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MED TERM ch1
Flash cards from chapter 1 in module 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| arthr/o (AR-throh) | joint |
| cardi/o (KAR-dee-oh) | heart |
| enter/o (EN-ter-oh) | small intestine |
| gastr-o (GAS-tro) | stomach |
| hepat/o (he-PAH-toh) | Liver |
| neur/o (NUR/oh) | nerve |
| Hem/o (HEE-moh) hemat/o (heh-MAH-toh) | blood |
| my/o (MAI-oh) muscul/o (MUS-kyoo-loh) | muscle |
| angi/o (AN-gee-oh) vas/o (VAS-oh) vascul/o (VAS-kyoo-loh) | vessel |
| derm/o (DER-moh) dermat/o (der-MAH-toh) cutane/o (kyoo-TAY-nee-oh) | skin |
| pneum/o (NOO-moh) pneumon/o (noo-MAW-noh) pulmon/o (PUL-maw-noh | lung |
| gen/o (JIN-oh) | creation/cause |
| hydr/o (HAI-droh) | water |
| morph/o (MOR-foh) | change |
| myc/o (MAI-koh) | fungus |
| necr/o (NEH-kroh) | death |
| path/o (PAH-thoh) | suffering/disease |
| phag/o (FAY-goh) | eat |
| plas/o (PLAH-soh) | formation |
| scler/o (SKLEH-roh) | hard |
| py/o (PAI-oh) | pus |
| sten/o (STIH-noh) | narrowing |
| troph/o (TORH-foh) | nourishment/development |
| xen/o (ZEE-noh) | foreign |
| -ac (ak), -al (al), -ar (ar), -ary (ar-ee), -eal (ee-al), -ic (ik), -tic (tik), -ous (us) | pertaining to |
| -ia (ee-ah), -ism (ih-zum) | condition |
| -ium (ee-um) | tissue/structure |
| -y (ee) | condition/procedure |
| -icle (ik-el), -ole (ohl), -ule (yool), -ula (yoo-lah) | small |
| -iatrics (ee-AH-triks) | medical science |
| -iatrist (AI-ah-trist) | specialist in medicine of |
| -ist (ist) | specialist |
| -logist (loh-gist) | specialist in the study of |
| -logy (loh-jee) | study of |
| -algia (AL-jah), -dynia (DIN-ee-ah or DAI-nee-ah) | pain |
| -cele (SEEL) | hernia |
| -emia (EEM-ee-ah) | blood condition |
| -iasis (AI-ah-sis) | presense of |
| -itis (AIT-is) | inflammation |
| -lysis (LIH-sis) | loosen, break down |
| -malacia (mah-LAY-shee-ah) | abnormal softening |
| -megaly (MEG-ah-lee) | enlargement |
| -oid (OYD) | resembling |
| -oma (OH-mah) | tumor |
| -osis (OH-sis) | condition |
| -pathy (pah-thee) | disease |
| -penia (PEE-nee-ah) | deficiency |
| -ptosis (puh-TOH-sis) | drooping |
| -rrhage (RIJ), -rrhagia (RAY-jee-ah) | excessive flow |
| -rrhea (REE-ah) | slow |
| -rrhexis (REK-sis) | rupture |
| -spasm (spazm) | involuntary contracrtion |
| -centesis (sin-TEE-sis) | puncture |
| -gram (gram) | written record |
| -graph (graf) | instrument used to produce a record |
| -graphy (grah-fee) | writing procedure |
| -meter (meet-er) | instrument used ot measure |
| -metry (meh-tree) | process of measuring |
| -scope (skohp) | instrument used to look |
| -scopy (shoh-pee) | process of looking |
| -desis (DEE-sis) | binding, fixation |
| -ectomy (EK-toh-mee) | removal |
| -pexy (PEK-see) | surgical fixation |
| -plasty (PLAS-tee) | reconstruction |
| -rrhaphy (rah-fee) | suture |
| -stomy (stoh-mee) | creation of an opening |
| -tomy (toh-mee) | incision |
| -a (singular) | -ae (plural) |
| -ax (singular) | -aces (plural) |
| -ex (singular) | -ices (plural) |
| -ix (singular) | - ices (plural) |
| -is (singular) | -es (plural) |
| -ma (singular) | -mata (plural) |
| -on (singular) | -a (plural) |
| - um (singular) | -a (plural) |
| -us (singular) | -i (plural) |
| -y (singular) | -ies (plural) |
| a- (ay), an- (an) | not |
| anit- (ANT-ih), contra- (KON-trah) | against |
| de- (dee) | down, away from |
| ante- (AN-tee), pre- (pree) | before |
| pro- (proh) | before, on behalf of |
| brady- (BRAH-dih or BRAY-dih) | slow |
| tachy- (TAH-kih) | fast |
| post- (pohst) | after |
| re- (ree) | again |
| ab- (ab) | away |
| ad- (ad) | toward |
| circum- (CIR-kum), peri- (PER-ee) | around |
| dia- (DAI-ah), trans- (tranz) | through |
| e- (eh), ec- (ek), ex- (eks) | outside |
| en- (en), endo- (EN-doh), intra- (IN-trah) | in, inside |
| epi- (EH-pee) | upon |
| sub- (sub) | beneath |
| inter- (IN-ter) | between |
| bi- (bai) | two |
| Hemi- (HEH-mee), semi- (SEH-mee) | half |
| hyper- (HAI-per) | over |
| hypo- (HAI-poh) | under |
| macro- (MAH-kroh) | large |
| micro- (MAI-kroh) | small |
| mono- (MAW-noh) | one |
| oligo- (AW-lih-goh) | few |
| pan- (pan) | all |
| poly-(PAW-lee), multi- (MUL-tee) | many |
| con- (kon), syn- (sin), sym- (sim) | with, together |
| dys- (dis) | bad |
| eu- (yoo) | good |
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