
producing
86
genesis
gene
87
genic
gene
88
ia-
condition
89
iasis
formation
90
iatry
study
91
ism
condition
92
itis
swelling/inflammation
93
logist
specialist
94
logy-
study of
95
lysis
destruction
96
lytic
dissolving
97
malacia
weakening
98
megaly
enlargement
99
oid-
seeming like
100
oma
tumor
101
osis
abnormal condition
102
pathy
disorder
103
path
disease
104
phobia
fear
105
plasia
formation
106
plasm
fluid
107
ptosis
drooping
108
rrhage
burst
109
rrhagia
flow
110
rrhea
flow
111
rrhexis
rupture
112
sclerosis
hardening
113
stenosis
narrowing
114
therapy
treatment
115
trophy
development
116
ule
small
117
centesis
surgical puncture
118
ectomy
removal
119
ostomy
new opening
120
otomy
incision
121
pexy
fixed
122
plasty
surgical repair
123
gram
record
124
graph
instrument for recording
125
graphy
process of recording
126
meter
device for measuring
127
metry
process for measuring
128
scope
device for viewing
129
scopy
process of viewing
130
before meals
AC
131
date of birth
DOB
132
intravenous
IV
133
left eye
OS
134
white blood cells
WBC
135
three times a day
TID
136
as needed
PRN
137
out of bed
OOB
138
without
w/o
139
fracture
fx
140
blood pressure
BP
141
twice a day
BID
142
admission
adm
143
drop(s)
gtt
144
bedrest
br
145
by mouth
po
146
immediately
STAT
147
medication
med
148
every night at bedtime
QHS
149
range of motion
ROM
150
pnea
breathing
151
myelo/o
spinal cord
152
Cyte
Cell
153
ectomy
surgical removal
154
round
circum, peri
155
hepat
liver
156
plural for ovary
ovaries
157
path
disease
158
ante
before
159
contra
against
160
plural for septum
septa
161
aden
gland
162
pancreat
pancreas
163
thry
thyroid
164
hem, hemat
blood
165
phleb
vein
166
thromb
clot
167
arthr
joint
168
brachi
arm
169
cervic
neck
170
chondr
cartilage
171
cost
rib
172
dactyl
finger, toe
173
fibr
connective tissue
174
my
muscle
175
oste
bone
176
pod
foot
177
sacr
sacrum
178
spondyl
vertebra
179
ten
tendon
180
vertebr
vertebra
181
abdomin
abdomen
182
an
anus
183
appendic
appendix
184
bil, chol
bile, gall
185
col
colon
186
dent
teeth
187
enter
intestines
188
esophag
esophagus
189
gastr
stomach
190
gingiv
gums
191
gloss
tongue
192
andr
men
193
colp
vagina
194
cyst
bladder
195
gravid
pregnant
196
gynec
woman
197
hyster
uterus
198
mamm, mast
breast
199
metr
uterus
200
nephr
kidney
201
ov
ovum
202
bronch
bronchial
203
laryng
larynx
204
nas
nose
205
pleur
pleura
206
pneum, pneumon
lungs, air
207
hepat
liver
208
icter
jaundice
209
ile
ileum
210
lapar
abdominal wall
211
lingu
tongue
212
pancreat
pancreas
213
peps
digestion
214
phag
eating, swallowing
215
proct
rectum
216
splen
spleen
217
stomat
mouth
218
oophor
ovary
219
orchid
testicles
220
prostat
prostate gland
221
pyel
pelvis of the kidney
222
ren
renal
223
salping
fallopian tube
224
ureter
ureters
225
ur
urinary
226
vesic
bladder
227
pulmon
lung
228
rhin
nose
229
steth
chest
230
thorac
thorax
231
trache
trachea
232
derm, dermat
skin
233
hidr
sweat
234
trich
hair
235
onych
nail
236
xer
dry
237
blephar
eyelid
238
cephal
head
239
cerebr
cerebrum
240
encephal
brain
241
esthesi
sensation
242
irid, ir
iris
243
angi
blood vessel
244
arteri
artery
245
cardi
heart
246
vas
vessel
247
ven
vein
248
mening, meningi
membranes, meninges
249
myel
spinal cord
250
myring
eardrum, tympanic membrane
251
neur
nerve
252
ocul, ophthalm
eye
253
ot
ear
254
adip
fat
255
bi
life
256
carcin
cancer
257
cry
cold
258
dors
backside of body
259
gluc
sugar
260
herni
hernia
261
hist
tissue
262
hydr
water
263
lact
milk
264
later
side
265
lip
fat
266
lith
stone
267
med, medi
middle
268
narc
numbness
269
necr
death
270
onc
tumor
271
ped
child, foot
272
psych
mind
273
py
pus
274
pyr
fever
275
septic
infection
276
therm
heat
277
cise
cut,remove
278
clasis
break down
279
desis
stabilization
280
ion
process
281
lepsy
seizure
282
lysis
destruction
283
scopy
visual exam
284
spasm
twitch
285
stasis
stop, control
286
tripsy
crushing
287
asthenia
weakness
288
cele
swelling
289
dynia
pain
290
ectasis
dilation
291
emesis
vomiting
292
emia
blood condition
293
gen
producing
294
mania
obsessive preoccupation
295
megaly
enlargement
296
oid
seeming like
297
ole
small
298
oma
tumor
299
osis
condition, usually abnormal
300
phagia
eating
301
phasio
speech
302
plegia
paralysis
303
anterior
front
304
bilateral
pertaining to both sides
305
caudal
tail
306
dextro
right
307
cephalic
head
308
dorsal recumbent
lying on the back with the knees up and feet flat on the table
309
eversion
turning outward or inside out
