Medical Terminology Flashcards
nephr
kidney
psych
mind
caud
tail
or
mouth
ren
kidney
pharmac
drug
blephar(o)
eyelid
cephal(o)
head
fung(i)
fungus
or(o)
mouth
path(o)
disease
ophthalm(o)
eye
nas(o) or rhin(o)
nose
thorac(o)
chest
abdomin(o)
abdomen
spondyl(o) or vertebr(o)
spine
chir(o)
hand
sub-
below
-itis
inflammation
dys-
bad, painful, difficult
-pnea
breathing
ot(o)
ear
gastr(o)
stomach
enter(o)
intestine
carp(o)
wrist
-al
pertaining to
tonsill(o)
tonsill
aort(o)
aorta
cardi(o)
heart
ur(o)
urine
-emia
condition of the blood
-ic
pertaining to
-ology
the study of
-plasty
plastic surgery of
-rrhea
discharge from
-tomy
incision of
peri-
around, about, near
lateral view
cuts into left and right sides
anti-
against
an-, a-
without
ab-
away from
-ad
towards
ad-
increase, on, towards
aden(o)
of or relating to a gland
adip(o)
relating to fat
adren(o)
relating to the adrenal glands
aer(o)
air, gas
aesthesio-
sensation
alb-
white or pale color
alge(si), -algia, alg(i)o
pain
all(o)
denoting something as different or as an addition
ambi-
denoting something as positioned on both sides, describing both of two
amni-
pertaining to the membranous fetal sac (amnion)
amph(i)
on both sides
acid(o)
acidic
-osis
condition of
acr(o)
extremities, top, extreme point
-megaly
enlargement
mega-
large
emesis
to vomit
bronch(o)
bronchial tube
-scopy
visual examination
-phagia
eating, swallowing
hypo-
low
thyroid(o)
thyroid
-ism
process, condition
leuk(o)
white
cyt(o)
cell
-osis
condition, usually abnormal
mal-
bad
eu-
normal, good
my(o)
muscle
metr(o)
uterus, measure
-ium
structure, tissue
thromb(o)
clot
phleb(o)
vein
hyper-
increased
adrenalin(o)
adrenaline
append(o), appendic(o)
appendix
arthr(o)
joint
-ectomy
removal, excision, resection
-edema
swelling
em-
in
-emphraxis
stoppage, obstruction
end-, endo-
within
epi-
above, upon, on
CBC
complete blood cell count
stat.
statim, at once, immediately
CABG
coronary artery bypass graft
CC
chief complaint
plural of -is
-es, or occasionally dropping the -is and adding -ides
plural of -um
-a
plural of -us
-i, or occasionally dropping the -us and adding either -era or -ora, others simply add -es onto the -us
plural of -a
-ae
plural of -ix
-ices, though appendixes and cervixes are acceptable via common use
plural of -ex
-ices
plural of -ax
-aces
plural of -ma
add -s or replace with -mata
plural of -on
-a, or occasionally adding -s
plural of -nx
-nges
-er, -ist
one who
-iatrician
practitioner
-logist
one who studies, specialist
-ac, -al, -ar, -ic, -ical
pertaining to
-iatrics, -iatry
medical profession or treatment
-logic, -logical
pertaining to the science or study of
-logy
study or science of
holistic viewpoint
people are a combo of physical, social, emotional, spiritual, and intellectual needs
PCP
primary health care provider
GP
general practitioner
internal medicine
(nonsurgical) specialty that deal specifically with the dx and tx of diseases of the internal structure of the body.
The specialist themselves are called internists.
top left abdominal region
left hypochondriac region
top center abdominal region
epigastric region
top right abdominal region
right hypochondriac region
middle left abdominal region
left lumbar region
middle center abdominal region
umbilical region
middle right abdominal region
right lumbar region
bottom left abdominal region
left iliac region
bottom center abdominal region
hypogastric region
bottom right abdominal region
right iliac region
