Unit 4 Medical Terminology Flashcards
a-
without
an-
without
anti-
against
dia-
through, completely
de-
without, down from
dys-
difficult, abnormal, painful
endo-
within
epi-
on, upon, covering
eu-
normal, easy, good
hyper-
over, excessive
hypo-
under, insufficient
infra-
below
inter-
between
iso-
equal
latero-
side
oro-
pertaining to the mouth
oxi-
presence of oxygen
sub-
under
tachy-
fast
-algia
pain
-capnia
carbon dioxide
-centesis
procedure with a needle puncture to remove flud
-dynia
pain
-ectasis
dilation
-ectomy
surgical removal of
-emia
blood condition, pertaining to the presence of a substance in the blood
-genic
produced by, causing
-gram
record
-graphy
process of recording
-ia
condition
-ism
state of
-itis
inflammation
-logy
study of
-lytic
destruction
-meter
instrument to measure
-metry
process of measuring
-oma
tumor
-osis
abnormal condition, pertaining to a disease process
-osmia
smell
-oxia
condition of oxygenation
-ostomy
surgically creating an opening
-otomy
cutting into, surgical incision
-phonia
voice
-plasm
formation
-plasty
surgical repair
-plegia
paralysis
-pnea
breathing
-ptysis
spitting
-rrhagia
abnormal flow condition
-rrhea
discharge or flow
-scope
instrument used for viewing or examination
-scopy
process of examining, examination with an instrument
-spasm
involuntary muscle spasm
-stenosis
narrowing
-thorax
chest
-al
pertaining to
-ar
pertaining to
-ary
pertaining to
-eal
pertaining to
-ial
pertaining to
-ic
pertaining to
-tic
pertaining to
aer(o)
air
alvel(o)
alveolus
angi(o)
vessel
atel(o)
incomplete
bronch(o)
bronchus
bronchi(o)
bronchus
bronchiol(o)
bronchiole
carcin(o)
cancer
cardi(o)
heart
cyan(o)
blue
diaphragmat(o)
diaphragm
embol(o)
plug, blockage
epiglotto(o)
epiglottis
fibr(o)
fibers
hem(o)
blood
hist(o)
tissue
laryng(o)
larynx
lob(o)
lobe
muc(o)
mucus
nas(o)
nose
ot(o)
ear
ox(i)
oxygen
ox(o)
oxygen
phrayng(o)
phraynx
pleur(o)
pleura
pneum(o)
air
pneumat(o)
lung air
pneumon(o)
lung air
poster(o)
back
pulm(o)
lung
pulmon(o)
lung
py(o)
pus
rhin(o)
nose, nose-like
sept(o)
wall
son(o)
sound
spir(o)
breathing
thorac(o)
chest
trache(o)
trachea, windpipe
tuss(o)
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