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