Medical Terminology Flashcards
1
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Combining form
A
Combination of the root and combining vowel
2
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Prefix
A
A small part added to the beginning of the term
Prefixes give description
3
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Combining vowel
A
Has no meaning of it’s own, but connects the word root and the suffix
4
Q
Suffix
A
The ending of the word
5
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Word root
A
Gives the essential meaning of the word
6
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Uria
A
Characteristic of urine
7
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Ule
A
Small one
8
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Tomy
A
Incision into
9
Q
Therapy
A
Treatment
10
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Stomy
A
Surgical creation of a new opening
11
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Scopy
A
Process of visual examination
12
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Rrhea
A
Discharge or flow
13
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Rrhaphy
A
Suturing
14
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Rrhagia/rrhage
A
Excessive flow/ discharge of blood
15
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Pnea
A
Breathing
16
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Plegia
A
Paralysis
17
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Plasty
A
Surgical repair
18
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Plasia
A
Formation/development
19
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Phobia
A
Abnormal fear
20
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Penia
A
Decrease in/deficiency
21
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Pathy
A
Disease
22
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Osis
A
Condition/abnormal condition
23
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Opsy
A
Process of viewing
24
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Opia
A
Visual condition
25
Oma
Tumour
26
Ole
Small or little
27
Metry
Process of measuring
28
Meter
Instrument used to record
29
Megaly
An enlargement
30
Lysis
Separation/breakdown
31
Logy
The study of
32
Lithiasis
Presence/formation of stones
33
Lith
Stone
34
Lepsy
Seizure
35
Itis
Inflammation
36
Iasis
Presence of abnormal condition
37
Ian
Specialist
38
Ia
Condition
39
Gravida
Pregnancy
40
Graphy
Process of recording
41
Gram
Record/picture
42
Esis
Condition of
43
Emia
Blood condition
44
Ectomy
Surgical removal
45
Dynia
Pain
46
Desis
Binding/to tie together
47
Cyte
Cell
48
Cide
To kill/destroy
49
Centesis
Surgical puncture
50
Cele
Swelling/herniation
51
Ary
Pertaining to
52
Algia
Pain
53
Algesia
Sensitivity
54
Cirrh/o
Yellow
55
Circum
Around
56
Chlor
Green
57
Brady
Slow
58
Bio
Life
59
Bi
Two/both
60
Anti
Against
61
Ante
Before/forward
62
Ambi
Both/both sides/around
63
Albin/o
White
64
Ad
Toward/near
65
Ab
Away from
66
A
Without/no/not
67
An
Without/no/not
68
Con
With/together
69
Contra
Against
70
Cyan/o
Blue
71
De
Down
72
Dia
Complete/through
73
Dis
Free of
74
Dys
Painful/difficult
75
Ecto
Outside
76
Endo
Within/inner
77
Epi
Above/upon/on
78
Erythr/o
Red
79
Ex
Out
80
Exo
Outside/outward
81
Extra
Outside of
82
Glauc/o
Grey
83
Hemi
Half
84
Hetero
Different
85
Homo
Same
86
Hydro
Water
87
Hyper
Excessive
88
Hypo
Deficient
89
Indio
Individual
90
Infra
Below
91
Inter
Between
92
Intra
Within
93
Jaund/o
Yellow
94
Leuk/o
White
95
Melan/o
Black
96
Meso
Middle
97
Meta
Change/beyond
98
Mono
One
99
Multi
Many
100
Para
Beside/near
101
Peri
Surrounding
102
Poly
Many/much
103
Post
After/behind
104
Pre
Before
105
Primi
First
106
Pseudo
False
107
Retro
Back/behind
108
Semi
Half
109
Sub
Under/less than
110
Supra
Above/over
111
Syn
Within/together
112
Tachy
Rapid
113
Trans
Across/through
114
Ultra
Beyond
115
3 rules to remember
1. Read the words from end to front and across
2. Drop combining vowel before a suffix if it starts with a vowel
3. Keep combining vowel between word roots even if the second root begins with a vowel
