Medical Terminology Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards for medical terminology.

Anti-

Against

Bi-

Two, double

Brady-

Slow

De-

Away from, down

Dys-

Abnormal, difficult, painful

Endo-

Within

Epi-

Over, above

Hypo-

Below, normal

Inter-

Between

Intra-

Within, inside

Macro-

Large

Micro-

Small, minute

Neo-

New

Poly-

Many

Post-

After, behind

Pre-

Before, in front of

Re-

Again, back

Sub-

Under, below

Super-

Above

Tachy-

Fast, rapid

Trans-

Across, through

Algia

Pain

Ectomy

Surgical removal of body part

Emia

Blood condition

Itis

Inflammation

Logy

Study of

Oma

Tumor, mass

Osis

Abnormal condition

Otomy

Cutting into; incision

Pathy

Disease

rrhea

Flow, discharge

Scopy

Visual examination

Blast

Immature cell

Cyte

Cell

Penia

Deficiency

Emia

Blood condition

Plasty

Surgical repair

rrhage

Bursting forth

Blast

Germ, immature cell

Carcino

Cancer

Cardio

Heart

Cyto

Cell

Derma

Skin

Histio

Tissue

Nephro

Kidney

Onco

Mass, tumor

Osteo

Bones

Tox

Poison

Uria

Urine

ADHD

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

AIDS

Acquired immune deficiency disorder

BMD

Bone mass density

BMI

Body mass index

BP

Blood pressure

CBC

Complete blood count

COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder

CT SCAN

Computed tomography

DX

Diagnosis

EKG

Electrocardiogram

ENT

Ears, nose, and throat

FB

Foreign body

FX

Fracture

GI

Gastrointestinal

HIV

Human immunodeficiency virus

ICU

Intensive care unit

IV

Intravenous

IVF

In Vitro Fertilization

OT

Occupational Therapy