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FAH Medical Terms 1
Started basic medical terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cystic | open spaces filled with fluid (urinary bladder, gall bladder, skin cyst) |
| SQ | Subcutaneous (sub=under, cutaneous=skin) also abbreviated SC |
| Medial | towards the midline |
| Proximal | nearer to the body |
| Otic | ear |
| Cubital | elbow |
| coxofemoral joint | hip joint |
| arthro | joint |
| scapula | shoulder blade |
| V/D | Ventral dorsal (laying on the back) also abbreviated VD |
| Rec | abbreviation for recommend |
| IM | intramuscular (intra=into, muscular=muscle) |
| ophthalmoscope | instrument used for examination of the eyes |
| anorexia | lack of appetite, not eating (an=lack of) |
| dorsal | top/back (dorsal fin on shark) |
| ventral | towards the belly |
| caudal | towards the tail |
| cranial | towards the head |
| lateral | away from the midline |
| brady | slow |
| tachy | fast or increased |
| A or An | without |
| anti | against |
| crypto | hidden |
| hyper | elevated more than is normal |
| hypo | less than normal |
| micro | small |
| macro | large |
| necro | death or dead |
| pyo | purulent or pus |
| poly | many |
| oligo or O | scant, little, few |
| uro | urine |
| lith | stone |
| -itis | inflammation |
| epi | upper |
| infra | below or beneath |
| inter | within` |
| peri | around |
| sub | beneath or below |
| super or supra | above or increased |
| myo | muscle |
| ostomy | a hole or opening that is intended to stay open |
| pseudo | false |
| trans | across |
| quadri | four |
| poly | many |
| idio | distinct or particular |
| ab | away |
| ad | toward |
| dys | difficult |
| ect or ecto | outside |
| em, en, or endo | in or into |
| peri | surrounding or around |
| mal | bad |
| pan | all |
| -megaly | abnormally large |
| -ist | specialist in |
| -natal | birth |
| -spasm | involuntary contraction |
| -lysis | destruction or breakdown |
| -oxia | oxygen |
| -phagia | swallowing |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -oma | tumor or mass |
| -penia | deficency |
| -tomy | cutting or making an incision |
| -centesis | puncture for aspiration |
| -malacia | softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -rrhage | bursting forth, flowing |
| hemo | blood |
| -pexy | suture to stabilize |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -pathy | disease |
| -emia | blood |
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