Unit 7 Medical Terminology Flashcards
a-
without
allo-
other
an-
without or lack of
anti-
against
auto-
self
bi-
two
carcin-
cancer
cut-
skin
cry-/cryo-
cold
cyan-
blue
cyst-
pouch or bladder
cyto-
cell
de-
without
epi-
on, upon
epiderm-
epidermis
ex-
outside
fiss-
split or cleft
hyper-
excessive
hypo-
under
infra-
below
intra-
within
kerat-
horny
latero-
side
medi-
middle
mega-
large
melan/mel-
black
micro-
small
mono-
one
peri-
around
photo-
light
seb-
sebum
semi-
half, partial
strati-
layer
sub-
under
therm-
pertaining to temperature
Trans-
Across
Xeno-
Strange or foreign
-al
Pertaining to
-algia
Pain
-cele
Tumor or swelling
-cyte
Cell
-derm
Skin
-derma
Skin condition
-ectomy
Surgical removal
-emia
Blood condition
-genic
Causing
-ia
State or condition
-ic
Pertaining to
-ism
State of
-itis
Inflammation
-logy
Study of
-malacia
Softening
-oma
Mass or tumor
-opsy
To view
-osis
Abnormal condition
-ous
Pertaining to
-phagia
Eating
-plasty
Surgical repair or plastic surgery
-rrhea
Discharge or flow
-sis
Process or action or condition
-tic
Pertaining to
-tome
Instrument to cut
-ule
Small
Albin(o)
White
Angi(o)
Vessel
Bas(o)
Base
Bi(o)
Life
Cis(o)
To cut
Cutane(o)
Skin
Diaphor(o)
Profuse sweating
Erythr(o)
Red
Hist(o)
Tissue
Kerat(o)
Horny, hard
Leuk(o)
White
Myc(o)
Fungus
Nas(o)
Nose
Necr(o)
Death
Onc(o)
Tumor, mass
Onych(o)
Nail
Path(o)
Disease
Pedicul(o)
Lice
Py(o)
Pus
Rhytid(o)
Wrinkle
Scler(o)
Hard
Seb(o)
Oil or sebum
Sud(o)
Sweat
Trich(o)
Hair
Ungu(o)
Nail
Vasic(o)
Bladder or blister
Xer(o)
Dry