Scientific terminology Flashcards
Inter-
between
intervascular
Intra-
within
intravasscular
Pre-
before
prenatal
post-
after
postnatal
super-
over
superdermal
sub-
under
subdernal
antero-
front
anterolater
pastero-
behind
posterolateral
Anti-
against
antiblastic
Dia-
Through
Hyper-
Above
hyperemic (above blood)
Hypo-
under hypodontic (under tooth)
Para-
by the side
Para/no/ia (by the side / the mind / condition
Peri-
around
Peri/stome
around / opening
Epi-
upon
Epi/der/is
on / skin/ condition
Exo-
Outside
Exo/col/itis
outside / colon / condition
-or
the agent
flex/or
bend / agent
-ia
quality, condition
dement/ia
out of sense / quality
-al , -ar
connection to
ren/al
Kidney / having a connection
-ist, -ter , -tor
the agent
ortho/odont/ist
straight / tooth / the agent
-ic
capability
Acoust/ic
to hear/ capability
-itis
condition, usually an inflammation
Arthr/itis
Joint / condition
-sis
action, process
sep/sis
to rot / process
Aur-
Ear
Post/aur/al
after / ear / connection to
Dent-
tooth
dent/ist
tooth / the agent
Gingiv-
Gums
gingiv/itis
gum / condition
Ocul-
eye
Bin/ocul/ar
twice / eye / connection to
Or-
Mouth
Or/al
mouth / pertaining to
Pulmo-
lung
Pulmon/ary
lung / pertaining to
Ren-
kindey
Per/ren/al
Before / kidney / connection to
Derm-
Skin
derma/tology
skin / body of knowledge
Kardi-
Heart
Card/iac
heart / pertaining to
Kol-
Colon
col/itis
colon / condition
my-
muscle
my/alg/ia
muscle / pain / quality
nephr-
kindey
nephro/toc/ic
kidney / poison / capability
neur-
neuro
neur / ald/ia
neuron / pain /quality
pneumo-
lung
pneumon/ia
lung / quality
