Module 2 - Medical Terminology Flashcards
Common, important, and acceptable abbreviations:
AKA
bx
CABG
CAD
COPD
D&C
ECG or EKG
EEG
GU
GYN
Hct
Hgb
I&D
MI
NG
PID
RA
T&A
TB
TIA
UA
AKA - above knee amputation
bx - biopsy
CABG - coronary artery bypass graft
CAD -coronary artery disease
COPD - chronic obstructive pumonary disease
D&C - dilation and curettage
ECG or EKG - electrocardiogram
EEG - electroencephalogram
GU - genitourinary
GYN - gynecology
Hct - hematocrit
Hgb - hemoglobin
I&D - incision and drainage
MI - myocardial infarction
NG - nasogastric
PID - pelvic inflammatory disease
RA - rheumatoid arthritis
T&A - tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
TB - tuberculosis
TIA - transient ischemic attack
UA - urinalysis
root word - aden
gland
root word - pancreat
pancreas
root word - thyr
thyroid gland
root word - hem, hemat
blood
root word - phleb
vein
root word - thromb
clot
root word - arthr
joint
root word - brachi
arm
root word - cervic
neck
root word - chondr
cartilage
root word - cost
rib
root word - crani
skull
root word - dactyl
finger, toe
root word - fibr
connective tissue
root word - my
muscle
root word - oste
bone
root word - pod
foot
root word - sacr
sacrum
root word - spondyl
vertebra
root word - ten
tendon
root word - vertebr
vertebra
root word - abdomin
abdomen
root word - an
anus
root word - appendic
appendix
root word - bil, chol
bile, gall
root word - col
colon
root word - dent
teeth
root word - enter
intestines
root word - esophag
esophagus
root word - gastr
stomach
root word - gingiv
gums
root word - gloss
tongue
root word - hepat
liver
root word - icter
juandice
root word - ile
ileum
root word - lapar
abdominal wall
root word - lingu
tongue
root word - pancreat
pancreas
root word - peps
digestion
root word - phag
eating, swallowing
root word - proct
rectum
root word - splen
spleen
root word - andr
men
root word - colp
vagina
root word - cyst
bladder
root word - gravid
pregnant
root word - gynec
woman
root word - hyster
uterus
root word - mamm, mast
breast
root word - metr
uterus
root word - nephr
kidney
root word - ov
ovum
root word - oophor
ovary
root word - orchid
testicles
root word - prostat
prostate gland
root word - pyel
pelvis of the kidney
root word - ren
renal (kidney)
root word - salping
fallopian tube
root word - ureter
ureters
root word - ur
urinary
root word - vesic
bladder
root word - bronch
bronchial
root word - laryng
larynx
root word - nas
nose
root word - pleur
pleura
root word - pneum, pneumon
lungs, air
root word - pulmon
lung
root word - rhin
nose
root word - steth
chest
root word - thorac
thorax
root word - trache
trachea
root word - derm, dermat
skin
root word - hidr
sweat
root word - trich
hair
root word - oncyh
nail
root word - xer
dry
root word - angi
blood vessel
root word - arter
artery
root word - cardi
heart
root word - vas
vessel
root word - ven
vein
root word - blephar
eyelid
root word - cephal
head
root word - cerebr
cerebrum
root word - encephal
brain
root word - esthesi
sensation
root word - irid, ir
iris
root word - mening, meningi
membranes, meninges
root word - myel
spinal cord, bone marrow
root word - myring
eardrum, tympanic membrane
root word - neur
nerve
root word - ocul, ophthalm
eye
root word - ot
ear
root word - adip
fat
root word - bi
life
root word - carcin
cancer
root word - cry
cold
root word - dors
back portion of body
root word - gluc, glyc
sugar
root word - hemi
hernia
root word - hist
tissue
root word - hydr
water
root word - lact
milk
root word - later
side
root word - lip
fat
root word - lith
stone
root word - med, medi
middle
root word - narc
numbness, stupor, sleep
root word - necr
death
root word - onc
tumor
root word - path
disease
root word - ped
child, foot
root word - psych
mind
root word - py
pus
root word - pyr
fever, heat
root word - septic
infection
root word - therm
heat
abduct vs adduct
abduct is away from body, adduct is toward body
prefix a-,an-
without
prefix ab-
away, from
prefix ad-
toward
prefix ambi-
both
prefix ante-
before
prefix anti-
against
prefix auto-
self
prefix bi-
two, twice, double
prefix brady-
slow
prefix circum-
around
prefix contra-
against
prefix de-
down
prefix dys-
painful, abnormal, difficult, bad
endo-
within, inside
epi-
above, on
eu-
normal, good
ex, extra-, exo-
outside of
hemi-
half
hyper-
above, excessive, increased
hypo-
below, decreased, insufficient
infra-
beneath
inter-
between, among
intra-
within, during
levo-
to the left
macro-
large
mal-
bad
mega-
exceptionally large
meso-
middle
meta-
over, beyond
micro-
small
mono-
one
multi-
many
neo-
new
nulli-
none
peri-
around
poly-
many
post-
after, behind
pre-, pro-
before, in front of
presby-
older age
primi-
first
pseudo-
false
quadri-
four
retro-
behind, in back of
sten-
narrowed
sub-
under
super-, supra-
above, excess
sym-, syn-
together, with
tachy-
fast
trans-
across
tri-
three
ultra-
beyond, excess
uni-
one
-age
related to
-cidal, -cide
pertaining to killing
-form
shape
-fuge
driving away
-iatry, iatrist
healing by a provider, healer
-ical
pertaining to
-ion
process
-logy, -logist
study of, one who studies
-ole
little, small
-opia
vision
-phylaxis
protection, prevention
-pnea
breathing
-therapy
treatment
-uria
urine
-centesis
surgical puncture
-cise
cut, remove
-clasis
break down
esis
stabilization, binding
-ectomy
removal, excision
-gram
record
-graph
instrument for recording
-graphy
process of recording
-ion
process
-lepsy
seizure, convulsion
-lysis
destruction, separation
-meter
device for measuring
-metry
process of measuring
-pexy
fixation, to put in place
-plasty
surgical repair, reformation
-scopy
visual examination
-spasm
involuntary twitch, contraction
-stasis
stopping or controlling
-stomy
a new opening
-tomy
incision
-tripsy
crushing
-algia
pain
-asthenia
weakness
-cele
swelling, herniation
-dynia
pain
-ectasis
dilation expansion
-emesis
vomiting
-emia
blood condition
-gen
producing
-ia, ism
condition
-iasis
presence of, formation of
-itis
inflammation
-malacia
weakening of, softening of
-mania
obsessive preoccupation
-megaly
enlargement
-oid
seeming like
-ole
small
-oma
tumor
-osis
condition, usually abnormal
-pathy
disorder, disease
-penia
deficiency, decrease
-phagia
eating, swallowing
-phasia
speech
-phobia
fear
-plasia
formation of
-plegia
paralysis
-ptosis
drooping, falling
-rrhage
bursting forth
-rrhea
flow, discharge
-rrhexis
rupture
-sclerosis
hardening condition
-trophy
development
ab-
away from
ad-
toward
circum-
around
contra-
against, in opposition to
de-
away from, down
ecto-, exo-
outside
endo-
within
epi-
over, upon
extra-
outside
infra-
below, under
intra-
inside
ipsi-
same, equal
meso-
middle
meta-
after, beyond, over
para-
near, beside
peri-
surrounding, around
retro-
backward, behind
sub-
under, near
trans-
across, through
anterior
front
bilateral
both sides
caudal
tail
cephalic
head
dextro
right
distal
farther away from
dorsal recumbent
lying on the back with knees up and feet flat on the table
eversion
turning outward or inside out
extension
bringing a limb to a straight position
external
outside
flexion
bending a limb or body part at the joint
Fowler’s
raising the head of the bed 30 to 90 degrees
inferior
below or directed downward
internal
inside
knee-chest, knee-elbow
drawing the knees up to the chest
lateral
side, away from the middle
lithotomy
on the back, flexing the legs on abducted thighs
medial
midline
oblique
slanting, on an incline
peripheral
outside the central area
posterior
back
prone
lying on the abdomen
proximal
toward the center or point of attachment
quadrant
dividing an area horizontally and vertically into four parts
recumbent
lying down
rotation
turning around an axis
Sims’
lateral with one knee and thigh up
sinistro
left
superior
above or directed upward
supine
lying on the back
trendelenburg
lying with the head lower than the legs
