Ch 5 Medical Terminology Flashcards
Medical terminology (143 cards)
1
Q
Cardi/o
A
Heart
2
Q
Hepat/i
A
Liver
3
Q
Nephr/o
A
Kidney
4
Q
Neur/o
A
Nerves
5
Q
Psych/o
A
Mind
6
Q
Thorac/i
A
Chest
7
Q
Hyper-
A
Over, excessive
8
Q
Hypo-
A
Under, below normal
9
Q
Tachy-
A
Rapid, fast
10
Q
Brady-
A
slow
11
Q
Pre-
A
before
12
Q
Post-
A
After, behind
13
Q
-al
A
pertaining to
14
Q
-algia
A
pertaining to pain
15
Q
-ectomy
A
surgical removal of
16
Q
-ic
A
pertaining to
17
Q
-itis
A
inflamation
18
Q
-logy
A
study of
19
Q
-logist
A
specialist
20
Q
-megaly
A
enlargement (ex: cardiomegaly)
21
Q
-meter
A
measuring instrument
22
Q
-oma
A
tumor (usually referring to cancer)
23
Q
-pathy
A
disease
24
Q
uni-
A
one
25
dipl-
two/double
26
null-
none
27
primi-
first
28
multi-
many
29
bi-
two
30
tri-
three
31
quad-
four
32
tetra-
four
33
quint-
five
34
sexti-
six
35
septi-
seven
36
oct-
eight
37
nona-
nine
38
deca-
ten
39
semi-
half, partial
40
hemi-
half, one sided
41
ambi-
both
42
pan-
all, entire
43
cyan/o
blue
44
leuk/o
white
45
erythr/o
red
46
cirrh/o
yellow-orange
47
melan/o
black
48
poli/o
gray
49
alb
white
50
chlor/o
green
51
ab-
away from
52
ad-
to, toward
53
de-
down from, away
54
circum-
around, about
55
peri-
around
56
trans-
across, through, beyond
57
epi-
above, upon, on
58
supra-
above, over
59
retro-
behind
60
sub-
under, beneath
61
infra-
below, under
62
para-
near, beside, beyond, apart from
63
contra-
against, opposite
64
ecto-
out, outside
65
endo-
within
66
extra-
outside, in addition
67
intra-
inside, within
68
ipsi-
same
69
Common term:
| Front and back
Directional term:
| Anterior (ventral) and posterior (dorsal)
70
Common term:
| Top and bottom
Directional term:
| Superior and inferior
71
Common term:
| Closest and farthest
Directional term:
| Proximal and distal
72
Common term:
| Middle and side
Directional term:
| Medial and lateral
73
Common term::
| In and out
Directional term:
| Superficial and Deep
74
Palmar
Front region of the hand
75
Plantar
The bottom of the foot
76
Apex (pl. Apices)
The tip of a structure
77
Flexion
The bending of a joint
78
Extension
The straightening of a joint
79
Adduction
Motion TOWARD the midline
80
Abduction
Motion AWAY from the midline
81
Prone
The body lying face down
82
Supine
The body lying face up
83
Fowler position
Semi-reclining position with the head elevated to help the patient breath easier and to control the airway (i.e. Upright), Semi-Fowler is 45-degree angle, High-Fowler is 90-degree angle
84
↑
Increased
85
↓
Decrease
86
μ
Micro
87
≠
Not equal
88
x2
Times two
89
/
Per
90
N
Normal
91
~
Approximately
92
β
Beta
93
α
Alpha
94
Δ
Change
95
♂
Male
96
♀
Female
97
1°
First degree
98
2°
Second degree
99
--
Negative
100
?
Questionable, possible
101
(R) and (L) in circle not parentheses
Right and Left
102
AOx4 or A/Ox4
Alert and oriented to person, place, time and self
103
ASA
Apsrin
104
CRT
Cap refill time
105
Hct
Hematocrit
106
HPI
History of present illness
107
DVT
Deep vein thrombosis
108
AMA
Against medical advice
109
_
| C
With
110
LLQ, RLQ, LUQ, RUQ
Left Lower Quadrant, Right Lower Quadrant, etc...
111
MAE
Moves all extremities
112
R/O
Ruled out
113
_
| X
Except
114
_
| P
After
115
SOB
Shortness of breath
116
Acou/Acoust
Hear
117
Aden/o
Gland
118
Adip/o
Fat
119
Alges
Pain
120
Andr/o
Man/male
121
Angi/o
vessel
122
Andin/o
blood vessel
123
ankyl/o
fused, stiff
124
anter/o
front
125
aort/o
aorta
126
append/o
appendix
127
arteri/o
artery
128
arthr/o
joint
129
asthen/o
weak
130
atel/o
incomplete
131
ather/o
fat
132
atri/o
atrium
133
aut/o
self
134
blast/o
germ, bud, developing cell
135
blephar/o
eyelid
136
bucc/o
Cheek
137
Burs/o
Pouch or sac
138
calc/i
calcium
139
carcin/o
cancer
140
carp/o
wrist
141
caud/o
tail
142
cec/o
blind intestine, cecum
143
cel/o
hernia, protrusion
