Medical terms W1-7 Flashcards
Prefix
Beginning
Root word
Body
Suffix
End
Combining vowel
Added to a root word and used to connect two root words together
Medical word with prefix, root, suffix
Hyperthyroidism
A-, an
Without, lack of
Ab-
Away from
Ad-
Toward
Anti-
Against
Bi-
Two, double
Brady
Slow
Circum
Around
Contra
Against, opposite
Dys-
Painful, difficult
Ecto-
Outside
Endo
Inside
Epi
Upon, on above
Hyper
Over, above,excessive
Hypo
Under, beneath,deficient
Infra
Beneath
Intra
Within, inside
Ipsi
Same
Mal
Bad, abnormal
Ortho
Straight, normal
Para
Near, beyond, beside
Peri
Around
Retro
Backwards, behind
Supra
Above, over
Tachy
Rapid
Tri
Three
Aden/o
Gland
Angio/o
Vessel
Artho
Joint
Brachi
Arm
Bronch
Trachea/windpipe
Carcin
Cancer
Cardi
Heart
Cephal
Head
Chondr
Cartilage
Cut
Skin
Cyt
Cell
Dermat
Skin
Enter
Intestine
Erythr
Red
Gastro
Stomach
Hepat
Liver
Lumb
Lower back
My
Muscle
Myel
Marrow, spinal cord
Nephr
Kidney
Neur
Nerve
Or
Mouth
Osteo
Bone
Patho
Diesease
Pneumo
Lung,air
Scler
Hard
Thromb
Clot, lump
Algia
Painful condition
Ectomy
Removal of
Emia
Condition of blood
Itis
Inflammation
Malacia
Softening
Megaly
Enlarged
Oma
Tumor
Osis
Condition, disease
Plasia
Plasty forming, molding
Poiesis
Making
Metric
Measures
Plasty
Forming
Tomy
Cutting into incision
Ism
Condition or state
Logy
Study of science
Achilles tendon
Calcaneal tendon
Adams apple
Thyroid cartilage
Bowmans capsule
Gomerular capsule
Circle of Willis
Cerebral arterial circle
Coopers ligament
Suspensory ligament of the breast
Eustachian tube
Auditory tube
Fallopian tube
Uterine tube
Transports sperm to egg
Golgi tendon organ (GTO)
Tendon organ
Haversian canal
Central canal
Islet of Langerhans
Pancreatic islet
Loop of Henle
Loop of nephron
Meissner corpuscle
Corpuscle of touch
Peyer’s patch
Aggregated lymphatic follicle
Volkmann’s canal
Perforating canal
Wernickle’s area
Auditory association area
ANS
Autonomic nervous system
CNS
Central nervous system
COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
DVT
Deep vein thrombosis
Fx
Fracture
HTN
Hypertension
IM
Intramuscular
NKA
No known allergies
Px
Patient or pain
SOB
Shortness of breath
TIA
Transient ischemic attack
ABD
Abduction
TS
Thoracic spine
POP
Pain on palpitation
MRI
Magnetic resonance imaging
A/P
Anterior/posterior
CO
Cardiac output
CSF
Cerebral spinal fluid
Dx
Diagnosis
GI
Gastrointestinal
Hx
History
MI
Myocardial infraction
PNS
Peripheral nervous system
ROM
Range of motion
Sx
Symptom
Tx
Treatment
ADD
Adduction
LS
Lumbar spine
ttt
Tender to touch
CT scan or CAT scan
Computed tomography scan
BP
Blood pressure
c/o
Complained of
DTR
Deep tendon reflex
ECG EKG
Electrocardiogram
HRT
Hormone replacement therapy
ID
Intradermal
MVP
Mitral valve prolapse
PT
Physical therapy
RBC
Red blood cells
T
Temperature
WBC
White blood cells
CS
Cervical spine
HR
Heart rate
CX
Client
CVA
Cardio vascular accident stroke
Superior
Toward The head
The heart is superior to the liver.
Inferior
Away from the head
The stomach is inferior to the lungs.
Proximal
Nearer to attachment of a limb to the trunk of the body
Distal
Farther from attachment of a limb to the trunk of the body
Lateral
Farther from the midline
Medial
Nearer to the midline
Anterior
Front of the body
Posterior
Back of the body
Anatomical position
When a person faces forward palms up
Cephal/o
Head
Coronal
Frontal
Cervic/o
Neck
Axillary
Armpit
Cubital or Olecranal
Back of elbow
Antecubital (AC)
Front of the elbow
Thorac/o
Chest
Abdominal
Stomach
Pelvic
Pelvis
Lumb
Lower back
Inguinal
Groin
Popliteal
Hollow behind the knee
Atom
Smallest unit of matter that exists in a chemical reaction
Molecule
Two or more atoms
Cell
Combination of molecules, smallest living units
Tissue
Group of cells and material surrounding them
Organ
Two or more different types of tissue
Organism
Any living individual
Anatomy
Science a body structures
Physiology
Science of body functions
Pollex
Thumb
Dorsum
Top of foot or back (top) of hand
Hallux
Big toe
Perineal
Genitals
Mental
Chin
Otic
Ear