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1st Medical Language
first med lang
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Trache/o | Trachea |
| -Emia | A blood condition |
| Bi/o | Life |
| Stern/o | Sternum |
| Echo- | Using sound |
| Cardi/o | Heart |
| -Graph | The machine used to record |
| -Graphy | The process of recording |
| Electro- | Electrical activity |
| Micro- | Small |
| Thromb/o | Clot |
| Endo- | Within |
| Nephr/o | Kidney |
| Lith/o | Stone(s) |
| -Iasis | Abnormal condition |
| Retro- | Behind |
| Later/o | Side(s) |
| Intra- | Within |
| -Al | Pertaining to |
| Muscul/o | Muscle |
| -Ic | Pertaining to |
| Bi- | Two |
| Vertebr/o | Vertebrae |
| Hypo- | Under or deficiency |
| Inter- | Between |
| Pre- | Before |
| Nat/i | Birth |
| -Gram | A record |
| -Lodgy | The study of |
| Men/o | Menstrual |
| -Rrhea | Flow |
| -Ar | Pertaining to |
| Post- | After |
| Prandi/o | Meals |
| Hyper- | Excessive |
| -Ist | Specialist |
| Sub- | Under |
| Nas/o | Nose |
| Glyc/o | Sugar |
| A- | No |
| Cyt/o | Cell |
| -Osis | Abnormal condition |
| Supra- | Above |
| Ren/o | Kidney |
| Epi- | Above |
| Gastr/o | Stomach |
| Derm/o | Skin |
| Leuko- | White |
| Mast/o | Breast |
| Col/o | Colon |
| -Ous | Pertaining to |
| -Scopy | The process of using a usually lighted instrument to view. |
| -Itis | Inflammation |
| Urethr/o | Urethra- the tube where urine travels from the urinary bladder to the outside world. |
| Splen/o | Spleen |
| -Plasty | Surgical repair |
| Oste/o | Bone |
| -Penia | Deficiency |
| -Megaly | Enlargement |
| -Pexy | Surgical fixation |
| Para- | Live(viable)births |
| -Scope | A usually lighted instrument used to view |
| -Stomy | A new(artificial) opening |
| Arthr/o | Joint |
| Vascul/o | Blood vessels |
| -Tome | An instrument used to cut |
| Anti- | Against |
| Colon/o | Colon |
| -Centesis | Surgical puncture |
| -Tomy | A surgical incision |
| Multi- | Many |
| Bacteri/o | Bacteria |
| Lapar/o | Abdomen |
| -Ectomy | Surgical removal(excision) |
| Append/o | Appendix |
| Hepat/o | Liver |
| Phleb/o | Veins |
| Rhin/o | Nose |
| Trans- | Across or through |