Medical Terms Flashcards
Oste/o
Bone
Ex: osteoporosis- loss of bone density
(Porosis= Porous)
Gastr/o
Stomach
Ex: gastr/itis-
Inflammation of the stomach
Erythr/o
Red
Ex: Erythrocytes- Red Blood Cells
Col/o
Col/i
Large Intestine/Colon
Ex: Colitis-
Inflammation of the colon
Mast/o
Breast
Ex: Mast/ectomy-
Excision, removal of breast
Dermat/o
Dermat/i
Skin
Ex: Dermatitis-
Inflammation of the skin
Leuk/o
White
Ex: Leukocyte- White Blood Cells
Pneum/o
Lung/Air
Ex: Pneumonectomy-
Removal of the lung/part of lung
Hepat/o
Hapet/i
Liver
Ex: Hepatitis-
Inflammation of the liver
Nephr/o
Kidney
Ex: Nephrosis-
Kidney disease
Arthr/o
Joint
Ex: Arthritis-
Inflammation of the joints
Stomat/o
Ex: Xerostomia- Xer/o- Dry Stomat/o- Ex: Mouth ia- Condition Ex: Side effect of XRT after 2 wk or 2000-3000cGy
Rhin/o
Nose-
Ex: Rhinoplasty
Surgical repair of the nose
Plasty
Surgical repair
Later
Side
Ex: lateral- pertaining to the side
Lip/o
Fat
Ex: Liposuction-
Suction- Removal of
Mamm/o
Breast
Ex: Mammography-
Breast Imaging
Cyte
Cell
Ectomy
Excision, Removal
Oma
Tumor
Ex: Hepatoma
Tumor of the liver
Itis
Inflammation
Megaly
Enlargement
Ex: Gastro/Megaly-
Enlargement of the stomach
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Pertaining to Ex: Thorac/ic Pertaining to the chest Neur/al Ex: Pertaining to a nerve Poster/ior Ex: Pertaining to the back Cutan/ous Ex: Pertaining to the skin (latin) Esophag/eal Ex: Pertaining to the esophagus
-ia
Condition
Ex: Hyper/therm/ia
Condition of excessive heat
Infra
Below Ex: Infra/coastal Pertaining to below the ribs Cost: Ribs a: Pertaining to
Supra
Above Ex: Supra/ren/al Pertaining to above the kidney Ren: Kidney al- Pertaining to
Inter
Between Ex: Inter/cos/al Between the ribs Cost: Ribs al: Pertaining to
Intra
Within
Ex: Intramuscular-
Pertaining to within the muscle
Retro
Backward, Behind
Hyper
Excessive, Above Normal
Ex: Hyper/emesis
Excessive vomiting
Emesis: Vomitin
Bi
Two
Ex: bi/later/al
Later: side
al: Pertaining to
- a
- an
Without, Not
Ex: An/esthes/ia
Esthes: Feeling
ia: Condition
Anti
Against Ex: Anti/bacteri/al Against Bacteria Bacteri: Bacteria al: Pertaining to
Para
Near, Besides
Ex: Para/nas/al
Pertaining to area near nose
Peri
Around Ex: Peri/odont/itis Inflammation around the tooth (gums) Odont: Tooth Itis: Inflammation
Trans
Across, Through Ex: Trans/vagin/al Pertaining to across or through the vagina Vagin: Vagina al: Pertaining to
Poster
To the back of the body
Ex: Posterior-
Pertaining to the back of the body
Super
Upper, Above
Ex: Superior
Pertaining to the upper part of the body
Extra
Outside,Outward Ex: Extra/crani/al Pertaining to the outside the skull Crani: Cranium (skull) al: Pertaining to
When defining a term, the steps to take are to define the _______ part of the word first, then the ________ part of the word, then the ________ part of the word.
Last
First
Middle
Nephroma
Tumor of the kidney
Hepatitis
Inflammation of the liver
Gastromegaly
Enlargement of the stomach
Tracheotomy
Removal of the trachea
Dyspnea
Difficulty breathing
Dys: Difficulty
Pnea: Breathing
Polyuria
Excessive urniation
Poly: Many, Much
Uria- Urine
Gastro/enter/itis
Inflammation of the stomach and small intestine
Hepato/cyte
Liver Cell
Centesis
Surgical Puncture
Ex: Arthr/o/centesis
Surgical puncture of a joint
Scope
Instrument for Examining
Ex: Endo/scope
Instrument for examining within
Endo: In, within
Trophy
Nourishment Development
Ex: A/trophy-without development
(describes an abnormal condition or disease)
Scopy
Procedure of Examining
Ex: Colonoscopy
Macro/cyte
Large Cell
Micro/cyte
Small Cell
Epi
Above, Upon Ex: Epi/derm/is Upon the skin (Outer layer of the skin) Derm: Skin Is: noun ending
Dia
Through, Across
Ex: Dia/lysis
Lysis: Seperation; destruction; loosening
Renal Dialysis: is a procedure that uses a membrane to separate and selectively remove waste products from the blood when the kidneys are unable to complete this function.
Otomy
Cutting into a part of the body
Ex: Gastrotomy
Cutting or removing the stomach
What vowel is most commonly used to combine a word root with another word element?
O
