Medical Terminology Week 5 Flashcards
1
Q
angio /o
A
Vessel
2
Q
aotr /o
A
Aorta
3
Q
arteri /o
A
Artery
4
Q
cardi /o
A
Heart
5
Q
atri /o
A
Atrium
6
Q
electr /o
A
Electric
7
Q
lymph /o
A
Lymph
8
Q
phleb /o
A
Vein
9
Q
thromb /o
A
Bloot Clot
10
Q
ventricul /o
A
Ventricle
11
Q
cerebr /o
A
Cerebrum
12
Q
hem /o
A
Blood
13
Q
my /o
A
Muscle
14
Q
necr /o
A
Death, Necrosis
15
Q
scler /o
A
Hardening; Sclera
16
Q
anti /o
A
Against
17
Q
by /o
A
Two
18
Q
brady /o
A
Slow
19
Q
endo
A
In, Within
20
Q
epi-
A
Above; Upon
21
Q
micro-
A
Small
22
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peri-
A
Around
23
Q
tachy /o
A
Fast, Rapid
24
Q
tri /o
A
three
25
-ectomy
Excision; Removal
26
-lysis
Separate; Destruction, Loosening
27
-plasty
Surgical Repair
28
-rrhaphy
Suture
29
-cardia
Heart Condition
30
-cyt
Cell
31
-ectasis
Dilation, Expansion
32
-genesis
Forming; Producing; Origin
33
-gram
Record; Writing
34
-graphy
Process of Recording
35
-lith
Stone; Calculus
36
-malacia
Softening
37
-megaly
Enlargement
38
-oid
Resembling
39
-ole
Small; Minute
40
-ule
Small; Minute
41
-oma
Tumor
42
-osis
Abnormal Condition, Increase (used primarily with blood cells)
43
-pathy
Disease
44
-phagia
Swallowing; Eating
45
-phobia
Fear
46
-pnea
Breathing
47
-rrhexis
Rupture
48
-spasm
Involuntary Contraction, Twitching
49
-stenosis
Narrowing; Stricture
50
-um
Structure, Thing
51
-therapy
Treatment
52
arthr /o
Joint
53
calc /o
Calcium
54
calcane /o
Calcaneum (heel bone)
55
carp /o
Carpus (wrist bone)
56
cephal /o
Head
57
cervic /o
Neck; Cervix Uteri (neck of uterus)
58
chondr /o
Cartilage
59
cost /o
Ribs
60
crani /o
Cranium (skull)
61
encephala /o
Brain
62
femor /o
Femur
63
fibul /o
Fibula
64
humer /o
Humerus
65
lumb /o
Loin (Lower Back)
66
metacarp /o
Metacarpus
67
myel /o
Bone Marrow; Spinal Cord
68
oste /o
Bone
69
patell /o
Patella
70
sacr /o
Sacrum
71
spin /o
Spine
72
spondyl /o
Vertebrae
73
vertebr /o
Vertebrae
74
stern /o
Sternum
75
tend /o
Tendon
76
tibi /o
Tibia
77
cyst /o
Bladder
78
dist /o
Far, Farthest
79
enter /o
Intestine
80
hepat /o
Liver
81
proxim /o
Near
82
radi /o
Radiation, X-Ray
| Radius (Lower Arm)
83
radi /o
Radius (Lower Arm)
| Radiation, X-Ray
84
roentgen /o
X-Rays
85
en-
In; Within
86
hemi-
One Half
87
hypo-
Under, Below, Deficient, Decreased
88
inter-
Between
89
quadri-
Four
90
-centesis
Surgical Puncture
91
-tomy
Incision
92
-algia
Pain
93
-dynia
Pain
94
-cele
Hernia, Swelling
95
-emia
Blood Condition
96
-ist
Specialist
97
-itis
Inflammation
98
-meter
Instrument for Measuring
99
-plegia
Paralysis
100
acous /o
Hearing
101
aden /o
Gland
102
blephar /o
Eyelid
103
choroid /o
Choroid
104
corne /o
Cornea
105
dacry /o
Tear; Lacrimal Apparatus
106
lacrim /o
Tear; Lacrimal Apparatus
107
dipl /o
Double
108
irid /o
Iris
109
ketat /o
Horny Tissue; Hard; Cornea
110
myring /o
Tympanic Membrane
111
tympan /o
Tympanic Membrane
112
ocul /o
Eye
113
opthalm /o
Eye
114
ot /o
Ear
115
retin /o
Retina
116
rhin /o
Nose
117
salping /o
Tube (Usually Eustachian or Fallopian Tube)
118
erythr /o
Red
119
xanth /o
Yellow
120
ana-
Against; Up; Back
121
exo-
Outside; Outward
122
hyper-
Excessive; Above Normal
123
-acusis
Hearing
124
-edema
Swelling
125
-opia
Vision
126
-ptosis
Prolapsed; Downward Displacement
127
-salpinx
Tube
