week 1 medical terminology study guide

Demat

skin

cutane

skin

Nephr

kidney

ren

kidney

stomat

mouth

or

mouth, oral

eryhr

red

gastr

stomach

hepat

liver

oste

bone

immun

immune

cyan

blue

leuk

white

melan

black

myel

spinal cord

neur

nerve

crani

skull

cardi

heart

My

muscle

pyel

renal pelvis

-itis

inflammation of

-megaly

enlargement of

-oma

tumor of

-cyte

cells in

-algia

pain, suffering

-ectomy

surgical removal, cutting off

-osis

abnormal condition, disease

-ostomy

surgical opening

-plasty

surgical repair

-rrhage

bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

-rrhaphy

surgical suturing

-rrhea

flow, discharge

-rrhexis

rupture

-sclerosis

abnormal hardening

-malacia

abnormal softening

Necrosis

tissue death

-stenosis

abnormal narrowing

-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

-scopy

visual exam of internal structure

An

without, not

hyper

excessive, above normal

dys-

bad, painful, difficult

hypo-

deficient, decreased

ab

away from

ad

toward, in the direction of

Ex

out of

in

into

macro

large, abnormal size

micro

small

olig

scanty

pre

before

post

after

eu-

normal well easy

intra

within inside

inter

between among

sub

under less below

supra

above, excessive

Abduction

away from the midline

Adduction

moving toward the midline

Medial

toward the midline

Lateral

away from the midline

Superior

toward the head

Proximal

Closer to the point of attachment

Distal

away from the point of attachment

Anterior

front of the body

Posterior

back

Inversion

Turning the sole of the foot inward

Eversion

turning the sole of the foot outward

superficial

near the surface

deep

away from the surface

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