Medical Terminology Chapter 2 Vocab Flashcards
A
Without
Abdomen/o
Abdomen
-ac
Pertaining to
Aden/o
Gland
Adip
Fat
-al
Pertaining to
Ana-
Excessive
Anter
Front of the body
-ar
Pertaining to
Carcin
Cancerous
Caud
Tail or lower part of the body
Cephal
Head
Chondr/i
Cartilage
-crine
To secrete
Cyt
Cells
Dem
Population
Dors-
Back of the body
Dys
Bad
-eal
Pertaining to
-ectomy
Surgical removal
Epi
Above
Eti
Cause
Exo-
Out of
Gastr
Stomach
Gene
Producing
Hist
Tissue
Home/o
Constant
Hyper
Excessive
Hypo
Below
-ic
Pertaining to
Idi/o
Peculiar to the individual
ili
Hip Bone
-ior
Pertaining to
-itis
Inflammation
Lumb
Lower back
-malacia
Abnormal softening
-ologist
Specialist in the study of
-ology
Study of
-oma
Tumor
-ose
Pertaining to
Pan
Entire
Path/o
Disease
-pathy
Disease
Pelv
Pelvis
Periton
Peritoneum
Physi-
Nature or physical
-plasia
Formation
-plasm
Formative material of cells
Poster
Back or toward the back
Retro
Behind
-stasis
Control
-tics
Pertaining to
Trophy
Development
Ventr
Belly side of the body