unit 2 MED TERM Flashcards
Acoust/o
Hearing
Sound
A-
No
Without
Negative
Aden/o
Gland
Adip/o
Fat
Adren/o
Adrenal gland
-al
Pertaining to
ana-
Up
Apart
Backward
Excessive
Anter/o
Ante-
Before
Front
Arteri/o
Artery
Arthr/o
Joint
Card/o
Cardi/o
Heart
Caud/o
Lower part of body
Tail
Cephal/o
Head
Chondr/o
Cartilage
Col/o
Colon
Large intestine
Coron/o
Coronary
Crin/o
-crine
Secrete
Cutane/o
Skin
Cyst/o
Cyst
Sac of fluid
Urinary bladder
Cyt/o
Cell
Derm/o
Skin
Dermat/o
Skin
Dors/o
Back of body
Dys-
Bad
Painful
-eal
Pertaining to
-ectomy
Surgical removal
Encephal/o
Brain
Endo-
In
Within
Inside
Enter/o
Small intestine
Epidemi/o
Among the people
Epidemic
Esophag/o
Esophagus
Eti/o
Cause
Exo-
Outside
Away from
Fasci/o
Fascia
Fibrous band
Gastr/o
Stomach
Gen-
Gen/o
-gen
Seed
Gonad/o
Sex glands
Hem/o
Hemat/o
Blood
Hepat/o
Liver
Hidr/o
Sweat
Hist/o
Tissue
Home/o
Unchanging
Constant
Hyper-
Increase
Hypo-
Decrease
Hyster/o
Uterus
-itis
Inflammation
Lapar/o
Abdominal wall
Laryng/o
Larynx
Lymph/o
Lymph
-malacia
Abnormal softening
Metr/o
Metri/o
Uterus
My/o
Muscle
Myel/o
Spinal cord
Bone marrow
Nas/o
Nose
Nephr/o
Kidney
Neur/o
Nerve
Ocul/o
Eye
-ologist
Specialist
-ology
Study of
-oma
Tumor
Neoplasm
-oophor/o
ovary
Ophthalm/o
Eye
Vision
Or/o
Mouth
Orch/o
Orchid/o
Testicles
Testes
-ose
Full of
Sugar
Pertaining to
-osis
Abnormal condition
Disease
Oste/o
Bone
Ot/o
Ear
Hearing
Ovari/o
Ovary
Pancreat/o
Pancreas
Parathyroid/o
Parathyroid gland
Path/o
Disease
-pathy
Disease
Peritone/o
Peritoneum
Pharyng/o
Throat
Pharynx
Phleb/o
Vein
Pineal/o
Pineal gland
Pituit/o
Pituitary gland
-plasm
Formative material of cells
-plasia
Plas/o
Growth
Formation
Pneum/o
Pneumon/o
Lung
Air
Poster/o
Post-
Behind
After
Ren/o
Kidney
Retr/o
Behind
Back of
-sclerosis
Abnormal hardening
-scopy
Visual examination
Seb/o
Sebum
Splen/o
Spleen
-stasis
Control
Ten/o
Tend/o
Tendin/o
Tendon
Thym/o
Thymus gland
Soul
Thyroid/o
Thyroid gland
-tic
Pertaining to
Tonsill/o
Tonsil
Trache/o
Trachea
Windpipe
Ureter/o
Ureter
Urethr/o
Urethra
Uter/o
Uterus
Ven/o
Vein
Ventr/o
In front
Belly side
Vesic/o
Urinary bladder