m e d i c a l t e r m i n o l o g y Flashcards
(174 cards)
1
Q
an-
(prefix)
A
no;not;without
2
Q
anti-
(prefix)
A
against
3
Q
auto-
(prefix)
A
self,own
4
Q
brady-
(prefix)
A
slow
5
Q
inter-
(prefix)
A
between
6
Q
intra-
(prefix)
A
within;into
7
Q
meta-
(prefix)
A
change;beyond
8
Q
mono-
(prefix)
A
one;single
9
Q
tachy-
(prefix)
A
fast
10
Q
alveoli/i-
(root)
A
alveolous;air sac;small sac
11
Q
angi/o-
(root)
A
vessel(blood)
12
Q
arteri/o-
(root)
A
artery
13
Q
ather/o-
(root)
A
plaque(fatty sunbstance)
14
Q
bi/o-
(root)
A
life
15
Q
bronch/i-
(root)
A
bronchial tube
16
Q
cost/o-
(root)
A
rib
17
Q
electr/o-
(root)
A
electricity
18
Q
erythr/o-
(root)
A
red
19
Q
gloss/o , glott/o-
(root)
A
tongue
20
Q
hem/o , hemat/o-
(root)
A
blood
21
Q
laryng/o-
(root)
A
larynx(voice box)
22
Q
leuk/o-
(root)
A
white
23
Q
lymph/o
(root)
A
lymph
24
Q
nas/o-
(root)
A
nose
25
onc/o-
(root)
tumor
26
or/o-
(root)
mouth
27
ox/i-
(root)
oxygen
28
phag/o-
(root)
eat;swallow
29
phleb/o-
(root)
vein
30
pneum/o-
(root)
air;lung
31
pulmon/o-
(root)
lung
32
scler/o-
(root)
hardness
33
sept/o-
(root)
seven
34
spir/o-
(root)
to breathe
35
thromb/o-
(root)
clot
36
trache/o-
(root)
trachea(windpipe)
37
ven/o-
(root)
vein
38
viscer/o-
(root)
internal organs
[lungs,heart(organs of digestive, excretory, reproductive system)]
39
-centesis
(suffix)
surgical puncture
40
-eal
(suffix)
pertaining to esophageal
41
-ectomy
(suffix)
excision
42
-edema
(suffix)
excess of watery fluid
43
-emia
(suffix)
denoting substance present in blood
44
-gram
(suffix)
something written or recorded
45
-graph
(suffix)
an instrument that records
46
-ia
(suffix)
forming names of states and disorders
47
-ist
(suffix)
specialist
48
-meter
(suffix)
measure
49
-ole
(suffix)
little;small
50
-oma
(suffix)
tumor;mass
51
-otomy
(suffix)
incision
52
-pnea
(suffix)
breathing
53
-tic
(suffix)
pertaining to
54
-ular
(suffix)
something "specified"
(molecular, pedicular)
RESEMBLING SOMETHING
55
bi-
(prefix)
two
56
cata-
(prefix)
down
57
con-
(prefix)
with,together
58
contra-
(prefix)
against, opposite
59
de-
(prefix)
down;lack of
(dehydrated)
60
dia-
(prefix)
through,complete
61
dys-
(preifx)
bad,painful,difficult
62
ec- , ecto
(prefix)
out, outside
63
en- , endo-
(prefix)
in, within
64
eu-
(prefix)
good, normal
65
hemi-
(prefix)
half
66
macro-
(prefix)
large
67
infra-
(prefix)
beneath
68
intra-
(prefix)
into, within
69
mal-
(prefix)
bad
70
neo-
(prefix)
new
71
pan-
(prefix)
all
72
para-
(prefix)
abnormal, beside, near
73
pseudo-
(prefix)
false
74
-ac , -al , -ic , ical
suffixes
pertaining to
75
-algia or -dynia
suffixes
pain
76
-genic
suffixes
produced by or in
77
-globin
suffixes
protein
78
-ion
suffixes
process
79
-itis
suffixes
inflammation
80
-logy
suffixes
process of study
81
-opsy
suffixes
process of viewing
(under microscope)
82
-osis
suffixes
condition, usually abnormal
83
-pathy
suffixes
disease condition
84
-scope
suffixes
instrument to visually examine
85
-scopy
suffixes
process of visually examining (with an endoscope)
86
-sis or -y
suffixes
state of; condition or process, condition
87
-tomy
suffix
process of cutting
88
-cele
noun suffix
hernia
89
-coccus
noun suffix
berry-shaped bacterium
90
-genesis
noun suffix
condition of producing
91
-malacia
noun suffix
softening
92
-megaly
noun suffix
enlargement
93
-penia
noun suffix
deficiency
94
-phobia
noun suffix
fear
95
-plasia
noun suffix
development, formation, growth
96
-plasty
noun suffix
surgical REPAIR
97
-ptosis
noun suffix
drooping, sagging, prolapse
98
-sclerosis
noun suffix
hardening
99
-stasis
stopping,controlling
100
-stomy
noun suffix
opening to form a mouth
(stoma)
101
-trophy
noun suffix
development, nourishment
102
dia-
prefix
through; complete
103
end- , endo-
prefix
within
104
epi- or hyper
prefix
above, upon or excessive, above, more
105
ex- , exo-
prefix
out, outside of, outward
106
peri-
prefix
surrounding, around
107
pro-
prefix
before, forward
108
re- or retro-
prefix
back, backward, again or behind
109
sub-
prefix
below, under
110
trans-
prefix
across,through
111
aden/o
comb. form
gland
112
arthr/o
comb. form
joint
113
carcin/o
comb. form
cancerous, cancer
114
cardi/o
comb. form
heart
115
cephal/o
comb. form
head
116
cerebr/o
comb. form
cerebrum
117
cis/o
comb. form
to cut
118
crin/o
comb. form
to secrete
119
cyst/o
comb. form
urinary bladder
120
cyt/o , -cyte
comb. form
cell
121
derm/o , dermat/o
comb. form
skin
122
encephal/o
comb. form
brain
123
enter/o
comb. form
intestines
124
gastro/o
comb. form
stomach
125
gnos/o
comb. form
knowledge
126
glyc/o
comb. form
sugar
127
gynec/o
comb. form
women; female
128
hepat/o
comb. form
liver
129
iatro/o
comb. form
treatment; physician
130
log/o
comb. form
study of
131
nephr/o
comb. form
kidney
132
neur/o
comb. form
nerve
133
ophthalm/o
comb. form
eye
134
oste/o
comb. form
bone
135
path/o
comb. form
disease
136
ped/o
comb. form
child
137
psych/o
comb. form
mind
138
radi/o
comb. form
x-rays
139
ren/o
comb. form
kidney
140
rhin/o
comb. form
nose
141
sarc/o
comb.form
flesh
142
sect/o
comb. form
to cut
143
ur/o
comb. form
urinary tract, urine
144
-blast
suffix
embryonic, immature
145
-crine
suffix
to secrete
146
-drome
suffix
to run
147
-fusion
suffix
coming together; to pour
148
-gea
suffix
substance that produces
149
-lapse
suffix
to slide, fall, sag
150
-mission
suffix
to send
151
-or
suffix
one who
152
-oxia
suffix
oxygen
153
-partum
suffix
birth, labor
154
-phoria
suffix
to bear, carry; feeling
155
-physis
suffix
to grow
156
-plasm
suffix
structure or formation
157
-pnea
suffix
breathing
158
-rrhea
suffix
flow, discharge
159
carp/o
comb. form
wrist bones
160
cutane/o
comb. form
skin
161
dactyl/o
comb. form
fingers, toes
162
duct/o
comb. form
to lead, carry
163
immun/o
comb. form
protection
164
mort/o
comb. form
death
165
nat/i
comb. form
birth
166
pub/o
pubis; anterior portion of pelvic or hipbone
167
seps/o
comb. form
infection
168
somn/o
comb. form
sleep
169
sen/o
comb. form
sound
170
the/o
comb. form
to put, place
171
thel/o , theli/o
comb. form
nipple
172
thyr/o
comb. form
thyroid gland; shield
173
top/o
comb. form
place, position, location
174
tox/o
comb. form
poison
