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
word building system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -itis | The inflamation of |
| -ar,-ic,-al,-us,-ac | Pertaining to |
| -logy | The study of |
| -scope | Instrument used for looking |
| -pathy | Disease of |
| Gastr/o | Stomach |
| Cardi/o | Heart |
| Pulman/o, Pnuem/o, Pnuemon/o | lungs |
| My/o, Muscul/o | Muscles |
| Oste/o | Bones |
| Stomat/o | Mouth |
| Gloss/o, Lingu/o | Tongue |
| Esophag/o | Esophagus |
| Enter/o | Intestines |
| Duoden/o | Duodenum |
| Sigmoid/o | Sigmoid Colon |
| Gingiv/o | Gums |
| -rrhea | Discharge or flow |
| -scopy | Process of looking |
| -phagia | Swallow |
| -plasty | Surgical Repair |
| -megaly | Enlarged |
| Dys- | Difficult or painful |
| Lip/o | Fat |
| Abdomin/o | Abdomen |
| Rect/o | Rectum |
| Pancreat/o | Pancreas |
| -pepsia | Digestion |
| -cele | Hernia |
| -ectomy | Excision or to cut out |
| -tomy | Incision or to cut into |
| -rrhagia | Hemmorage or bleeding |
| -rraphy | suture or stitch |
| -rrhexis | rupture or burst |
| Midsaggital Plane | Plane that divides the body into right and left parts |
| Frontal Plane | Plane that divides the body into front and back parts |
| Transverse Plane | Plane that divides the body into upper and lower parts |
| Angi/o | Vessels |
| Hem/o, Hemat/o | Blood |
| Arteri/o | Arteries |
| Phleb/o | Veins |
| Tachy- | Fast or rapid |
| Brady- | Slow |
| Electr/o | Electrical |
| -gram | Picture |
| -cyte | Cell |
| Erythr/o | Red |
| Leuk/o | White |
| Thromb/o | Clot |
| -emia | Low count |
| A-, An- | Without |
| -lysis | Destruction of |
| -graphy | Process of taking a picture |
| -grapher | Person who takes the picture |
| -logist | Specialist |
| -genic | Forming or to generate |
| Radi/o | X-Ray |
| Sono-, Echo- | Sound |
| Superior | Above or higher than |
| Inferior | Below or lower than |
| Nas/o, Rhin/o | Nose |
| Trache/o | Trachea |
| Bronch/o | Bronchial Tubes |
| Spir/o, -pnea | Breathe |
| Thorac/o | Thorax |
| Pluer/o | Pluera |
| Laryng/o | Larynx |
| Phren/o | Diaphragm |
| Pharyng/o | Pharynx |
| Hyper- | Increased |
| Hypo- | Decreased |
| -algia | Pain |
| -spasm | Involuntary contraction |
| BID, b.i.d., bid | Twice a day |
| BP | Blood pressure |
| BM | Bowel movement |
| CA, Ca | Carcinoma, (cancer) |
| disc, DC, d.c. | Discontinue |
| DNR | Do not resuscitate |
| Dx, dx | Diagnosis |
| Fx, fx | Fracture |
| Ht, ht | Height |
| IV | Intravenous |
| N&V, N/V | Nausea and vomiting |
| NPO p mn | Nothing by mouth past midnight |
| OTC | Over the counter |
| oz. | Ounce |
| PO, po, p.o. | By mouth |
| PRN | As needed |
| q.i.d. | Four times a day |
| Rx | Prescription |
| s | Without |
| T | Tablet |
| TID, t.i.d. | Three times a day |
| Oste/o | Bone |
| Arthr/o | Joint |
| Cost/o | Rib |
| Tendon/o | Tendon |
| Chondr/o | Cartilage |
| Crani/o | Skull |
| Kinesi/o | Movement |
| Dent/o | Teeth |
| Pelvi/o | Pelvis |
| Peri- | Around or surrounding |
| -malacia | Softening |
| -centesis | Surgical puncture to draw out fluid |
| -plasia | Development |
| -meter | Instrument used to measure |
| -metry | Process of measuring |
| DO | Doctor of Osteopathy |
| CPD | Cephalopelvic Dysproportion |
| OREF | Open reduction of external fracture |
| ORIF | Open reduction of internal fracture |
Created by:
chrisdallas214
Popular Biology sets