Medical Terminology Ch. 1 Flashcards
1
Q
What do Greek roots describe
A
Disease, condition, treatment, or diagnosis
2
Q
What do Latin roots describe
A
Anatomical structure
3
Q
Skin
A
dermat/cutane
4
Q
Kidney
A
nephr/ren
5
Q
Mouth
A
stomat/or
6
Q
Erythr
A
red
7
Q
Gastr
A
stomach
8
Q
Hepat
A
liver
9
Q
Immun
A
Immune/Immunity/Safe
10
Q
oste
A
bone
11
Q
itis
A
inflammation
12
Q
Megaly
A
elargement
13
Q
Oma
A
tumor
14
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an
A
without/not
15
Q
hyper
A
excessive, above normal
16
Q
Esthes
A
feeling
17
Q
ia
A
condition
18
Q
Therm
A
heat
19
Q
intra
A
in/within
20
Q
muscul
A
muscle
21
Q
ar
A
pertaining to
22
Q
para
A
near/beside/beyond
23
Q
nas
A
nose
24
Q
al
A
pertaining to
25
Q
poly
A
many/much
26
Q
ur
A
urine
27
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pre
A
before
28
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nat
A
birth
29
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enter
A
intestine
30
Q
cyte
A
cell
31
Q
Eaxmple: hepat/o
A
combining form
32
Q
chondr
A
cartilage
33
Q
arthr
A
Joint
34
Q
hemat
A
blood
35
Q
emesis
A
vomiting
36
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dynia
A
pain
37
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centesis
A
surgical puncture
38
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logy
A
study of
39
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encephal
A
brain
40
Q
mening
A
meninges
