Terminology Flashcards
Familiarise yourself with the prefixes and suffixes common to anatomy study. (25 cards)
Inter-
Between
e.g. Inter vertebral - between the vertebrae.
Hyper-
Above/Greater
eg. Hypertension - above average blood pressure.
A- / An-
Without
eg. Anaerobic - without oxygen
Arthro-
Relating to joints
eg. Arthritis - inflammation of the joints
Cardio-
Relating to the heart
eg. Cardiovascular - blood oxygenation process of the heart
Cerebro-
Relating to the brain
eg. Cerebral cortex - a region of the brain
Chondro-
Relating to cartilage
eg. Chondroitin - a supplement which aids cartilage repair.
Gastro-
Relating to the stomach
eg. Gastroenteritis - a condition of the stomach
Haemo-
Relating to blood
eg. Haemoglobin - transporter protein found in red blood cells
Hepato-
Relating to the liver
eg. Hepatitis - a disease which effects the liver
Histo-
Relating to tissue
eg. Histocyte - tissue cell
Leuco-
Relating to white blood cells
eg. Leukemia - a disease which effects white blood cell production
Myo-
Relating to muscles
eg. Myopathy - a disease which effects muscle tissue
Nephro-
Relating to the kidneys
eg. Nephrology - study of the kidneys and conditions which affect them
Neuro-
Relating to nerves
eg. Neuropathy - disease which effect the nerves
Osteo-
Relating to bones
eg. Osteopath - practitioner who studies the skeletal system and conditions which effect it
Phago-
Relating to ingesting
eg. Phagocyte - cell responsible for ingesting foreign bodies in the body
-aemia
Relating to blood
eg. Anaemia - condition when blood lacks Iron (Fe)
-cyte
Name of a Cell
eg. Histocyte (tissue cell), Leucocyte (white blood cell)
-itis
Relating to inflammation
eg. Gastroenteritis - inflammation of the stomach
-lysis
To dissolve or break-down
eg. Hydrolysis - dissolve/break-down in water
-ology
The study of…
eg. Biology - the study of living beings
-osis
Condition of…
eg. Sclerosis - condition of the nervous system
-some
Body of
eg. Chromosome - a body of genetic information
