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Med Term Final Exam
Review for the Ivy Tech State-wide Medical Terminology Final Exam for Semester 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cardi/o- | Heart |
| dermat/o- | Skin |
| Ven/o- | Vein |
| Hemat/o- | Blood |
| Leuk/o- | White |
| Cyt/o- | Cell |
| Erythr/o- | Red |
| Thromb/o- | Clot |
| Ather/o- | Fatty substance or plaque (Don't confuse with arthr/o-) |
| Arteri/o- | Artery (Don't confuse with ather/o- or arthr/o-!) |
| My/o- | Muscle |
| Hem/o- | Blood |
| -rrhage | Abnormal flow (Don't confuse with -rrhaphy or -rrhexis!) |
| -rrhexis | Rupture (Don't confuse with -rrhaphy!) |
| -rrhaphy | To suture (Don't confuse with -rrhexis!) |
| -otomy | Incision into or cut into |
| -emia | Blood condition |
| -cytosis | abnormal condition of cells (too many cells/more than normal amount of cells) |
| -penia | Too few/abnormal decrease; Deficient in |
| -rrhagic | Pertaining to abnormal flow |
| Ecchymosis | Medical term for a bruise |
| -trophic | Pertaining to development |
| -stasis | Standing still (to stop) |
| Cost/o- | Rib |
| Chondr/o- | Cartilage |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| Myel/o- | Spinal cord or bone marrow |
| Transverse Plane | Body plane that divides the body into a top half and a bottom half; horizontal plane |
| Sagittal Plane | Body plane that divides the body into a right and left half; vertical or longitudinal plane |
| Coronal Plane | Body plane that divides the body into a front and back |
| Atria | The upper (filling) chambers of the heart |
| Ventricles | The lower (pumping) chambers of heart |
| Tars/o- | Tarsus (Ankle) |
| Carp/o- | Carpus (Wrist) |
| Lumb/o- | Lower back; loin region |
| Femor/o- | Femur (the long bone of the upper leg) |
| -clasia | To surgically break |
| -centesis | To puncture and aspirate (withdraw fluid |
| -Arthr/o- | Joint |
| -ectomy | To surgically remove |
| -plasty | Surgical repair (Don't confuse with -pexy) |
| -lysis | Destruction of |
| Fasci/o- | Fascia; Fibrous band |
| -pathy | Disease |
| Onych/o- | Nail |
| Ungu/o- | Nail |
| Par- or Para- | Around; Beside |
| Trich/o- | Hair |
| -ia | Condition of |
| -osis | Abnormal condition of |
| Adip/o- or Lip/o- | Fat |
| Prone position | Lying on stomach, face down |
| Supine position | Lying on back, face up |
| Lateral position | Lying on side |
| -poiesis | Formation of |
| -logy | Study of |
| -logist | Specialist in |
| Thrombocyte | Cell that helps with clotting; also known as a Platelet (PLT) |
| Leuokocyte | White Blood Cell (WBC); Cell that helps with the immune system and protection from foreign invaders |
| Erthrocyte | Red Blood Cell (RBC); Cell that carries iron and oxygen |
| Oste/o- | Bone |
| Anti- | Against (does the opposite of) |
| Coagul/o- | Clotting |
| -static | Pertaining to the stopping of |
| -lytic | Pertaining to the destruction of |
| Dys- | Difficult; Abnormal |
| A- | Without |
| An- | Without |
| Pre- | Before |
| Post- | After |
| Poly- | Many |
| Hyper- | Excessive; Above |
| Hypo- | Insufficient; Below |
| Brady- | Slow |
| Tachy- | Fast |
| Sub- | Beneath; Below |
| Pan- | All |
| Peri- | Around; Surround |
| Trans- | Across |
| Pseud/o- | False |
| -pexy | Surgical fixation (Don't confuse with -plasty!) |
| -ostomy | Surgically create an opening (Don't confuse with -otomy!) |
| -ptosis | Drooping |
| -malacia | Abnormal softening |
| -stenosis | Narrowing (Don't confuse with -sclerosis!) |
| -sclerosis | Hardening (Don't confuse with -stenosis!) |
| -algia or -dynia | Pain |
| -megaly | Enlargment |
| -oma | Tumor; Mass; Growth |
| -ia | Condition of (Don't confuse with -ic) |
| -ic | Pertaining to (Don't confuse with -ia) |
| Proximal | Directional term meaning towards the body or close to; pertaining to close to |
| Distal | Directional term meaning away from the body; distant from; pertaining to far away |
| Lateral | Directional term meaning towards the side of the body; pertaining to the side |
| Medial | Directional term meaning towards the middle of the body; pertaining to the middle |
| Superficial | Directional term meaning close to the surface (Opposite of Deep) |
| Anterior | Directional term meaning towards the front of the body; pertaining to the front |
| Posterior | Directional term meaning towards the backside of the body; pertaining to the back |
| Superior | Directional term meaning above |
| Inferior | Directional term meaning below |
| Caudal | Directional term meaning towards the tail; Pertaining to the tail |
| Cephalic | Directional term meaning towards the head; pertaining to the head |
| Abdominal | Pertaining to the abdomen |
| Thoracic | Pertaining to the chest |
| Pelvic | Pertaining to the pelvis |
| Brachial | Pertaining to the arm region |
| Cervical | Pertaining to the neck |
| Myc/o- | Fungus (Don't confuse with my/o-) |
| C&S | Culture & Sensitivity (What is it?) |
| Fracture | Break in a bone |
| Sprain | Overstretching of a muscle (Don't confuse with Strain) |
| Strain | Overstretching of a ligament |
| Fixation | To hold in place |
| Reduction | To realign |
| -tonia | Tone |
| -asthenia | Weakness |
| -kinesia | Movement |
| Ten/o- | Tendon |
| -tension | Pressure |
| -cardia | Condition of the heart |
| Hypertension | Medical term for high blood pressure (Don't confuse with Hypotension) |
| Hypotension | Medical term for low blood pressure (Don't confise with Hypertension) |
| Septic/o- | Infection |
| -philia | Condition of being attracted to |
| Stethoscope | Instrument to listen to the heart |
| Sphygmomanometer | Instrument to measure blood pressure |
| -crit | Separation of |
| -gram | Record of (print out; x-ray; etc) Don't confise with -graphy! |
| -graphy | Process of recording (Don't confuse with -gram) |
| Angi/o- | Blood vessel |
| -spasm | Involuntary contraction |
| Aorta | The largest artery in the body |
| Vena Cava | The largest vein in the body |
| Embolus | Medical term for a blood clot |
| Derm/o- | Skin |
| Xer/o- | Dry |
| Papule | Small, round, firm bump on the skin |
| Macule | Flat discolored lesion on the skin (Freckle) |
| Pustule | Small, pus-filled lesion on the surface of the skin |
| Vesicle | Small, fluid-filled lesion on the surface of the skin |
| Rhytid/o- | Wrinkle |
| Ichthy/o- | Scaly |
| Pachy/o- | Thick |
| Py/o- | Pus |
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