Chapter 5: Medical Terms Flashcards by Adam Kahn

Superior

Part of the body or any body part nearest to the head from a reference point.

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Inferior

Part of body or nearest to the feet

The knee is superior to the foot and inferior to the pelvis

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Lateral

Part of body that lie farther from the midline (side)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Medial

Part of body that lies closer to the midline (inner)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Proximal

Describes structures that are closer to the trunk

I.e the elbow is distal to the shoulder and proximal to the wrist / hand

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Distal

Farther from the trunk or nearer to the free end of the extremity

I.e the elbow is distal to the shoulder and proximal to the wrist / hand

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Superficial

Closer or on the skin

Superficial burn involves only the top layer of the skin, an abrasion is a superficial wound

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Deep

Farther inside the body or tissue and away from the skin.

Deep laceration involves a cut deeper into the tissue,

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Ventral

Refers to the belly side of the body, or anterior surface of the body

Anterior - front side of the body

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Dorsal

Spinal side of the body or posterior (back surface) surface, including back of the hand

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Palmar

Front surface of the hand

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Plantar

Bottom of the foot

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Apex

Plural (apices) is the tip of a structure

I.e. Apex of the heart is the bottom (inferior portion) of the ventricles in the left side of the chest

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Flexion

Bending of a joint

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Extension

Straitening of a joint

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Adduction

Motion toward the midline

I.e. Bring arms towards the hip

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Abduction

Motion away from the midline

I.e. lift arms up

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Prone

Body position when lying face down

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Supine

Body position when lying face up

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Flower position

Sitting upright

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Abdomin/o

Abdomen

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Acou/o

Hear

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Aden/o

Gland

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Adip/o

Fat

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Alb/o

White

Alges/o

Pain

Andro/o

Male

Angi/o

Vessel

Angin/o

Blood vessel

Ankyl /o

Fused/stiff

Anter/o

Front

Aort/o

Aorta (main artery of the body)

Append/o

Appendix

Arteri/o

Artery

Arthr/o

Joint

Asthen/o

Weak

Atel/o

Incomplete

Ather/o

Fat

Atri/o

Atrium

Cirrh/o

Yellow/orange

Cleid/o

Clavicle

Colp/o

Vagina

Condyl/o

Knuckle of joint

Crin/o

To secrete

Cubitus

Elbow

Cutane/o

Skin

Cyan/o

Blue

Cyst/o

Bladder

Dips/o

Thirst

Duct/o

Lead/move

Ede

Swelling

Melan/o

Black

Myel/o

Narrow or spinal cord

Nephr/o

Kidney

Neur/o

Nerve

Oste/o

Bone

Ot/o

Ear

Palpate

Examine by touch

Percuss

Examine by striking

Pharyng/o

Throat

Pleur/o

Rib

Pneumo/o

Lung

Ptyal/o

Saliva

Blephar/o

Eyelid

Brachi/o

Arm

Bucc/o

Cheek

Cente/e

To puncture (body cavity)1

Cephal/o

Head

Chond/o

Cartilage

Encephal/o

Brain

Erythr/o

Red

Esthesi

Sensation or perception

Gastr/o

Stomach

Gyn/o

Femal

Hem (at)

Blood

Leuk/o

White

Mal/o

Abnormal/bad

Ren/o

Kidney

Rhin/o

Nose

Scler/o

Hard

Sect/o

Cut

Sept/o

Wall/divider

Serum

Clear portion of blood

Spir/o

Coil, to breath

Stomat/o

Mouth

Thorac/o

Chest

Tom/o

Cut

Trich/o

Hair

Ur/o

Urine

Vas/o

Blood vessal

Viscer/o

Internal organs

Ecto-

Outside

Endo-

Within

Tachy-

Rapid/fast

-algia

Pertaining to pain

-asthenia

Weakness

-blast

Immature cell

-cele

Pertaining to a tumor/ swellling

-centesis

Pertaining to puncturing organ or body cavity, often to drain excess fluid

-cyte

Cell

-ectomy

Surgical removal of

-emia

Pertaining to presence of a substance in the blood

-esthesia

Sensation or perception

-genic

Causing

-gram

Record

-graph

Record of instrument used to create the record

-itis

Inflammation

-lysis

Decline, disintegration, or destruction

-megaly

Enlargement of

-oma

Tumor

-ostomy

Surgical creation of an opening

-phagia

Eating or swallowing

-plegia

Paralysis

-pnea

Breathing

-ptosis

Drooping

-rrhage

Abnormal or excessive flow or discharge

-rrhaphy

Suture of, repair of

-stasis

Slowing or stopping normal flow of fluid

-taxis

Order, arrangement of

-tropic

Nutrition

-emesis

Vomiting

Cor/o

Pupil

Cost/o

Rib

Cyt/o

Cell

Diverticul/o

Small blind pouch

My/o

Muscle

Ocul/o

Eye

Ophthalm/o

Eye

Phag/o

Eat

Blast/o

Germ, bud, developing cell

Bronchi/o

Airway, bronchus

Cec/o

Blind instestine/cecum

Cel/o

Hernia, protrusion

Emesis

Vomit

Enter/o

Small Intestine

Febre

Fever

Hepta/o

Liver

Sangui/o

Blood

Sebum

Fatty section of the sebaceous gland

Som(at)

Body

Ab-

Away from

Ad-

To, toward

Brady-

Slow

Dia-

Through, completely

Dys-

Difficult, painful, abnormal

Epi-

Upon, over, above

Eu-

Easy, good, normal

Ex-

Outside, away from

Extra-

Outside in addition

Hyper-

Over, excessive

Hypo-

Under,below normal

Infra-

Below,under

Inter-

Between

Intra-

Inside, within

Ipsi-

Same

Iso-

Equal

Mal-

Bad or abnormal

Oli (o)-

Little, deficient

Ortho-

Straight or normal

Pan-

All, entire

Para-

Near,beside

Peri-

Many

Pro-

Before, in front of

Super-

Above,excessive, more than normal

Sym/Syn-

Together joined

-emesis

Vomiting

-osis

Pertaining to disease process

-pathy

Disease or system for treating disease

-phases

Pertaining to speech

Chapter 5: Medical Terms Flashcards

(169 cards)