Language of Medicine Test One Flashcards
(221 cards)
1
Q
arthr-
A
joint
2
Q
bio-
A
life
3
Q
carcin-
A
cancerous,cancer
4
Q
cardi-
A
heart
5
Q
cephal-
A
head
6
Q
cis-
A
to cut
7
Q
crin-
A
to secrete (to form and give off)
8
Q
cyt-
A
cell
9
Q
dermat-
A
skin
10
Q
enter-
A
intestines (usually the small intestine)
11
Q
erythro-
A
red
12
Q
gynec-
A
woman,female
13
Q
hemat-
A
blood
14
Q
hem-
A
blood
15
Q
leuk-
A
white
16
Q
neuro-
A
nerve
17
Q
onc-
A
tumor
18
Q
osteo-
A
bone
19
Q
path-
A
disease
20
Q
ped-
A
child
21
Q
psych-
A
mind
22
Q
radi-
A
x-rays
23
Q
ren-
A
kidney
24
Q
sect-
A
to cut
25
thromb-
clot,clotting
26
-ac
pertaining to
27
-al
pertaining to
28
-algia
pain
29
-cyte
cell
30
-ectomy
excision,removal
31
-emia
blood condition
32
-genic
pertaining to, produced by/in
33
-gram
record
34
-itis
inflammation
35
-logy
process of study
36
-oma
tumor,mass,swelling
37
-opsy
process of viewing
38
-osis
condition,usually abnormal (slight increase in numbers when used with blood cells)
39
-pathy
disease condition
40
-scope
instrument to visually examine
41
-scopy
process of visually examining with an endoscope
42
-tomy
process of cutting,incision
43
a,an-
no, not, without
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auto-
self, own
45
dia-
through, complete
46
endo-
within
47
epi-
above, upon
48
ex-
out, outside of, outward
49
hyper-
excessive, above, more than normal
50
hypo-
deficient, below, under, less than normal
51
in-
into, in
52
peri-
surrounding, around
53
pro-
before, forward
54
re-
back, backward, again
55
retro-
behind
56
sub-
below, under
57
trans-
across, through
58
abdomin-
abdomen
59
adipo-
fat
60
anter-
front
61
cervic-
neck (of the body or of the uterus)
62
chondr-
cartilage (type of connective tissue)
63
chrom-
color
64
crani-
skull
65
cyt-
cell
66
dist-
far, distant
67
dors-
back portion of the body
68
hist-
tissue
69
kary-
nucleus
70
later-
side
71
medi-
middle
72
necle-
nucleus
73
pelvi-
pelvis, hip region
74
poster-
back, behind
75
proxim-
nearest
76
sarc-
flesh
77
spin-
spine, backbone
78
trache-
trachea, windpipe
79
umbillic-
navel, umbilicus
80
ventr-
belly side of the body
81
viscero-
internal organs
82
ana-
up
83
cata-
down
84
epi-
above
85
hypo-
below
86
inter-
between
87
meta-
change
88
acro-
extremities, top, extreme point
89
acu-
sharp, severe, sudden
90
bio-
life
91
angio-
vessel
92
axillo-
armpit
93
broncho-
bronchial tubes (two tubes,right and left,that branch from trachea to enter the lungs)
94
carcino-
cancer
95
cardi-
heart
96
chemo-
drug, chemical
97
chondro-
cartilage
98
colo-
colon (large intestine)
99
hemo-
blood
100
hepato-
liver
101
hydro-
water, fluid
102
inguino-
groin
103
laparo-
abdomen, abdominal wall
104
morpho-
shape, form
105
mammo-
breast
106
masto-
breast
107
myo-
muscle
108
myelo-
spinal cord, bone marrow
109
neuro-
nerve
110
oto-
ear
111
phlebo-
vein
112
plaso-
formation, developement
113
pleuro-
pleura (membrane surrounding lungs and adjacent to chest wall)
114
pneumono-
lungs
115
pulmono-
lungs
116
radi-
x-rays
117
spleno-
spleen
118
thoraco-
chest
119
tracheo-
trachea (windpipe)
120
veno-
vein
121
-algia
pain
122
-cele
hernia
123
-centesis
surgical puncture
124
-cyte
cell
125
-dynia
pain
126
-ectomy
surgical removal/excision
127
-emia
blood condition
128
-genesis
production/formation
129
-gram
record
130
-graph
instrument to record
131
-graphy
process of recording
132
-itis
inflammation
133
-logy
study of
134
-lysis
breakdown, destruction, separation
135
-malacia
softening
136
-megaly
enlarged
137
-oma
tumor, mass, collection of fluid
138
-opsy
to view
139
-sis
condition
140
-pathy
disease, condition
141
-penia
deficient or small
142
-phobia
fear
143
-plasia
development or growth
144
-plasty
surgical repair
145
-scope
instrument for visual examination
146
-scopy
process of visual examination
147
-stasis
stopping, controlling
148
-stomy
opening to form a mouth (stoma)
149
-therapy
treatment
150
-tomy
incision, cutting into
151
-trophy
development, nourishment
152
-ac
pertaining to
153
-al
pertaining to
154
glosso-
tongue
155
glyco-
sugar
156
immuno-
protection
157
morpho-
shape, form
158
morto-
death
159
nat-
birth
160
normo-
rule, order
161
oxo-
oxygen
162
somno-
sleep
163
sono-
sound
164
topo-
place, position, location
165
toxo-
poison
166
trache-
windpipe, trachea
167
urethro-
urethra
168
-crine
to secrete
169
-fusion
coming together;to pour
170
-lapse
to slide, fall, sag
171
-meter
to measure
172
-partum
birth, labor
173
-phoria
to bear, carry; feeling (mental state)
174
-physis
to grow
175
a-,an-
no, not ,without
176
ab-
away from (b faces away from a )
177
ad-
towards (d faces towards a )
178
anti-
against
179
auto-
own, self
180
bi-
two
181
brady-
slow
182
cata-
down
183
con-
with, together
184
contra-
against, opposite
185
de-
down, lack of
186
dia-
through, complete
187
dys-
bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
188
ec-, ecto-
out, outside
189
en-, endo-
in, within
190
epi-
upon, above, on
191
eu-
good, normal
192
ex-
out, outside, away from
193
hemi-
half
194
hyper-
excessive, above
195
hypo-
deficient, under
196
in-
not or into, within
197
infra-
beneath, under
198
inter-
between
199
intra-
in, within, into
200
macro-
large
201
mal-
bad
202
meta-
beyond, change
203
micro-
small
204
neo-
new
205
pan-
all
206
para-
abnormal, beside, new
207
per-
through
208
peri-
surrounding
209
poly-
many, much
210
post-
after, behind
211
pre-
before, in front of
212
pro-
before, forward
213
pseudo-
false
214
re-
back, again
215
retro-
behind, backward
216
sub-
under
217
syn-
together, with
218
tachy-
fast
219
trans-
across, through
220
ultra-
beyond, excess
221
uni-
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