Medical Terminology Flashcards
1
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Oste/o
A
Bone
2
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myo
A
muscle
3
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neuro
A
nerves
4
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sarco
A
muscle
5
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derm
A
skin
6
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angi/o
A
blood vessels
7
Q
ven/o
A
veins
8
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phleb/o
A
veins
9
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
10
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rhino
A
nose
11
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tympan
A
eardrum
12
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neph
A
kidney
13
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crani
A
skull
14
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opthalm
A
eye
15
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oculo
A
eye
16
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oto
A
ear
17
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thromb/o
A
blood clot
18
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hepato
A
liver
19
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mamm/o
A
breast
20
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colo
A
large intestine
21
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gastro
A
stomach
22
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ileo
A
small intestine
23
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thorac/o
A
chest
24
Q
pneumo
A
lung
25
pleuro
lung
26
macro-
large
27
micro-
small
28
megalo-
large/enlarged
29
-megaly
large / enlarged
30
hyper-
high / elevated / above
31
hypo-
low / reduced / below
32
tachy-
fast / rapid
33
brady-
slow / reduced
34
chloro-
green
35
leuk-
white
36
eryth-
red
37
cyan-
blue
38
endo-
within
39
intra-
within
40
extra-
outside
41
inter-
between
42
peri-
around
43
trans-
across
44
echo-
using ultrasonic waves
45
electro-
using electricity
46
-ectomy
removal of
47
-gram
picture
48
-graph/y
process of making an image
49
-otomy
making a cut in
50
-scopy
using an instrument for viewing
51
-stomy
create an opening
52
dys-
not working properly
53
mal-
bad
54
-emia
blood condition
55
-itis
inflammation
56
-osis
condition or disease
57
-pathy
disease
58
aden
gland
59
aorte
aorta
60
bronch
windpipe
61
chole
bile
62
derm
skin
63
gastr
stomach
64
haem
blood
65
hepat
liver
66
hymen
membrane
67
cephale
head
68
crani
skull
69
larynx
voice box
70
mania
frenzy or madness
71
nausea
urge to vomit
72
neur
nerve
73
oste
bone
74
ophthal
eye
75
pepsis
digestion
76
pharm
drug
77
pharynx
throat
78
pleura
side, rib
79
pneuma
air, breath
80
psyche
soul
81
pyon
pus
82
pyr
fire, fever
83
sarx
flesh
84
soma
body
85
splen
spleen
86
stoma
mouth
87
stomat
stomach
88
trache
windpipe
89
trauma
wound
90
ICU
Intensive care unit
91
T/F
Transfer
92
D/C
Discharge
93
R/F
Referred From
94
R/V
Review
95
F/U
Follow up
96
U/A
Urine analysis
97
Y/O
year old
98
ASAP
as soon as possible
99
NAD
no abnormality detected
100
ADL
Activities of daily living
101
NFR
Not for resuscitation
102
IDC
In-dwelling catheter
103
FBC
Full blood count
104
Pt
Patient
105
Ht
Height
106
Wt
Weight
107
Hx
History
108
Dx
Diagnosis
109
Rx
Treatment/Prescription
110
Reg
Registrar
111
Rt
Right
112
Lt
Left
113
Med.
Medical
114
Surg.
Surgical procedures
115
WCC
white cell count
116
BO
Bowels open
117
Abdominal
Abdomen
118
Cephalic
Head
119
Cervical
Neck (or cervix I guess)
120
Cranial
Skull
121
Facial
Face
122
Inguinal
Groin
123
Interscapular
Between the two scapulae (shoulder blades)
124
Lumbar
Lower back
125
Nuchal region
Posterior neck
126
Pectoral
Chest
127
Perineal
Perineum (area between anus and genitals)
128
Pubic
Mons pubis (pubic bone)
129
Sacral
Sacrum (that triangular butt bone)
130
Sternal
Sternum
131
Thoracic
Chest
132
Umbilical
Navel / belly button
133
Vertebral
Spinal column
134
Anterior
Towards the front of the body, in front of
135
Ventral
Towards the belly
136
Posterior
Towards the back of the body, behind.
137
Dorsal
Towards the back
138
Superior
Above or on top of
139
Cephalic/Cranial
Towards the head
140
Inferior
Below, underneath
141
Caudal
Towards the tail
142
Lateral
Away from the body’s midline, toward the sides
143
Medial
Toward the middle or midline of the body.
144
Proximal
Nearer to the trunk of the body
145
Distal
Further from the trunk of the body.
146
Deep
Away from the body’s surface
147
Superficial
Towards the external surface of the body
148
Axial, transverse or horizontal plane
This plane divides the body into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) parts
149
Coronal plane
Cuts the body vertically into anterior (front) and posterior (back) portions
150
Sagittal plane
Divides the body vertically into equal left and right parts. Must be equal.
