Final Flashcards
(499 cards)
1
Q
What does the prefix ‘aden/o’ refer to?
A
gland
2
Q
What does the suffix ‘-algia’ indicate?
A
pain
3
Q
What does ‘bi/o’ mean?
A
life
4
Q
What is the meaning of ‘cardi/o’?
A
heart
5
Q
What does ‘cerebro’ refer to?
A
cerebrum
6
Q
What is the meaning of ‘crin/o’?
A
to secrete
7
Q
What does ‘cyt/o’ mean?
A
cell
8
Q
What does ‘electro’ refer to?
A
electricity
9
Q
What is the meaning of ‘enter/o’?
A
intestine
10
Q
What does ‘gastr/o’ refer to?
A
stomach
11
Q
What does ‘gnos/o’ mean?
A
knowledge
12
Q
What do ‘hem/o’ and ‘hemat/o’ refer to?
A
blood
13
Q
What is the meaning of ‘iatr/o’?
A
treatment
14
Q
What does ‘log/o’ mean?
A
study of
15
Q
What does ‘neur/o’ refer to?
A
nerve
16
Q
What does ‘ophthalm/o’ mean?
A
eye
17
Q
What is the meaning of ‘path/o’?
A
disease
18
Q
What does ‘psych/o’ refer to?
A
mind
19
Q
What is the meaning of ‘ren/o’?
A
kidney
20
Q
What does ‘sarc/o’ mean?
A
flesh
21
Q
What does ‘thromb/o’ refer to?
A
clot
22
Q
What does ‘arthr/o’ mean?
A
joint
23
Q
What does ‘carcin/o’ refer to?
A
cancer
24
Q
What is the meaning of ‘cephal/o’?
A
head
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What does 'cis/o' mean?
to cut
26
What does 'cyst/o' refer to?
urinary bladder
27
What is the meaning of 'derm/o' or 'dermat/o'?
skin
28
What does 'encephal/o' refer to?
brain
29
What does 'erythr/o' mean?
red
30
What is the meaning of 'glyc/o'?
sugar
31
What does 'gynec/o' refer to?
female
32
What does 'hepat/o' mean?
liver
33
What does 'leuk/o' refer to?
white
34
What is the meaning of 'nephr/o'?
kidney
35
What does 'onc/o' mean?
tumor
36
What does 'oste/o' refer to?
bone
37
What is the meaning of 'ped/o'?
child
38
What does 'radi/o' mean?
x-ray
39
What does 'rhin/o' refer to?
nose
40
What does 'sect/o' mean?
to cut
41
What does 'ur/o' refer to?
urinary
42
What suffix indicates excision or removal?
-ectomy
43
Psych/o
Mind
44
True or False: 'Cyst/o' refers to the brain.
False
45
Fill in the blank: 'The CF for blood is _______.'
hem/o
46
-genic
producing
47
-gram
record
48
-ion
process
49
-itis
inflammation
50
-oma
mass
51
-osis
abnormal condition
52
-scope
instrument to examine
53
-sis
state of
54
Aut-, auto-
self/own
55
endo-
within
56
Ex-, exo-
out, outside
57
hypo-
below/under
58
peri-
surrounding
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re-
again
60
sub-
below/under
61
abdomin/o
abdomen
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anter/o
front
63
chondr/o
cartilage
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coccyg/o
coccyx
65
bol/
to cast
66
dors/o
back
67
ili/o
ilium
68
kary/o
nucleus
69
-globin
protein
70
-ic, -ical
pertaining to
71
-ist
specialist
72
-logy
study of
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-opsy
to view
74
-pathy
disease condition
75
-scopy
visually examine
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-tomy
to cut
77
A-, an-
no/not/without
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dia-
through/across
79
epi-
above/upon
80
hyper-
excessive
81
in-
into/in
82
Pro-
before/foreward
83
retro-
behind
84
trans-
across
85
adip/o
fat
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cervic/o
neck
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chrom/o
color
88
crani/o
cranium/skull
89
dist/o
farthest/distant
90
inguin/o
groin
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later/o
side
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nephr/o
kidney
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-genic
producing
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-gram
record
95
-ion
process
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-itis
inflammation
97
-oma
mass
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-osis
abnormal condition
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-scope
instrument to examine
100
-sis
state of
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Aut-, auto-
self/own
102
endo-
within
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Ex-, exo-
out, outside
104
hypo-
below/under
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peri-
surrounding
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re-
again
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sub-
below/under
108
abdomin/o
abdomen
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anter/o
front
110
chondr/o
cartilage
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coccyg/o
coccyx
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bol/
to cast
113
dors/o
back
114
ili/o
ilium
115
kary/o
nucleus
116
-globin
protein
117
-ic, -ical
pertaining to
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-ist
specialist
119
-logy
study of
120
-opsy
to view
121
-pathy
disease condition
122
-scopy
visually examine
123
-tomy
to cut
124
A-, an-
no/not/without
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dia-
through/across
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epi-
above/upon
127
hyper-
excessive
128
in-
into/in
129
Pro-
before/foreward
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retro-
behind
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trans-
across
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adip/o
fat
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cervic/o
neck
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chrom/o
color
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crani/o
cranium
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dist/o
farthest/distant
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inguin/o
groin
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later/o
side
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nephr/o
kidney
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What does 'lumb/o' refer to?
Lower back
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What does 'nucle/o' refer to?
Nucleus
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What does 'proxim/o' refer to?
Nearest
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What does 'sarc/o' refer to?
Flesh
144
What does 'thorac/o' refer to?
Chest
145
What does 'umbilic/o' refer to?
Umbilicus/navel
146
What does 'vertebr/o' refer to?
Vertebrae
147
What does the prefix 'ana-' mean?
Up
148
What does the prefix 'epi-' mean?
Above, upon
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What does the prefix 'inter-' mean?
Between
150
What does the prefix 'meta-' mean?
Change
151
What does the suffix '-iac' indicate?
P/T
152
What does the suffix '-ism' indicate?
Process/condition
153
What does the suffix '-plasm' refer to?
Formation
154
What does the suffix '-type' refer to?
Picture/classification
155
What does 'acr/o' refer to?
Extremities, top, extreme point
156
What does 'aden/o' refer to?
Gland
157
What does 'amni/o' refer to?
Amnion
158
What does 'arteri/o' refer to?
Artery
159
What does 'axill/o' refer to?
Armpit
160
What does 'blephar/o' refer to?
Eyelid
161
What does 'laryng/o' refer to?
Larynx
162
What does 'lapar/o' refer to?
Abdomen
163
What does 'medi/o' refer to?
Middle
164
What does 'pelv/i' refer to?
Pelvis
165
What does 'poster/o' refer to?
Back/behind
166
What does 'sacro' refer to?
Sacrum
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What does 'spin/o' refer to?
Spinal backbone
168
What does 'trache/o' refer to?
Trachea
169
What does 'ventr/o' refer to?
Belly side of body
170
What does 'viscer/o' refer to?
Internal organs
171
What does the prefix 'cata-' mean?
Down
172
What does the prefix 'intra-' mean?
In, within, into
173
What does the suffix '-eal' indicate?
P/T
174
What does the suffix '-ose' indicate?
P/T
175
What does the suffix '-somes' refer to?
Bodies
176
What does 'acu/o' refer to?
Sharp, severe, sudden
177
What does 'adip/o' refer to?
Fat
178
What does 'angi/o' refer to?
Vessel
179
What does 'arthr/o' refer to?
Joints
180
What does 'bi/o' refer to?
Life
181
What does 'bronch/o' refer to?
Bronchial tubes
182
What does 'leuk/o' refer to?
White
183
chem/o
drug/chemical
184
col/o
colon
185
lymph/o
lymph
186
mast/o
breast
187
muc/o
mucus
188
myel/o
spinal cord
189
nephr/o
kidney
190
neur/o
nerve
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ophthalm/o
eye vision
192
oste/o
bone
193
path/o
disease
194
phag/o
to eat/swallow
195
plas/o
formation
196
pulmon/o
lung
197
rect/o
rectum
198
rhin/o
nose
199
staphyl/o
clusters
200
thorac/o
chest
201
tonsill/o
tonsils
202
ven/o
vein
203
-cele
hernia
204
-coccus
berry shaped bacterium
205
-dynia
pain
206
-emia
blood condition
207
-gram
record
208
chron/o
time
209
hydro
water, fluid
210
mammo
breast
211
morpho
shape, form
212
my/o
muscle
213
necro
death
214
neur/o
nerve
215
nucle/o
nucleus
216
opt/o
eye vision
217
ot/o
ear
218
peritone/o
peritoneum
219
phleb/o
vein
220
pneumon/o
lung
221
radio
x-ray
222
ren/o
kidney
223
splen/o
spleen
224
strept/o
twisted
225
thromb/o
clot
226
trache/o
trachea
227
-algia
pain
228
-centesis
puncture to remove fluid
229
-cyte
cell
230
-ectomy
excision, removal, resection
231
-genesis
producing, forming
232
-graph
instrument to record
233
-graphy
process of recording
234
-logy
study of
235
-malacia
abnormal softening
236
-oma
tumor
237
-osis
abnormal condition
238
-penia
deficiency
239
-plasia
development, formation, growth
240
-ptosis
drooping, sagging, prolapse
241
-sclerosis
hardening
242
-scopy
process of visual examination
243
-stomy
surgical creation of an opening
244
-tomy
to cut
245
-er
one who
246
-oid
resembling
247
-ule
small, little
248
-us
structure, substance
249
carp/o
wrist
250
cib/o
meal
251
cutane/o
skin
252
duct/o
to lead, carry
253
furc/o
forking, branching
254
glyc/o
sugar
255
mort/o
death
256
norm/o
order
257
seps/o
infection
258
-itis
inflammation
259
-lysis
breaking down, destruction
260
-megaly
enlargement
261
-opsy
to view
262
-pathy
disease condition
263
-phobia
fear
264
-plasty
surgical reconstruction
265
-rrhea
flow, discharge
266
-scope
instrument to examine
267
-stasis
stopping, control
268
-therapy
treatment
269
-trophy
development, nourishment
270
-ia
condition
271
-ole
little, small
272
-um, -ium
structure, tissue, lining
273
cost/o
rib
274
cis/o
to cut
275
dactyl/o
fingers, toes
276
flex/o
to bend
277
gloss/o
tongue
278
immun/o
protection
279
nat/i
birth
280
ox/o
oxygen
281
somn/o
sleep
282
son/o
Sound
283
top/o
place, position, location
284
urethr/o
Urethra
285
-blast
embryonic immature
286
-drome
to run
287
-gen
substance that produces
288
-meter
measure
289
-or
one who
290
-partum
birth, labor
291
-physis
formation
292
-plasm
development, formation
293
ana-
up
294
A-, An-
no, not, without
295
ad-
toward
296
anti-
against
297
bi-
two
298
con-
with, together
299
de-
away from
300
dys-
abnormal
301
endo-
within
302
eu-
normal
303
hemi-
half
304
hypo-
deficient
305
infra-
beneath, under
306
intra-
in, within; no
307
dia-
complete, through
308
Ec-, ecto-
out, outside of, outward
309
epi-
above, upon
310
ex-
out, outside
311
Hyper-
excessive
312
in-
into, in
313
inter-
between
314
macro-
large
315
thyr/o
thyroid gland
316
tox/o
poison
317
-crine
to secrete
318
-fusion
to pour together
319
-lapse
to slide, fall, sag
320
-mission
to send
321
-oxia
oxygen
322
-phoria
to bear, carry (feeling)
323
-plasia
formation
324
-pnea
breathing
325
auto-
self, own
326
brady-
slow
327
contra-
against, opposite
328
What does the prefix 'mal-' mean?
Bad or abnormal.
329
What does the prefix 'poly-' mean?
Many.
330
What does the prefix 'pre-' mean?
Before.
331
What does the prefix 'pros-' mean
Before, foreward
332
What does the prefix 'retro-' mean?
Behind.
333
What does the prefix 'supra-' mean?
Above or upper.
334
What does the prefix 'tachy-' mean?
Fast.
335
What does the prefix 'ultra-' mean?
Beyond or excess.
336
What does the prefix 'an/o' refer to?
Anus.
337
What does the prefix 'bucc/o' refer to?
Cheek.
338
What does the prefix 'celi/o' refer to?
Abdomen.
339
What does the prefix 'cholecyst/o' refer to?
Gallbladder.
340
What does the prefix 'colo-' refer to?
Colon.
341
What does the prefix 'duoden/o' refer to?
Duodenum.
342
What does the prefix 'esophag/o' refer to?
Esophagus.
343
What does the prefix 'gastr/o' refer to?
Stomach.
344
What does the prefix 'gloss/o' refer to?
Tongue.
345
What does the prefix 'ile/o' refer to?
Ileum.
346
What does the prefix 'labi/o' refer to?
Lip.
347
What does the combining form 'lingu/o' refer to?
Tongue.
348
What does the prefix 'odont/o' refer to?
Tooth.
349
What does the prefix 'append/o' refer to?
Appendix.
350
What does the prefix 'cec/o' refer to?
Cecum.
351
What does the prefix 'cheil/o' refer to?
Lip.
352
What does the prefix 'choledoch/o' refer to?
Common bile duct.
353
What does the prefix 'dent/i' refer to?
Tooth.
354
What does the prefix 'enter/o' refer to?
Intestines.
355
What does the prefix 'faci/o' refer to?
Face.
356
What does the prefix 'gingiv/o' refer to?
Gums.
357
What does the prefix 'hepat/o' refer to?
Liver.
358
What does the prefix 'jejun/o' refer to?
Jejunum.
359
What does the prefix 'lapar/o' refer to?
Abdomen.
360
What does the prefix 'mandibul/o' refer to?
Mandible.
361
What does the prefix 'or/o' refer to?
Mouth.
362
What does the prefix 'meta-' mean?
Change.
363
What does the prefix 'neo-' mean?
New.
364
What does the prefix 'para-' mean?
Beside or near.
365
What does the prefix 'peri-' mean?
Around.
366
What does the prefix 'post-' mean?
After or behind.
367
What does the prefix 'sub-' mean?
Below or under.
368
What does the prefix 'syn-' or 'sym-' mean?
Together or with.
369
What does the prefix 'trans-' mean?
Across or through.
370
What does the prefix 'uni-' mean?
One.
371
palat/o
Palate
372
peritone/o
Peritoneum
373
proct/o
Anus, rectum
374
rect/o
Rectum
375
sigmoid/o
Sigmoid colon
376
uvul/o
Uvula
377
bil/i
Bile, gall
378
chol/e
Bile, gall
379
gluc/o
Sugar
380
lith/o
Stone
381
py/o
Pus
382
steat/o
Fat, sebum
383
-chezia
Defecation
384
-prandial
Meal
385
-ectasis, -ectasia
Dilation, expansion
386
-pepsia
Digestion
387
-plasty
Surgical repair
388
-rrhage/-rrhagia
Busting forth
389
-spasm
Muscle contraction
390
-tresia
Opening
391
angi/o
Vessel
392
arteri/o
Artery
393
atri/o
Atrium
394
cardi/o
Heart
395
pancreat/o
Pancreas
396
pharyng/o
Throat
397
pylor/o
Pyloric sphincter
398
sialaden/o
Salivary gland
399
stomat/o
Mouth
400
amyl/o
Starch
401
bilirubin/o
Bilirubin
402
chlorhydr/o
Hydrochloric acid
403
lip/o
Fat
404
prote/o
Protein
405
sial/o
Saliva, salivary
406
-ase
Enzyme
407
-iasis
Abnormal condition
408
-emesis
Vomiting
409
-phagia
Eating, swallowing
410
-ptysis
Spitting
411
-rrhaphy
Suture
412
-stenosis
Tightening stricture
413
aort/o
Aorta
414
ather/o
Fatty substance, atherosclerosis
415
brachi/o
Arm
416
cholesterol/o
Cholesterol
417
coron/o
heart
418
myx/o
mucus
419
phleb/o
vein
420
sphygm/o
pulse
421
thromb/o
clot
422
vas/o
vessel
423
ven/o, ven/i
vein
424
adenoid/o
adenoids
425
bronchi/o
branchial tubes
426
coni/o
dust
427
epiglott/o
epiglottis
428
lob/o
lobe of lung
429
nas/o
nose
430
pector/°
chest
431
phon/o
voice
432
pleur/o
pleura
433
pulmon/o
lung
434
spir/o
to breathe
435
thorac/o
chest
436
-ema
condition
437
-pnea
breathing
438
-sphyxia
pulse
439
RUQ
right upper quadrant
440
cyan/o
blue
441
pericardi/o
pericardium
442
rrhythm/o
rhythm
443
steth/o
chest
444
valv/o, valvul/o
valve
445
vascul/o
vessel
446
ventricul/o
ventricle
447
alveol/o
alveoli
448
capno
carbon dioxide
449
laryng/°
larynx
450
mediastin/o
mediastinum
451
orth/o
straight
452
pharyng/o
pharynx
453
phren/o
diaphragm
454
pneumon/o
lungs air
455
sinus/°
sinus cavity
456
tel/o
complete
457
tonsill/o
tonsils
458
-osmia
smell
459
-ptysis
spitting
460
-thorax
chest
461
RLQ
right lower quadrant
462
LUQ
Left Upper Quadrant
463
GERD
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
464
GI
Gastrointestinal
465
IBD
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
466
PO
By mouth
467
NG tube
Nasogastric tube
468
EGD
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
469
AED
Automatic External Defibrillator
470
BP
Blood Pressure
471
CV
Cardiovascular
472
HTN
Hypertension
473
PRN
As needed
474
CABG
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
475
DVT
Deep Vein Thrombosis
476
ARDS
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
477
C02
Carbon Dioxide
478
COPD
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
479
URI
Upper Respiratory Infection
480
SOB
Shortness of Breath
481
BM
Bowel Movement
482
GB
Gallbladder
483
PUD
Peptic Ulcer Disease
484
NPO
Nothing by mouth
485
AAA
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
486
LFT's
Liver Function Tests
487
ERCP
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
488
AMI
Acute Myocardial Infarction
489
CAD
Coronary Artery Disease
490
EKG
Electrocardiography
491
PE
Pulmonary Embolus
492
VT
Ventricular Tachycardia
493
CHF
Congestive Heart Failure
494
ABG
Arterial Blood Gas
495
CF
Cystic Fibrosis
496
CXR
Chest X-ray
497
CPR
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
498
RSV
Respiratory Syncytial Virus
499
O2
Oxygen
