Medical Terminology Flashcards

ABDOMIN-

belly, abdomen

ACANTH-

thorn, spine

ACOU-, ACOUS-, ACU-, ACUS-

hear

ACR-

extremities (particularly the hands and feet)

ACTIN-

[ray] radiation

ADEN-

gland

ADIP-

fat

AER-

air, gas

AGOG-

leading, drawing forth

-AGRA

hunting pain, gout

ALA

wing

ALG-

pain

ALGES-

sensitivity to pain

ALL-

other, divergence, difference from

ALVE-

hollow, cavity

AMBLY-

dull, faint

AMNI-

fetal membrane, amniotic sac, amnion

AMOEBA

[change] amoeba

AMYGDAL-

[almond] tonsil

AMYL-

starch

ANCYl-

fused, stiffened; hooked, crooked

ANDR-

man, male

ANGI-

(blood) vessel, duct

ANGIN-

choking pain, angina pectoris

ANGULUS

angle, corner

ANKYL-

fused, stiffened; hooked, crooked

ANTER-

front, in front

ANTHRAC-, ANTHRAX

coal; anthrax

AORT-

aorta

APHRODIS-, APHRODISI-

sexual desire

ARACHN-

spider, web; arachnoid membrane

ARCH-, -ARCHE

beginning, origin

ARCT-, ARCTAT-

compress

ARTERI-

[air passage] artery

ARTHR-

joint

ARTICULARIS

joint, pertaining to joints

ASC-, ASCIT-

[leather bag] sac, bag, bladder

ATHER-

[soup] fatty deposit

ATRI-

[entrance hall] atrium

AUR-

ear

AURE-

golden-yellow

AUT-

self

AUX-, -AUXE, -AUXIS

grow, increase

AX-, AXON-

axis, axon

BACILL-

[rod, staff] bacillus

BACTER-, BACTERI-

[small staff] bacterium

BARY-

heavy, dull, hard

BI-

life

BILI-

bile

BLAST-

[bud, germ] primitive cell

BLENN-

mucus

BLEPHAR-

eyelid

BOL-

a throwing

BOV-

ox, bull, cow

BRACHI-

(upper) arm

BRACHY-

short

BRADY-

slow

BREVIS

short

BRONCH-, BRONCHI-

[windpipe] bronchus

BUCCINATOR

that which has to do with the cheek (bucca)

BURS-

[leather sack] bursa

CALC-

stone, calcium, lime (salts)

CALOR-

heat, energy

CAPILL-

[hair] capillary

CAPIT-, CEPS, -CIPUT

head

CAPN-

[smoke] carbon dioxide

CARCIN-

[crab] carcinoma, cancer

CARDI-

heart, cardia

CEC-

[blind] cecum

CEL-, -CEL-, CELI-

abdomen; hernia, tumor, swelling

CENTE-

pierce

CEPHAL-

head

-CEPT-

take

CEREBR-

brain

CERVIC-, CERVIX

neck (of the uterus), cervix uteri

CHAET

hair

CHEIL-, CHIL-

lip

CHEIR-, CHIR-

hand

CHLOR-

green

CHOL-, CHOLE-

bile, gall

CHONDR-

cartilage

CHOROID-

[skinlike] choroid

CHROM-, CHROMA-, CHROMAT-

color, pigment

CHRON-

time, timing

-CID-, -CIP-, -CIS-

cut, kill

CIMEX

bug

CIRS-

dilated and twisted vein, varix

-CLUD-, -CLUS-

close

CLY-, CLYS-

rinse out, inject fluid

COCC-, -COCCUS

[berry] coccus

COL-, COLI-, COLON-

colon, Escherichia coli

CLA-, CLAS-, -CLAST

break (up), destroy, something that breaks or destroys

COPR-

excrement, fecal matter

COR, CORD-

heart

‘COR-, CORE-

[girl] pupil (of the eye)

CORON-

crown

CORRUGATOR

that which wrinkles

CORTEX, CORTIC-

[bark, rind] outer layer (of an organ)

COST-

rib

CRANI-

skull