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Medical Terminology
Flash Cards
| Question | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abdominocentesis | abdomen |
| achillobursitis | Achilles' heel |
| acidosis | acid (pH) |
| acoustics | hearing |
| acroarthritis | extremity |
| actinodermaitis | ray |
| acupuncture | needle |
| adenosis | gland |
| adipocyte | fat |
| aerophore | adrenal gland |
| alkalosis | basic (pH) |
| allochromasia | other |
| amylorrhea | starch |
| angioplasty | vessel |
| antroscopy | cavity |
| atherosclerosis | fatty |
| aural | ear |
| bacteriuria | bacteria |
| biosphere | life |
| blepharitis | eyelid |
| cachexia | bad, diseased |
| calciuria | calcium |
| hypercapnia | smoke, carbon dioxide |
| carcinoma | cancer |
| cardioplagia | heart |
| carpopedal | wrist |
| catatonic | down, downward |
| causalgia | heat |
| centrilobular | center |
| cephalhydrocele | head |
| cerebellospinal | little brain ( cerebellum ) |
| cerebromalacia | brain (cerebrum) |
| cheilosis | lip |
| cholecystogram | gall, bile |
| cholangioma | bile vessel |
| cholesterosis | cholesterol, fat |
| chondrocarcinoma | cartilage |
| cineradiography | motion |
| cinemattoradiograph | motion |
| cordotomy | cord |
| diplocoria | pupil (eye) |
| corticosterone | cortex |
| costosternal | rib |
| coxalgia | hip |
| carniotomy | skull |
| subcutaneous | skin |
| cycloplegia | ciliary body |
| cystistaxia | bladder |
| dacryoma | tear |
| dactylospasm | finger, toe |
| dentifrice | tooth |
| dermomycosis | skin |
| dermatitis | skin |
| didymalgia | testis |
| electrocardiogram | electricity |
| anesthesia | feeling |
| erythrocytosis | red blood cell |
| fasciodis | hand |
| fibular | fibula |
| gastritis | stomach |
| genesis | beginning, origin |
| glycogenesis | sugar |
| gonadotropin | ovaries |
| herniotomy | hernia |
| anhidrosis | sweat |
| histology | tissue |
| lacrimotomy | tear |
| mastectomy | breast |
| narcosis | night, sleep |
| neutrophyl | neither, neutral (pH) |
| a-, an | no, not without, negates the meaning |
| ab- | away from; from |
| ante- | before |
| anti- | against |
| b-, bin- | two, twice, double |
| de- | from, down, away from |
| dia - | through, complete |
| endo- | within, in |
| epi- | on, upon, over |
| eu- | normal, good |
| hemi- | half |
| hyper- | above, excessive |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within, in |
| macro- | large, long |
| meta- | after, beyond change |
| nep- | new |
| nulli- | none |
| pan- | all, total |
| para- | beside, beyond, around, abnormal |
| per- | through |
| poly- | many, much |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before |
| pro- | before |
| sub- | below, under |
| supra- | above |
| sym-, syn- | together, joined |
| tachy- | fast, rapid |
| trans- | through, across, beyond |
| tri- | three |
| uni- | one |
| multi- | many |
| peri- | surrounding(outer) |
| de- | from, down, away from |
| brady- | slow |
| ad- | away from; from |
| dys- | painful, abnormal, difficult, labored |
| micro- | small |
| -a | noun ending, no meaning |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -ad | toward |
| -algia | pain |
| -amnios | amnion, amniotic flucid |
| -apheresis | removal |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -carcinoma | cancerous tumor |
| -cele | hernia, protrusion, swelling |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to aspirate fluid |
| -crine | to secrete |
| -cyesis | pregnancy |
| -cyte | cell |
| -desis | surgical fixation, fusion |
| -drome | run, running |
| -e | noun ending, no meaning |
| -eal | pertaining to |
| -ectasis | stretching out, dilation, expansion |
| -ectomy | exicision, surgical removal, cut out |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -emia | in the blood |
| -esis | condition |
| -gen | substance or agent that produces or causes |
| -genic | producing, originating, causing |
| -gram | the record, radiographic image |
| -graph | instrument used to record; the record |
| -graphy | process of recording, radiographic imaging |
| -ia | condition of, diseased state, abnormal state |
| -iasis | condition |
| -iatrist | specialist |
| -atry | specialty, treatment |
| -c | pertaining to |
| -ictal | seizure, attack |
| -ior | pertaining to |
| -ism | state of |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logist | specialist who studies and treats |
| -logy | study of |
| -lysis | separating, losening, dissolution |
| -malacia | softening |
| -megaly | enlarged, enlargement |
| -meter | instrument used to measure |
| -metry | measuring, process of measuring |
| -oid | resembling |
| -oma | tumor, swealling |
| -opia | vision |
| -opsy | viewing, process of viewing |
| -osis | abnormal condition increased number (blood) |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -paresis | slight paralysis |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | abnormal reduction in number |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -pexy | surgical fixation, suspension |
| -phagia | swallowing, eating |
| -phobia | aversion, abnormal fear |
| -physis | growth |
| -plasia | formation, development, growth |
| -plasm | growth, substance, formation |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -poiesis | formation |
| -ptosis | prolapse, drooping |
| -rrhage | excessive bleeding |
| -rrhagia | condition of excessive bleeding |
| -rrhaphy | repairing, suturing |
| -rrhea | discharge, flow |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -salpinx | fallopian tube, uterine tube |
| -sarcoma | malignant tumor |
| -schisis | split, fissure |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -scope | instrument used for visual examination |
| -scopic | pertaining to visual examination |
| -scopy | process of visually examining |
| -spasm | sudden, involuntary contraction of muscle |
| -stasis | stop, control, standing |
| -stenosis | constriction, narrowing |
| -stomy | creation of artificial opening |
| -thorax | chest cavity, chest |
| -tocia | labor, birth |
| -tome | instrument used to cut |
| -tomy | incision, cut into |
| -tripsy | surgical crushing |
| -trophy | nourishment, development |
| -um | no meaning |
| -uria | urine, urination |
| -us | no meaning |