Medical Terminology Flashcards
(100 cards)
1
Q
eponyms
A
honor those who discovered a structure
2
Q
-osis
A
abnormal condition
3
Q
-ectomy
A
cut out
4
Q
-otomy
A
cut into
5
Q
-ostomy
A
make a mouth
6
Q
-graphy
A
recording an image
7
Q
-gram
A
the image
8
Q
stomato
A
mouth
9
Q
dento
A
teeth
10
Q
glosso/linguo
A
tongue
11
Q
gingivo
A
gums
12
Q
encephalo
A
brain
13
Q
gastro
A
stomach
14
Q
entero
A
intestine
15
Q
colo
A
large intestine
16
Q
procto
A
anus/recum
17
Q
orchido
A
testis
18
Q
oophoro
A
ovary
19
Q
hystero
A
uterus
20
Q
salpingo
A
uterine tubes
21
Q
cysto
A
bladder
22
Q
rhino
A
nose
23
Q
phlebo
A
veins
24
Q
pneumo
A
lungs
25
hemo
blood
26
leuko
white
27
melano
black
28
cyano
blue
29
xantho
yellow
30
carcino
malignant
31
adeno
gland
32
endo
within
33
peri
around
34
circum
around
35
retro
behind
36
epi
upon
37
trans
through
38
intra
within
39
sub
below
40
symptom
patient complaint
41
sign
physician finding
42
angio
vessel
43
stasis
stop
44
cyte
cell
45
stenosis
narrowing
46
infarction
blockage resulting in death of muscle tissue
47
prolapse
falling forward
48
regurgtitation
backward flow
49
angina pectoris
chest pain
50
ischemia
not quite enough blood
51
-cele
abnormal protrusion, hernia
52
-plegia
paralysis
53
-plasia
growth
54
CVA
stroke
55
TIA
ischemia of heart
56
epilepsy
seizure
57
aphasia
loss of spech
58
chole
gall, bile
59
cysto
blader
60
emeso
vomit
61
litho
stone
62
laparo
abdominal wall
63
centesis
puncture
64
tripsy
crush
65
rrhea
flow discharge
66
-asis
abnormal condition
67
GERD
heartburn
68
jaundice
yellow
69
diverticulosis/itis
small pounches of large intestine
70
cirrhosis
orange-yellow
71
portal HTN
venous blood through liver
72
esophageal varices
bulging engorged veins
73
dysphagia
difficult swallowing
74
crohns disease
inflammation of bowel
75
guiaic test
blood in feces
76
pneumoconiosis
dust in lungs
77
epistaxis
nosebleed
78
cystic fibrosis
mucous in lungs
79
COPD
emphysema
80
atelectasis
collapsed lung
81
enuresis
involuntary urine release
82
nephrolith
kidney stone
83
IVP
drainage of kidneys (X-ray)
84
lithotripsy
crushing kidney stones with sound waves
85
-rrhaphy
to suture
86
balano
head of penis
87
andro
male
88
hypospadias
urinary meatus in a weird spot
89
hydrocele
fluid filled sac surrounding testis
90
varicocele
dilated and twisted veins
91
cryptorchidism
hidden testicle
92
BPH
swelling of prostate
93
TURP
surgical cure for BPH
94
PSA
prostate specific antigen
| -rising levels - prostate cancer
95
-gravida
pregnancy
96
para
live birth
97
-malacia
softening
98
-asthenia
weakening
99
sarcoma
cancer of connective/support tissue
100
staging of cancer?
TNM
