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Medical Terminology
Flashcards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cardi/o | Relating to the heart |
| Abdomin/o | Relating to the abdomen |
| Bi | Life OR two |
| Angin/o | Relating to blood vessels |
| Arthr/o | Relating to joints |
| Aur/o | Relating to the ear |
| Cervic/o | Relating to the neck |
| Cerebr/o | Relating to the brain |
| Chol/e | Bile |
| Brachi/o | Relating to the arms |
| Calc/i | Calcium |
| Cent/i | One-hundred |
| Gyn/o | Relating to woman/female |
| Episi/o | Relating to the vulva |
| Enter/o | Relating to the small intestine |
| Hema(at)/o | Relating to the blood |
| Glyc(o) | Sugar/sweet |
| Foramen | Opening |
| Erythr/o | Red |
| Chron/o | Time |
| Colp/l | Vagina |
| Condyl/o | Knuckle of a joint |
| Cost/o | Rib |
| Cycl/o | Circle or cycle |
| Cubitus | Elbow |
| Cirrh/o | Yellow/orange |
| Derm(at)/o | Skin |
| Aden/o | Gland |
| Adip/o | Fat |
| Alb/o | White |
| Bucc/o | Cheek |
| Blephar/o | Eyelid |
| Cephal/o | Head |
| Chrom/o | Color |
| Bacten/o | Bacteria |
| Ather/o | Fat |
| Arten/o | Artery |
| Ankyl/o | Fused/stiff |
| Blast/o | Germ, bud, developing cell |
| Bronch/i | Airway/bronchus |
| Capn/o | Carbon dioxide |
| Carcin/o | Cancer |
| Alges/o | Pain |
| Andr/o | Man/male |
| Carp/o | Wrist |
| Digit | Finger or toe |
| Ech/o | to bounce/sound |
| Elast/o | change shape |
| Angi/o | Vessel |
| Anter/o | Front |
| Atel/o | Incomplete |
| Burs/o | Pouch or sac |
| Cec/o | Blind intestine/cecum |
| Caud/o | Tail |
| Chrondr/o | Cartilage |
| Cent/e | To puncture (a body cavity) |
| Aut/o | Self |
| Aort/o | Aorta |
| Append/o | Appendix |
| Asthen/o | Weak |
| Cartil/o | Cartilage/gristle |
| Cel/o | Hernia/protrusion |
| Bil/i | Bile |
| Audi/o | To hear |
| Atri/o | Atrium |
| Cleid/o | Clavicle |
| Col/o | Colon |
| Hepat/o | Liver |
| Emmetr/o | According to measure |
| Electr/o | Electricity |
| Embol/o | A plug |
| Cor/o | Pupil |
| Dipl/o | Two/double |
| Dips/o | Thirst |
| Ede | Swelling |
| Flex | To bend |
| Leuk/o | White |
| Medi/o | Middle |
| Crani/o | Cranium/skull |
| Cyst/o | Bladder |
| Gno | Know |
| Heter/o | Other/different |
| Mal/o | Abnormal/bad |
| Embry/o | Embryo |
| Encephal/o | Brain |
| Esthesi | Sensation/perception |
| Crin/o | To secrete |
| Cyan/o | Blue |
| Duoden/o | Duodenum |
| Cyt/o | Cell |
| Disk/o | Flat shape/intervertebral disk |
| Cutane/o | Skin |
| Dist/o | Distant/away |
| Lingu/o | Tongue |
| Lact/o | Milk |
| Febr | Fever |
| Emesis | Vomit |
| Hom/o | Same |
| Hydr/o | Water |
| Idi/o | Person/self |
| Duct/o | Lead/move |
| Dors/o | Back |
| Diverticul/o | Diverticulum/a small blind pouch |
| Gest | Carry/produce/congestion |
| Gastr/o | Stomach |
| Fract | Break |
| Hepat/o | Relating to the liver |
| Melan/o | Dark/black |
| Xer/o | Dry |
| Pur, py | Pus |
| Pulmon/o | Lungs |
| Men/o | Mouth/menstruation |
| Xen/o | Foreign (material) |
| Pyr/o | Fire/heat |
| Ptyal/o | Saliva |
| Mening/o | Usually refers to the meninges |
| Viscer/o | Internal organs |
| Quadr/o/quar | Four |
| Pto | Fall |
| Myel/o | Marrow/ spinal cord |
| Vas/o | Blood vessels |
| Ren/o | Kidneys |
| Psych/o | Mind |
| My/o | Muscle |
| Varic/o | Dilated vein |
| Rhin/o | Nose |
| Pseud/o | False |
| Nephr/o | Kidney |
| Uter/o | Uterus/womb |
| Sangui(n)o | Blood |
| Pod(i) | Foot |
| Neur/o | Nerves |
| Ur/o | Urine |
| Scler/o | Hard |
| Pneumo(n)/o | Lungs |
| Ocul/o | Eye |
| Trich/o | Hair |
| Sebum | Fatty secretion of the sebaceous glands |
| Pneum(at)/o | Lungs/air |
| Ophthalmo/o | Eye |
| Toxic/o | Poisonous |
| Sect/o | Cut |
| Pleur/o | Rib/side |
| Oste/o | Bone |
| Torn/o | Cut |
| Sept/o | Wall/divider OR seven |
| Phot/o | Light |
| Ot/o | Ear |
| Thorac/o | Chest |
| Serum | Clear portion of blood |
| Pharyng/o | Throat |
| Ov/o | Egg |
| Stomat/o | Mouth |
| Sinus | Cavity/channel/hollow space |
| Phag/o | Eat |
| Palpate | To examine by touch |
| Stern/o | Sternum (breastbone) |
| Som(at) | Body |
| Ped/o | Child OR foot |
| Path/o | Disease |
| Spir/o | Coil/ to breathe |
| -al | Pertaining to |
| -trophic | Pertaining to nutrition |
| -ology | Science or study of |
| -oma | Tumor |
| -algia | Pertaining to pain |
| -taxis | Order/arrangement of |
| -osis | Pertaining to a disease process |
| -meter | Measuring instrument |
| -asthenia | Weakness |
| -stasis | slowing or stopping of the normal flow of a fluid such as blood |
| -ostomy | Surgical creation of an opening |
| -megaly | Enlargement of |
| -blast | Immature cell |
| -sis | A process, action, or condition |
| -pathy | Disease or a system for treating disease |
| -lysis | Decline, disintegration, or destruction |
| -cele | Pertaining to a tumor or swelling |
| -scopy | Examination with an instrument |
| -phagia | Pertaining to eating or swallowing |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -centesis | Pertaining to puncturing an organ or body cavity, often to drain excess fluid or obtain a sample for analysis |
| -scope | Instrument for examination |
| -phasia | Pertaining to speech |
| -ic | Pertaining to |
| -cyte | Cell |
| -rrhea | Flow or discharge |
| -phobia | Pertaining to an irrational fear |
| -ia | Condition of |
| ectomy | Surgical removal of |
| -rrhaphy | Suture of/repair of |
| -plasty | Plastic surgery |
| -graph | a record or the instrument used to create the record |
| -emesis | Vomiting |
| -rrhagia | Abnormal or excessive flow or discharge |
| -plegia | Paralysis |
| -gram | Record |
| -emia | Pertaining to the presence of a substance in the blood |
| -rrhage | Abnormal or excessive flow or discharge |
| -pnea | Pertaining to breathing |
| -genic | Causing |
| -Esthesia | Pertaining to sensation or perception |
| -ptosis | Drooping |
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