med term 1-4 Flashcards
(188 cards)
1
Q
super-
A
upper/above
2
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retro-
A
backwards/behind
3
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macro-
A
large
4
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micro-
A
small
5
Q
mono- or uni-
A
one
6
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post-
A
after/behind
7
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pre- or pro-
A
before/in front of
7
Q
hetero-
A
different
7
Q
primi-
A
first
8
Q
homo- or homeo-
A
same
8
Q
hypo-
A
under, below
8
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circum-, peri
A
around
8
Q
dia- or trans-
A
through, across
9
Q
dipl- or diplo-
A
double
9
Q
endo- or intra-
A
in or within
9
Q
-a- or an-
A
without/not
10
Q
auto
A
self/own
11
Q
-plegia
A
paralysis
11
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-rrhage or -rrhagia
A
bursting forth of
12
Q
-rrhea
A
discharge/flow
13
Q
-rrhexis
A
rupture
14
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-stenosis
A
narrowing/stricture
15
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toxic
A
poison
16
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-trophy
A
nourishment/devolpment
17
-malacia
softening
18
-megaly
enlargement
19
-oma
tumor
20
-osis
abnormal condition; increase
21
-pathy
disease
22
-penia
decrease, deficiency
23
-phobia
fear
24
-algia, -dynia
pain
24
-cele
hernia/swelling
25
-ectasis
dilation/expansion
26
-edema
swelling
27
-emesis
vomitting
28
-emia
blood condition
29
-iasis
abnormal condition (from something specific)
30
-itis
inflammation
31
-lith
stone, calculus
32
-meter
instrument for measuring
33
-metry
act of measuring
34
-scope
instrument for examining
35
-scopy
visual examination
36
-gram
record/writing
37
-graph
instrument for recording
38
-graphy
process of recording
39
-centresis
surgical puncture
40
-desis
binding/fixation (bone or joint)
41
-ectomy
excision/removal
42
-lysis
separation; destruction; loosening
43
-pexy
fixation (organ)
44
-plasty
surgical repair
45
-rrhaphy
suture
46
-stomy
forming an opening
47
-tome
instrument to cut
48
-tomy
incision
49
-tripsy
crushing
50
entero
intestine
51
peri
around
52
-al
pertaining to
53
nat
birth
54
chondr/o
cartilage
55
cyt/o
cell
56
hist/o
tissue
57
nucle/o
nucleus
58
anter/o
anterior/front
59
caud/o
tail
60
dist/o
far/farthest
61
dors/o
back
62
infer/o
lower/below
63
later/o
side
64
medi/o
middle
65
poster/o
back
66
proxim/o
near
67
super/o
upper/above
68
ventr/o
belly
69
-ad
toward
70
-logist
specialist in study of
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-logy
study of
72
-lysis
seperation,destruction,loosening
73
10 suffixes meaning pertaining to
-ac
-al
-ar
-ary
-eal
-iac
-ic
-ior
-ous
-tic
74
AP vs PA
anteroposterior vs posteroanterior
75
abdomin/o
abdomen
76
cephal/o
head
77
cervic/o
neck/uteri
78
crani/o
cranium
79
gastr/o
stomach
80
ili/o
ilium
81
inguin/o
groin
82
lumb/o
loins
83
pelv/i
pelvis
84
spin/o
spine
85
thorac/o
chest
86
umbilic/o
navel
87
midsaggital plane
splits body into 2 lateral sides
88
coronal/frontal plane
splits body into anterior and posterior
89
transverse plane
top and bottom
90
bx
biopsy
91
LAT
lateral
92
CT
computed tomography
93
CXR
chest x-ray
94
PET
positron emission tomographjy
95
US
ultrasound
96
SPECT
single photon emission computed tomography
97
C&S
culture and sensitivity
98
anastomosis
connection between two bessels
99
cauterize
destruction of abnormal tissue
100
I&D
incision and drainage
101
-verse
turning
102
adip/o, lip/o, steat/o
fat
103
cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o
skin
104
cyan/o
blue
105
erythr/o
red
106
hidr/o, sudor/o
sweat
107
ichthy/o
dry, scaly
108
kerat/o
horny tissue; hard; cornea
109
leuk
white
110
melan/o
black
111
myc/o
fungus
112
necr/o
death
113
onych/o
nail
114
pilo/o, trich/o
hair
115
scler/o
hardening
116
squam
skin
117
xanth
yellow
118
xer/o
dry
119
-al, -ous
pertaining to
120
-cele
hernia, swelling
121
-esis
condition
122
-itis
inflamatiion
123
-malacia
softening
124
-phagia
swalling
125
-phoresis
carrying, transmission
126
epi-
above, on
127
xeno-
foreign/strange
128
AIDS
acquired immune deficiency syndrome
129
BCC
basal cell carcinoma
130
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
131
Dx
diagnosis
132
FH
family history
133
PE
physical examination
134
aer/o
air
135
arteri/o
artery
136
atel/o
incomplete
137
carcin/o
cancer
138
hem/o
blood
139
muc/o
mucous
140
my/o
muscle
141
or/o
mouth
142
oth/o
straight
143
ox/o
oxygen
144
pneum/o
air/lung
145
spir/o
to breathe
146
thorac/o
chest
147
-al, -ic, -ous
pertaining to
148
-algia, -dynia
pain
149
-ectasis
dilation/expansion
150
-plasm
formation/growth
151
-plegia
paralysis
152
-rrhaphy
suture
153
-stenosis
narrowing, stricture
154
eu-
good/normal
155
neo-
new
156
ABG
arterial blood gas
157
ARDS
acute respiratory disease
158
CA
cancer; chronological age; cardiac arrest
159
CF
cystic fibrosis
160
COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
161
CPAP
continuous positive airway pressure
162
DPT
diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus
163
EEG
electroencephalography
164
ETT
endotracheal tube
165
FVC
forced vital capacity
166
HCO3
bicarbonate
167
HF
heart failure
168
NMT
nebulized mist treatment
169
NG
nasogastic
170
OSA
obstructive sleep apnea
171
PCO2
partial pressure of carbon dioxide
172
PCP
primary care physician, pneumocystis pneumonia
173
PE
pulmonary emnolism
174
PFT
pulmonary function test
175
PPF
purified protein derivative
176
PSG
polysomnography
177
SARS
severe acute respiratory syndrome
178
SAT
saturation
179
SOB
shortness of breathe
