Med Term Chapter 1-2 Flash Cards

hyper-

excessive, above normal

hypo-

deficient, below normal

pre-

before

post-

after

brachy-

short

tachy-

fast

path-

disease

macro-

large

micro-

small

megalo-

great, enlarged

ab-

away from

ad-

toward

dextro-

right

sinistro-

left

ex-

out of, away from

in-

in, into, not

dys-

bad, difficult, painful

eu-

good, normal, easy

inter-

between

intra-

within

sub-

under, below

super-, supra-

above, excessive

gastr/o

stomach

cardi/o

heart

laryng/o

larynx, voice box

rhin/o

nose

abdomin/o

abdomen

crani/o

skull

hepat/o

liver

physi/o

body function

nephr/o

kidney

my/o

muscle

caud/o

tail, lower part of body

cephal/o

head

cyt/o, cyte

cell

myc/o

fungus

myel/o

spinal cord, bone marrow

neur/o

nerve

ot/o

ear

plas/i, plas/o

development, growth, formation

poster/o

back, behind

py/o

pus

pyel/o

renal pelvis

ventr/o

belly, front

-itis

inflammation

-algia

pain

-ology

study of

-graphy

process of recording

-scopy

visual examination

-pathy

disease condition

-ologist

specialist

-gram

record, picture

-osis

abnormal condition

-rrhage

bursting forth

-rrhaphy

surgical suturing

-rrhea

flow, discharge

-dynia

pain

-ectomy

surgical removal

-ostomy

surgical opening (to the outside)

-otomy

cutting into

-plasty

surgical repair

-sclerosis

abnormal hardening

-megaly

enlargement

-necrosis

tissue death

-stenosis

abnormal narrowing

-centesis

surgical puncture