Terms I-M Flashcards
(47 cards)
1
Q
-ia
A
state or condition
(myopia)
2
Q
-iatrics, -iatry
A
medical practice specialty
(pediatrics)
3
Q
-ician
A
person associated with specialty
(pediatrician)
4
Q
-ics
A
art/science of
(optics)
5
Q
-ion
A
action
(incision)
6
Q
-ist
A
one who practices
(dentist)
7
Q
-ive
A
relating to
(sedative)
8
Q
idio-
A
self
(idiopathic)
9
Q
ileo-
A
small intestine
(ilieum)
10
Q
ili-, ilio-
A
pelvic bone
(ilium)
11
Q
in-, im-
A
in, inside, not
(incontinent)
12
Q
infra-
A
beneath
(infraorbital)
13
Q
inter-
A
among, between
(intercostal)
14
Q
intra-
A
within, inside
(intracellular)
15
Q
-ism
A
condition, state
(rheumatism)
16
Q
iso-
A
equal, like
(isotonic)
17
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
(neuritis)
18
Q
juxta-
A
near, beside
(juxtaposition)
19
Q
karyo-
A
body
(karyotype)
20
Q
kerat-
A
horn
(keratin)
21
Q
kine-, -kinin
A
to move
(kinematics)
22
Q
liga-
A
to bind together
(ligament)
23
Q
lip-, lipo-
A
fat
(liposuction)
24
Q
-lith, lith-
A
stone
(otolith)
25
-logy
the study of
(zoology)
26
lyso-, -lysis, -lyze
dissolve, separate
(lysozyme)
27
lacri-
tears
(lacrimal)
28
lact-, -lactin
milk
(lactation)
29
laparo-
loin, flank, abdomen
(laparoscopy)
30
-lemma
husk
(plasmalemma)
31
leuc-, leuk-
white
(leukocyte)
32
macro-
large, great
(macrophage)
33
mal-
bad, abnormal
(malnutrition)
34
-malacia
softening
(osteomalacia)
35
mamm-
breast
(mammography)
36
mast-
breast
(mastectomy)
37
medul-
inside, part of
(medullary)
38
mega-, -megaly
great, large
(megakaryocyte)
39
meningo-
membrane
(meningitis)
40
meso-
middle
(mesoderm)
41
meta-
after, beyond
(metacarpals)
42
metro-
uterus
(endometrium)
43
micro-
small
(microscope)
44
mono-
single
(monocyte)
45
morpho-
form, shape
(morphology)
46
myel-, myelo-
marrow, spinal cord
(myelitis)
47
myo-
muscle
(myocardium)
