Medical Terminology
0.0(0)
Studied by 2 people
Call Kai
Learn
Practice Test
Spaced Repetition
Match
Flashcards
Knowt PlayCard Sorting
1/452
Earn XP
Description and Tags
Last updated 6:51 PM on 9/9/26
Name | Mastery | Learn | Test | Matching | Spaced | Call with Kai | Chat |
|---|
No analytics yet
Send a link to your students to track their progress
453 Terms
1
New cards
a-
without
2
New cards
ab-
away from
3
New cards
abdomin/o
abdomen
4
New cards
-ac
pertaining to
5
New cards
acous/o
hearing
6
New cards
acr/o
extremity or topmost
7
New cards
-acusis
hearing condition
8
New cards
acute
sharp; having intense, often severe symptoms and a short course
9
New cards
ad-
to, toward, or near
10
New cards
aden/o
gland
11
New cards
adip/o
fat
12
New cards
adren/o
adrenal gland
13
New cards
adrenal/o
adrenal gland
14
New cards
aer/o
air or gas
15
New cards
-al
pertaining to
16
New cards
albumin/o
protein
17
New cards
-algia
pain
18
New cards
alveol/o
alveolus (air sac)
19
New cards
ambi-
both
20
New cards
an-
without
21
New cards
an/o
anus
22
New cards
andr/o
male
23
New cards
angi/o
vessel
24
New cards
ankyl/o
crooked or stiff
25
New cards
ante-
before
26
New cards
anti-
against or opposed to
27
New cards
aort/o
aorta
28
New cards
appendic/o
appendix
29
New cards
aque/o
water
30
New cards
-ar
pertaining to
31
New cards
-arche
beginning
32
New cards
arteri/o
artery
33
New cards
arthr/o
joint
34
New cards
articul/o
joint
35
New cards
-ary
pertaining to
36
New cards
-ase
an enzyme
37
New cards
-asthenia
weakness
38
New cards
ather/o
fatty paste
39
New cards
-ation
process
40
New cards
atri/o
atrium (chamber)
41
New cards
audi/o
hearing
42
New cards
aur/i
ear
43
New cards
bacteri/o
bacteria
44
New cards
balan/o
glans penis (penis head)
45
New cards
benign
mild or noncancerous
46
New cards
bi-
two or both
47
New cards
bil/i
bile
48
New cards
-blast
germ or bud
49
New cards
blast/o
germ or bud
50
New cards
blephar/o
eyelid
51
New cards
brachi/o
arm
52
New cards
brady-
slow
53
New cards
bronch/o
bronchus (airway)
54
New cards
bronchi/o
bronchus (airway)
55
New cards
bronchiol/o
bronchiole (little airway)
56
New cards
bucc/o
cheek
57
New cards
capn/o
carbon dioxide
58
New cards
carb/o
carbon dioxide
59
New cards
carcin/o
cancer
60
New cards
cardi/o
heart
61
New cards
cata-
down
62
New cards
-cele
pouching or hernia
63
New cards
celi/o
abdomen
64
New cards
-centesis
puncture for aspiration
65
New cards
cephal/o
head
66
New cards
cerebell/o
cerebellum (little brain)
67
New cards
cerebr/o
cerebrum (largest part of brain)
68
New cards
cerumin/o
wax
69
New cards
cervic/o
neck or cervix
70
New cards
cheil/o
lip
71
New cards
chol/e
bile
72
New cards
chondr/o
cartilage (grainy)
73
New cards
chrom/o
color
74
New cards
chromat/o
color
75
New cards
chronic
a condition that develops slowly and persists over a period of time
76
New cards
chyl/o
juice
77
New cards
circum-
around
78
New cards
col/o
colon
79
New cards
colon/o
colon
80
New cards
colp/o
vagina (sheath)
81
New cards
con-
together or with
82
New cards
conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva (to bind together)
83
New cards
contra-
against or opposed to
84
New cards
corne/o
cornea
85
New cards
coron/o
circle or crown
86
New cards
cost/o
rib
87
New cards
crani/o
skull
88
New cards
crin/o
to secrete
89
New cards
cutane/o
skin
90
New cards
cyan/o
blue
91
New cards
cyst/o
bladder or sac
92
New cards
cyt/o
cell
93
New cards
dacry/o
tear
94
New cards
dactyl/o
digit (finger or toe)
95
New cards
de-
from, down, or not
96
New cards
degeneration
gradual deterioration of normal cells and body functions
97
New cards
degenerative disease
any disease in which deterioration of the structure or function of tissue occurs
98
New cards
dent/i
teeth
99
New cards
derm/o
skin
100
New cards
dermat/o
skin