Medical Terminology P - Z Flashcards
Contains all word parts and their meanings
pachy-
thick
paed/o
child (Am. ped/o)
palae/o
old/primitive (Am. pale/o)
palat/o
palate
pale/o (Am.)
old/primitive
palm/o
palm
palpebr/a
eyelid
pan-
all
pancreatic/o
pancreatic duct
pancreat/o
pancreas
pannicul/o
fatty layer, eg, of abdomen
pant/o
all/entire
papil/i/o
nipple-like / optic disc / optic papill
para-
beside / near/ beyond / accessory to / wrong /abnormal / resembling / apart from
NAME?
to bear/ bring forth offspring/ a woman who has borne viable young
parasympath/o
parasympathetic nervous system
parathyr/o
parathyroid gland
parathyroid/o
parathyroid gland
NAME?
slight paralysis
NAME?
sexual intercourse
parotid/o
parotid gland
NAME?
pertaining to production of live young
pars
part / a division of a larger organ or structure
NAME?
birth/labour
parturi
childbirth/labour/parturition
patell/o
patella / knee cap
NAME?
condition of disease
NAME?
pertaining to disease
path/o
disease
NAME?
disease/emotion
NAME?
stopping
pect
chest/breast/thorax
pector/o
chest/breast/thorax
pedicul/o
lice
ped/i/o (Am.)
foot/child
pelli-
skin/hide
pelv/i/o
pelvis
pend/o
to hang
NAME?
condition of deficiency or lack of
pen/o
penis
peps-
digestion
NAME?
condition of digestion
pepsin/o
pepsin (an enzyme)
pept/o
digestion/pepsin/peptone
per-
through/completely/excessive
perone/o
fibula
peri
around
pericardi/o
pericardium
perine/o
perineum
periton/e/o
peritoneum
petr/o
stone/rock
NAME?
surgical fixation / fix in place / storage
NAME?
surgical fixation / fix in place / storage
phac/o
lens
phae/o
dusky/dark (Am. phe/o)
NAME?
condition of eating / swallowing
phag/o
eating / consuming / a phagocyte
NAME?
eating or swallowing
phak/o
lens
phalang/o
phalanx/finger/toe
phall/o
penis
phaner/o
visible/manifesting
phant
an illusion / imaginary / hallucination
pharm/ac/o
drug/medicine
pharyng/o
pharynx
phasia
condition of speaking/speech
phas/i/o
speech
phe/o (Am.)
dusky/dark
NAME?
love/affinity for / a cell type with affinity for something
NAME?
condition of love/affinity for something / an increase in (eg, number of cells)
NAME?
condition of love / affinity for something
phim/o
to muzzle or constrict
phleb/o
vein
NAME?
condition of irrational fear / aversion
NAME?
condition of having voice
phon/o
speech/sound/voice
NAME?
sound / type of speech
NAME?
a carrier
NAME?
movement in a specified way / bearing / carrying / driving ions
NAME?
condition of mental state / feeling / bearing / de- viation of the eyes (heterophoria)
phor/o
mental state / bearing / carrier (eg, of disease)
phosph/o
phosphate / phosphorus / phosphoric acid
phot/o
light
phrenic/o
diaphragm / mind / phrenic nerve
phren/i/o
diaphragm / mind / phrenic nerve
NAME?
wasting away
NAME?
protection
NAME?
tumour/boil/swelling (Am. tumor)
phys/i/o
nature / physical things / physiology
NAME?
growth
phyt/e/o
plant / fungus / a pathological plant-like growth
pico-
small / a quantity multiplied by 10-12
pil/o
hair
pineal/o
pineal body / pineal gland
pituitar-
pituitary gland
placent/o
placenta
NAME?
condition of broad / flat (patch)
NAME?
condition of wandering, eg, a cell moving position
plan/o
flat
plant/i
sole of foot
NAME?
condition of growth due to formation of cells
NAME?
formative substance / growth
plasma-
plasma cell / plasma the fluid matrix of blood
plasm/o
anything moulded, shaped or formed / formative substance/growth/plasma
NAME?
pertaining to formation of cells or moulding of tissues
NAME?
surgical repair / reconstruction
platy-
flat
NAME?
condition of paralysis / stroke
pleo-
more
plethysm/o
volume
pleur/o
pleural membranes / rib / side
NAME?
condition arising from a stroke or other occurrence
plex/o
network of nerves, blood or lymph vessels
NAME?
strike/paralyze
NAME?
chromosome sets in a cell
pluri-
several/more
NAME?
breathing
pne/o
breath/breathing
pneum/a/o
gas/air/lung/breathing
pneumat/o
gas/air/lung/breathing
pneumon/o
lung
NAME?
breathing (Am. Pnea)
pod/o
foot
pogon/o
beard
NAME?
formation
NAME?
substance that forms
poikil/o
varied/irregular
polio-
grey matter (of the CNS, Am. Gray)
pollex
thumb
poly-
many/too much
polyp/o
popyp/small growth
pont/o
pons (part of the metencephalon of the brain)
por/o
passage/pore
port/o
portal vein
post-
after/behind
poster/o
back of body/behind/posterior to
posth/o
prepuce/foreskin
NAME?
pertaining to a meal
NAME?
condition of purposeful movement or conduct
NAME?
mechanical treatment of deformities
pre-
before/in front of
preputi/o
prepuce/foreskin
presby/o
old man/old age
primi-
first
NAME?
condition of loss or deprivation
pro-
before/favouring/in front of
proct/o
rectum/anus
progest/o
progesterone
prosop/o
face
prostat/o
prostate gland
prosth-
adding (a replacement part)
prote/o
protein
proto-
first
protoz/o
protozoa
proxim/o
near
prurit/o
itching
pseudo-
false.
psych/o
mind
psychr/o
cold
NAME?
falling/displacement/prolapse
NAME?
partaining to falling/displacement/prolapse/affected with a ptosis
pyyal/o
saliva
NAME?
spitting/coughing up
pub/i/o
pubis/pubic region
pudend-
pudendum/vulva
puerper/o
puerperium / time of childbirth
pulm/o
lung
pulmon/o
lung
pupill/o
pupil
purul/o
pus-filled
pustul/o
infected pimple/ pustule
pyel/o
the renal pelvis (the space in which urine collects in the kidney)
pykn/o
compact/thick/frequent
pyle/o
portal (vein)
pylor/o
pylorus
py/o
pus
pyret/o
heat/fire/burning/fever
pyrex/o
heat/fire/burning/fever
pyr/o
heat/fire/burning/fever
quadr/i/u-
four
quinque-
five
quint-
five
rachi/o
backbone / spine/ vertebral column
radic/o
spinal nerve root
radicul/o
spinal nerve root
radi/o
radioactivity/radiation/X-ray/radius
re-
back/contrary/again
rect/o
rectum
ren/i/o
kidney
reticul/o
net-like/ reticulum
reticuloendotheli/o
reticuloendothelial system
retin/o
retina
retro-
backwards/behind
rhabd/o
rod/rod-shaped
rhabdomy/o
striated muscle
rhe/o
electric current/ flow of fluid
rheumatic
rheumatism
rhin/o
nose
rhiz/o
root / spinal nerve root
rhod/o
red
rhytid/o
wrinkle
roentgen/a
X-ray/ Roentgen ray
rostr/o
superior/ a rostrum / a beak
NAME?
bursting forth / excessive flow
NAME?
condition of bursting forth / excessive flow
NAME?
stitching/suturing
NAME?
excessive discharge/flow
NAME?
breaking/rupturing
NAME?
excessive discharge / flow (Am. -rrhea)
(r)rhythm/o
rhythm
rubr-
red
rug/a
wrinkle/fold/ridge
sacchar/o
sugar/sweet
saccul/o
saccule of the inner ear
sacr/o
sacrum
salping/o
eustachian (auditory) tube/ fallopian tube
sanguin/o
blood/bloody
sapr/o
decay / decayed matter
sarc/o
flesh / connective tissue
NAME?
malignant (fleshy) tumour of connective tissue (Am. tumor)
sarcomat/o
sarcoma, a malignant tumour (Am. tumor) of connective tissue
scapul/o
scapula
scat/o
faeces / faecal matter (Am. feces)
NAME?
cleaving/splitting/parting
schist/a
cleaving/splitting/parting
schistosom/o
a parasitic worm of the genus Schistosoma
schiz/o
split/cleft/divided
scint/i
scintillation / spark/ flash of light
scirrh/o
hard
scler/o
hard / sclera (the white of the eye)
NAME?
abnormal condition of hardening
scoli/o
crooked / twisted / lateral curvature of the spine
NAME?
instrument to view / examine
NAME?
pertaining to examining / viewing
NAME?
specialist who examines or uses a viewing instrument
NAME?
visual examination / examination
scot/a
darkness/scotoma
scotoma-
scotoma / blind spot
scrot/o
scrotum
seb/o
sebum / sebaceous gland
NAME?
cut
secundi-
second
semi-
half/partly
semin/i
semen/testis/testicle
sen/i
old
sens/a
sense
sensor/i
sense/sensation
NAME?
infection
septi-
seven
septic/a
sepsis/infection/putrefaction
sept/a
septum, eg, nasal septum
sequestr-
sequestrum, a portion of dead bone
ser/o
serum
sex/i
six
sialaden/o
salivary glands
sial/o
saliva / salivary gland or duct
sider/a
iron
sigmoid/a
sigmoid colon
silic/o
glass/silica
sinistr/o
left / left side
sin/a
sinus
sinus-
sinus
sinus/a
sinus
NAME?
abnormal condition / action / state of
NAME?
condition of appetite for food
sit/a
food
NAME?
solution
somatic/o
body
somat/o
body
NAME?
body
somn/i/o
sleep
son/o
sound / ultrasound
spadia(s)
condition of drawing out/ cleft or rent of the male urethra
NAME?
involuntary contraction of muscle
spasm/o
spasm / involuntary muscle contraction
spermat/o
sperm
sperm/i/o
sperm
sphen/o
sphenoid bone / wedge-shaped
spher/o
sphere-shaped / round
sphincter/o
sphincter / ring-like muscle
sphygm/o
pulse
-sphyx-
pulsation
spin/o
spine/backbone
spirill/i
spiral-shaped bacteria of the genus Spirillum
spir/o
to breathe
spirochaet/o
spirochaete (a spiral-shaped bacterium)
spirochet/o (Am.)
spirochete (a spiral-shaped bacterium)
splanchnic/o
splanchnic nerve
splanchn/i/o
viscera/ splanchnic nerve
splen/o
spleen
spondyl/o
vertebra
spongi/o
sponge
spor/o
spore
squam/o
scale/scale-like
NAME?
contraction
stapedi/o
stapes (the stirrup-shaped ear ossicle} / stirrup
staphyl/o
Staphylococcus I a grape-like cluster / the uvula
staphylococc/o
Staphylococcus
NAME?
stopping / controlling / cessation of movement
NAME?
an agent / device that prevents change, regulates or stops
NAME?
pertaining to stopping / controlling / standing or without motion
NAME?
dripping, eg, of blood
stear/i/o
fat
steat/o
fat
sten/o
narrow/constricted
NAME?
abnormal condition of narrowing
sterc/o
faeces (Am. feces)
ster/e/o
solid/three-dimensional
stern/o
sternum / breast bone
steth/o
chest/breast
NAME?
condition of strength / full power
sthen/o
strength / full power
NAME?
a space or position / pertaining to standing
stomat/o
mouth
stom/o
a mouth / a mouth-like opening
NAME?
to form a new opening or outlet / a communication / an opening
strabism/o
a squint / strabismus
strab/o
a squint / strabismus
strat/i
layer
strept/o
Streptococcus / a twisted chain
streptococc/o
Streptococcus
striat/o
a mark / stripe
styl/o
stake / styloid process (of the temporal bone)
sub-
beneath/under
sud/or/i
sweat/perspiration
super/o
superior/above/excess
supra-
superior/above/excess
sy-
with/together
sym-
with/together
sympath/o
sympathetic nervous system / sympathetic nerves
symphysi/o
symphysis (a fibre-cartilaginous joint), eg, the symphysis pubis
syn-
together / in association / with
synapt-
synapse
syncop-
faint / cut off
syndesm/o
ligament / connective tissue
syndrom/o
running together
NAME?
condition of adhering together
synovi/o
synovia I synovial fluid/membranes
syphil/o
syphilis
syring/o
tube/cavity
system/o
system
systol-
systole
tachy-
fast
tact-
touch
tal/o
ankle / ankle bone
tars/o
tarsus, tarsal or tarsal bone / ankle bone / eyelid / connective tissue plate in the eyelid
NAME?
condition of ordered movement
tax/o
ordered movement, arrangement or classification
tectori/o
covering/roof-like
tel-
tela or web
NAME?
a web-like membrane
tele-
far away / operating at a distance
telo-
end/complete
tempor/o
temple (the lateral region on either side of the head above the zygomatic arch)
tendin/o
tendon
tend/o
tendon
ten/o
tendon
tenont/o
tendon
NAME?
pressure
ter-
three
terat/o
monster-like / a deformed embryo or fetus
terti-
third
testicul/o
testicle/testis
test/o
testicle/testis
tetra-
four
thalam/o
thalamus (part of cerebral cortex)
thalass/o
the sea
than/at/o
death
thec/o
sheath / a covering, eg, the dura mater
thel/a/o
nipple
NAME?
treatment
NAME?
condition of heat
therm/o
heat
NAME?
state of heat / process of heating
NAME?
sulphur
thoracico
thorax
thorac/o
thorax
NAME?
thorax/chest
thromb/o
thrombus/clot
thrombocyt/o
platelet/thrombocyte
thymic/o
thymus gland
thym/o
thymus gland
thyr/o
thyroid gland
thyroid/o
thyroid gland
tibi/o
tibia
NAME?
pertaining to, equivalent in meaning to -ic
tine/o
ringworm/like a gnawing worm
NAME?
state or condition/process
NAME?
condition of birth / labour (Am. labor)
toc/o
labour/birth (Am. labor)
NAME?
a cutting instrument
tom/o
a slice / section
NAME?
incision into
NAME?
condition of tension / tone
ton/o
stretching/tension/tone
tonsill/o
tonsil
top/o
place / particular area
tort/i
twisted
NAME?
pertaining to poisoning
toxic/o
poison
tox/i/o
poison
trabecul/o
trabecula / anchoring strand of connective tissue / the trabecular meshwork of the eye
trachel/o
neck / uterine cervix
trache/o
trachea
trans-
across/through
trauma
an injury or wound
NAME?
condition of having an opening / perforation
tri
three
trichin/o
Trichinella spiralis (a parasitic nematode worm)
trich/o
hair
trigon/o
trigone / triangular space, eg, at the base of the bladder
NAME?
act of crushing
NAME?
instrument designed to crush or fragment, eg, using shock waves
NAME?
instrument designed to crush or fragment
NAME?
act of crushing (syn. lithotripsy)
NAME?
influencing / a cell influencing something / influenced by
NAME?
pertaining to nourishment / stimulation
troph/o
nourishment/food/stimulation
NAME?
nourishment / development / increase in cell size
NAME?
condition of turning/ deviation / heterotropia /strabismus
NAME?
pertaining to affinity for/ stimulating / changing in response to a stimulus/ turning towards
NAME?
a hormone that has a stimulating effect on a target organ
NAME?
pertaining to a tube
tub/o
fallopian tube/ oviduct/ tube/ uterine tube
turbin/o
top-shaped / turbinate bone (nasal concha)
tuss/i
cough
tympan/o
tympanic membrane/ middle ear
NAME?
a classification/type of
typhl/o
caecum (Am. cecum)
NAME?
small/little
ulcer/o
ulcer/ sore/ local defect in a surface
NAME?
small
uln/o
ulna
ul/o/e
scar/gingiva (gums)
ultra
beyond
NAME?
small
NAME?
small
NAME?
a thing / a structure/ noun ending/ a name
un
not / opposite of/ release from
ungu/o
nail
uni
one
uran/o
palate
urat/o
urates / salt of uric acid (found in calculi)
urea
urea
NAME?
excrete in urine / urinate
ureter/o
ureter
urethr/o
urethra
uria
condition of urine/urination
uric/o
uric acid
urin/a/o
urine
ur/o
urine / urinary tract
urticar/i
nettle rash / hives
us
a thing / a structure / noun ending / a name
uter/o
uterus
utricul/o
utricle of the inner ear
uve/o
uvea (the pigmented parts of the eye)
uvul/o
uvula
vagin/o
vagina
vag/o
vagus nerve (the 10th cranial nerve)
valv/o
valve
valvul/o
valve
varic/o
varix (a dilated vein)/ varicose vein
vascul/o
vessel
vas/o
vessel / vas deferens
vel/o
soft/veil
venacay/o
vena cava (a great vein)
ven/e/i/o
vein
vener/o
sexual intercourse
ventricul/o
ventricle of the heart or brain
ventr/i/o
ventral/belly side of the body/in front of
verm/i
worm
NAME?
turning
vertebr/o
vertebra
vesic/o
bladder/blister
vesicul/o
seminal vessicle
vestibul/o
vestibule / vestibular apparatus/ a space leading to the entrance of a canal, eg, in the ear .
vibr/i
comma-shaped bacterium of the genus Vibno
vibr/o
vibration
vir/o/u
virus/virion
viscer/o
viscera/ internal organs (esp. of the abdomen)
vit/o
life
vitre/o
glass/ the vitreous body of eye
viv/i
life
vol/o
palm
vulv/o
vulva
xanth/o
yellow
xen/o
strange/foreign
xer/o
dry
xiph/i/o
xiphoid process
NAME?
process /condition / noun ending /a name
-yt-
a substance
zo/o
animal
zyg/o
joined
zygomatic/o
zygomatic arch
zygot/o
xzygote/fertalised egg
NAME?
enzyme/fermantation
zym/o
enzyme/fermantation
