Health Science Foundations - Medical Terminology

This set of flashcards covers medical terminology including prefixes, suffixes, roots, abbreviations, and medical math conversions, providing essential definitions and meanings for each term.

Ana-

up

Cata-

down

Hyper-

above

Hypo-

below or deficient

Chroma-

color

Endo-

within

In-

into

Iso-

same

Meta-

change or beyond

Ex-

out

-al

pertaining to

-ic

pertaining to

-tic

pertaining to

-ior

pertaining to

-ion

process

-ism

process

-y

process

-itis

inflammation

-crine

secrete

-log

to study

-logy

process of study

-tonic

strength

-stasis

control or stop

caud/o

tail

cis/o

to cut

crani/o

skull

cyt/o

cell

crin/o

secrete

derm/o

skin

dermat/o

skin

enter/o

small intestine

gastr/o

stomach

home/o

sameness or constant

infer/o

below

later/o

side

medi/o

middle

nephr/o

kidney

neur/o

nerve

onc/o

tumor

ophthalm/o

eye

path/o

disease

poster/o

back

ren/o

kidney

super/o

above

abdomin/o

abdomen

anter/o

front

bol/o

cast or throw

bi/o

life

Epi-

above or upon

Trans-

across

Sub-

under or below

Inter-

between

Intra-

within or inside

-blast

immature

-clast

break

-cyte

cell

-ectomy

excision

-ia

condition

-is

pertaining to

-ist

one who specializes in

-ium or -um

structure or tissue

-opsy

process of viewing

-ose

pertaining to

adip/o

fat

cardi/o

heart

chondr/o

cartilage

hist/o

tissue

oste/o

bone

pachy/o

thick/heavy

andr/o

man

angi/o

blood vessel

carp/o

wrist

gyn/o

woman

@

at

abd.

abdomen

ABG

arterial blood gas

a.c.

before meals

ADL

activities of daily life

ad lib

as desired

adm

admission

am/AM

morning (midnight - noon)

amb

ambulate/walk

amt.

amount

approx.

approximately

AIDS

acquired immune deficiency syndrome

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