Medical Terminology (Red) Flashcards
Ante
Before
Angio
Blood vessel
-cele
Hernia
-centesis
Puncture
Bariatric
Obesity
Balan/o
Glands penis
Algia
Pain
Allo
Pertaining to another person
Auto
Self
A
An, not without
Bi, di
Two
Blepharo
Eyelid
Brady
Slow
Bucco
Cheek
Anti, Contra
Against
Arthro
Joint
Atrio
Atrium
Ab
Away from
Cerebro
Brain
Chole
Gallbladder
Chlor/o
Green
Choledoco
Bile duct
Chondro
Cartilage
Cordo
Umbilical
Cryo
Freezing, very low temperature
Culpo
Vagina
Cutaneous
Skin
Cyan/o
Blue
Cysto
Bladder
Dacry
Lacrimial, tear sac
-desis
Fixation, fusion
Dia
Through
Dips/o
Thirst
-dynia
Pain
Dys
Bad, difficult, painful
-ectasis
Dilation, stretching
Ecto, Ectro
Outward
-ectomy
Excision or surgical removal
-edema
Swelling
-emesis
Vomiting
-emia
Condition of the blood
En, endo
Inside
Encephalo
Brain
Entero
Intestine
Entro
Inward
Epi
Above or on
Erythr/o
Red
Eu
Good or normal
Ex, exo
Outside, without, away from
-genic
Pertaining to
Hema, Hemo
Blood
Hemi, Semi
Half
Hepato
Liver
Hetero
Different
Homo
Same species
Hyper
Excessive
Hypo
Beneath or under
-ia, -iasis
Condition
Idio
Unknown
Infra
Below
Inguino
Groin
Inter
Between
Intra
Within
-itis
Inflammation
Kal
Potassium
Kypho
Hump
Laparo
Abdominal wall
-lepsy
Seizure
Leuko
White
Litho
Stone
Lordo
Bent backward
-lysis
Destruction
Macro
Large
Mal
Bad
-malacia
Softening
-mania
Excessive
-megaly
Enlargement
Melan/o
Black
Menin
Membrane surrounding brain and spinal cord.
Meno
Normal
Micro
Small
Mono, uni
One
Multi, poly
Many
Myelo
Spinal cord or bone marrow
Myo
Muscle
Myring
Ear
Nephro
Kidney
-oid
Resembling
Oligo
Few, scanty
-oma
Tumor
Oopher
Ovary
Orchi
Testes
-orraphy
Surgical repair of strengthening by suture
-oscopy
Visually examining
Osteo
Bone
-ostomy
Forming artificial opening
-otomy
Cutting into (incision)
Pachi
Thickening
Para
Near, beside or abnormal
-pathy
Disease
-penia
Deficiency
Per
Through or by
Peri
Around
-pexy
Fixation
Phaco, phako
Lens
Phleb
Vein
-plasty
Repair
Pleura
Lung
Poly
Many
Porosis
Loss of bone density
Post
After, behind
Preservation
Storing
Primi
First
Pruitus
Itchy skin
-ptosis
Prolapse or sagging
Pulmo
Lung
Quad, quadri, tetra
Four
Renal
Kidney
Retro
Behind or backward
Rhaphy
Repair/ Suture
Rhino
Nose
Pleural
Chest
-rrhagia
Bursting or excessive flow or discharge
-rrhea
Flow or discharge, menstruation
-rrhexis
Rupture
Salpingo
Fallopian tubes
-sclerosis
Hardening
Scolio
Curved spine
-scope
Instrument used for viewing
Septo
Septum
Sialo
Salivary glands
Somno
Sleep
Spir/o
Breath
Spondyl/o
Vertebrae
-stasis
Stopping or controlling
Super, Supra
Above or beyond
Tachy
Fast
Thecal
Spine
Thorac
Chest, thorax
Thrombo
Blood clot
-tome
Cutting instrument
Trans
Across, passing through
Trich/o
Hair
-tripsy
Crushing, destroying
Tympano
Eardrum, tympanic membrane
Uro, Uria
Urine
Xantho
Yellow