Medical Terminology Part 3 Flashcards by Yahia Ali

phagist-:

Forms nouns that denote a person who ‘feeds on’ the first element or part of the word

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-phagy

Forms nouns that denotes ‘feeding on’ the first element or part of the word

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phallo-

phallus

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pharmaco-

drug, medication

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pharyng(o)-

Of or pertaining to the pharynx, the upper throat cavity

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-phil(ia)

attraction for

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phleb(o)-

Of or pertaining to the (blood) veins, a vein

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-phobia

exaggerated fear, sensitivity

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phon(o)-

sound

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phos-

Of or pertaining to light or its chemical properties, now historic and used rarely. See the common root phot(o)- below.

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phot(o)-

Of or pertaining to light

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phren(i)-, phren(o)-, phrenico

the mind

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phyt-

to grow

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piri-

Pear

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-plasia

formation, development

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-plasty

surgical repair, reconstruction

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-plegia

paralysis

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pleio-

more, excessive, multiple

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pleur(o)-, pleur(a)

Of or pertaining to the ribs

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-plexy

stroke or seizure

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pneum(o)-

Of or pertaining to the lungs

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pneumat(o)-

air, lung

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pod-, -pod-, -pus

Of or pertaining to the foot, -footed

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-poiesis

production

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polio-

Denoting a grey color

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pollic-

thumb

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poly-

Denotes a ‘plurality’ of something

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por(o)-

pore, porous

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porphyr(o)-

Denotes a purple color

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post-

Denotes something as ‘after’ or ‘behind’ another

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pre-

Denotes something as ‘before’ another (in [physical] position or time)

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presby(o)-

old age

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prim-

Denotes something as ‘first’ or ‘most-important’

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pro-

Denotes something as ‘before’ another (in [physical] position or time)

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proct(o)-

anus, rectum

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prosop(o)-

face

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prot(o)-

Denotes something as ‘first’ or ‘most important’

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pseud(o)-

Denotes something false or fake

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psych(e)-, psych(o)

Of or pertaining to the mind

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pterygo-

Pertaining to a wing

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psor-

Itching

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-ptosis

falling, drooping, downward placement, prolapse

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-ptysis

(a spitting), spitting, hemoptysis, the spitting of blood derived from the lungs or bronchial tubes

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pudend-

loins, pubic region

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pulmon-, pulmo-

Of or relating to the lungs.

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pyel(o)-

pelvis

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pykno-

to thicken (as the nucleus does in early stages of cell death)

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py(o)-

pus

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pyr(o)-

fever

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quadr(i)-

four

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radio-

radiation

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re-

again, backward

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rect(o)-

rectum

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ren(o)-

Of or pertaining to the kidney

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reticul(o)-

net

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retro-

backward, behind

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rhabd(o)-

rod shaped, striated

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rhachi(o)-

spine

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rhin(o)-

Of or pertaining to the nose

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rhod(o)-

Denoting a rose-red color

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-rrhage

burst forth

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-rrhagia

rapid flow of blood

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-rrhaphy

surgical suturing

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-rrhea (AmE)

flowing, discharge

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-rrhexis

rupture

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-rrhoea (BrE)

flowing, discharge

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rubr(o)-

Of or pertaining to the red nucleus of the brain

-rupt

Break or burst

salping(o)-

Of or pertaining to tubes e.g. fallopian tubes

sangui-, sanguine-

Of or pertaining to blood

sarco-

muscular, fleshlike

sarping(o)-

uterine tubes

schist(o)-

split, cleft

schiz(o)-

Denoting something ‘split’ or ‘double-sided’

scler(o)-

hard

-sclerosis

hardening

scoli(o)-

twisted

-scope

instrument for viewing

-scopy

use of instrument for viewing

scoto-

darkness

semi-

one-half, partly

sial(o)-

saliva, salivary gland

sigmoid(o)-

sigmoid, S-shaped curvature

sinistr(o)-

left, left side

sinus-

Of or pertaining to the sinus

sito-

food, grain

somat(o)-, somatico-

body, bodily

-spadias

slit, fissure

spasmo-

spasm

sperma-, spermo-, spermato-

semen, spermatozoa

splanchn(i)-, splanchn(o)-

viscera

splen(o)-

spleen

spondyl(o)-

Of or pertaining to the spine, the vertebra

squamos(o)-

Denoting something as ‘full of scales’ or ‘scaly’

-stalsis

contraction

-stasis

stopping, standing

-staxis

dripping, trickling

sten(o)-

Denoting something as ‘narrow in shape’ or pertaining to narrowness

-stenosis

abnormal narrowing in a blood vessel or other tubular organ or structure

steth(o)-

Of or pertaining to the upper chest, chest, the area above the breast and under the neck

stheno-

strength, force, power

stom(a)

mouth

stomat(o)-

Of or pertaining to the mouth

-stomy

creation of an opening

sub-

beneath

super-

in excess, above, superior

supra-

above, excessive

sy, syl-, sym-, syn-, sys-

Indicates similarity, likeness, or being together; Assimilates before some consonants: before l to syl-, s to sys-, before a labial consonant to sym-.

tachy-

Denoting something as fast, irregularly fast

-tension, -tensive

pressure

tetan-

rigid, tense

thec-

case, sheath

thel-

Of or pertaining to a nipple [uncommon as a prefix]

thely-

Denoting something as ‘relating to a woman, feminine’

therap-

treatment

therm(o)-

heat

thorac(i)-, thorac(o)-, thoracico-

Of or pertaining to the upper chest, chest; the area above the breast and under the neck

thromb(o)-

Of or relating to a blood clot, clotting of blood

thyr(o)-

thyroid

thym-

emotions

-tic

pertaining to

toco-

childbirth

-tome

cutting instrument

-tomy

act of cutting; incising, incision

tono-

tone, tension, pressure

-tony

tension

top(o)-

place, topical

tort(i)-

twisted

tox(i)-, tox(o)-, toxic(o)-

toxin, poison

trache(a)-

trachea

trachel(o)-

Of or pertaining to the neck

trans-

Denoting something as moving or situated ‘across’ or ‘through’

tri-

three

trich(i)-, trichia, trich(o)-

Of or pertaining to hair, hair-like structure

-tripsy

crushing

-trophy

nourishment, development

tum-

tumour

tympan(o)-

eardrum

-ula, -ule

small

ultra-

beyond, excessive

umbilic-

Of or pertaining to the navel, the umbilicus

ungui-

Of or pertaining to the nail, a claw

un(i)-

one

ur(o)-

Of or pertaining to urine, the urinary system; (specifically) pertaining to the physiological chemistry of urine

ureter(o)-

ureter

urethr(o)-, urethr(a)-

urethra

uri(c)-, urico-

uric acid

urin-

Of or pertaining to urine, the urinary system

uter(o)-

Of or pertaining to the uterus or womb

vagin-

Of or pertaining to the vagina

varic(o)-

swollen or twisted vein

vas(o)-

duct, blood vessel

vasculo-

blood vessel

ven-

Of or pertaining to the (blood) veins, a vein (used in terms pertaining to the vascular system)

ventr(o)-

Of or pertaining to the belly; the stomach cavities

ventricul(o)-

Of or pertaining to the ventricles; any hollow region inside an organ

-version

turning

vesic(o)-

Of or pertaining to the bladder

viscer(o)-

Of or pertaining to the internal organs, the viscera

vulv-

vulva

xanth(o)-

Denoting a yellow color, an abnormally yellow color

xen(o)-

Foreign, different

xer(o)-

dry, desert-like

-y

condition or process of

zo(o)-

animal, animal life

zygomatic

cheek

zym(o)-

fermentation

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