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Medical Terminology
Med. Term. Flash card assignment
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| An- | Without |
| Ab- | Away From |
| Ad- | Toward |
| Ante- | Before |
| Anti- | Against |
| Bi- | Double |
| Brady- | Slow |
| De- | Down |
| Dia- | Complete |
| Dys- | Painful |
| Endo- | Within |
| Epi- | Over |
| Eu- | Normal |
| Hemi- | Half |
| Hyper- | Above |
| Inter- | Between |
| Intra- | In |
| Macro- | Large |
| Meta- | After |
| Micro- | Small |
| Multi- | Many |
| Neo- | New |
| Nulli- | None |
| Pachy- | Thick |
| Pan- | All |
| Para- | Beside |
| Per- | Through |
| Peri- | Surrounding |
| Poly- | Many |
| Post- | After |
| Pre- | Before |
| Pro- | Before |
| Sub- | Below |
| Supra- | Above |
| Syn- | Joined |
| Tachy- | Rapid |
| Trans- | Across |
| Tri- | Three |
| Uni- | One |
| -a | No meaning - Noun |
| -ac | Pertaining to |
| -ad | Toward |
| -algia | Pain |
| -amnios | Amnion |
| -apheresis | Removal |
| -ar | Pertaining to |
| -ary | Pertaining to |
| -asthenia | Weakness |
| -carcinoma | Cancerous Tumor |
| -cele | Hernia |
| -crine | To secrete |
| -cyesis | Pregnancy |
| -cyte | Cell |
| -desis | Surgical fixation |
| -drome | Run |
| -e | No meaning - Noun |
| -eal | Pertaining to |
| -ectasis | Stretching out |
| -ectomy | Excision |
| -emesis | Vomiting |
| -emia | In the blood |
| -esis | Condition |
| -gen | Substance or agent that produces or causes |
| -genic | Producing |
| -gram | Radiographic image |
| -graph | Instrument used to record |
| -graphy | Process of recording |
| -ia | Abnormal state |
| -iasis | Condition |
| -iatrist | Specialist |
| -iatry | Specialty |
| -ic | Pertaining to |
| -ictal | Seizure |
| -ior | Pertaining to |
| -ism | State of |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -logist | Specialist who studies and treats |
| -logy | Study of |
| -lysis | Seperating |
| -malacia | Softening |
| -megaly | Enlarged |
| -meter | Instrument used to measure |
| -metry | Process of measuring |
| -oid | Resembling |
| -oma | Tumor |
| -opia | Vision |
| -opsy | Viewing |
| -osis | Abnormal condition |
| -ous | Pertaining to |
| -paresis | Slight paralysis |
| -pathy | Disease |
| -penia | Abnormal reduction in number |
| -pepsia | Digestion |
| -pexy | Surgical fixation |
| -phagia | Swallowing |
| -phobia | Abnormal fear |
| -physis | Growth |
| -plasia | Formation |
| -plasm | Substance |
| -plasty | Surgical repair |
| -plegia | Paralysis |
| -pnea | Breathing |
| -poiesis | Formation |
| -ptosis | Prolapse |
| -rrhage | Excessive bleeding |
| -rrhagia | Condition of excessive bleeding |
| -rrhaphy | Repairing |
| -rrhea | Discharge |
| -rrhexis | Rupture |
| -salpinx | Fallopian tube |
| -sarcoma | Malignant tumor |
| -schisis | Split |
| -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 |
| -stenosis | Constriction |
| -stormy | Creation of artificial opening |
| -thorax | Chest cavity |
| -tocia | Labor |
| -tome | Instrument used to cut |
| -tomy | Incision |
| -tripsy | Surgical crushing |
| -trophy | Nourishment |
| -um | No meaning |
| -uria | Urination |
| -us | No meaning |
| -centesis | Surgical puncture to aspirate fluid |
| Abdominocentesis | Inserting a needle into the abdomen to collect fluid |
| Achillobursitis | Pain on the Achilles tendons' bursa due to inflammation |
| Acidosis | Condition where there is an abnormally high amount of acid in the body |
| Acoustics | The science of sound and hearing |
| Arcoarthritis | Condition where the joints of the hands and arms are inflammed |
| Actinodermatitis | A dermatitis (skin inflammation) caused by radiation exposure, commonly by the sun |
| Acupuncture | The insertion of thin needles into specific parts of the body to treat conditions / relieve pain |
| Adenosis | A benign (non-cancerous) tumor, mostly found in the breasts and salivary glands |
| Adipocyte | (Fat cells) Specialized cells in the adipose tissue, which are very important for maintaining homeostasis. |
| Adrenomegaly | The enlargement of the adrenal glands |
| Aerophore | Device used for transporting oxygen to the lungs |
| Aggulitination | The clumping of cells, that serve as a diagnostic in blood types, pregnancy, etc. |
| Albinuria | An abnormally high amount of Albumin (Protein found in blood) found in the urine |
| Alkalosis | Blood / Body fluids have too much base (alkali) resulting in a higher-than-average pH |
| Allochromasia | A change of color in the hair or skin |
| Alveoloclasia | The breaking/destruction of an alveolus (tooth socket) |
| Amblyopia | The underdevelopment of one eye, resulting in a blurrier vision in one eye |
| Ambulate | To walk/move from one place to another |
| Ametropia | A refractive error where light doesn't properly |
| Amniocentesis | Removing a small sample of amniotic fluid for diagnostic purposes |
| Amylorrhea | Undigested starch in the stools (feces) |
| Androgenus | Hormones important for the development of male characteristics |
| Angioplasty | Using a balloon to open a closed artery |
| Anginose | Related to the pain of Angina Pectoris (Chest pain due to reduced blood flow to the heart) |
| Anisocytosis | Abnormal size of the RBC's (Red Blood Cells) |
| Ankylosis | Abnormal fusion of bones within a joint |
| Anoscope | Medical device used to examine the anal canyon and lower rectum |
| Anthracosis | Black lung disease, from inhaling coal dust |
| Antroscopy | Procedure for examining the inside of a joint |
| Appendectomy | Surgery for the removal of the appendix |
| Aortography | Imaging procedure for the aorta and the branches |
| Arachnoid | The arachnoid membrane is the middle layer of membranes that protect the brain and spinal cord |
| Arteial | Relating to an artery |
| Arthroscopy | An instrument to inspect the inner joint |
| Atelectasis | When a section of or the lung itself collapses |
| Atherosclerosis | Cholesterol, fat, and other substances building up on the artery walls |
| Atriomegaly | The enlargement of the atrium of the heart |
| Audiology | A field of care dedicated to hearing and other ear related studies/diseases. |
| Aural | Related to the sense of hearing |
| Axillary | The armpit |
| Bacteriuria | Traces/presence of bacteria in the urine |
| Balanitis | Irritation or inflammation on the head of the penis |
| Basophyl | A WBC (White blood cell) that plays a role in immune response - allergic reactions or parasitic infections |
| Biliary | Relating to the Bile (Part of the stomach) |
| Hyperbilirubinemia | High levels of Bilirubin in the blood (Bilirubin - a yellow pigment produced when the RBC breaks down, liver usually excretes it.) |
| Biosphere | A part of Earth where it holds all ecosystems and living organisms. |
| Blepharitis | eyelid infection causing itching, redness, and irritation. |
| Anabolic | Process that builds more complex molecules from simpler ones. |
| Brachiocephalic | Related to the head and arm |
| Bronchitis | The inflammation of the bronchial tubes in the lungs |
| Brayera | The scientific name for the species Hagenia Abyssinica |
| Bursitis | The inflammation of the bursa, a small fluid filled sack in the joints |
| Cachexia | A metabolic syndrome which causes weight loss involuntarily, muscle degeneration, and inflammation |
| Calcinuria | An abnormal amount of calcium being present in the urine |
| Calcaneodynia | The pain in the calcaneus bone (heel bone) |
| Hypercapnia | Elevated levels of CO2 in the blood |
| Carcinoma | Cancer forming in the epithelial tissue |
| Cardioplegia | Using a special solution to induce cardiac arrest to perform cardiac surgery |
| Carpopedal | Muscle contractions that happen frequently in the foot and hands |
| Catatonic | A state where someone is alive but does not have awareness of their environment or other people |
| Caudal | Near the tail side, or the posterior side of the body |
| Causalgia | Chronic pain described by severe burning pain onto one part of the body |
| Cecoileostomy | Surgical procedure meant for bringing the ileum to the top part of the abdomen, forming a stoma for waste elimination |
| Celioma | A tumor in the abdominal region |
| Centrilobular | The central part of a secondary pulmonary lobule in the lungs |
| Cephalhydrocele | A defect of the part of an infant's brain and a fluid filled sac that causes swelling |
| Cerebellospinal | A structure that connects the cerebellum and the spinal cord |
| Cerebromalacia | The loss of brain tissue after a cerebral infraction |
| Ceruminolysis | The disintegration of cerumen in the external ear canal (Cerumen - Ear wax) |
| Cervicofacial | Conditions or surgical technique affecting the face and neck |
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