Medical Flashcards
(98 cards)
1
Q
meta-
A
change
2
Q
infra-
A
below, beneath
3
Q
pari-
A
all
4
Q
epi-
A
upon, above
5
Q
super-
A
excessive, more
6
Q
supra-
A
excessive, outside
7
Q
para-
A
along, beside
8
Q
per-
A
through
9
Q
bi-, di-
A
two
10
Q
ambi-
A
both
11
Q
a-, an-
A
without
12
Q
hypo-
A
less, decreased
13
Q
post-
A
after
14
Q
pre-
A
before
15
Q
re-
A
again, back
16
Q
retro-
A
backward, behind
17
Q
hemi-
A
half
18
Q
mega-
A
large
19
Q
micro-
A
small
20
Q
mono-
A
one
21
Q
multi-
A
many
22
Q
olig-
A
meager
23
Q
ultra-
A
excessive
24
Q
ab-
A
away, from
25
ad-
toward
26
anti-, contra-
against
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circum-, peri-
around
28
de-
not, down
29
dia-
across, through
30
poly-
many
31
quadra-, tetra-
four
32
semi-
part
33
-latric
treatment
34
-rrhaphy
suturing
35
-tripsy
crushing
36
-lysis
death/breakdown
37
eu-
normal
38
enter(o)-
intestine
39
-stomy, -ostomy
surgical creation of an opening
40
-tomy
incision/cut
41
-pnea
breathing
42
-plasty
repair
43
thromb-
blood clot
44
hepat(o)-
liver
45
colo-
colon/large intenstine
46
inter-
between
47
-meter
measure
48
-metry
process of measuring
49
-rrhythmia
rhythm
50
-systole
contraction of the heart
51
-gram, -graph
record
52
-plegia
paralysis
53
-oma
tumor
54
-emia
of the blood
55
corp-
body
56
cost-
ribs
57
-scopy
process of viewing w/ an instrument
58
ur-
urine
59
ren-
kidney
60
vascul-, angi-
blood vessels
61
trans-
across
62
extra-
outside
63
endo, intra
within
64
ileo-
small intenstine
65
pneum-, pleur-
lung
66
thorac-
chest
67
oto-
ear
68
opthalm-, oculo-
eye
69
crani-
skull
70
tympan-
eardrum
71
rhin-
nose
72
ven-, phleb-
veins
73
derm-
skin
74
-graphy
process of recording
75
hyper-
high
76
tri-
three
77
tachy-
fast
78
mal-
bad
79
dys-
not working properly
80
electro-
using electricity
81
echo-
using ultrasonic waves
82
-pathy
disease
83
-itis
inflammation of
84
-ectomy
removal
85
-scope
instrument for viewing
86
-brady
slow
87
cardi-
heart
88
gastr-
stomach
89
hemat, hem-
blood
90
skelet-
skeleton
91
neur-
nerve
92
nephr-
kidney
93
oste-
bone
94
muscul-, myo-, sarco-
muscles
95
-ia, -ism
condition/process
96
-osis, -y
condition/process
97
-ar, -ac, -ic
related to
98
-oid, -ous, -tic
related to