Modules 1-3 Flashcards
Memorize Medical Terms
anti-
against
caudal
toward the bottom
con-
together
cranial
toward the top
distal
far
dorsal/posterior
the back
dys-
bad
epi-
upon
extra-
outside of, beyond
home/o
same
hyper-
over
hypo-
under
inferior
below
intra-
within
lateral
out to the side
-logy
study of
medial
toward the middle
path/o
disease
physi/o
physical
pleur/o
side, rib
prone
lying down on belly
proximal
close
retro-
backward
stat/stasis
stand
superior
above
supine
lying down on back
thorac/o
chest
-tomy
incision
trans-
through
ventral/anterior
the front
a-/an-
without, not
acute
sharp, severe
amyl/o
starch
ana-
upward
aqu/e
water
-ase
enzyme
bi-
two
capn/o
carbon dioxide
carb/o
carbon dioxide
cata-
down
chronic
going on for a while
co-
together
di-
twice
dipl/o
double
equi-
equal
glucos/o
sugar
glyc/o
sugar, glucose
heter/o-
different
hom/o
same
hydr/o-
water
mon/o
one
multi-
many
-ose
sugar
ox/o
oxygen
-phil
to like
-phobia
fear
poly-
many
re-
again, back
sacchar/o
sugar
uni-
one
carp/o-
wrist
cervic/o
neck
chrom/o-
color
-crit
judge, separate
cyt/o
cell
ecto-, ec-
out
end/o-
in, within
amphi
around
ex/o
outside
hem/o
blood
inter-
between
iso-
same, equal
lys/o
loosening, dissolving
macro-
large
mes/o-
middle
meta-
change
micr/o
small
ov/o, ov/i
egg
phag/o
to eat, ingest
pin/o
to drink
post-
after, behind
pre-
before, in front of
pro-
before, in front of
-ptosis
falling
semi-
partial, half
-some
body
sperm/o
sperm
spondyl/o-
vertebra
syn-, sym-
together
-tinence
hold