Medical Terminology Flashcards
Ab-
Away from
a-
Without, absence of
Abdomin/o
Abdomen
-able
Capable
-ac
Pertaining to
Acr/o
Extremities
Acou/o
Hearing
Ad-
Toward, to
Aden/o
Gland
Adenoid/o
Adenoids
Adip/o
Fat
Adren/o
Adrenal gland
Aer/o
Air
Af-
Toward
-al
Pertaining to
Alb-
White
Albumin/o
Albumin; simple protein
-algia
Pain
Alges/I-
Sense of pain
Aliment
Food
Alevol/o
Alveolus; small hollow cavity
Amb/I
Both
Ambul-
To walk
Amni/o
Amnion ; inner fetal membrane
An-
Without, absence of
Ana-
Up, back, apart
Andr/o
Male
Angi/o
Vessel
Ankyl/o
Stiff, crooked, bent
An/o
Anus
Ante
Before
Anti
Against
Antr/o
Antrum ; nearly closed cavity
Aort/o
Aorta ; largest artery
-apheresis
Removal
Aponeur/o
Aponeurosis ; flat sheet of connective tissue
Append/o
To hang from, appendix
-ar
Pertaining to
Arche-
First
Aria
Air
Arteri/o
Artery
Arthr/o
Joint
Articul/o
Joint
-ary
Pertaining to
-ase
Referring to an enzyme
-Asis, -Asia
State of or condition of
-asthenia-
Weakness, lack of strength
Astr/o
Star shaped
At-
To
Atel/o
Imperfect
Ather/o
Fatty plaque
Atresia
Absence of a normal opening ; occlusion
Atri/o
Atrium; chamber
Audi/o
Hearing, sound
Aur/I
Ear
Aur/o
Gold
Aut/o
Self
Ax-
Axis
Azot/o
Nitrogen, urea nitrogen waste
Bacteri/o
Bacteria
Balan/o
Penis
Baro
Pressure
Bi-
Two, double, both
Bil-
Bile; fluid secreted by the liver
Bin-
Two, double
Bi/o
Life
Bis-
Two, double
-blast
Embryonic; tissue building cell
Blast/o
Developing cell
Blephar/o
Eyelid
Brachi/o
Arm
Brady-
Slow
Bronchiol/o
Bronchiole; small tubes of the bronchus
Bronch/I
Bronchus, airway
Bucc/o
Cheek
Burs/o
Bursa ( fluid filled sac)
Cac/o
Bad or Ill
Cal-
Pebble, stone or calcium
Calcane/o
Calcaneus
Calc/I
Lime, stone, or calcium
-capnia
Carbon dioxide
Carcin/o
Cancer of epithelial tissue
Cardi/o
Heart
Carp/o
Carpals (wrist bones)
Cata-
Downward or down
Caud-
Tail
Cec/o
Cecum
-cele
Herniation, pouch
Celi/o
Abdomen
Cellular
Cell
Centa
One hundred
-centesis
Surgical puncture to aspirate fluid
Cephal/o
Brain, head
Cerebell/o
Cerebellum; small hind brain
Cerebr/o
Brain, cerebrum; large outer brain
Cervic/o
Neck or neck of the uterus
Cheil/o
Lip
Chem/o
Drug, chemical
Chlor/o
Green
Chol/e
Bile, gall
Chol/o
Bile, gall
Cholangi/o
Bile duct
Choledoch/o
Common bile duct
Cholecyst/o
Gallbladder
Chori/o
Chorion; outer fetal membrane
Chrom/o
Color
Chondr/o
Cartilage
-cide
Kill
Circum
Around
-cise
To cut
-clasis
Break down
-clysis
Washing
-clast
Destructive cell
Clavicul/o
Clavicle
Co-
With, together
Coccus
Round, spherical form of bacteria
Cocci
Round spherical form of bacteria
Coel-
Cavity
Colla
Glue
Col/o
Large intestine
Colon
Large intestine
Colp/o
Vagina
Com-
With, together
Con-
With, together
Coni/o
Dust
Conjunctiv/o
Conjunctiva; lining of the surface of the eye
Contra-
Against, opposite
Core/o
Pupil
Corne/o
Cornea
Cor/o
Pupil
Corp-
Body
Cortic/o
Cortex or outer layer of a gland
Cost/o
Rib
Crani/o
Cranium, head, skull
Cribr-
Sieve
-crine
To secrete
Crista
Ridge
-crit
To separate
Cry/o
Cold
Crypt/o
Hidden
Cubit/o
Elbow
Culd/o
Cul-de-sac; a blind pouch
Cut-
Separating or dividing fissure
Cutane/o
Skin
Cyan/o
Blue
Cyesis-
Pregnancy
Cyst/o
Bladder, fluid filled sac
-cyte
Cell
Cyt/o
Cell
Dacry/o
Tears, tear duct
Dactyl/o
Fingers/toes
De-
Down, from
Deca-
Ten
Demi-
Half
Dendr/o
Tree
Dent/o
Tooth
Derm/o
Skin
Dermat/o
Skin
-desis
Surgical Union
Desm/o
Band or ligament
Dextr/o
Right
Di-
Twice; double, two
Dia-
Through, apart, across
Diaphragmat/o
Diaphragm
Dif-
To carry apart
Dipl/o
Double
-dipsia
Thirst
Dips/o
Thirst
Dis-
Apart, free from
Disk
Flat, round structure ; intervertebral disk
Dist-
Away from the point of origin
Diure
To urinate
Diverticul/o
Diverticulum ; pouch in a wall
Dont-
Tooth
Dors-
Back
-drome
Symptoms
Duct-
Tube
Duction-
Movement
Duoden/o
Duodenum
Dur/o
Tough
Dynia
Pain
Dys
Painful, difficult, bad, labored
-eal
Pertaining to
Ech/o
Reflected sound
Ectasia-
Expansion, dilitation, or stretching
Ectasis-
Expansion, dilitation, stretching
Ecto-
Out, outside, outer layer
Ectop-
Misplaced
Edema
Swelling
Ef-
Away from
Electr/o
Electricity
Embry/o
Embryo, something that swells
Emesis-
Vomiting
-emia
Blood condition
En-
In, inside
Encephal/o
Brain
End/o
Inside
Endocrin/o
Internal secretion
Enter/o
Small intestine
Epi-
On, upon
Epididym/o
Epididymis ; structure on testicle surface
Epiglott/o
Epiglottis ; cartilage covering the larynx ; voice box
Episi/o
Perineum ; pelvis floor
Epitheli/o
Epithelium ; outer layer of skin
Erg/o
Work
Erythr/o
Red
-esis-
Condition
Esophag/o
Esophagus ; food tube from the throat to the stomach
Esthesi/o
Feeling, sensation
Eti/o
Cause of disease
Eu-
True, good, normal
Ex
Outside
Extra-
Outside
Fasci/o
Fascia, fibrous band
Febrile
Fever
Femor/o
Femur (upper leg bone)
-Ferent
Carry
Ferous
Producing
Ferr
Iron
Fetal
Fetus, unborn child
Fibr/o
Fibrous, fiber
Fibul/o
Fibula ( lower leg bone )
Flu-
Influenza
Follicle
Small secreting sac
Fore-
In front of
Form-
Expressing shape or resemblance
Fovea
Pit or depression
-fuge
Separating ; driving away, expelling
Furc-
Branch; forked
Gangli/o
Ganglion ; mass of nerve tissue
Gastr/o
Stomach
-gen
To produce, origin
-genesis
To produce, origin
-genic
To produce, origin
Genial
Pertaining to chin
Genit/o
Reproductive organ
-genous
Kind, type
Geront/o
Old age, elderly
Gingiv/o
Gum
-glia
Gluey substance
Glomerul/o
Glomerulus ; kidney nephron
Gloss/o
Tongue
Gluc/o
Sugar, sweet, glucose
Glyc/o
Sugar, sweet
Glycos/o
Sugar, sweet
Gnos-
Knowledge
Gonad/o
Gonads ; sex glands
-gram
Record, picture
Graph
Instrument that records
Grapher
One who records
Graphy
The process of making a picture or recording
Gravid/o
Pregnancy
Gynec/o
Female
Gyn/o
Female
Hem/o
Blood
Hemat/o
Blood
Hemi-
Half
Hepat/o
Liver
Herni/o
Hernia or protrusion of an organ through the body wall
Heter/o
Other, different
Hiatus
An opening
Hidr/o
Sweat
Hist/o
Tissue
Home/o
Same ; constant unchanging state
Homo-
Same
Hormone
To excite; urging on
Humer/o
Humerus
Hydr/o
Water
Hy/o
U-shaped
Hyper-
Above, more than normal
Hypo-
Below, less than normal
Hymen/o
Hymen; vaginal entrance covering
Hyster/o
Uterus
-ia
State of, condition, process
-ial
Pertaining to
-iasis
Pathological or abnormal condition
-iatric
Medical profession, physician
-ic
Pertaining to
-ical
Pertaining to
-ician
One who
-ictal
Seizure, attack
-Id
Form or shape
Id(io)
Ones own self
Ile/o
Ileum; part of small intestine
Ili/o
Ilium (hip bone)
Im
Not
Immun/o
Immunity ; protected from
In-
In, within, not
Inflam
To flame within
Infra-
Beneath, below
Inguin/o
Inguinal or groin
Inter-
Between
Intra-
Within, inside
Irid/o
Iris
-is-
Pertaining to
Ischemia
Deficiency, blockage of blood supply
Ischi/o
Ischium ; pelvic bone
-ism
Condition or state of
Is/o
Equal
-ist-
One who specializes
Itis
Inflammation or infection of
-ity
Condition of
-ium
Pertaining to, structure
Jejun/o
Jejunum ; second part of small intestine
Juxta-
Near
Kal/i
Potassium
Kary/o
Body, nucleus
Kerat/o
Horn, hard tissue, cornea
Kilo
One thousand
Kinesi/o
Movement, motion
Kinetic
Motion
Kin/o
Movement
Kyph/o
Hump
Labyrinth/o
Labyrinth ; maze
Lacrim/o
Tears
Lact/o
Milk
Lamin/o
Lamina ; layer
Lapar/o
Abdominal wall, abdomen
Laryng/o
Larynx, voice box
Latent
Hidden; not active
Later/o
Side
Lei/o
Smooth
-lemma
Membrane
Lepsy
Seizure
Leuk/o
White
Liga
To bind
Ligament/o
Ligament; fibrous connective tissue
Lingu/o
Tongue
Lip/o
Fat
Lith/o
Stone, calcification
Lobe-
Well defined part of an organ
-logy
Study of
-logist
One who studies, specialist
Lumb/o
Lumbar, lower back
Lymph/o
Lymph, lymph tissue
-lysis
Dissolution, breakdown, destruction
Lys/o
To kill, separating, destruction
Macr/o
Large
Mal-
Bad, abnormal
-malacia
Soft
Mamm/o
Breast
Mandibul/o
Mandible; lower jaw
-mania
Madness
Mast/o
Breast
Mastoid-
Resembling a breast; bone of the skull
Maxill/o
Maxilla; upper jaw
Meat/o
Passage, opening meatus
Medi-
Middle
Mega-
Large
Megal/o
Large
-megaly
Enlarged
Melan/o
Black
Mening/o
Meninges; lining of the central nervous system
Menisci/o
Meniscus; cartilage pads
Ment/o
Chin
Mentia-
Mental, mind
Men/o
Menstruation
Meso-
Middle
Meta-
Beyond, change
-meter-
Instrument to measure
-metry
Process of measurement
Metr/o
Uterine tissue
Micr/o
Very small
Mitos-
Thread, filament
Mon/o
Single, one
Morph/o
Form, shape
-mortem
Death
Mot/o
Moving
Muc/o
Mucus
Multi-
Many, much
Myc/o
Fungus
Myel/o
Bone marrow or spinal cord
My/o
Muscle
Myring/o
Eardrum, tympanic membrane
Narc/o
Numbness, stupor
Nas/o
Nose
Natus
Birth, newborn
-natal
Birth, newborn
Natri-
Sodium
Necr/o
Death of cells
Ne/o
New
Nephr/o
Kidney
Neur/o
Neuron, nerve
Noct/i
Night
Non-
No, none
Nona-
Nine
Null-
None
Nutriti/o
To nourish
Octa-
Eight
Ocul/o-
Eye
Odont/o
Tooth
-odynia
Pain
-oid
Resembling, like
Olfact-
Smell
Olig/o
Few, scant
-ology
The study of
-ologist
Specialist
-oma
Mass, tumor
Omphal/o
Umbilicus, navel, belly button
Onc/o
Mass, tumor
Onych/o
Nail
O/o
Ova(eggs) female sex cells
Oophor/o
Ovary
-opia
Vision
Ophtalm/o
Eye
Opt/o
Vision
-opsy
To view
Orb-
Circle, orbit
Orchi/o
Testes
Orchid/o
Testes
Organ-
Body parts with special function
Or/o
Mouth
-orrhagia
Rapid flow, hemorrhage
-orrhaphy
Suture, repair
-orrhea
Discharge
-orrhexis
Rupture
Orth/o
Straight
Os-
Bone
-ose
Suffix for carbohydrates
-osis
Condition of
Osse/o
Pertaining to bone
Oste/o
Bone
-o/stomy
Creation of an artificial opening
Ot/o
Ear
-o/tomy
Cut into or incision
-ous
Pertaining to
Ova-
Egg
Ovari/o
Ovary; female sex gland
Ox/i
Pertaining to oxygen
-oxia-
Pertaining to oxygen
Pachy/o
Thick
Palat/o
Palate; roof of mouth
Pan-
All, total
Pancreat/o
Pancreas
Para-
Beside, beyond, near
-paresis
Partial; slight paralysis
Pariet/o
Wall
-partum
To bear, labor or to give birth, delivery
Patell/o
Patella; knee cap
Path/o
Disease
Pathy
Relating to disease
Ped-
Child or foot
-pedia
Child
-penia
Deficiency, lack of
Pepsia-
Digestion
Pelv/I
Pelvis
Penta-
Five
Per-
Through, by
Peri-
Around
Perine/o
Perineum
Peritone/o
Peritoneum
Petr/o
Stone
-pexy
Surgical fixation or suspension
-phage
Eating
-phagia
Eating, swallowing
Phag/o
To eat
Phalang/o
Phalanges; fingers/toes
Pharmac/o
Drug, medicine
Pharyng/o
Pharynx, throat
Phasia-
Speak or speech
Phas/o
Speech
-philia
Love, affinity
Phleb/o
Vein
-phobia
Fear
-phonia
Sound or voice
Phon/o
Sound
Phot/o
Light
Phren/o
Diaphragm
Phrenia
Mind
-phylaxis
Protection, preventive
Physi/o
Function
-physis
Growth
Pili-
Hair
Pineal-
Pineal gland; pine cone shaped
-plasia
Formation, growth
-plasm-
Living tissue
-plasty-
Surgical repair
Platy-
Flat
-plegia-
Paralysis
Pleur/o
Lung, rib area
Pod-
Foot
-poiesis
Making or production
Poli/o
Gray matter disease
Poly-
Many
Polyp/o
Small growth
-pnea
Breathe
Pneum/o
Lungs
Pneumon/o
Lungs
Por/o
Small openings
-porosis
Condition of holes or passages
Post-
After, behind
Pre-
For, before, in front of
Presby-
Old age
Prim/i
First
Pro-
Before, for
Proct/o
Rectum and Anus
Prostat/o
Prostate gland
Proxim/o
Near point of origin
Pseud/o
False
Psych/o
Mind, soul
-ptosis-
Prolapse, drooping
Pub/o
Pubis; a pelvic bone
Pulmon/o
Lungs
Pupill/a
Pupil of the eye
Pyel/o
Renal pelvis
Pylor/o
Pylorus; lowest part of the stomach
Py/o
Pus
Pyr/o
Fire, fever
Quad-
Four
Quint-
Five
Radicul/o
Nerve root, spine
Radi-
Radiation of radius
Re-
Again, back
Rect/o
Rectum
Ren/o
Kidney
Reticul/o
Network of cells
Retin/o
Retina; inner lining of the eye
Retr/o
Behind, backward
Rhin/o
Nose
Rhiz/o
Nerve root
Rhytid/o
Wrinkles
-rrhagia-
Burst forth; hemorrhage
-rrhaphy-
Suture, repair
-rrhea-
Discharge, flow
-rrhexis-
Rupture
Sacchar-
Sugar
Salping/o
Uterine tube or Fallopian tube
Sanguin/o
Blood
Sarc/o
Flesh
-sarcoma
Cancer of connective tissue
Scapul/o
Scapula; shoulder blade
Schisis-
Split, fissure
Schiz/o
Split
Scler/o
Sclera; white of the eye of hardening
-sclerosis
Condition of Hardening
Scoli/o
Crooked, curved
-scope-
Instrument to view or examine
-scopy
Visualize or view
Seb/o
Fat or oil
Sect-
Cut
Semi-
Half, part of a whole
Sens-
Feeling
Sepsis-
Infection
Septic-
Pathogenic
Sept/o
Septum; wall dividing two cavities
Septa
Seven
Ser/o
Fluid part of blood
Sexti
Six
Sial/o
Saliva
Sigmoid/o
Sigmoid colon; s-shaped
Sinistr/o
Left
Sinus-
Cavity in a bone
-sis
State of; condition
Soma-
Body
Son/o
Sound
-spasm
Sudden, involuntary muscle contraction
Spermat/o
Spermatozoa; male sex cells
Sphygm/o
Pulse
Spina-
Spine
Spirilla-
Spiral shaped bacteria
Spir/o
Breath
Splen/o
Spleen
Spondyl/o
Vertebrae or vertebral column
Squam-
Scale
Staphyl/o
Grape-like clusters
Staped-
Stapes; bone of the middle ear
-stasis
Standing still, stop
Stern/o
Sternum, chest bone
Steth/o
Chest
Stomat/o
Mouth
-stomy-
Make a new opening
Strat-
Layer
-stenosis-
Narrowing or constriction
Strept/o
Twisted chains
Styl/o
Stake, pole
Sub-
Below, under
Subcu
Subcutaneous; under the skin
Super-
Above
Supra
Above
Sym-
With, together
Syn
With, together
Synovi/o
Membrane of synovial fluid of a joint
Tachy-
Swift, fast
Tars/o
Tarsals, ankle bone
Tel/o
End
Temp-
Temperature, heat
Ten/o
Tendon
Tend/o
Tendon
Tendin/o
Tendon
Tension-
Pressure; stretching
Test/o
Testicles
Testicul/o
Testicles
Tetan-
Stiff
Tetra
Four
-therapy
Treatment
Therm/o
Heat
Thorac/o
Chest, thorax
Thromb/o
Clot
Thym/o
Thymus gland
Thyr/o
Thyroid gland
Tibi/o
Tibia; lower leg bone
-tic
Pertaining to
-tocia
Labor
-tome
Cutting instrument
Tom/o
Cut, section
-tomy
To cut into; incision
Ton/o
Tension, pressure
Tonic
Stretch, tension, or pressure
Tonsilla
Tonsils
Tox/o
Poison
Toxic/o
Poison
Trache/o
Trachea; windpipe
Trans
Through, across
Tri-
Three
Trich/o
Hair
-tripsy-
Surgical crushing
-trophic-
Nutrition or development
-trophy-
Growth or development
-tropic-
Influencing, affect
Tuber-
Swelling, enlargement
Tympan/o
Eardrum
Ultra
Beyond, excess
Um
Pertaining to
Umbilic/o
Umbilicus; navel of belly button
Ungul/o
Nail
Uni
One
Ureter/o
Ureter
Urethr/o
Urethra
Ur/o
Urine
-uria
Urine
Urin/o
Urine
Uter/o
Uterine
Uvul/o
Uvula; tissue suspended from the back of the throat
Vagin/o
Vagina
Varic/o
Twisted, swollen vein
Vas/o
Vessel, duct
Ven/o
Vein
Ventr/o
Front
Vertebr/o
Vertebrae
Vesic/o
Fluid filled sac bladder
Villi-
Finger like
Viscer/o
Internal organs
Vita-
Necessary for life
Vitre/o
Glass-like
Vulv/o
Vulva; female external genitalia
Xanth/o
Yellow
Xer/o
Dry
-y-
The act, or result of an action, a condition or quality; process
Zoa-
Animal
Zoo-
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