Medical Terminology - Chapters 1-3 Flashcards
Intro to Medical Language, Body Structure, Oncology, Lab Tests, Directional Terms, Positioning, Imaging
1
Q
aut/o
A
self
2
Q
cancer/o
A
cancer
3
Q
neo-
A
new
4
Q
erythr/o
A
red
5
Q
viscer/o
A
internal organs
6
Q
melan/o
A
black
7
Q
bi/o
A
life
8
Q
-megaly
A
enlargement
9
Q
-graphy
A
process of recording; radiographic imaging
10
Q
hist/o
A
tissue
11
Q
-genic
A
producing, originating, causing
12
Q
onc/o
A
tumor, mass
13
Q
rhabd/o
A
rod-shaped, striated
14
Q
cephal/o
A
head (upward)
15
Q
necr/o
A
death (cells, body)
16
Q
-ic
A
pertaining to
17
Q
-cyte
A
cell
18
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
19
Q
hypo
A
under, deficient, incomplete, below
20
Q
somat/o
A
body
21
Q
my/o
A
muscle
22
Q
xanth/o
A
yellow
23
Q
organ/o
A
organ
24
Q
lei/o
A
smooth
25
Q
cyan/o
A
blue
26
Q
-logy
A
the study of
27
Q
system/o
A
system
28
Q
dors/o
A
back
29
Q
-plasm
A
formation, substance, growth
30
Q
-osis
A
abnormal condition (means increase when used with blood cell word roots)
31
Q
-oid
A
resembling
32
Q
meta-
A
after, beyond, changing
