medical terminology Flashcards
(171 cards)
1
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oste/o
A
bone
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my/o
A
muscle
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neur/o
A
nerve
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angi/o
A
blood vessels
5
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pre fix
A
placed at the beginning of a word to change its meaning
6
Q
root
A
the central part of the word
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suffix
A
the ending part of the word that modifies the word
8
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breakdown hematology**
A
hematology - study of blood
hemat/o - blood
logy - study of
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xer/o
A
dry
10
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rhin/o
A
nose
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ptysis
A
spiting
12
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penia
A
decrease in, deficiency in
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myel/o
A
bone marrow and/or spinal cord
14
Q
erythr/o
A
red blood cells
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stasis
A
to stop
16
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leuk/o
A
white blood cells
17
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ven/o
A
vein
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cervical
A
neck
19
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gastr/o
A
stomach
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centesis
A
to puncture
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tripsy
A
to crush
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nephr/o or ren/o
A
kidney
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cyst/o
A
bladder
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urin/o
A
urinary tract
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andr/o
male
26
gynec/o
female
27
cephal/o
head
28
arthr/o
joint
29
kinesi/o
movement
30
somn/o
sleep
31
psych/o
mind
32
lalia
speech
33
plegia
paralysis
34
lepsy
seizure
35
phobia
persistent
36
mania
obsession
37
lexia
reading
38
yellow in medical terms
xanth
39
green in med terms
chloro
40
blue in med terms
cyan
41
red in med terms
eryth
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white in med terms
leuk
43
peri
around
44
inter
between
45
intra/endo
within
46
extra
outside
47
trans
across
48
otomy
incision or cut
49
ectomy
removal
50
derm/a or dermat/o or derm/o
skin
51
scler
hardening
52
superior
above
53
inferior
below
54
anterior
toward front
55
posterior
toward back
56
ventral
front of body
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dorsal
back of body
58
internal
inside
59
external
outside
60
medial
toward middle
61
lateral
toward side
62
proximal
near the point of attachment/close to trunk
63
distal
far from point of attachment/away from trunk
64
superficial
towards surface
65
deep
away from surface
66
deep
away from surface
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define peritoneum
the large serous membrane that lines the abdominopelvic cavity and covers the organs within it
68
define celiocentesis
surgical puncture of the abdomen
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define diaphragm
the muscle that separates the thoracic from the abdominal cavity
70
define polydactyly
having more than the normal number of fingers or toes
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define intravascular
within a vessel
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define juxtaposition
a location near or beside another structure
73
define pedometer
instrument that measures footsteps
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define meatus
a passage or opening
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define sublingual
under the tongue
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define sphincter
a circular muscle that regulates an opening
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brachi/o
arm
78
bronch/i
bronchus
79
carcin/o
cancer
80
cardi/o
heart
81
col/o
colon
82
cyt/o
cell
83
dors/l or dors/o
back or posterior
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dors/l or dors/o
back or posterior
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or/o
mouth
86
ot/o
ear
87
path/o
disease
88
pulmon/o
lungs
89
sept/o
infection
90
thorac/o
chest/thorax
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thyr/o
thyroid gland
92
trachel/o
neck or neck like
93
trich/o
hair or hairlike
94
ventrl/l or ventr/o
front of body
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viscer/o
viscera (internal organs)
96
-emia or -hemia or -emic
condition of blood
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-poiesis
formation, production
98
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
99
ovul/o
egg or ovum
100
ovari/o
ovary
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uter/o
uterus
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vagin/o
vagina
103
vulv/o
vulvua
104
mamm/o
breast
105
gravid/a
pregnant
106
-partum
birth
107
ten/o
tendon
108
chondr/o
cartilage
109
-malacia
softening
110
-porosis
porous
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fasci/o
fascia
112
lli/o
llium
113
spondyl/o
vertebra
114
cost/o
rib
115
-opia
vision
116
-tropia
turning
117
phac/o or lent/o
lens
118
retin/o
retina
119
corn/e
cornea
120
adip/o lip/o steat/o
fat
121
hidr/o
sweat
122
ichthy/o
dry or scaly
123
kerat/o
hard
124
melan/o
black
125
myc/o
fungus
126
inguinal
groin
127
aden/o
gland
128
lymph/o
lymph vessels
129
onych/o
nail
130
tetra
four
131
a- or an-
not, without, lack or, absence
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pan-
all
133
many, much
poly-
134
ab-
away from
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ante-
infront of
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dis-
apart, away
137
half, one side
hemi-
138
prefix that means stone is
lith-
139
pre fix that means “in, within” is
end/o
140
meaning of the prefix prefix prim/i is
first
141
prefix in the word suprapubic means
on top
142
prefix in the word hypertrophy means
over
143
prefixes that mean not are
un-, non-, and i’m-
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suffix in the word neutropenia means
lack of
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mouth is in what orientation to the cheeks
medial
146
mouth is in what orientation to the cheeks
medial
147
opposite of distal is
proximal
148
suffix for breathing is
pnea
149
suffix for enzyme is
-ase
150
py/o
puss
151
anemia
low blood cell count
152
breast removed
mastectomy
153
appendix removed
appendectomy
154
infection in the stomach
gastroenteritis
155
artificial opening in windpipe
tracheostomy
156
RA stands for?
rheumatoid arthritis
157
mast/o
breast
158
hyster/o
uterus
159
troph/o
development, nourishment
160
a-
without
161
dia-
through
162
macro
large
163
lith/o
stone
164
brachy
short
165
poly
many
166
cirrh/o
yellow
167
stomy
opening
168
lysis
destruction
169
-oma
tumor
170
edema
swelling
171
emia
blood condition
