Unit 1 (Intro to Med Term) Flashcards
example: cardi
word root
the core meaning of a term
example: itis
suffix
added to end; procedures, conditions, or disease
example: pre
prefix
attached to beginning; time, position, direction, number, negation
example: /o
combining vowels
usually “o”, eases pronunciation
example: cardi/o
combining form
word root + combining vowel
example: intravenous
intra-
within or inside
example: submarine
sub-
below or under
example: arthritis
arthr/o
joints
example: hepatitis
hepat/o
liver
example: osteoporosis
oste/o
bones
example: intravenous
ven/o
veins
example: arthralgia
-algia
pain
example: abdominocentesis
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
example: leukocyte
-cyte
cell
example: arthrodynia
-dynia
pain
example: appendectomy
-ectomy
surgical removal
example: hypoglycemia
-emia
blood condition
example: photograph
-gram, -graph
record, x-ray, picture
example: photography
-graphy
processing of recording picture or record
example: tendonitis
-itis
inflammation
example: osteomalacia
-malacia
abnormal softening
example: cardiomegaly
-megaly
enlargement
example: thermometer
-meter
instrument used to measure
example: neuroid
-oid
like, resembling
example: psychologist
-ologist
specialist
example: psychology
-ology
study of
example: sarcoma
-oma
tumor
