Summer Vocab Flashcards
Anti-
Against
Bi-
Two
Brady-
Slow
Dys-
Painful, Difficult
Epi-
Above, Upon
Hyper-
Excessive, Above
Hypo-
Below, Beneath
Mal-
Bad, Inadequate
Macro-
Large
Micro-
Small
Neo-
New
Oligo-
Deficiency
Post
After, Following
Pro-
Before, Forward
Quadri-
Four
Tachy-
Rapid, Fast
Uni-
One
-centesis
Surgical puncture
-algia
Pain
-cele
Hernia
-cide, -cidal
Destroying, Killing
-derma
Skin
-dipsia
Thirst, Drinking
-ectasis
Dilation, Expansion
-ectomy
Excision, Surgical Removal
-edema
swelling
-emia
Condition of the blood
-gravida
Pregnant
-ia, -ism
Condition
-itis
Inflammation
-lith
Stone
-lysis
Destruction of
-megaly
Enlargement
-oma
Tumor
-osis
Abnormal condition
-paresis
Partial paralysis
-pexy
Surgical fixation
-phagia, -phage
Eating, Swallowing
-phobia
Fear
-plasty
Surgical repair
-plegia
Paralysis
-pnea
Breathing
-ptosis
Drooping, Prolapse
-rrhage, -rrhagia
Bursting forth
-rrhea
Flow, Discharge
-stasis
Cessation, Stopping
-stenosis
Narrowing, Stricture
-stomy
Opening
-tomy
Cutting into, Incision
-tripsy
Crushing
-uria
Urine
Adip/o, Lip/o
Fat
Cutane/o, Demat/o
Skin
Neer/o
Dead
Albin/o, Leuk/o
White
Erythr/o
Red
Cyan/o
Blue
Melan/o
Black
Xanth/o
Yellow
Cerebr/o
Brain
Myel/o
Spinal cord, Bone marrow
Neur/o
Nerve
Ather/o
Thick Fatty
Cardi/o
Heart
Hem/o, Hemat/o
Blood
Phleb/o, Ven/o
Vein
Chondr/o
Cartilage
Nas/o, Rhin/o
Nose
Pulmon/o
Lung
Pneum/o
Air, Lung
Carcin/o
Cancer
Lingu/o, Gloss/o
Tongue
Gastr/o
Stomach
Hepat/o
Liver
Col/o, Colon/o
Colon
Enter/o
Small intestines
Proct/o
Rectum, Anus
Nephr/o, Ren/o
Kidney
Noct/o
Night
Orch/o
Testes
Hyster/o, Uter/o
Uterus
Lapar/o
Abdomen
Oophor/o
Ovary
Hydr/o
Water
Crani/o
Cranium
Cost/o
Ribs
My/o
Muscle
Oste/o
Bone
Ot/o
Ear
IV
Intravenous
OTC
Over the counter
CNS
Central Nervous System
CHF
Congestive Heart Failure
BP
Blood Pressure
COPD
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
STAT
Immediately
GERD
Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease
NPO
Nothing by mouth
UTI
Urinary track infection
Na
Sodium