Medical Terminology Flashcards

Final Exam Prep

a-, an-

Without, lack of

ab-

Away from

ad-

Toward, addition to

ante-

Before, in front of

anti-

Against

bi, bin-

Two

brady-

Slow

de-

Down, remove

dia-

Through, across

endo-

Inside, within

epi-

Over, above

hyper-

Above normal, excessive

hypo-

Below normal, low

intra-

Within

inter-

Between

macro-

Large

micro-

Small

neo-

New

nulli-

None, no

pan-

All, entire

para-

Beside, near, abnormal

peri-

Around

sub-

Under, below

tachy-

Fast, rapid

-ac

Pertaining to

-algia

Pain

-ar

Pertaining to

-cele

Hernia, swelling, protrusion

-crine

Secretion

-cyte

Cell

-drome

Running, occurring together

-ectasis

Dilation, expansion

-ectomy

Surgical removal

-gram

Record, image, writing

-graph

Instrument used to record

-graphy

Process of recording or imaging

-iasis

Condition

-ic

Pertaining to

-itis

Inflammation

-ism

Condition, the theory, state of being

-logy

Study of

-logist

Specialist in a field

-megaly

Enlargement

-meter

Used to measure

-oid

Resembling, like

-pathy

Disease condition

-rrhage

Excessive flow, bleeding

-scope

Instrument used for viewing

Word root

Core part of medical term, often indicates the body part or system.

Combining Form Vowel

Vowel that is added to the root word. Often is 'O' but can be A, I, O, U, E, Y

Combining Form

A root word plus a combining vowel.

Prefix

Beginning of the term, modifies the root word. Often indicates a number, time, or location.

-cidal

Killing

colp/o

Vagina

gynec/o

Female

hyster/o

Uterus

men/o

Month

oophor/o

Ovary

ovar/o

Ovary

vesic/o

Bladder

Amni/o

Amnion

Fet/o

Fetus

Genit/o

Genitals

Men/o

Month

Urethr/o

Urethra

Hyster/o

Uterine tissue

Salping/o

Uterine tube

Vulv/o

Vulva

gon/o

Genitals

orchi/o

Teste

vas/o

Vessel or Duct

testicul/o

Testes

vas/o

Ductus deferens

Pen/o

Penis

Prostat/o

Prostate

Scrot/o

Scrotum

Semin/o

Semen

Ser/o

Serum

Spermat/o

Sperm

nephr/o

kidney

ren/o

kidney

ur/o

urine

-uria

urine condition

Albumin/o

albumin

Cyst/o

cyst or sac

Glomerul/o

glomerulus

Pyel/o

renal pelvis

Ureter/o

ureter

Cyst/o

Urinary bladder

acoust/o

hearing

aur/o

ear

corne/o

cornea

dacry/o

tear

ir/o

iris

kerat/o

cornea

lacrim/o

tear

ocul/o

eye

adren/o

Adrenal gland

gigant/o

Giant

gonad/o

Gonad