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Medical Terminology
Flash Cards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Prefix | |
| 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 |
| Suffix | |
| -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 |
| -iarty | 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 | construction, 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, developement |
| -um | no meaning |
| -uria | urine, urination |
| us- | no meaning |
| Combining Forms | |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| achillo/o | Achilles' heel |
| acid/o | acid (pH) |
| acoust/o | hearing |
| acr/o | extremity |
| actin/o | ray |
| acul/o | needle |
| aden/o | gland |
| apid/o | fat |
| adren/o | adrenal gland |
| aer/o | air |
| agglutinat/o | clumping |
| albin/o | white |
| albumin/o | protein |
| alkali/o | basic (pH) |
| all/o | other |
| alveol/o | small hole, air sac |
| ambly/o | dull |
| ambul/o | walk |
| ametr/o | disproportionate |
| amni/o | amnion |
| amyl/o | starch |
| andr/o | man (male) |
| angi/o | vessel |
| angin/o | choke |
| anis/o | unequal |
| ankyl/o | stiffened, crooked |
| an/o | anus |
| anthrac/o | coal |
| antr/o | cavity |
| append/o | appendix |
| aort/o | aorta |
| arachn/o | spider |
| artcri/o | artery |
| arthr/o | joint |
| atel/o | imperfect, incomplete |
| ather/o | fatty |
| atri/o | atrium, chamber |
| audi/o | hear |
| aur/o | ear |
| axill/o | armpit |
| bacteri/o | bacteria |
| balan/o | glans |
| bas/o | base (pH) |
| bil/i | gall, bile |
| bilirubin/o | bilirubin |
| bi/o | life |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| bol/o | cast, throw |
| brachy/o | arm |
| bronch/o | bronchi |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| burs/o | pouch |
| cac/o | bad, diseased |
| calc/i | calcium |
| calcane/o | heel hone |
| capn/i | smoke, carbon dioxide |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| cardi/o | heart |
| carp/o | wrist |
| cat/a | down, downward |
| caud/o | tail |
| caus/o | heat |
| cec/o | cecum |
| celi/o | abdomen |
| centr/i | center |
| cephal/o | head |
| cerebell/o | little brain (cerebellum) |
| cerebr/o | brain (cerebrum) |
| cerumin/o | wax |
| cervic/o | neck |
| cheil/o | lip |
| chem/o | chemical |
| chole/o | gall, bile |
| cholangi/o | bile vessel |
| choledoch/o | common bile duct |
| cholester/o | cholesterol, fat |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| chori/o | chorion |
| choroid/o | choroid |
| cine/o | motion |
| cinemat/o | motion |
| cirrh/o | yellow, tawny |
| cis/o | cut |
| cistern/o | reservoir, cavity |
| clavic/o | clavicle |
| clavicul/o | clavicle |
| cleid/o | clavicle |
| clon/o | turmoil |
| coagul/o | clot |
| cyt/o | cell |
| dacry/o | tear |
| dactyl/o | finger, toe |
| dem/o | people |
| dendr/o | branched |
| dent/i | tooth |
| derm/o | skin |
| dermat/o | skin |
| didym/o | testis |
| dilat/o | widen |
| dipl/o | double |
| dips/o | thirst |
| disk/o | disk |
| diverticul/o | diverticula |
| dont/o | tooth |
| dos/i | giving |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| dur/o | hard |
| electr/o | electricity |
| embol/o | throwing in |
| emmetr/o | ideal |
| emphys/o | inflate |
| encephal/o | brain |
| enter/o | intestine |
| epidem/o | upon people |
| epididym/o | epididymis |
| episi/o | vulva, pudenda |
| erythrocyt/o | red blood cell |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| esthesi/o | feeling |
| fasei/o | hand |
| fibr/o | fiber |
| fibrin/o | fiber |
| fibul/o | fibula |
| fluor/o | fluorescence |
| foramin/o | foramen, opening |
| format/o | formation |
| galact/o | milk |
| gangli/o | knot |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gen/o | beginning, origin |
| genet/o | producing |
| genit/o | genitals |
| genital/o | genitals |
| ger/o | old age |
| geront/o | aged |
| gigant/o | giant |
| gingiv/o | gums |
| glandul/o | little acorn, gland |
| glomerul/o | little ball |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| gluc/o | glucose, sugar |
| glyc/o | sugar |
| gonad/o | ovaries, testes |
| goni/o | angle |
| granul/o | granular |
| gravid/o | pregnant |
| gynec/o | female |
| halat/o | breathe |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| herni/o | hernia |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| hirsut/o | hair |
| hist/o | tissue |
| hol/o | whole |
| humer/o | humerus |
| hydr/o | water |
| hymen/o | hymen |
| hypn/o | sleep |
| hyster/o | womb, uterus |
| ichthy/o | fish (scaly) |
| icter/o | jaundice |
| ile/o | ileum |
| ili/o | ilium |
| immun/o | safe, protect |
| insul/o | pancreatic islets |
| insulin/o | insulin |
| ion/o | ion |
| irid/o | Iris |
| ischem/o | hold back |
| ischi/o | hip |
| jejun/o | jejunum |
| kary/o | nucleu (cell) |
| kel/o | tumor |
| kerat/o | cornea |
| ket/o | ketone |
| kinesi/o, kincsi/o | motion |
| kinet/o | motion |
| kyph/o | hump |
| labyrinth/o | maze |
| lacrim/o | tear |
| lamin/o | shin plate |
| lapar/o | flank, abdomen |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| later/o | side |
| laxat/o | loosen |
| lei/o | smooth |
| letharg/o | drowsiness |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| lip/o | fat |
| lith/o | stone |
| lob/o | lobe |
| log/o | word, study |
| lord/o | bending, curvature |
| lumb/o | loin |
| lymph/o | lymph, lymph gland |
| mamm/o | breast |
| mandibul/o | lower jaw |
| mast/a | breast |
| maxill/o | upper jaw |
| meat/o | passage |
| mediastin/o | mediastinum |
| medull/o | marrow, spinal |
| melan/o | black |
| men/o | month, (menstruate) |
| mening/o | membrane |
| menic/o | crescent shape |
| metr/o | uterus |
| micturit/o | urinate |
| mitr/o | mitral valve |
| morph/o | form, shape |
| muc/o | mucous |
| muscul/o | muscle |
| my/o | muscle |
| myc/o | fungus |
| myel/o | spinal cord |
| myring/o | membrane |
| narc/o | night, sleep |
| nas/o | nose |
| necr/o | death |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| neutr/o | neither, neutral (pH) |
| noct/o | night |
| nuclc/o | nucleus, central |
| nyct/o | night |
| nyctal/o | blind, night |
| ocul/o | eye |
| olecran/o | elbow |
| oment/o | omentun |
| omphal/o | umbilicus |
| onc/o | tumor |
| onych/o | nail |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| opt/o | eye |
| orchi/o | testicle |
| orchid/o | testicle |
| organ/o | organ |
| oscill/o | swing |
| osm/o | smell |
| oste/o | bone |
| ot/o | ear |
| ov/i | egg |
| ov/o | egg |
| ovul/o | egg, ovum |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| oxy/o | oxygen |
| palat/o | palate |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| papill/o | papilla |
| par/o | bear |
| parathyr/o | parathyroid gland |
| patell/o | patella, knee cap |
| path/o | disease |
| ped/o | foot |
| ped/i | child |
| pedicul/o | louse |
| pen/o | penis |
| pept/o | digest |
| perine/o | perineum |
| phac/o | lens |
| phag/u | eat, engulf |
| phalang/o | finger, toe |
| pharmac/o | drug |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| phe/o | dusky, muzzle |
| phim/o | muscle |
| phleb/o | vein |
| phon/o | sound, voice |
| phragm/o | partition |
| phragmat/o | partition |
| phren/o, phren/o | diaphragm |
| physi/o | nature |
| physic/o | nature |
| pineal/o | pineal body |
| pin/o | drink, pinlitary gland |
| pituitary/o | pinlitary gland |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| pneum/o | air |
| pneumon/o, pncumon/o | lung |
| poikil/o | irregular shape, passage |
| por/o | passage |
| porphyry/o | porphyrin, purple |
| presby/o | old |
| proct/o | rectum, anus |
| prostat/o | prostate |
| psych/o | mind |
| pteryg/o | winglike |
| ptyal/o | salvia |
| pub/o | pubis |
| pulm/o | lung |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| pupill/o | pupil |
| py/o | pus |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| pylor/o | pyloris |
| pyr/o | fire |
| pyret/o | fever |
| rachi/o | spine |
| radi/o | ray, radius |
| radiat/o | radiant |
| radic/o | root |
| radicul/o | root |
| rect/o | rectum, loosen |
| ren/o | kidney |
| reticul/o | net, network |
| retin/o | retina |
| rhabd/o | rod |
| rhin/o | nose |
| rhythm/o | rhythm |
| rhytid/o | wrinkle |
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