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Phlebotomy Class
Medical terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Pseudo | False |
| Quadri | Four |
| Quint | Five |
| Retro | Backward |
| Semi / Hemi | Half |
| Sub | Below / Under |
| Super | Above |
| Sym / Syn | together |
| Tetra | Four |
| Tri | Three |
| Uni | One |
| Ang (i) (io) | Vessel |
| Angin | To choke |
| Arter (i)(io) | Artery |
| Capillus | Hairlike |
| Card(i)(io) | Heart |
| Cubitum | Forearm |
| Cyte | Cell |
| Derm | Skin |
| Electr(o) | Electricity |
| Embol | To cast , throw |
| Erg(o) | to work |
| Erythr(o) | Red |
| Hem(o) | Blood |
| Infarct | tissue death |
| Lipid | Fat |
| Olog(y), Log | Study |
| Man(o) | thin |
| My(o) | muscle |
| Phleb(o) | vein |
| Pulmonar | Lung |
| Rrhyth | Rhythm |
| Scler | Hardening |
| Sera | Serum |
| Sphygm(o) | Pulse |
| Steth(o) | chest |
| Tens | tension |
| Thromb | Clot |
| Ven(i) | Vein |
| Vas(o) | Vessel |
| Algia | Pain |
| Blast | Immature |
| Cele | Hernia, Tumor |
| Centesis | Surgical Procedure |
| Cyte | Cell |
| Desis | Binding |
| Ectomy | Surgical Removal |
| Emesis | Vomiting |
| Gram | weight, record |
| Graph | to write, record |
| ia | condition |
| ist | specializing in |
| itis | inflammation |
| logy | study of |
| lysis | deatruction |
| megaly | enlargment |
| meter | measure |
| oid | resemble |
| oma | tumor |
| osis | condition |
| pathy | disease |
| penia | deficiency |
| Phagia | to eat |
| Phasia | to speak |
| Philia | attraction |
| Phobia | fear |
| phraxis | to obstruct |
| Physis | growth |
| Plasia | to form, produce |
| Plasty | surgical repair |
| Plegia | Paralysis |
| Plexy | surgical fixation |
| Pnea | breathing |
| Poiesis | formation |
| Ptosis | drooping |
| Ptysis | spitting |
| Rrhea | flow, discharge |
| Rrhexis | rupture |
| Scope | Instrument |
| Tome | Instrument |
| Rraphy | suture |
| Rrhage(ia) | bursting forth |
| therapy | treatment |
| tripsy | crushing |
| scopy | to view |
| stasis | control, to stop |
| stomy | new opening |
| tomy | incision |
| trophy | nourishment |
| Uria | urine |
| Appendi | appendix |
| Arthr(o) | joints |
| Burs(a) | fluid filled sac |
| Chole | Bile |
| Cyst | Bladder |
| Col | Colon |
| Derma | Skin |
| Enceph | Brain |
| Gastr(O) | Stomach |
| Enter | Intestines |
| Hepa | Liver |
| Mening | Lining of Brain |
| Nephr(o) | Kidneys |
| Osteo | Bone |
| Myel | covering |
| Chondr(o) | cartilage |
| Pancrea | Pancreas |
| Periton | Abdominal Wall |
| Rhin(o) | Nose |
| Ophth(o) | Eye |
| Aural | Ear |
| Glossi | tongue |
| Histo | tissue |
| Neur(o) | Nerve |
| A / An | without |
| Ab | Away from |
| Ad | toward |
| Ambi | both |
| Epi | upon, above |
| Eu | Good |
| Hetero | different |
| Homo / Homeo | similar / same |
| Peri | through , around |
| Poly | many |
| Post | after |
| Pre / Pro | before |
| Ante | before |
| Auto | self |
| Bi | two , double |
| Brachy | short |
| Brady | slow |
| Centi | a hundred |
| Cirum / Peri | around |
| Contra | against |
| Deca | ten |
| Di | two |
| Dipl | double |
| Dys | bad , difficult |
| Ecto | outer |
| Endo | Inner |
| Hydro | water |
| Hyper | Excessive , above |
| Hypo | Below , deficient |
| Inter | between |
| Intra | within |
| Mal | bad |
| mega | large |
| micro | small |
| tachy | rapid |
| cubital | direction |
| milli | one - thousandth |
| multi | many , much |
| nulli | none |
| oligo | scant , small amount |
| pan | all |
| para | beside |
| primi | first |