scopenotes med terms Flashcards
gingiv(o)
gum
caudal
tail or tail end of body
-plasia
formation
-meter
measuring instrument
hepato(o)
liver
dactyl(o)
digits such as finger or toe
ec-
out
Ectopia = congenital displacement of an organ or body part
con-
with, together
-algesia
sensation of pain
dermatosis
all skin eruptions or lesions
bucc(o)
cheek
post-
after
endo-
within
-emesis
vomiting
cyst(o)
bladder
men(o)
menses, menstruation
derm(o)
skin
-logist
specialist in
iso-
equal
median plane aka
midline
-tomy
incision into
-graphy
recording process
-cele
herniation, protrusion
intra-
within
nas(o)
nose
inferior
directional term towards lower part of body or farther away from head
-genetic
origin related
ot(o)
ear
posterior or dorsal
backside in anatomical decision
palmar
locating term referring to front of hand
cystitis
bladder inflammatoin
inter-
between, among
gastr(o)
stomach
cervic(o)
neck, neck of an organ
semi-
half
dextr(o)
right or right side
internal or deep
directional term referred to as inside of body
-rhexis
rupture of an organ
mono-
one, single
anti-
against
-plegia
paralysis
stenosis
narrowing of passage in the body
pharyng(o)
throat, pharynx
-ism
condition of
syn-
together, with
phleb-
vein
-penia
abnormal disease
plantar
locating term referring to bottom of foot
ad-
towards
py(o)
pus
-dynia
pain
synovi(o)
lining the joint
cyt(o)
cell
hist(o)
tissue
para-
beside
dacry(o)
tear or lacrimal
a- or an-
absence of
myel(o)
spinal cord
median plane
running front to back dividing body vertically into equal right and left halves
hypo-
low, below normal
my(o)
muscle
blephar(o)
eyelid
coronal plane
vertical plane that runs side to side dividing body into front + back parts
audi(o)
hearing
-stasis
standing still
lip(o)
fat, fatty tissue
duoden(o)
part of small intestine
micro-
very small, millionth
neo-
new
necrosis
death of tissue and bone
peri-
around, enclosing
kal(i)
potassium
pyel(o)
pelvis, renal pelvis
-oid
resembling
arteri
artery
-oma
tumor
phag(o)
to ingest or eat
pector(o)
chest
curettage
scraping of a body cavity
contra-
against, opposite
leuk(o)
white (cells)
onych(o)
fingernail or toenail
cyan(o)
blue
lateral
being away from the midline aka towards the side of the body
anterior or ventral
being front or belly side in anatomical position
-philia
abnormal attraction
hemo-
pertaining to blood
trans-
across, cross over
epi-
on, attached to, upon
peri-
around
phonia
voice
cephalic or cranial
locating term referring to head or head end
opt(o)
vision
-ectomy
removal of
distal
directional term being farther from a point of reference, generally trunk or middle of body
-rrhea
discharge
circum-
around
hemi-
half
cerebr(o)
cerebrum, main part of the brain
auto-
self
encephal(o)
brain
external or superficial
directional term being on or close to outside of body
onc(o)
tumor
crypt(o)
hidden, concealed or ingrown
mal-
bad
oste(o)
bone
medial
directional term being closer to midline of the body
intravascular
within a vessel
otalgia
pain in the ear
-malacia
constriction, softening (softening of tissue)
-itis
inflammation
superior
being towards the upper part of the body / head
centesis
puncturing of organ with hollow needle in order to draw out fluid, to puncture in order to aspirate
sub-
under
-lysis
destruction of
fibr(o)
connective tissue
ecto-
outside
vas(o)
vessel or duct
en-
in
transverse plane aka horizontal
horizontal plane that divides body into upper and lower parts
ante-
before
ex-
out of, away from
-plasty
repair or surgical reconstruction of
-ectasia
dilation, stretching
-al
relating to
per-
through
dys-
painful, difficult
-iatry
field of medicine
gynec(o)
female
-graph
recording instrument
cost(o)
rib
aden(o)
gland
-pexy
suspension or fixation
chiro(o)
pertaining to hand
poly-
many
fasci(o)
fibrous tissue
-stomy
creating surgical opening for drainage
rhin(o)
nose
dis-
apart, separate
primi-
first
pneumon(o)
lung
sagittal plane
vertical plane parallel to midline running front to back dividing body or any part of it into unequal left and right sides / parts
tympan(o)
eardrum
unilateral
on one side
arthr(o)
joint
mega-
large, million
glyc(o)
sugar, glucose
supra-
above
-logy
study of
-phobia
abnormal fear
-megaly
enlargement
dyspepsia
indigestion or painful digestion
cardi(o)
heart
multi-
many
milli-
one thousandth
ab-
away from
super-
excessive
acr(o)
extremity
meta-
beyond
-pathy
disease
meso-
middle
bi-
both, two
-scope
viewing instrument
hyper-
high, excessive
proximal
directional term being near a point of reference, generally the trunk or middle of body
bio-
life
pre-
before
necr(o)
death, dead cells or tissue
retro-
back, behind
-ectomy
removal of
a-, an-
without
ambi-
both
bi-, di-
two
brady-
slow
hemi-
half
mono-
one
olig-
Few, scanty
pari-
all
oly-
many
quadra-, tetra-
four
semi-
part
tachy-
fast
tri-
three
uni-
single, one
eu-
normal
infra-
below, beneath
supra-
excessive, outside
super-
excessive, more
de-
not, down
para-
along, beside
re-
again, back
corp-
body
gastr-
stomach
oste-
bone
neur-
nerve
ren-
kidney
ur-
urine
vascul-
blood vessels
suffixes meaning related to
-ac, -ar, -ic, -oid, -ous, -tic
-emia
of the blood
-ia, -ism, -osis, -y
condition or process
-rrhythmia
rhythm
-systole
contraction of the heart
-scope, -scopy
instrument for viewing, process of viewing with an instrument
-ectomy
removal
-latric
treatment
-pnea
breathing
-rrhaphy
suturing
-tripsy
crushing
-tomy
incision
palpation
method of feeling with fingers or hands during a physical exam
-urea
urine
auscultation
action of listening to sounds from the heart, lungs or other organs, typically with stethoscope, as part of medical diagnosis
osteomalacia
softening of bone, characteristic of vit D deficiency
