Chapter 4 Medical Term Flashcards
(134 cards)
1
Q
Aer
A
Air
2
Q
Angi
A
Vessel
3
Q
Arteri
A
Artery
4
Q
Adip
A
Fat
5
Q
Bili
A
Bile
6
Q
Bronch
A
Bronchus
7
Q
Bucc
A
Cheek
8
Q
Carcin
A
Cancer
9
Q
Cardi
A
Heart
10
Q
Cephal
A
Head
11
Q
Chondr
A
Cartilage
12
Q
Coron
A
Crown, circle
13
Q
Cyan
A
Blue
14
Q
Crin
A
To secrete
15
Q
Cry
A
Cold
16
Q
Cutane
A
Skin
17
Q
Cyst
A
Bladder
18
Q
Cyt
A
Cell
19
Q
Derm
A
Skin
20
Q
Dermat
A
Skin
21
Q
Encephal
A
Brain
22
Q
Enter
A
Intestines
23
Q
Erythr
A
Red
24
Q
Esophag
A
Esophagus
25
Estr
Female
26
Fibrin
Fiber
27
Gastr
Stomach
28
Gluc
Sugar, glucose
29
Glyc
Sugar, glucose
30
Hem
Blood
31
Hemat
Blood
32
Hepat
Liver
33
Hist
Tissue
34
Kerat
Hard, cornea
35
Leuk
White
36
Lip
Fat
37
Melan
Black
38
Morph
Form
39
My
Muscle
40
Nat
Birth
41
Necr
Death
42
Nephr
Kidney
43
Neur
Nerve
44
Onc
Tumor
45
Oste
Bone
46
Path
Disease
47
Ped
Child
48
Phag
Eat, swallow
49
Phleb
Vein
50
Pneumon
Air, lung
51
Pulmon
Lung
52
Ren
Kidney
53
Scler
Hard
54
Thromb
Clot
55
Thorac
Chest
56
Tox
Poison
57
Ur, urin
Urine
58
Vas
Vessel
59
Ven
Vein
60
Viscer
Organ
61
Arthr
Joint
62
A- an- ar-
Without
63
Ab-
Away from
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Ana-
Again, upward, back
65
Aniso-
Unequal
66
Anti-
Against
67
Bi-
Two
68
Bio-
Life
69
Brady-
Slow
70
Cata-
Down
71
Cyan-
Blue
72
Dia-
Across, through
73
Dys-
Difficult
74
Endo-
In, within
75
Epi-
On, over, upon
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Exo-
Outside
77
Extra-
Outside
78
Hetero-
Different
79
Homo-
Same
80
Homeo-
Same
81
Hyper-
Too much, high
82
Hypo-
Low, under
83
Intra-
Within
84
Inter-
Between
85
Iso-
Equal, same
86
Macro-
Large, long
87
Mal-
Poor
88
Micro-
Small
89
Mono-
One
90
Neo-
New
91
Poly-
Many, much
92
Post-
After
93
Pre-
Before
94
Per-
Through
95
Peri-
Around
96
Semi-
Half
97
Sub-
Below, under
98
Tachy-
Rapid
99
Tri-
Three
100
-ac, -al
Pertaining too
101
-algia
Pain
102
-ar, -ary
Pertaining to
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-ase
Enzyme
104
-centesis
Surgical puncture to remove a fluid
105
-cyte
Cell
106
-ectomy
Excision, removal
107
-emia
Blood condition
108
-gram
Recording, writing
109
-ia
State or condition
110
-ic, -tic
Pertaining to
111
-ism
State of
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-ist
One who specializes in
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-itis
Inflammation
114
-ium
Structure, tissue
115
-rhage
Bursting forth
116
-logist
Specialist in the study of
117
-logy
Study of
118
-lysis
Breakdown, destruction
119
-megaly
Enlargement
120
-meter
Instruments that measures or counts
121
-ole
Small
122
-oma
Tumor
123
-osis
Condition
124
-ous
Pertaining to
125
-oxia
Oxygen level
126
-pathy
Disease
127
-pnea
Breathing
128
-poiesis
Formation
129
-rrhage
Excess/abnormal flow
130
-spasm
Twitch, involuntary muscle movement
131
-stasis
Stopping, controlling, standing
132
-tomy
Cutting, incision
133
-ule
Small
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-penia
Deficiency
