Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Medical Term
Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ab- | away from, not |
| acoustic- | hearing |
| acro- | extremeties |
| aden- | gland |
| adnexa- | adrenal |
| adreno- | adrenal |
| aer- | air |
| -algia | painful condition, pain |
| alveoli- | cavity |
| ameb- | change |
| an-, a- | without, not |
| angi- | vessel |
| ante- | before |
| anti- | against |
| antr- | cavity |
| appendic- | appendix |
| arter- | artery |
| arthr- | joint |
| asthenia- | weakness |
| astr- | starshaped |
| aur- | ear |
| auto- | self |
| basi- | base |
| benign | mild, not cancerous |
| bi- | two, double, both |
| bili- | bile |
| blephar- | eyelid |
| brady- | slow |
| bronch- | bronchus |
| bucco- | cheek |
| burso- | sac |
| celc- | heel, stone |
| cantho- | angle at the end of the eyelid |
| carcin- | cancer |
| cardi- | heart |
| caudo- | tail |
| cec- | blind passage |
| -cele | hernia |
| celio- | abdomen |
| -centesis | puncture |
| cephal- | head |
| cerebr- | brain |
| cervic- | neck |
| cheil- | lip |
| cheir- | hand |
| chondr- | cartilage |
| celia- | eyelash |
| cine- | move |
| col- | colon |
| colla- | glue |
| colpo- | hollow, vagina |
| contra- | against, counter |
| cor | heart |
| corne- | horny |
| cost- | rib |
| crani- | skull |
| -crine | to secrete |
| cryo- | cold |
| cut- | skin |
| cyan- | blue |
| cyst- | sac containing fluid, bladder |
| cyt- | cell |
| dacry- | tear |
| dactyl- | finger, toe |
| dendr- | tree, branching |
| dent- | teeth |
| dermat- | skin |
| -desis | binding, fixation |
| digit | finger, toe |
| dors- | back |
| duodeno- | duodenum |
| dura | hard |
| dyn- | pain |
| dynamo- | power |
| dys- | bad |
| -ectasis | expansion |
| ectomy- | surgical removal of all or part of |
| edema- | swelling |
| -emisis | vomiting |
| en- | in |
| encephal- | brain |
| end- | inside, within |
| enter- | intestines |
| ependym | wrapping |
| epi- | upon, in addition to |
| erthro- | red |
| esophag- | espophagus |
| -esthesia | sensation |
| ex- | out, away from |
| fascia | sheet, band |
| fistul- | pipe |
| furca- | fork shaped |
| gangli- | swelling |
| gastro- | stomach |
| gemin- | twin |
| gen- | original |
| gingiv- | gum |
| glom- | ball |
| glosso- | tongue |
| glyco- | sweet |
| grad- | walk,take steps |
| -gram | record |
| gran- | grain, particle |
| gravid | pregnant |
| hallux | big toe, great toe |
| helio- | sun |
| hem(at) | blood |
| hemi- | half |
| hepat | liver |
| histo- | tissue |
| horomone | excite |
| hydro- | water |
| hyper- | above, more than normal |
| hypno | sleep |
| hypo- | under |
| hyster- | uterus, womb |
| -iasis | condition |
| ile- | ileum |
| ili- | ilium |
| infra- | beneath |
| intra- | within |
| inter- | between |
| iris- | rainbow |
| iso- | equal |
| -itis | inflammation |
| kerat | horny |
| labi- | lip |
| lacrim- | tear |
| lact- | milk |
| lal- | speech |
| lapar- | abdominal wall |
| larying- | larynx |
| later- | side |
| leio- | smooth |
| leuk- | white |
| lien- | spleen |
| lig- | ligament |
| lingua- | tongue |
| lip- | fat |
| lith- | stone |
| lobo- | section |
| lumbo- | loins |
| -lysis | loosening, destruction |
| macro- | large |
| macul- | spot |
| mal- | bad |
| -malacia | soft, softening, soft condition |
| malign- | bad |
| mamm- | breast |
| mani- | madness |
| mast- | breast |
| maxilla- | upper jaw bone |
| mechano- | machine |
| megal- | enlarged |
| melan- | black |
| mening- | membrane |
| ment- | mind |
| metabol(e)- | change |
| metro- | uterus |
| micro- | small |
| my- | muscle |
| myco- | fungus |
| myel- | marrow, spinal cord |
| miring- | eardrum |
| neo- | new |
| nephr- | kidney |
| neuro- | nerve |
| ocul- | eye |
| odont- | tooth |
| oid- | like |
| -ologist | specialist in the study of |
| -ology | the study of |
| -oma | tumor |
| oment- | covering |
| onco- | tumor |
| onych- | nail, claw |
| oophor- | ovary |
| ophthalm | eye |
| or- | mouth |
| orchid- | testis |
| -osis | any condition |
| osmo- | odor |
| ost- | bone |
| -ostomy | create an opening |
| oto- | ear |
| -otomy | cut into, incision into |
| ovar- | egg |
| ovario- | ovary |
| palpebr- | eyelid |
| pan- | all |
| pod- | foot |
| para- | beside, beyond |
| pariet- | wall |
| part- | labor, bring forth |
| path- | disease |
| pelvi- | pelvis |
| -penia | decrease |
| pelvi- | pelvis |
| -penia | decrease |
| peps- | digest |
| peri- | about, around |
| -pexy | suspension |
| phage | to eat |
| phak- | lens |
| pharmac- | drug |
| pharyng- | pharynx |
| phleb- | vein |
| phob- | fear |
| phon- | voice, sound |
| phot- | light |
| phren- | mind |
| physio- | nature |
| pilo- | hair |
| plak- | plate |
| plasia- | development |
| plast- | plastic repair/surgical repair |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| pleur- | pleura, rib, side |
| plexus | braid |
| pneum- | lung |
| poly- | many |
| post | after |
| pre- | in front of, before |
| pro- | in front of, before |
| proct- | anus |
| prolix- | offspring |
| psycho- | mind |
| -ptosis | falling, drooping |
| ptyal- | saliva |
| puer- | child |
| pulmon- | lung |
| pyle- | gate |
| rachi- | spinal column |
| radi- | ray |
| radic- | root |
| ramus | branch |
| ren- | kidney |
| retr(o) | backwards |
| rhexis | break, burst |
| rhin- | nose |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| rug- | wrinkle, fold, crease |
| sacro- | sacrum |
| salpingo- | tube |
| sarc- | flesh |
| scirr(h)- | hard |
| sclera(a) | hard |
| -scop | look, observe |
| sedat- | quiet, calm |
| semen | seed |
| semi- | half |
| sept- | wall, fence |
| sinus | hollow space |
| somato- | body |
| somni- | sleep |
| spas- | pull, draw |
| spasm | involuntary contraction |
| sphenic- | wedge |
| spiro- | coil |
| splen- | spleen |
| spondyl- | spinal column |
| squam- | scale |
| steno- | narrow, contracted |
| stoma- | mouth |
| strept- | twist |
| strict- | draw tight |
| sub- | under |
| supra- | above |
| syn-, sym- | together |
| tarso- | ankle |
| tarso- | framework of the eyelid |
| tegument | covering, skin |
| tens- | stretch |
| thalam- | inner chamber |
| thel- | nipple |
| therap- | therapy |
| therm- | heat |
| thorac- | chest |
| thromb- | lump, clot |
| thyro- | thyroid |
| -tope | place |
| trachel- | neck |
| trans- | through, across |
| traumat- | wound |
| tri- | three |
| trich- | hair |
| trip- | rub, friction |
| -trophy | development |
| tumor | swelling |
| turbin- | shaped like a top |
| tympan- | eardrum |
| umbilic- | navel |
| ureter | ureter |
| urethr- | urethra |
| utero- | uterus |
| vaso- | vessel |
| vena- | vein |
| vesic- | bladder |
| vestibule | entrance |
| viscero- | organ |
| vuls(e)- | twitch or pull |
Created by:
sweetstyles
Popular Nursing sets