EMT Medical Terminology Easy Study Guide

Vocabulary flashcards covering prefixes, roots, suffixes, and decoded medical terms from the EMT Medical Terminology Easy Study Guide.

Tachycardia

Fast heart rate

Bradycardia

Slow heart rate

tachy-

Fast

brady-

Slow

cardio-

Heart

pneumo-

Air / lung

neuro-

Nerve

hemo- / hema-

Blood

gastro-

Stomach

hyper-

Above / excessive / high

hypo-

Below / deficient / low

Apnea

No breathing

Dyspnea

Difficulty breathing

Tachypnea

Abnormally fast breathing

Bradypnea

Abnormally slow breathing

Hematoma

A localized collection of blood, usually producing swelling

Hematuria

Blood in the urine

Neuropathy

Disease or disorder of nerves

Hemiplegia

Paralysis affecting one side of the body

Hemiparesis

Weakness affecting one side of the body

Tachycardia

Fast heart rate

Bradycardia

Slow heart rate

tachy-

Fast

brady-

Slow

cardio-

Heart

pneumo-

Air / lung

neuro-

Nerve

hemo- / hema-

Blood

gastro-

Stomach

hyper-

Above / excessive / high

hypo-

Below / deficient / low

Apnea

No breathing

Dyspnea

Difficulty breathing

Tachypnea

Abnormally fast breathing

Bradypnea

Abnormally slow breathing

Hematoma

A localized collection of blood, usually producing swelling

Hematuria

Blood in the urine

Neuropathy

Disease or disorder of nerves

Hemiplegia

Paralysis affecting one side of the body

Hemiparesis

Weakness affecting one side of the body

entero-

Intestines

derma- / dermo-

Skin

osteo-

Bone

myo-

Muscle

nephro-

Kidney

cephalo-

Head

thoraco-

Chest

oculo-

Eye

oto-

Ear

rhino-

Nose

-itis

Inflammation

-ectomy

Surgical removal

-otomy

Incision / to cut

-stomy

Surgical opening

-algia

Pain

-emia

Condition of blood

-pnea

Breathing

-plegia

Paralysis

-paresis

Weakness

-phasia

Speech

Hypoglycemia

Low blood sugar

Hyperglycemia

High blood sugar

Tachycardia

Fast heart rate

Bradycardia

Slow heart rate

tachy-

Fast

brady-

Slow

cardio-

Heart

pneumo-

Air / lung

neuro-

Nerve

hemo- / hema-

Blood

gastro-

Stomach

hyper-

Above / excessive / high

hypo-

Below / deficient / low

Apnea

No breathing

Dyspnea

Difficulty breathing

Tachypnea

Abnormally fast breathing

Bradypnea

Abnormally slow breathing

Hematoma

A localized collection of blood, usually producing swelling

Hematuria

Blood in the urine

Neuropathy

Disease or disorder of nerves

Hemiplegia

Paralysis affecting one side of the body

Hemiparesis

Weakness affecting one side of the body

entero-

Intestines

derma- / dermo-

Skin

osteo-

Bone

myo-

Muscle

nephro-

Kidney

cephalo-

Head

thoraco-

Chest

oculo-

Eye

oto-

Ear

rhino-

Nose

-itis

Inflammation

-ectomy

Surgical removal

-otomy

Incision / to cut

-stomy

Surgical opening

-algia

Pain

-emia

Condition of blood

-pnea

Breathing