Unit 1, Indroduction To Medterms Flashcards
Away from
Ab-
Abdomen
Abdomin/o
Toward, in the direction of
Ad-
Pain, suffering (a)
-algia
Appendix
append/o
Artery
arteri/o
Joint
arthr/o
Plaque, fatty substance
ather/o
Heart
Cardi/o
Surgical puncture to remove fluid
-centesis
Blue discoloration
cyan/o
Cell
-cyte
Pain (d)
-dynia
Bad, difficult, or painful
Dys-
Surgical removal, cutting out
-ectomy
Within, inside
Endo-
Red color
Erythr/o
Good, normal, well, or easy
Eu-
Stomach, belly
Gastr/o
Old age, elderly people
Geront/o
Picture or record
-gram
Process of producing a picture or record
-graphy
Blood, relating to blood
Hem/o
Liver
Hepat/o
Excessive, increased
Hyper-
Deficient, decreased
Hypo-
Means between, or among
Inter-
Within or inside
Intra-
Inflammation
-itis
Larynx, throat
Laryng/o
White color
Leuk/o
Abnormal softening
-malacia
Enlargement
-megaly
Black color
Melan/o
Spinal cord
Myel/o
Fungus
Myc/o
Muscle
My/o
Birth
Nat-
Tissue death
-necrosis
New or strange
Neo-
Nerve or nerve tissue
Neur/o
Specialist
-ologist
Study or science of
-ology
Abnormal condition, disease
-osis
Bone
Oste/o
The surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface
-ostomy
Ear or hearing
Ot/o
Cutting, surgical incision
-otomy
Disease, suffering, feeling, emotion
-pathy
Surrounding
Peri-
Surgical repair
-Plasty
Gray color
Poli/o
After, behind
Post-
Before
Pre-
Renal pelvis or bowl of kidney
Pyel/o
Puss
Py/o
Fever or fire
Pyr/o
Nose
-rhin/o
Bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge
-rrhage
Bleeding
-rrhagia
Surgical suturing
-rrhaphy
Flow or discharge, flow of most body fluids
-rrhea
Rupture
-rrhexis
Abnormal hardening
-sclerosis
Visual examination
-scopy
Abnormal narrowing
-stenosis
Under, less, or below
Sub-
Above or excessive
Supra-
Tonsils
Tonsill/o
Acronym-
A word formed from the initial letters of the major parts of a compound term
Acute-
A condition that has a rapid onset, a severe course, and a relatively short duration
Chronic-
refers to something that continues over an extended period of time
Diagnosis-
The identification of a disease
Eponym-
Medical thing named for the person who discovered or described it first
Ligation-
tying a duct or blood vessel with a ligature (as to prevent bleeding during surgery)
Mucous-
a thick fluid produced by the lining of some tissues of the body
mucus-
a viscid slippery secretion that is usually rich in mucins and is produced by mucous membranes which it moistens and protects
Obiective-
signs, laboratory findings, or both, from a medical source
Palpation-
a method of feeling with the fingers or hands during a physical examination
Palpitation-
rapid pulsations or abnormally rapid or irregular beating of the heart
Prognosis-
determining the predicted or probable level of improvement in function, and the amount of time needed to reach that level of improvement in a health condition
Remission-
cancer treatment reduced or eliminated the symptoms and signs of cancer
Sign-
a health issue that can be observed
Subjective-
information obtained directly from the patient, the patient’s family, or from other healthcare providers who have observed changes or symptoms in the patient
Suturing-
to stitch up a wound or incision
Symptom-
the subjective experience of a potential health issue, which cannot be observed by a doctor
Syndrome-
a recognizable complex of symptoms and physical findings which indicate a specific condition for which a direct cause is not necessarily understood
Trauma-
a set of psychological and physiological responses to pain, injury, serious illness, medical procedures and frightening treatment experiences
Triage-
the prioritization of patient care (or victims during a disaster) based on illness/injury, severity, prognosis, and resource availability
