Medical Terminology Set 4 Flashcards
abdomino
abdomen
acuo
sudden, sharp
adipo
fat tissue
angio
vessel containing fluid
auto
self
axillo
armpit
bi
two
carcino
cancer of gland tissue
cerebro
brain
chemo
chemical, drug
ciso
cut
con
with
contra
opposite, against
costo
rib
electro
electrical activity
gyneco
female
iatro
treatment
klepto
steal
laryngo
voicebox, larynx
mandibulo
lower jaw
maxillo
upper jaw
meta
change, beyond
nato
birth, born
necto
bind
oxo
oxygen
poly
many
sarco
nongland tissue, flesh
sono
sound, ultrasound
sym
together with
syn
together with
trans
across
ultra
beyond, higher than
vito
living alive
-blast
undifferentiated, orginial
-drome
run
-fusion
pour, bond
-genesis
creating
-malacia
softening
mania, manic
excessive preoccupation or obsession
-oma
tumor, mass
-partum
labor, delivery
-penia
lack of, decrease, poor
-plasty
restore by surgery
-stoma
body opening (to outside)
-stomy
surgically created body opening
-therapy
treatment
-tome
cutting instrument
-tomy
cut into or slice
-trophic
relating to growth, development