Session 1: General Introductory Words Flashcards
Card, Cardi
Heart
Ex: Cardi/ac, cardi/o/logy, cardi/o/pathy, card/itis
Cutane
Skin
Ex: Cutane/ous, per/cutane/ous, sub/cutane/ous
Cyt
Cell
Ex: Cyt/o/logy, cyt/o/logist
Derm, Dermat
Skin
Ex: Derm/ic, hypo/derm/ic, dermat/itis, dermat/o/logy
Electr
Electricity
Ex: Electr/o/cardi/o/graphy, electr/o/cardi/o/graph
Enter
Small intestine
Ex: Enter/ic, enter/al, enter/algia, enter/o/dynis, enter/itis
Gastr
Stomach
Ex: Gastr/ic, gastr/algia, gastr/itis, gastr/o/enter/itis
Ger
Old age
Ex: Ger/iatric, ger/iatrics
Geront
Old age
Ex: Geront/o/logy, geront/o/logist
Hem, Hemat
Blood
Ex: Hemat/o/logy, hemat/o/logist, hem/o/cyte
Iatr
Medical treatment, physician
Ex: Iatr/o/genesis
Nephr
Kidney
Ex: Nephr/ic, nephr/algia, nephr/itis, nephr/o/pathy
Neur
Nerve
Ex: Neur/al, neur/algia, neur/o/dynia, neur/o/pathy
Opthalm
Eye
Ex: Opthalm/ic, ophthalm/algia, ophthalm/o/logist
Ot
ear
Ex: Ot/ic, ot/algia, ot/o/dynia, ot/itis, ot/o/logy, ot/o/logist
Path
Disease
Ex: Path/o/gen, path/o/logy, path/o/logist
Ped
Child
Ex: Ped/iatric, ped/iatrics, ped/iatr/ician
Psych
Mind
Ex: Psych/ic, psych/osis, psych/o/logy
Pulmon
Lung
Ex: Pulmon/ary, pulmon/o/logy, pulmon/o/logist
Ren
Kidney
Ex: Ren/al, ren/o/graphy, ren/o/gastr/ic
Rhin
Nose
Ex: Rhin/algia, rhin/itis, rhin/o/pathy, rhin/o/plasty
Somat
Body
Ex: Somat/ic, psycho/o/somat/ic, somat/o/genic
Ur
Urine, Urinary Tract
Ex: Ur/o/dynia, ur/o/graphy, ur/o/pathy, ur/o/logy
-ac
Pertaining to
-al
Pertaining to
-algia
Pain
-ary
Pertaining to
-cyte
Cell
-dynia
Pain
-ectomy
Removal or excision
-gen
Producing, produced by
-genesis
Producing, produced by
-genic
Pertaining to producing, Pertaining to being produced by
-gram
A record
-graph
Instrument to record
-graphy
Process of recording
-ia
Condition of
-iatric
Medical treatment of
-iatrics
Medical treatment of
-iatry
medical treatment of
-ic
Pertaining to
-ician
Specialist
-ist
Specialist
-itis
Inflammation
-logist
Specialist in the study of
-logy
Study of
-oma
Tumor
-osis
Abnormal condition
-ous
Pertaining to
-pathy
Disease
-plasty
Surgical repair
-rrhea
Flow or discharge
-scope
Instrument to view
-scopy
Process of visually examining
-tomy
Incision
endo-
Inside
Ex: Endo/scopy, endo/scope
Hemi-
half
Ex: Hemi/gastr/ectomy, hemi/nephr/ectomy
Hypo-
Below, deficient
Macro-
Large
Ex: Macro/cyte, macro/rhin/ia, macro/scopy
Micro-
Small
Ex: Micro/cyte, micro/rhin/ia, micro/scopy, micro/scope
Per-
Through
Sub-
Below