2.1 Medical Terminology Flashcards
(52 cards)
1
Q
What is medical terminology?
A
Special vocabulary of technical terms to speak and write effectively and precisely.
2
Q
What are most terms derived from?
A
Greek and Latin
3
Q
What is a word root?
A
Subject of a medical term on the foundation it is built upon
4
Q
adip
A
Fat
Adipose
5
Q
aer
A
air
Aerobic
6
Q
angi
A
vessel
Angiogram
7
Q
arteri
A
artery
Arteriosclerosis
8
Q
bili
A
bile
Bilirubin
9
Q
bronch
A
bronchus
Bronchitis
10
Q
carcin
A
cancer
Carcinogenic
11
Q
cardi
A
heart
Electrocardiogram
12
Q
coron
A
crown, circle
Coronary
13
Q
crin
A
to secrete
Endocrine
14
Q
cry
A
cold
Cryoglobulin
15
Q
cubit
A
elbow
Antecubital
16
Q
cutane
A
skin
Percutaneous
17
Q
cyan
A
blue
Cyanotic
18
Q
cyst
A
bladder
Cystitis
19
Q
cyt, cyte
A
cell
Erythrocyte
20
Q
derm
A
skin
Dermis
21
Q
enter
A
intestines
Enteritis
22
Q
estr
A
female
Estrogen
23
Q
fibrin
A
fiber
Fibrinolysis
24
Q
gastr
A
stomach
Gastrointestinal
25
gluc
sugar/glucose
Glucose
26
glyc
sugar/glucose
Glycolysis
27
hem/hemat
blood
Hematology
28
hepat
liver
Hepatitis
29
hist
tissue
Histology
30
luek
white
Leukocyte
31
lip
fat
Lipemia
32
morph
form
Morphology
33
my
muscle
Myalgia
34
necr
death
Necrosis
35
nephr
kidney
Nephron
36
neur
nerve
Neurology
37
onc
tumor
Oncologist
38
oste
bone
Osteoporosis
39
path
disease
Pathogen
40
phag
eat/swallow
Phagocytic
41
phleb
vein
Phlebotomy
42
pneumon
air/lung
Pneumonia
43
prandi
meal
Postprandial
44
ren
kidney
Renal
45
scler
hard
Sclerotic
46
squam
flat/scale
Squamous
47
thorax
chest
Thoracic
48
thromb
clot
Thrombosis
49
tox
poison
Toxicology
50
ur/urin
urine
Urinalysis
51
ven
vein
Venipuncture
52
viscer
organ
Visceral
