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MedTerminology Final
Medical Terminology Final Review Word Parts/Abbreviations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| erythr/o | Red |
| hem/o, hemat/o | Blood |
| leuk/o | white |
| lymph/o | clear water/fluid |
| path/o | disease |
| thromb/o | clot |
| -emia | condition of the blood |
| macro- | large |
| poly- | many |
| -lysis | loosen, dissolve |
| -megaly | abnormally large |
| -osis | condition of |
| -penia | abnormal reduction in number or deficiency |
| -rrhage | profuse bleeding, hemorrhage |
| aut/o | self |
| iatr/o | physician |
| necr/o | death |
| nosocom/o | hospital |
| path/o | disease |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| Hct | hematocrit |
| PLT | platelet |
| RBC | red blood count |
| arthr/o | joint |
| articul/o | joint |
| burs/o | sac, bursa |
| carp/o | wrist |
| cost/o | rib |
| femor/o | thigh, femur |
| myel/o | bone marrow |
| my/o | muscle |
| myos/o | muscle |
| spondyl/o | vertebra |
| vertebr/o | vertebra |
| oste/o | bone |
| stern/o | chest, sternum |
| synov/o | synovial |
| synovi/o | synovial |
| dys- | abnormal, painful, difficult |
| kinesi/o | motion |
| -algia | pain |
| -dynia | pain |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| carp/o | wrist |
| kyph/o | hump |
| lord/o | bent forward |
| scoli/o | curved |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| malacia | softening |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -ptosis | drooping |
| orth/o | straight |
| -ist | one who specializes |
| CTS | carpal tunnel syndrome |
| EMG | electromyogram |
| RA | rheumatoid arthritis |
| ROM | range of motion |
| TMJ | temporomandibular joint |
| angi/o | blood vessel |
| aort/o | aorta |
| atri/o | atrium |
| pector/o | chest |
| vas/o | blood vessel |
| ven/o | vein |
| brady- | slow |
| cardi/o | heart |
| tachy- | rapid |
| cyan/o | blue |
| sten/o | narrow |
| epi- | upon, on top |
| arter/o | artery |
| arteri/o | artery |
| ather/o | fatty |
| atri/o | atrium |
| phleb/o | vein |
| scler/o | thick or hard |
| tens/o | pressure |
| varic/o | dilated vein |
| -itis | inflammation |
| ech/o | sound |
| CAD | coronary artery disease |
| CHF | congestive heart failure |
| EKG, ECG | electrocardiogram |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| append/o, appendic/o | appendix |
| bil/i | bile, gall |
| chol/e | bile, gall |
| col/o, colon/o | colon |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| gingiv/o | gums |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| hepat/o | liver |
| or/o | mouth |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| sigm/o | sigmoid colon |
| flux/o | flow |
| halit/o | breath |
| phag/o | eat, swallow |
| steat/o | fat |
| cirrh/o | orange |
| diverticul/o | diverticulum |
| lip/o | fat |
| parot/o | parotid gland |
| polyp/o | small growth |
| FOBT | fecal occult blood test |
| GERD | gastroesophageal reflux disease |
| IBS | irritable bowel syndrome |
| IBD | inflammatory bowel disease |
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