Medical Terminology Flashcards
(186 cards)
1
Q
a/an
A
without, not
2
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ab
A
away from
3
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abdomin/o
A
abdomen
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acr/o
A
extremity
5
Q
ad
A
toward
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Q
adeno
A
gland
7
Q
adipo
A
fat
8
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-algia
A
pain
9
Q
andro
A
male
10
Q
angio
A
vessel
11
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ante
A
before, in front of
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Q
antero
A
anterior, front
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anti
A
against
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arterio
A
artery
15
Q
arthro
A
joint
16
Q
audio
A
hearing
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auto
A
self, own
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Q
bacterio
A
bacteria
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bi
A
two
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Q
brachio
A
arm
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brachy
A
short
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brady
A
slow
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broncho
A
bronchus
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-capnia
A
carbon dioxide
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carcino
cancer
26
cardio
heart
27
cardia
heart condition
28
-cele
hernia, swelling
29
cephalo
head
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cerebro
cerebrum
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-cide
killing
32
circum
around
33
-cision
a cutting
34
contra
against, opposite
35
cranio
cranium
36
-crine
secrete
37
cutaneo
skin
38
cyano
blue
39
cysto
bladder
40
cyto
cell
41
de-
cessation
42
derm
skin
43
di
two
44
disto
far, farthest
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dorso
back
46
duct
to lead
47
-duction
act of leading
48
dys
bad, painful
49
-ectomy
excision
50
-emia
blood
51
en/endo
in, within
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encephalo
brain
53
epi
above
54
erythro
red
55
-esis
condition
56
eu
normal
57
ex
out
58
gastro
stomach
59
gluco
sugar
60
-gnosis
knowing
61
gyn
female
62
hem
blood
63
hemi
one half
64
hepato
liver
65
histo
tissue
66
homeo
same, alike
67
hydro
water
68
hypo
under, below
69
hyper
excessive, above
70
hystero
uterus
71
-ia
condition
72
-iasis
abnormal condition
73
idio
unknown
74
immuno
immune
75
-ine
pertaining to
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infero
lower, below
77
inter
between
78
intra
in, within
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iso
same, equal
80
-itis
inflammation
81
-ization
process
82
jaund
yellow
83
kinesio/ -kinesia
movement
84
laparo
abdomen
85
latero
side
86
leuko
white
87
lipo
fat
88
-lysis
destruction of
89
macro
large
90
-malacia
softening
91
mammo
breast
92
-mania
state of mental disorder, frenzy
93
medio
middle
94
mega/megalo/-megaly
enlargement
95
meso
middle
96
meta
beyond
97
micro
small
98
multi
many
99
musculo
muscle
100
myo
muscle
101
myco
fungus
102
myelo
bone marrow
103
narc
stupor, numbness, sleep
104
naso
nose
105
necro
death
106
neo
new
107
nephron
kidney
108
neuro
nerve
109
noct
night
110
nulli
none
111
oligo
scanty
112
-oma
tumor
113
-opia
vision
114
-ose
pertaining to; sugar
115
-osis
abnormal condition
116
osteo
bone
117
oto
ear
118
oxi/oxo/-oxia
oxygen
119
-paresis
partial paralysis
120
-patho/-pathy
disease
121
-penia
decrease, deficiency
122
-pepsia
digestion
123
per
through
124
peri
around
125
phago/-phage/-phagia
swallowing
126
-phasia
speech
127
-phobia
fear
128
-phoria
feeling (mental state)
129
photo
light
130
-plasty
surgical repair
131
-plegia
paralysis
132
-plexy
stroke
133
-pnea
breathing
134
pneumo
air, lung
135
poly
many
136
-porosis
porous
137
post
after, behind
138
postero
back of body, posterior
139
-prandial
meal
140
pre
before
141
presby
old age
142
procto
anus, rectum
143
proximo
near, nearest
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pseudo
false
145
psych
mind
146
pub
pelvis bone
147
pyo
pus
148
pyelo
renal pelvis
149
quadri
four
150
recto
rectum
151
reno
kidney
152
retro
backward, behind
153
rhino
nose
154
-rrhage, -rrhagia
bursting forth
155
-rrhea
discharge
156
-rrhexis
rupture
157
sacro
sacrum
158
-sarcoma
malignant tumor
159
sclera
hardening, sclera (white of eye)
160
-scopy
visual examination
161
semi
one half
162
-sis
state of, condition
163
-stasis
standing still
164
-stenosis
narrowing
165
-stomy
forming an opening
166
sub
under, below
167
super
upper, above
168
tachy
rapid
169
thermo
heat
170
thrombo
blood clot
171
-tocia
childbirth, labor
172
tomo
to cut
173
-tomy
incision
174
toxo
poison
175
tri
three
176
-trophy
development, nourishment
177
-ule
small, minute
178
-uria
urine
179
utero
uterus
180
vaso
vessel
181
ventro
belly, belly side
182
-version
turning
183
viscero
internal organs
184
vol
volume
185
xantho
yellow
186
-y
condition or process
