medical terminology Flashcards
(126 cards)
1
Q
cardio
A
heart
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vascul
A
vessel
3
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veno, phleb
A
vein
4
Q
pulmon
A
lung
5
Q
pneumo
A
air
6
Q
sphygmo
A
pulse
7
Q
arterio/angio
A
artery
8
Q
-otomy
A
cut into
9
Q
-ectomy
A
to cut into and remove
10
Q
-ostomy
A
make a hole and maintain
11
Q
-um
A
structure
12
Q
-ic/al
A
pertaining to
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Q
endo-
A
within
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Q
exo-
A
outside
15
Q
epi-
A
upon
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Q
sub-
A
under
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peri-
A
around
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Q
cyto
A
cell
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carcino
A
cancer
20
Q
capn
A
carbon dioxide
21
Q
carb
A
carbon dioxide
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ox
A
oxygen
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spiro, pnea
A
breathing
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-ia
A
condition of
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-emia
condition of the blood
26
-penia
abnormal reduction
27
-genic
pertaining to formation or origin
28
poly-
many
29
hypo-
below/deficient
30
hyper-
excessive
31
goni/o
angle
32
chondr/o
cartilage
33
cost/o
rib
34
dactyl/o
digit
35
path/o
disease
36
kypho
humpback
37
lordo
bent
38
plas/o, plasia
formation
39
myelo
bone marrow/spinal cord
40
my/myo/musculo
muscle
41
trophy
development
42
osteo
bone
43
sarc
flesh
44
col/o (colon/o)
colon
45
cyan/o
blue
46
erythro
red
47
leuk/o
white
48
melan/o
black
49
esophago
esophagus
50
necro
dead
51
-desis
binding
52
-centesis
removal of fluid aspiration
53
-algia/dynia
pain
54
-cele
hernia or pouching
55
-y
condition/process
56
ante/pre/pro
before
57
circum/peri-
around
58
de-
down
59
dia/trans
across
60
dys-
faulty
61
a-
without
62
hemi-
half
63
infra-
below/under
64
dys-
abnormal
65
-oma
tumor
66
-metry
measurment
67
-physis
to grow
68
-osis
condition of
69
-iasis
usually unhealthy state
70
-itis
inflammation
71
histo
tissue
72
derm/dermat/cutane
skin
73
adip
fat
74
blast/o
germ or bud
75
scler/o or kerat/o
hardening
76
dextro
right
77
esthesi
sensation
78
fibro
fiber
79
kinesi/o
movement
80
ab-
away
81
ad-
toward
82
ambi-
both
83
ante-
before
84
anti-
against
85
con/syn/sym-
with
86
inter-
between
87
intra-
within
88
macro-
large
89
meso-
middle
90
-poesis
formation )production)
91
-plasia
formation )development)
92
-ac
pertaining to
93
-al
pertaining to
94
-ar
pertaining to
95
-ary
pertaining to
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-eal
pertaining to
97
-ous
pertaining to
98
-ic
pertaining to
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-tic
pertaining to
100
adeno
gland
101
encephal
entire brain
102
crani
skull
103
entero
small intestine
104
gli
glue
105
gnos
knowing
106
hepato
liver
107
narc
stupor, sleep
108
nephro
kidney
109
reno
kidney
110
phas
speech
111
phag
swallowing
112
ton/o
tone or tension
113
cata-
down (low)
114
brady-
slow
115
neo-
new
116
oligo-
few or deficient
117
pan-
all
118
re-
again, back
119
tachy-
fast
120
-asthenia
weakness
121
-mania
abnormal impulses
122
-paresis
slight paralysis
123
-plegia
paralysis
124
-philia
attraction to
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-phobia
exaggerated fear
126
-meglay
enlargement
