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EMT Medical Terms
Medical Terminology for beginning EMT-Basic Students
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a- | without |
| ab-, abs- | away from (opposite of ad) |
| ad- | toward, to (opposite of ab) |
| Appendic/o- | appendix |
| Arteri/o- | artery |
| Arthr/o- | joint |
| Ather/o - | Plaque or fatty substance |
| ambi- | both, around |
| ante- | before |
| anti- | against |
| Cardi/o- | heart |
| Col/o- | colon |
| Chondr/o- | cartilage |
| dia- | To carry |
| dys- | abnormal; difficult (opposite of eu) |
| end- | within |
| Enter/o- | Small intestine |
| epi- | over |
| eu- | well, good, normal (opposite of dys) |
| ex- | out of, away from |
| exo- | external, on the outside |
| Gastr/o- | stomach |
| hemi- | half |
| Hem/o- | Relating to blood |
| hyper- | above normal; overly (opposite hypo) |
| hypo- | below normal (opposite of hyper) |
| inter- | between (don't confuse with intra) |
| intra- | within (don’t confuse with inter) |
| iso- | equal, same |
| Laryng/o- | larynx |
| mal- | bad; inadequate |
| meg/a- | large |
| Megal/o- | large |
| mes- | middle, median |
| meta- | after |
| micr(o)- | small, microscopic |
| mon(o)- | single |
| multi- | many |
| My/o- | muscle |
| Myc/o- | fungus |
| Myel/o- | Spinal cord or bone marrow |
| Nephr/o- | Kidney or renal function |
| Neur/o- | nerve |
| Oste/o- | bone |
| Ot/o- | ear |
| pan-, pant(o)- | all, entire |
| per- | through, intensely |
| peri- | around, about, near |
| poly- | many |
| post- | after, following |
| pre- | before |
| pro- | before, forward |
| Py/o- | Pus or puerile |
| Rhin/o- | Nose or nasal passage |
| sub- | less than, under, inferior (opposite of super) |
| super- | more than, above, superior (opposite of sub) |
| supra- | above, over |
| tachy- | fast |
| -ad | toward |
| -al | Pertaining to |
| -algia | Pain & suffering |
| -crine | secreting |
| -cyte | cell |
| - cytosis | condition of cells |
| -derma | condition of cells |
| -dynia | pain |
| -ectasia | expansion, dilation |
| -ectomy | removal of |
| -edema | swelling |
| -ema | condition |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -emia | blood |
| -emic | relating to blood |
| -gram | a recording |
| -graph | recording instrument |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -itis (pl.,-itides) | inflamation |
| -kinesis | movement |
| -logist | one who practices |
| -logy | study, practice |
| - malacia | Abnormal softening |
| - megaly | enlargement |
| -meter | measuring device |
| -metry | measurement |
| - necrosis | death of tissue |
| -ologist | specialist |
| -ology | study of |
| -opsy | view of |
| -osis | Disease or condition |
| -ostomy | opening |
| -otomy | surgical incision |
| -pathy | disease |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -pexy | fixation, usually done surgically |
| -phobia | fear |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -rrhage | discharging heavily |
| -rrhagia | heavy discharge |
| -rrhaphy | surgical suturing |
| -rrhea | a flowing, a flux |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -sclerosis | Abnormal hardening |
| -scope | instrument (used for observing or measuring) |
| -scopy | use of an instrument for observing |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| -stomy | opening |
| -tomy | cutting operation |
| neo- | new |
| nat/o | birth |
| bronch/o | related to the bronchi |
| cervic/o | neck |
| coccyg/o | coccyx (tail bone) |
| crani/on | skull |
| chem/o | drug/chemical |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| cry/o | cold |
| Amni/o | amnion (sac surrounding embryo) |
| angi/o | vessel (blood) |
| axill/o | armpit |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| carp/o | wrist bones (carpels) |
| cis/o | to cut |
| cost/o | rib |
| cutane/o | skin |
| lapar/o | abdominal wall; abdomen |
| later/o | side |
| lumb/o | lower back/loin |
| mamm/o | breast |
| mast/o | breast |
| men/o | menses; menstruation |
| -mortem | death |
| -partum | birth; labor |
| -phagia | eating, swallowing |
| -phasia | speech |
| pharyng/o | throat |
| phleb/o | vein |
| pneumon/o | lung; air; gas |
| -stasis | to stop; control; place |
| -tension | pressure |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| thorac/o | chest |
| Vascul/o | vessel (blood) |
| top/o | place; position; location |
| troph/o | nourishment; development |
| -lysis | breakdown; separation; destruction; loosening |
| erythr/o | red |
| leuk/o | white |
| -lapse | to slide, fall, sag |
| -uria | urination; condition of urine |
| necr/o | death |
| nat/ | birth |
| norm/o | rule; order |
| gen/o | substance that produces |
| glyc/o | glucose; sugar |
| -plasm | formation; structure |
Created by:
mbartman
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