Medical Terminology #2 Flashcards
1
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Abdomin/o
A
abdomen
2
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Bucc/o
A
cheek
3
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Cheil/o
A
lip
4
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Chol/e
A
bile, gall
5
Q
Cholangi/o
A
bile duct
6
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Cholecyst/o
A
gall bladder
7
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Col/o
A
colon
8
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Dent/i
A
teeth
9
Q
Duoden/o
A
duodenum
10
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Enter/o
A
small intestines
11
Q
Esophag/o
A
Esophagus
12
Q
Gastr/o
A
stomach
13
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Gingiv/o
A
gums
14
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Gloss/o
A
tongue
15
Q
Hepat/o
A
liver
16
Q
Ileo
A
ilium
17
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Jejun/o
A
jejunum
18
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Lapar/o
A
abdomen
19
Q
Pancreat/o
A
pancreas
20
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Phag/o
A
eating/swallowing
21
Q
Proct/o
A
anus/rectum
22
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Pylor/o
A
pylorus
23
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Rect/o
A
rectum
24
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Sial/o
A
salivary glands
25
Sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
26
Stomat/o
mouth
27
Ailmen/o
digestive tract
28
Appendic/o
appendix
29
Or/o
mouth
30
Perit/o
peritonium
31
Pharyng
throat
32
Diverticula
abnormal pouches in the intestines
33
-emesis
vomit
34
-iasis
condition
35
-lith
stone
36
-stoma/y
an opening
37
-pepsia
digestion
38
-phagia
eat/swallow
39
-ptysis
spitting
40
arthr/o
joint
41
chondr/o
cartilage
42
cost/o
rib
43
crani/o
skull
44
ligament/o
ligament
45
muscul/o
muscle
46
my/o
muscle
47
myos/o
muscle
48
myel/o
bone marrow
49
oste/o
bone
50
pelv/o
pelvis/hipbone
51
spondyl/o
vertebra
52
vertebr/o
vertebra
53
ten/o
tendon
54
tendin/o
tendon
55
ankyl/o
stiff, fused, closed
56
brachi/o
arm
57
cacane/o
calcaneus/heel
58
carp/o
wrist
59
cheir/o
hand
60
dactyl/o
finger/toe
61
electr/o
electricity
62
femur/o
femur/thigh bone
63
humer/o
humerus/upper arm bone
64
kinesi/o
movement
65
kymp/o
hump
66
lord/o
swayback, curve
67
lumb/o
lower back
68
orth/o
correct/straight
69
ped/o
foot/child
70
phalang/o
bones of fingers/toes
71
sarc/o
flesh
72
scoli/o
twisted
73
thorac/o
thorax/chest
74
asthen
weakness
75
fasci/o
fibrous membrane
76
fibr/o
fiber
77
hemi-
half
78
neur/o
nerve
79
-desis
stabilize/fuse
80
-dynia
pain
81
-ectomy
removal of/excision of
82
-kinesia
movement
83
-malacia
softening
84
-oma
tumor
85
-paresis
partial/incomplete paralysis
86
-physis
to grow
87
-plegia
paralysis
88
-porosis
porous
89
syn-
together/joined
90
burs/o
bursa
91
quadri
four
92
bronch/o
bronchus
93
laryng/o
larynx
94
nas/o
nose
95
rhin/o
nose
96
pharyng/o
pharynx
97
phren/o
diaphragm
98
pleur/o
pleura
99
pneum/o
air/lung
100
sinus/o
sinus cavity
101
thorac/o
thorax
102
trache/o
trachea
103
or/o
mouth
104
ot/o
ear
105
glottis
opening to vocal cords
106
pulmon/o
lungs
107
phon/o
voice
108
muc/o
mucus
109
biotic
life
110
arteri/o
arterial
111
spriae
breath/blow
112
cyan/o
blue
113
bronchiol/o
small bronchus
114
lobe
small portion of lung/brain
115
sten/o
narrowing
116
-oxia
oxygen
117
-phonia
voice
118
-pnea
breathing
119
-ptysis
spitting
120
-ia
condition of
121
-lytic
digesting/dissolving
122
-ecstatis
expanding/dilation
123
-osis
abnormal condition
124
epi-
upon
125
hemo-
blood
126
de-
undo/reduce
127
anti-
against
128
plasm/o
plasma, clear colored liquid (55% of blood)
129
albumin-
plasma proteins
130
Electr/o
electricity (molecules that carries a + or - charge in the plasma
131
Hemat/o-
blood
132
Hem/o-
blood
133
Erythr/o-
red
134
Norm/o-
normal/usual
135
Reticul/o-
small network of ribosomes
136
Leuk/o-
white
137
Granul/o-
granule (neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils)
138
A-
without
139
Neutr/o-
not taking part/type of leukocyte
140
Poly-
many/much
141
Myel/o-
bone marrow, myelin
142
Mon/o-
one, single
143
Macr/o-
large
144
Meg/a-
large
145
Anti-
against
146
Pro-
before, for
147
Inter-
between
148
Pan-
all
149
Anis/o-
unequal
150
Idi/o-
unknown
151
Aut/o-
self
152
Heter/o-
other
153
Ferrit/o-
iron
154
All/o-
other, strange
155
Glob/o-
shaped like a globe
156
Blast-
immature cell
157
Cyte or Cyt/o-
cell
158
Lyte-
dissolved substance
159
Poiesis-
process of formation
160
Poietin-
a substance that forms
161
Morph/o-
shape
162
Nucle/o-
nucleus of a cell
163
Phag/o-
eating/swallowing
164
Eosin/o-
red acidic dye
165
Bas/o-
base of a structure
166
Lympho/o-
lymph, a type of leukocyte in the blood
167
Thromb/o-
blood clot
168
Kary/o-
nucleus
169
Aggreg/o-
crowing/clumping together
170
Fibr/o-
fiber/fibrin
171
Coagul/o-
clotting
172
Plast/o-
growth/formation
173
Thym/o-
thymus, rage
174
Splen/o-
spleen
175
Path/o-
disease
176
Tox/o-
poison
177
Suppress/o-
press down
178
Immun/o-
immune response
179
Oxy-
oxygen
180
Aden/o-
gland
181
Chrom/o-
color
182
Poikil/o-
irregular
183
Fus/o-
pouring
184
Ly/o-
breakdown/destroy
185
Compromis/o-
exposed to danger
186
Oma-
tumor/mass
187
Calc/o-
calcium
188
Embol/o-
embolus, occluding plug
189
Dissemin/o-
widely scattered throughout the body
190
Vasul/o-
blood vessel
191
Agglutin/o-
clumping/sticking
192
Phor/o-
to bear/carry
193
Phleb/o-
vein
194
Ven/i-
vein
195
Attenu/o-
weakened
196
Gene/o-
gene
197
Apher/o-
withdrawal
198
Log/o-
word, the study of
199
-in
a substance
200
-phil
attraction to
201
-ar/-ic
pertaining to
202
-gen
that which produces
203
-ation
a process
204
-stasis
condition of standing still
205
-oid
resembling
206
-or
thing that produces
207
-ity
stat/condition
208
-emic/-emia
pertaining to a condition of the blood
209
-penia
condition of deficiency
210
-crasia
condition of a mixing
211
-osis
abnormal condition
212
-ion
action/condition
213
-ed
pertaining to
214
-crit
separation of
215
-ure
system/result of
216
-ous
pertaining to
