Medical Terminology Review

Flashcards for reviewing medical terminology related to the integumentary, lymphatic, muscular, reproductive systems, and body organization.

Integumentary System

Comprises the skin, hair, nails, and exocrine glands; serves as the body's protective barrier and helps regulate temperature and water retention.

albin/o

white

cirrh/o, jaund/o, xanth/o

yellow

cutane/o

skin

cyan/o

blue

cyt/o

cell

derm/o/at/ato

skin

erythr/o

red

fero

to carry

ichthy/o

dry, scaly (fishlike)

kerat/o

hornlike

melan/o

black

myc/o

fungus

onych/o

nail

pil/o

hair

scler/o

hardening

seb/o

sebum (oil; fat)

sudor/i/

sweat

xer/o

dry

an-

without

anti-

against

de-

removal

epi-

upon

hyper-

above normal

para-

alongside of or abnormal

sub-

below or under

-cyte

cell

-derma

skin

-ia

condition

-ism

condition

-logist

practitioner

-logy

study

-malacia

softening

-oma

tumor

-osis

abnormal condition

Body Organization

The body is organized into cells, tissues, organs, and systems.

anter/o

front, anterior

cerv/o

neck

chondr/o

cartilage

cyt/o

cell

dors/o

back

gastr/o

stomach

inguin/o

groin

my/o

muscle

myel/o

spinal cord

neur/o

nerve, neuron

poster/o

posterior, back

proxim/o

near

sarc

flesh

super/o

superior

epi-

upon

hypo-

below or deficient

infra-

below

leio-

smooth

trans-

across

-algia

pain

-cyte

cell

-edema

watery fluid in tissues

-ic

pertaining to

-ium

structure or tissue

-oid

resemblance to

-oma

tumor

The Lymphatic System

Helps protect and maintain the internal fluid environment by filtering and draining lymph, and by providing immune responses to pathogens.

aden/o

gland

hem/o

blood

immun/o

immune system

leuk/o

white

lymphaden/o

lymph nodes

lymphangi/o

lymph vessels

lymph/o, lymphat/o

lymph or lymphatic system

path/o

disease

phag/o

ingest or engulf

splen/o

spleen

thym/o

thymus

tonsill/o

lymph node, usually palatine tonsil

anti-

against or opposed to

auto-

self

mono-

single

macro-

large

micro-

small

-edema

swelling

-itis

inflammation

-megaly

enlargement

-osis

condition of

-pathy

disease

The Muscular System

Facilitates movement, posture, and circulation through the contraction and relaxation of muscle tissue.

cardi/o

heart

fasci/o

fibrous membrane

fibr/o

fiber

kinesi/o

movement

muscul/o

muscle

my/o

muscle

orth/o

straight

oste/o

bone

pedics

child

scler/o

hard

sthen/o

strength

tend/o, tendin/o

tendon

ton/o

tone

a-

deficient