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Medical terminology
Flash cards for 7th period Janice Renil Joy
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abdomin/o | Abdomen (abdominocentesis) |
| Achill/o | Achilles' heel (achillobursitis) |
| Acid/o | acid (pH) (acidosis) |
| Acoust/o | hearing (acoustics) |
| Acr/o | extremity (acroarthritis) |
| Actin/o | ray (actinodermatitis) |
| bacteri/o | bacteria (bacteriuria) |
| Balan/o | glans (balanitis) |
| Bas/o | base (pH) (baseophy) |
| Bil/i | gall, bile (biliary) |
| Bilirubin/o | bilirubin (hyperbilirubinism) |
| Bi/o | life (biosphere) |
| Cac/o | bad, diseased (cachexia) |
| Calc/i | calcium (calciuria) |
| Calcane/o | heel bone (calcaneodynia) |
| Capni/i | smoke, carbon dioxide (hypercapnia) |
| Carcin/o | cancer (carcinoma) |
| Cardi/o | heart (cardioplagia) |
| Carp/o | wrist (carpopedal) |
| Dacry/o | tear (dacryoma) |
| Dactyl/o | finger, toe (dactylospasm) |
| Dem/o | people (endemic) |
| Dendr/o | branched (dendritis) |
| Denti/i | tooth (dentifrice) |
| Derm/o | skin (dermomucosis) |
| Electr/o | electricity (electrocardiogram) |
| Embol/o | throwing in (embolism) |
| Emmetr/o | ideal (emmetropia) |
| Emphys/o | inflate (emphysema) |
| Encephal/o | brain (encephalogram) |
| Enter/o | intestine (enteritis) |
| Fasei/o | hand (fasiodis) |
| Fibr/o | fiber (fibroma) |
| Fibrin/o | fiber (fibrinogen) |
| Fibul/o | fibula (fibular) |
| Fluor/o | fluorescence (fluoroscopy) |
| Foramin/o | foramen, opening (foraminoctomy) |
| Galact/o | milk (galactorrhea) |
| Gangli/o | knot (ganglionectomy) |
| Gastr/o | stomach (gastritis) |
| Gen/o | Beginnning, origin (genesis) |
| Genet/o | producing (genetics) |
| Genit/o | genitals (genitourinary) |
| Halat/o | breathe (inhalation) |
| Hem/o | Blood (hemoglobin) |
| Hemat/o | blood (hematocrit) |
| Hepat/o | liver (hepatoma) |
| Herni/o | hernia (herniotomy) |
| Hidr/o | sweat (anhidrosis) |
| ichthy/o | fish (scaly) (ichthyosos) |
| icter/o | jaundice (icterogenic) |
| ile/o | ileum (ileostomy) |
| ili/o | ilium (iliosaecral) |
| immun/o | safe, protect (immunotherapy) |
| Insul/o | pancreatic islets (insuloma) |
| jejun/o | jejunum (jejunotomy) |
| kary/o | nucleus (cell) (karyotype) |
| Kel/o | tumor (keloid) |
| Kerat/o | cornea (keratitis) |
| Ket/o | ketone (ketosis) |
| Kinesi/o | motion (bradykinesia) |
| Kinet/o | motion (kinetosis) |
| Labyrinth/o | maze (labyrinthitis) |
| Lacrim/o | tear (lacrimotomy) |
| Lamin/o | thin plate (laminectomy) |
| Lapar/o | flank. abdomen (laparotomy) |
| Laryng/o | larynx (laryngoscope) |
| Later/o | side (lateroflexion) |
| Lexat/o | loosen (laxative) |
| Leio/o | smooth (leiomyosarcoma) |
| a-, an- | no, not, without, negates the meaning |
| ab- | 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 |
| 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 |
| uni- | one |
| =a | 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 tumo |
| -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-um | no meaning |
| -uria | urine, urination |
| -us | no meaning |
| -valene | relates to chemical valence or strength. |
| -xerosis | abnormal dryness of a body part or tissue. |