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Med Term Vocab Cards
Term 1 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| prefixs a-, an- | no, not, without, negates the meaning |
| ab- | away from; from |
| ad- | toward, at, increase, on, toward |
| ante- | before |
| anti- | against, opposing |
| bi-, bin- | two, twice, double |
| brady- | slow |
| de | from, down, away from |
| dia- | through, complete |
| dys- | painful, abnormal, difficult, labored |
| 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 |
| micro- | small |
| multi- | many |
| neo- | new |
| nulli | none |
| pachy | thick, thickening, thickened |
| pan- | all, total |
| para- | beside, beyond, around, abnormal |
| per- | through |
| peri- | surrounding (outer) |
| 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 |
| suffixes -a | noun ending, no meaning |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -ad | toward |
| -algia | pain |
| -amnios | amnion, amniotic fluid |
| -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 | excision, 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 |
| -iatry | specialty, treatment |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ictal | seizure, attack |
| -ior | pertaining to |
| -ism | state of |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logist | specialist who studies and treats |
| -logy | study of |
| -lysis | separating, loosening, dissolution |
| -malacia | softening |
| -megaly | enlarged, enlargement |
| -meter | instrument used to measure |
| metry | measuring, process of measuring |
| -oid | resembling |
| oma | tumor, swelling |
| -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 |
| Combining Forms abdomin/o | abdomen |
| aden/o | gland |
| adip/o | fat |
| adren/o | adrenal gland |
| aer/o | air |
| angi/o | vessel |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arthr/o | arthr/o |
| audi/o | hear |
| bacteri/o | bacteria |
| bi/o | life |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| bronch/o | bronchi |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cephal/o | head |
| cerebr/o | brain (cerebrum) |
| cervic/o | neck |
| cheil/o | lip |
| chem/o | chemical |
| chole/o | gall, bile |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| colon/o | colon |
| cost/o | rib |
| crani/o | skull |
| cutan/o | skin |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| cyt/o | cell |
| dactyl/o | finger, toe |
| dent/i | tooth |
| dermat/o | skin |
| electr/o | electricity |
| encephal/o | brain |
| enter/o | intestine |
| erythrocyt/o | red blood cell |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| glyc/o | sugar |
| gynec/o | female |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hist/o | tissue |
| hydr/o | water |
| hyster/o | womb, uterus |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| lip/o | fat |
| lith/o | stone |
| mamm/o | breast |
| my/o | muscle |
| myel/o | spinal cord |
| nas/o | nose |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| ocul/o | eye |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| oste/o | bone |
| ot/o | ear |
| path/o | disease |
| phleb/o | vein |
| pneum/o | air |
| pneumon/o | lung |
| psych/o | mind |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| rhin/o | nose |
| scler/o | hard, fibrous |
| splen/o | spleen |
| thorac/o | chest |
| toxic/o | poison |
| trache/o | trachea |