Medical Terminology Flashcards
1
Q
algia
A
pain
2
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agesia
A
sensitive to pain
3
Q
arthro
A
joint
4
Q
brachio
A
arm
5
Q
broncho
A
bronchi
6
Q
cardio
A
heart
7
Q
cardi
A
heart
8
Q
carpo
A
wrist
9
Q
cyte
A
cell
10
Q
cyto
A
cell
11
Q
cervico
A
neck
12
Q
ceph
A
head
13
Q
cephalo
A
head
14
Q
chole
A
gall, bile
15
Q
costo
A
rib
16
Q
cysto
A
bladder
17
Q
cuti
A
skin
18
Q
cutane
A
skin
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derm
A
skin
20
Q
dermat
A
skin
21
Q
ectop
A
misplaced
22
Q
emia
A
blood
23
Q
entero
A
intestines
24
Q
esthesia
A
sensations, feelings
25
fibro
fibers
26
gastro
stomach
27
glosso
tongue
28
glyco
sugar
29
hem
blood
30
hema
blood
31
hemato
blood
32
hemo
blood
33
hepa
liver
34
hepato
liver
35
hydro
water
36
hystero
uterus
37
pneumo
air, lung
38
pod
foot
39
psych
the mind
40
pleg
paralysis
41
plegia
paralysis
42
ren
kidney
43
renal
kidney
44
rhin
nose
45
rhino
nose
46
sarco
flesh
47
scler
hard, harden
48
sepsis
germs, presence of infectious bacteria
49
stasis
halt, stopping, stagnation of
50
sten
narrow, constrict
51
steno
narrow, constrict
52
thermo
heat
53
thyro
thyroid
54
uro
urine, urinary organs
55
vaso
vessels
56
a-, an-
without, lack of
57
ab-
away from
58
acr-
pertaining to extremity
59
ad-
to, toward
60
aden-
pertaining to gland
61
ana-
up, back, again
62
ante-
before, forward
63
anti-
against, opposed to
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arthro-
joint
65
auto-
self
66
bi-
two
67
blast-
germ or cell
68
bleph-
pertaining to eyelid
69
calculus-
stone
70
cardi-
pertaining to heart
71
caphal-
pertaining to head
72
chole-
pertaining to bile
73
circum-
around, about
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contra-
against, opposite
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cost-
pertaining to rib
76
crania
skull
77
cyst-
pertaining to bladder or any fluid-containing sac
78
derma-
skin
79
di-
twice, double
80
dia-
thorough, completely
81
dys-
with difficulty
82
ecto-
cut from
83
em-
in
84
endo-
within
85
enter-
pertaining to the intestines
86
epi-
upon, on
87
exo-
outside
88
gastr-
pertaining to the stomach
89
glossa
tongue
90
gynec-
pertaining to women
91
hem-
pertaining to blood
92
hemat-
pertaining to blood
93
hemi-
half
94
hepato-
liver
95
hyper-
over, excessive in
96
hypo-
under, deficient in
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hyster-
pertaining to puss
98
infra-
within
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iso-
equal
100
laparo
through the abdominal
101
laryn
throat
102
latero-
to the side
103
leuk-
pertaining to anything white
104
lipo-
fat
105
litho-
stone
106
macro-
large
107
mesio-
middle
108
medio-
middle
109
mega
enlarged
110
micro-
small
111
my-
pertaining to muscle
112
myel
marrow
113
myringo
eardrum
114
necro
dead
115
neo
new
116
nephr-
pertaining to kidney
117
neuro-
nerve
118
olig-
little
119
oophor-
pertaining to ovary
120
opthal-
pertaining to eye
121
orchi
testicles
122
ortho
right or to straighten
123
osteo
bone
124
ot-
pertaining to ear
125
oto-
ear
126
para-
by the side
127
per-
through
128
peri-
around
129
phago-
to ear
130
phleb
vein
131
pneum-
pertaining to lung
132
poly-
many
133
post-
after, behind
134
pre-
before
135
pro-
before, in front of, forward
136
proct-
pertaining to rectum
137
pseudo-
false
138
psych-
pertaining to the mind
139
Py-
pertaining to pus
140
pyel-
pertaining to the kidney
141
pevis
pelvis or kidney
142
rhin-
pertaining to nose
143
retro-
backward
144
salping-
pertaining to a tube
145
steno-
contraction, narrowness
146
sub-
under, monderately
147
super-
above, implying excess
148
supra
above or over
149
sym-
with, together
150
tachy-
fast
151
trans-
across
152
tri-
three
153
uni-
one
154
-ad
expressing direction, toward
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-algia
pertains to pain
156
-blast
germ of immature cell
157
-cele
tumor, hernia
158
-centesis
puncturing
159
-cyte
cell
160
-ectomy
a cutting out
161
-emia
blood
162
-gram
X-ray
163
-iasis
process or condition resulting
164
-itis
denoting inflammation of
165
-lysis
loosing or freeing
166
-orrhaphy
repair of
167
-oscopy
looking into, visualizing
168
-ostomy
creation of an opening
169
-otomy
incision into
170
-oam
tumor, swelling
171
-pexy
fixation with a suture
172
-phagia
eating
173
-phobia
fear
174
-plasty
repair of; tying of
175
-ptosis
falling
176
-rhythmia
rhythm
177
-rrhagia
bursting forth
178
-rrhapy
suture of, repair of
179
-rrhea
flowing
180
-scope
instrument for examination
181
-scopy
exam by inspection
182
-taxia
order, arrangement of
183
-trophia
nourishment
184
-uria
urine
