Medical Terminology Flashcards
(28 cards)
1
Q
URIA
A
Condition of the Urine
2
Q
HEPAT
A
Liver
3
Q
NEPHR/O
A
Kidney
4
Q
OSTEOARTHRITIS
A
Inflammation of the joints/bones
5
Q
What is a SUFFIX?
A
Placed @ the end of a word, changes meaning of word.
6
Q
THERM
A
Heat
7
Q
GLUC
A
Glucose
8
Q
HEMO/HEMAT(O)
A
Blood
9
Q
CARDI
A
Heart
10
Q
NEUR
A
Nerve
11
Q
ALGIA
A
Pain
12
Q
ECTOMY
A
Removal of
13
Q
ITIS
A
Inflamation
14
Q
EMIA
A
In the blood
15
Q
PATHY
A
Disease or Disorder
16
Q
OSTOMY
A
Opening
17
Q
DYS
A
Difficult, abnormal, painful
18
Q
CARDIOMYOPATHY
A
Disease of the heart muscle
19
Q
BRADY
A
slow
20
Q
TACHY
A
Fast
21
Q
PREFIX
A
Placed at the start of the word to change the whole meaning of the word
22
Q
Pnea
A
Breathing
23
Q
Oma
A
Tumor
24
Q
Phagia
A
Swallowing
25
Plegia
Paralysis
26
HEPATOMEGALY
Englargment of liver
27
PHASIA
Speaking
28
What is a root?
contains the basic meaning of the word
