Medical Terminology Unit 1 Lesson 1 Flashcards
1
Q
cardi-
A
heart
2
Q
gastr-
A
stomach
3
Q
hemat-
A
blood
4
Q
muscul-
A
muscles
5
Q
nephr- (what’s origin)
A
kidneys (greek)
6
Q
nerv- (what’s origin)
A
nerve (old English)
7
Q
neur-
A
nerve (greek)
8
Q
ren-
A
kidneys (latin)
9
Q
skelet-
A
skeleton / bones
10
Q
ur-
A
urine
11
Q
vascul-
A
(blood) vessels
12
Q
angi-
A
vessel
13
Q
pulmon-
A
lung
14
Q
bronch-
A
airway
15
Q
cerebr-
A
brain
16
Q
abdomin-
A
abdomen
17
Q
bacter-
A
bacteria
18
Q
bas-
A
base
19
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carcin-
A
cancer
20
Q
cephal-
A
head
21
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viscero-
A
organs
22
Q
cost-
A
ribs
23
Q
electr-
A
electric
24
Q
fibrin-
A
fiber
25
lip-
fat
26
necr-
death
27
path-
disease
28
sarc-
tissue
29
thromb/o
clot
30
cerebr-
brain
31
sarc/o
flesh
32
trache/o
trachea
33
cyan/o
blue
34
erythr/o
red
35
leuk/o
white
36
melan/o
black
37
xanth/o
yellow
38
cyst/o
sac or cyst
39
cyt/o
cell
40
enter/o
intestines
41
gynec/o
female
42
hem/o
blood
43
hemat/o
blood
44
hepat/o
liver
45
mamm/o
breast
46
pelv/o
pelvis
47
uter/o
uterus
48
-emia
condition of the blood
49
-ia
condition or process
50
-ism
condition or process
51
-itis
inflammation
52
-lysis
breakdown or dissolution
53
-oma
tumor or neoplasm
54
-osis
condition
55
-y
condition or process of
56
arthr/o
joints
57
enter/o
intestines
58
nephr/o
kidneys
59
remember to review general rules
.....
60
-gram
record
61
-graph
what's used to make a record
62
-graphy
process of recording
63
-meter
measure
64
-metry
process of measuring
65
-scope
instrument used for viewing
66
-scopy
process of viewing with an instrument
67
-cle
small
68
-ole
small
69
-ule
small
70
-ula
small
71
-megaly
enlargement
72
-penia
abnormal reduction or lack of
73
-form
shape or resembling
74
-asis
formation or the presence of
75
-plasia
formation
76
-trophy
development
77
-poiesis
formation
78
-centesis
a puncture to withdraw fluid or tissue
79
-desis
stabilization or binding
80
-iatric
treatment
81
-plasty
repair
82
-rrhaphy
suturing
83
-stomy
the making of an artificial opening
84
-ostomy
the making of an artificial opening
85
-tomy
cut or incision
86
-tripsy
crushing
87
-blast
immature cell
88
-cyte
cell
89
-ium
tissue or structure
90
-eum
tissue or structure
91
-ize
make, use , subject to
92
-ate
make, use , subject to
93
-stasis
stop, stand
94
-algia
pain
95
-dynia
pain
96
-cele
pouch
97
-emesis
vomiting
98
-oid
resembling
99
-genic
orgin
100
-genesis
orgin
101
-oma
tumor
102
-phobia
fear
103
-phile
affinity for
104
-malacia
softening
105
-pnea
breathing
106
-ptosis
drooping
107
-spasm
abrupt, forceful contraction
108
-rrhage
bursting forth or rapid flow
109
-rrhagia
bursting forth or rapid flow
110
-rrhea
drainage, discharge
111
-phage
eat, swallow
112
-phagia
process of eating or related to eating
113
uni-
1
114
mono-
1
115
bi-
2 or both
116
di-
2 or both
117
ambi-
both
118
tri-
3
119
quadri-
4
120
tetra-
4
121
poly-
many
122
multi-
many or several
123
mega-
a lot
124
olig-
very little
125
micro-
very small
126
hemi-
half (usually right/left hemispheres)
127
semi-
part of a whole
128
a-
without
129
an-
without
130
tachy-
fast
131
brady-
slow
132
hyper-
| amount/direction
increased / above
133
hypo-
| amount/direction
less / below
134
infra-
| amount/direction
less / below
135
sub-
| amount/direction
less / below
136
meta-
| amount/direction
change / behind
137
super-
| amount/direction
increased / above
138
supra-
| amount/direction
excessive / beyond
139
ultra-
| amount/direction
excessive / beyond
140
per-
through
141
post-
after
142
pre-
before
143
re-
again, back
144
retro-
backward or behind
145
ad-
toward, to, near
146
ab-
away from
147
anti-
against, opposed to
148
contra-
against, opposed to
149
circum-
around, circular motion
150
peri-
around, circular motion
151
de-
not, from, or down
152
dia-
across or through
153
trans-
across or through
154
dis-
separate, apart
155
epi-
upon, above
156
para-
along, beside
157
ex-
out, outside, away
158
exo-
out, outside, away
159
extra-
out, outside, away
160
en-
inside or in
161
endo-
inside or in
162
in-
inside or in
163
intra-
inside or in
164
ante-
before
165
pro-
before
166
con-
with
167
syn-
with
168
sym-
with
169
auto-
self
170
bio-
life
171
dys-
faulty, painful,difficult
172
eu-
normal
173
inter-
between
174
mal-
bad, abnormal
175
neo-
new
