Medical terminology Flashcards
(101 cards)
1
Q
myo-
A
muscle layer
2
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peri-
A
outer layer
3
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endo-
A
inner layer
4
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hyper-
A
higher than normal
5
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-ism
A
condition of
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-ectomy
A
to cut out/remove
7
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-graphy
A
recording an image
8
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-itis
A
inflammation
9
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-ostomy
A
make a new permanent opening
10
Q
-otomy
A
cut into
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-scopy/scopic
A
to look, observe
12
Q
derm-
A
skin
13
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cyt/o
A
cell
14
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gastr/o
A
stomach
15
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hemat/o
A
blood
16
Q
hist/o
A
tissue
17
Q
lapar/o
A
abdomen
18
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neur/o
A
nerve
19
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ocul/o
A
eye
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or/o
A
mouth
21
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ot/o
A
ear
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-algia
A
pain
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-emia
A
blood
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-lysis
A
breaking down
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-opathy
relating to disease
26
-pnea
breathing
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-centesis
puncture to cavity to remove fluid
28
-orrhaphy
surgical repair/suture
29
-opexy
surgical fixation
30
-oplasty
surgical repair
31
-otripsy
crushing or destroying
32
epi-
upon
33
infra-
below
34
meso-
middle
35
meta-
after, beyond transformation
36
peri-
surrounding
37
retro-
behind
38
trans-
across
39
acromial
point of shoulder
40
antebrachial
forearm
41
antecubital
front of elbow
42
axillary
armpit
43
brachial
arm
44
buccal
cheek
45
prone
face or palm down
46
sagittal
divides body into left and right
47
transverse
divides body from top and bottom
48
coronal
divides body from front and back
49
anterior/ventral
front
50
posterior/dorsal
back
51
superior
above
52
inferior
below
53
lateral
side
54
distal
farthest from center
55
proximal
nearest to center
56
medial
middle
57
supine
face up or palm up
58
carpal
wrist
59
caudal
tail
60
cephalic
head
61
cervical
neck
62
clavicular
collarbone
63
costal
rib
64
coxal
hip
65
cranial
skull
66
hypo-
below
67
-asthenia
weakness
68
-iasis
condition of
69
-lytic
break down, destroy
70
-oma
tumor
71
-orrhagia
hemorrhage
72
-orrhea
flow or discharge
73
-osis
abnormal condition of
74
-paresis
slight paralysis
75
-plasia
growth
76
-plegia
paralysis
77
cholecystectomy
gallbladder removal
78
renal calculus
kidney stones
79
artherosclerosis
hardening of arteries
80
dyspnea
Shortness of breath
81
hemoptysis
coughing up blood
82
embolus
blood clot
83
osteopenia
low bone density
84
hypertension
high blood pressure
85
hematologist
study of blood
86
sinusitis
inflammation of sinuses
87
tracheotomy
incision in windpipe to relieve an obstruction to breath
88
myelography
imaging exam that involves spinal needle into spinal canal to inject contrast
89
epitaxis
bloody nose
90
cystitis
inflammation of the bladder
91
syncope
fainting/passing out
92
TFN
Titanium trochanteric fixation nail
93
coagulation
clotting
94
ankylosing
loss or absence of mobility
95
endarterectomy
removal of plaque buildup from carotid artery
96
illeus
blockage of intestines
97
Palpitation
pounding/racing heart
98
pyuria
elevated WBC in urine
99
osteomalacia
Softening of bones
100
edema
swelling/swollen tissues
101
fistula
abnormal passage from point A to B
