Terms Flashcards
1
Q
hypo-
A
under or less than
2
Q
-ism
A
condition or disease
3
Q
cardi-
A
heart
4
Q
cephal-
A
stomach
5
Q
gastr-
A
stomach
6
Q
cephal-
A
head, skull, brain
7
Q
derm-
A
skin
8
Q
hepat-
A
liver
9
Q
nephyr-
A
kidney
10
Q
oste-
A
bone
11
Q
hyper-
A
excessive
12
Q
sub-
A
under
13
Q
supra-
A
above
14
Q
peri-
A
around
15
Q
ab-
A
away from
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Q
ad-
A
toward
17
Q
ecto-,exo-
A
outside
18
Q
endo-
A
inside
19
Q
epi-
A
upon
20
Q
cyan-
A
blue
21
Q
eryhtr-
A
red
22
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jaund-
A
yellow
23
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ambi-
A
both
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dys-
A
bad, painful
25
eu-
normal
26
homo-
same
27
iso-
equal
28
mal-
bad,poor
29
pre-
before
30
post-
after
31
-ectomy
removal of
32
-scope
instrument or exam
33
-tomy
cutting or incision
34
-plasty
repair
35
-centesis
puncture a cavity to remove fluid
36
-pexy
fixation
37
-stomy
a new permanent opening
38
-rraphy
repair or suture
39
-tripsy
destroy or crush
40
-gram
record of
41
-graphy
procedure which records
42
-therapy
treatment
43
-scopy
visual treatment
44
-logy
study of
45
-algia,-dynia
pain
46
-rhexis
rupture
47
-itis
inflammation
48
-osis
abnormal condition
49
-pathy
disease
50
abdominal
abdomen
51
buccal
cheek
52
cranial
skull
53
digital
fingers and toes
54
femoral
thigh
55
gluteal
buttock
56
inguinal
groin
57
lumbar
loin, lowest part of the spine
58
nasal
nose
59
occipital
back of head
60
pectoral
chest
61
sternal
breastbone
62
thoracic
chest
63
umbilical
navel
64
distal
farthest from the center of the body
65
proximal
nearest to the center of the body
66
anterior
the front surface of the body
67
posterior
the back surface of the body
68
superior, cephalic
above
69
inferior, caudal
below
70
medial
middle
71
lateral
side
72
ventral
belly side of the body
73
dorsal
back side of the body
74
extension
when the joint angle increases
75
flexion
when the joint angle decreases
76
abduction
when the joint moves away from the body
77
adduction
when the joint moves toward the body
78
supination
when the hand or foot rolls outward
79
pronation
when the hand or foot rolls imward
80
medial rotation
when the hip and shoulder joint rotate towards the midline
81
lateral rotation
when the hip and shoulder joint rotate away from the midline
82
supine
when the patient is lying face up
83
prone
when the patient Is lying face down
84
lateral recumbent
when the patient is lying on their side
85
myel
spine
86
-emia
blood
87
myo-
muscle
88
chondr-
cartilage
89
leuko-
white blood cell
90
brady-
slow
91
-tachy
swift
92
-oma
tumor
93
macro-
large
94
inter-
between
95
orch-
testis, testicles
96
thromb-
blood clot
97
necro-
dead
98
-otomy
cutting
99
-poly
multi
100
-penia
poverty
101
-cide
killing
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