Medical Terminology Flashcards
1
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-itis
A
inflammation
2
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-osis
A
abnormal condition
3
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-ectomy
A
to cut out (remove)
4
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-otomy
A
to cut into
5
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-ostomy
A
to make a “mouth”
6
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-a/an
A
without/none
7
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-micro
A
small
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-macro
A
large
9
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mega/megaly
A
enlarged
10
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scopy/scopic
A
to look/observe
11
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graphy/graph
A
recording an image
12
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gram
A
the image (xray)
13
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ology/ologist
A
study/specialize in
14
Q
stomato
A
mouth
15
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dento
A
teeth
16
Q
glosso/linguo
A
tongue
17
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gingivo
A
gums
18
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encephalo
A
brain
19
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gastro
A
stomach
20
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entero
A
intestine
21
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colo
A
large intestine
22
Q
procto
A
anus/rectum
23
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hepato
A
liver
24
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nephro/rene
A
kidney
25
orchido
testis
26
oophoro
ovary
27
hystero/metro
uterus
28
salpingo
uterine tubes
29
dermo
skin
30
masto/mammo
breast
31
osteo
bones
32
cardio
heart
33
cysto
bladder
34
rhineo
nose
35
phlebo/veno
veins
36
pneumo/pulmo
lung
37
hemo/emia
blood
38
leuko
white
39
melan/o
black
40
cyan/o
blue
41
xanth/o
yellow
42
aden/o
gland
43
lip/o
fat
44
my/o
muscle
45
lymph/o
lymph tissue
46
carcin/o
malignant
47
osteo/o
bone
48
endo
within, inside of
49
peri
around
50
circum
around
51
retro
behind
52
epi
upon/on top
53
trans
through
54
intra
within
55
sub
below
56
cardio
heart
57
brady
slow
58
tachy
fast
59
angi/o
vessel
60
veno/phlebo
vein
61
stasis
to stop
62
cyte
cell
63
hem/o or emia
blood
64
cephalo
head
65
encephal/o
inside the head (brain)
66
mening/o
membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord
67
myel/o
spinal cord
68
neur/o
nerve
69
dys
difficult, painful, abnormal
70
cele
hernia
71
pathy
disease, abnormality
72
plasia
development, formation, growth
73
plegia
paralysis
74
gastr/o
stomach
75
hepat/o
liver
76
chol/e
gall/bile
77
cyst/o
bladder/sac
78
emes/o
vomit
79
lith/o
stone
80
lapar/o
abdominal wall
81
centesis
to puncture
82
tripsy
to crush
83
rrhea
flow, discharge
84
iasis/osis
abnormal condition
85
rhino
nose
86
laryng/o
larynx
87
trache/o
trachea
88
bronch/o
lung air passageways
89
pne/u, pnea
breath, air,lung
90
pulmo/o
lung
91
ptysis
spitting (coughing)
92
plasty
reconstruction
93
nephr/o
kidney
94
hydro/o
water
95
cyst/o
bladder
96
pyel/o
renal collecting duct
97
ur/o, uria
urine
98
olig/o
scanty, less than normal
99
pexy
to surgically reattach, fix in normal position
100
orchid/o, test/o
testes
101
balan/o
head of penis
102
andr/o
male
103
prostat/o
prostate
104
vas/o
vessel, duct
105
rrhaphy
to suture
106
hyster/o, metr
uterus
107
salping/o, salpinx
uterine tubes
108
colp/o
vagina
109
oophor/o
ovary
110
men/o
menstruation
111
mamm/o, mast/o
breast
112
pareunia, coitus
intercourse
113
gravida
pregnancy
114
para
live birth
115
part/o, toc/o
labor/birth/delivery
116
oste/o
bone
117
chondr/o
cartilage
118
arthr/o
joint
119
myel/o
bone marrow
120
ten/o, tendin/o
tendon
121
ligament/o
ligament
122
burs/o
bursa
123
my/o, myos/o
muscle
124
malacia
softening
125
porosis
porous
126
asthenia
weakness, loss of strength
127
trophy
development, stimulation, maintenance
128
algia, algesia
pain
