Unit 8 Medical Terminology Flashcards
(136 cards)
1
Q
a-/an-
A
without
2
Q
anti-
A
against
3
Q
bi-
A
two
4
Q
brady-
A
slow
5
Q
circum-
A
aroud
6
Q
contra-
A
against, opposite
7
Q
dys-
A
painful, abnormal, difficult
8
Q
epi-
A
over, on, upon
9
Q
ex-
A
external
10
Q
hemi-
A
half
11
Q
hyper-
A
excessive, over
12
Q
hypo-
A
under, insufficient
13
Q
infra-
A
below
14
Q
inter-
A
between
15
Q
intra-
A
beside
16
Q
iso-
A
equal
17
Q
latero-
A
side
18
Q
medi-
A
middle
19
Q
per-
A
through
20
Q
poly-
A
many
21
Q
pseudo-
A
false
22
Q
semi-
A
half, partial
23
Q
sub-
A
under, below
24
Q
trans-
A
across
25
-ac
pertaining to
26
-al
pertaining to
27
-algia
pain
28
-ar
pertaining to
29
-ary
pertaining to
30
-asthenia
weakness
31
-cele
pertaining to a tumor or swelling
32
-centesis
procedure to withdraw fluid
33
-clasia
surgical break
34
-desis
fuse
35
-dynia
pain
36
-eal
pertaining to
37
-ectomy
surgical removal of
38
-genic
producing, causing
39
-gram
record
40
-graphy
process of recording
41
-iatry
medical treatment
42
-ic
pertaining to
43
-itis
inflammation
44
-kinesia
movement
45
-listhesis
slipping
46
-logy
study of
47
-malacia
softening
48
-metry
process of measuring
49
-oma
tumor
50
-opsy
view of
51
-ory
pertaining to
52
-osis
abnormal condition, disease process
53
-otomy
cutting into
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-ous
pertaining to
55
-pathy
disease
56
-plasty
surgical repair
57
-plegia
paralysis
58
-porosis
porous
59
-ptosis
drooping
60
-rrhapy
suture
61
-rrhexis
rupture
62
-scope
instrument for viewing
63
-scopy
process of viewing with an instrument
64
-stenosis
narrowing
65
-tic
pertaining to
66
-tome
instrument used to cut
67
-tonia
tone
68
-trophy
development, stimulation
69
acr(o)
extremity
70
ankly(o)
stiff joint
71
arthr(o)
joint
72
articul(o)
joint
73
bi(o)
life
74
burs(o)
bursa
75
carcin(o)
cancer
76
carp(o)
carpus, wrist
77
cervic(o)
neck
78
chondr(o)
cartilage
79
clavicul(o)
clavicle
80
coccyg(o)
coccyx
81
cortic(o)
outer portion
82
cost(o)
rib
83
crani(o)
skull
84
cutane(o)
skin
85
dors(o)
back
86
electr(o)
electricity
87
erythr(o)
red
88
fasci(o)
fibrous band
89
femor(o)
femur
90
fibr(o)
fibers
91
fibul(o)
fibula
92
humer(o)
humerus
93
ili(o)
ilium
94
ischi(o)
ischium
95
kinesi(o)
movement
96
kyph(o)
hump
97
lamin(o)
lamina
98
later(o)
side
99
ligament(o)
ligament
100
lord(o)
bent backwards
101
lumb(o)
lower back
102
mandibul(o)
mandible
103
maxill(o)
maxilla
104
medull(o)
inner portion
105
metacarp(o)
metacarpal
106
metatars(o)
metatarsal
107
muscul(o)
muscle
108
myel(o)
bone marrow
109
my(o)
muscle
110
myos(o)
muscle
111
orth(o)
straight
112
oste(o)
bone
113
patell(o)
patella
114
path(o)
disease
115
ped(o)
foot, child
116
pelv(o)
pelvis
117
phalang(o)
phalanges
118
pod(o)
foot
119
prosthet(o)
addition
120
pub(o)
pubis
121
radi(o)
radius, x-ray
122
sacr(o)
sacrum
123
sarc(o)
flesh
124
scapula(o)
scapula
125
scoli(o)
crooked, bent
126
spin(o)
spine
127
spondyl(o)
vertebra
128
ster(o)
sternum
129
synovi(o)/synov(o)
synovial membrane
130
system(o)
system
131
tars(o)
tarsus
132
ten(o)-/tend(o)-/tendin(o)
tendon
133
thorac(o)
thorax
134
tibi(o)
tibia
135
uln(o)
ulna
136
vertebr(o)
vertebra
