Terminology Review Flashcards
Preparation for NHA MAA Certification
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gastro
A
stomach
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cardi
A
heart
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megal
A
enlarged
4
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itis
A
inflammation
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dermat
A
skin
6
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plast
A
surgical repair
7
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cerebr
A
brain
8
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path
A
disease
9
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ectomy
A
surgical removal
10
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enter
A
intestines (usually small)
11
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osis
A
any condition
12
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otomy
A
out into
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aden
A
gland
14
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angi
A
vessel
15
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oma
A
tumor
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nephr
A
kidney
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hepat
A
liver
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arthr
A
joint
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blephar
A
eyelids
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ologist
A
specialist
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rhin
A
nose
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gingiv
A
gum
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malacia
A
soft
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ology
A
the study of
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spasm
involuntary contraction
26
algia
pain
27
crani
skull
28
end
inside, within
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hemi
half
30
oid
like
31
hyper
above, more than normal
32
cyst
sac containing fluid
33
chole
bile
34
hypo
under
35
scop
observe
36
hyster
uterus
37
ostomy
create and opening
38
para
beside, beyond
39
lysis
loosening, destruction
40
cervic
neck
41
chondr
cartilage
42
cyan
blue
43
hem(at)
blood
44
ost
bone
45
psycho
mind
46
lip
fatm
47
my
muscle
48
lith
stone
49
ophthalm/opt
eye
50
proct
anus
51
cost
rib
52
gram
record
53
acro
extremities
54
rhexis
break, burst
55
carcin
cancer
56
penia
decrease
57
gen
original, production
58
burso
sac
59
retr(o)
backwards
60
trip
rub, friction
61
strept
twist
62
desis
binding
63
mani
madness
64
glosso
tongue
65
trophy
development
66
supra
above
67
ptosis
falling
68
dyn
pain
69
mast
breast
70
rrhaphy
suture
71
dent
teeth
72
cephal
head
73
auto
self
74
epi
upon
75
hydro
water
76
lobo
section
77
emesis
vomiting
78
contra
against, counter
79
lasis
condition
80
trans
through, across
81
brady
slow
82
ectasis
expansion
83
cyt
cell
84
odont
tooth
85
leuk
white
86
esthesia
sensation
87
cantho
angle at the end of the eyelid
88
steno
narrow, contracted
89
cheil
lips
90
cele
hernia
91
benign
mild, not cancerous
92
semen
seed
93
celio
abdomen
94
erythro
red
95
vaso
vessel
96
melan
black
97
cauda
tail
98
lingua
tongue
99
myring
eardrum
100
spondyl
Spinal column
101
ovar
Egg (egg, the female reproductive cell)
102
centesis
puncture
103
oto
ear
104
bili
bile
105
squam
scale
106
mening
membrane
107
cec
blind passage
108
macul
spot
109
pexy
suspension
110
onco
tumor
111
or
mouth
112
sub
under
113
spiro
coil
114
lacrim
tear
115
viscero
organ
116
lact
milk
117
onych
nail, claw
118
thorac
chest
119
pyle
gate
120
sphenic
wedge
121
anti
against
122
myco
fungus
123
Hallux
great toe (big toe)
124
physio
nature
125
bucc(o)
cheek
126
palpebr
eyelid
127
plasia
development
128
rug
wrinkle, fold, crease
129
aur
ear
130
acoust(i)
hearing
131
colp(o)
hollow, vagina
132
phon
voice, sound
133
leio
smooth
134
cor
heart
135
ren
kidney
136
orchi
testis
137
encephal
brain
138
thalam
inner chamber
139
plexus
braid
140
cilia
eyelash
141
dendr
tree, branching
142
phleb
veins
143
pilo
hair
144
histo
tissue
145
stoma
mouth
146
tympan
eardrum
147
umbilic
navel
148
salpingo
tube
149
helio
sun
150
astr
star shaped
151
asthenia
weakness
152
fascia
sheet, band
153
iso
equal
154
tarso
ankle
155
tope
place
156
pod
foot
157
malign
bad
158
adnexa
ties, connection
159
ocul
eye
160
lapar
abdominal wall
161
dacry
tear
162
ment
mind
163
part
labor, bring forth
164
Scler (a)
hard
165
somato
body
166
trachel
neck
167
sinus
hollow space
168
hypno
sleep
169
sept
wall, fence
170
Scirr (h)
hard
171
antr
cavity
172
crine
to secrete
173
dura
hard
174
pneum
lung
175
phage
to eat
176
phren
mind
177
corne
horny
178
plak
plate
179
iris
rainbow
180
kerat
horny
181
pulmo
lung
182
ptyal
saliva
183
alveol
cavity
184
oophor
ovary
185
oment
covering
186
sedat
quiet, calm
187
furca
fork-shaped
188
radic
root
189
radi
ray
190
fistul
pipe
191
edema
swelling
192
dactyl
finger, toe
193
Metabol(e)
change
194
pariet
wall
195
ependym
wrapping
196
gravid
pregnant
197
aer
air
198
glyco
sweet
199
tarso
framework of the eyelid
200
cheir
hand
201
calc
heel, stone
202
cine
Move
203
digit
finger, toe
204
dors
Back
205
gangli
swelling
206
gemin
twin
207
grad
walking, take steps
208
gran
grain, particle
209
labi
lip
210
micr
small
211
peps
digest
212
pleur
pleura, rib, side
213
mamm
breast
214
colla
glue
215
later
side
216
rachi
spinal column
217
phob
fear
218
phot
light
219
dys
bad
220
cut
skin
221
en
in
222
peri
about, around
223
pro
in front of, before
224
mechano
machine
225
dynam
power
226
osmo
odor
227
traumat
wound
228
trich
hair
229
maxill
upper jawbone
230
an, a
without, not
231
phak
lens
232
pre
in front of, before
233
strict
draw tight
234
turbin
shaped like a top
235
ameb
change
236
semi
half
237
neo
new
238
hormone
excite
239
therm
heat
240
syn, sym
together
241
vuls
Twitch or pull
242
post
after
243
metr
uterus
244
tegument
covering, skin
245
pan
all
246
poly
many
247
ramus
branch
248
neuro
nerve (nervous system)
249
thromb
lump, clot
250
ab
away from, knots
251
plegia
paralysis
252
ante
before
253
thel
nipple
254
ex
out, away from
255
lien
spleen
256
Tumor
swelling
257
vestibule
entrance
258
Puer
child
259
sarc
flesh
260
proli
offspring
261
macro
large
262
lal
speech
263
intra
within
264
inter
between
265
infra
beneath
266
cryo
cold
267
mal
bad
268
glom
ball
269
tens
stretch
270
spas
pull, draw
271
somni
sleep
272
pharmac
drug
273
lumbo
loins
274
arter
artery
275
appendic
appendix
276
thyro
thyroid
277
splen
spleen
278
ovario
ovary
279
adreno
adrenal (gland)
280
basi
base
281
pelvi
pelvis
282
vena
vein
283
urethr
urethra
284
utero
uterus
285
sacro
sacrum
286
pharyng
pharynx
287
duodeno
duodenum
288
ureter
ureter
289
larng
larynx
290
bronch
Bronchus
291
col
colon
292
esophag
esophagus
293
bi
Two, double, both
294
tri
Three
295
ile
Ileum
296
ili
Ilium
297
lig
ligament
298
Therap
therapy
299
ventr
front
300
vert
turn
301
eu
good
302
ambi
both
303
amphi
around on both sides
304
brachy
short
305
capit
head
306
cau
burn
307
clas
break
308
duct
Tube
309
fiss
split
310
ger
old
311
heter
other
312
infer
Under
313
hom
same
314
olfact
smell
315
orth
straight
316
gyn
female
317
pachy
thick
318
phrag
fence
319
poster
back part
320
cata
down
321
platy
flat
322
pseud
false
323
schiz
split
324
proxim
nearest
325
scol
curved
326
apo
away from
327
di
twice
328
dia
through
329
eury
broad
330
pect
chest
331
necr
dead
332
mi
less
333
morph
form
334
dis
apart
335
fac
make, do
336
lept
slender
337
lymph
watery fluid
338
meta
beyond
339
rrhag
burst, burst forth
340
sta
stand
341
ton
stretch
342
Volv
roll
343
Splanchri
internal organs
344
rrhe
flow
345
med
middle
346
xer
dry
347
per
throughout
348
blast
bud
