PHTH: Intro to PT and Medical Terminology - Unit 3

These flashcards cover the vocabulary associated with Chapters 11-16 in Unit 3, focusing on medical terminology for the digestive, eye, ear, musculoskeletal, nervous, and endocrine systems.

An/o

anus

Antr/o

antrum (part of the stomach just inside the pylorus)

Cec/o

cecum (a pouch connected to the junction of the small and large intestines)

Col/o, colon/o

colon (large intestine)

Duoden/o

duodenum (the first part of the small intestines immediately after the stomach)

Enter/o

intestine(s) (small intestine)

Esophag/o

esophagus

Gastr/o

stomach

Ile/o

ileum (third portion of the small intestines, after the jejunum)

Jejun/o

jejunum (second part of the small intestines, after the duodenum)

Or/o, stomat/o

mouth

Proct/o, rect/o

rectum

Sigmoid/o

sigmoid colon (S-shaped last part of the large intestines, leads to the rectum)

Abdomin/o, celi/o, lapar/o

abdomen, abdominal cavity

Append/o, Appendic/o

appendix

Cheil/o

lip(s)

Cholangi/o

bile duct(s)

Chol/e

gall, bile

Choledoch/o

common bile duct

Cyst/o

bladder, sac

Diverticul/o

diverticulum, pl. diverticula (pouch extending from a hollow organ)

Gingiv/o

gum(s)

Gloss/o, lingu/o

tongue

Hepat/o

liver

Herni/o

hernia (protrusion of an organ through a membrane or cavity wall)

Lith/o

stone(s), calculus (pl. calculi)

Nas/o

nose

Palat/o

palate

Pancreat/o

pancreas

Peritone/o

peritoneum (membrane lining the abdominal cavity and organs)

Polyp/o

polyp, small growth

Pylor/o

pylorus, pyloric sphincter (opening from the stomach to the small intestines)

Sial/o

saliva, salivary gland

Steat/o

fat

Uvul/o

uvula

Hemi-

Half

-pepsia

Digestion

Blephar/o

eyelid

Conjunctiv/o

conjunctiva (L. conjunctivus “serving to connect”)

Cor/o, core/o, pupill/o

pupil

Corne/o, kerat/o

cornea (Note: kerato/o also means hard or horny tissue)

Dacry/o, lacrim/o

tear(s)

Ir/o, Irid/o

iris

Ocul/o, ophthalm/o

eye

Opt/o

vision

Phac/o, phak/o

lens

Retin/o

retina

Scler/o

sclera

Uvelo

uvea

Cry/o

cold

Cysto/o

bladder, sac

Dipl/o

two, double

Is/o

equal

Phot/o

light

Ton/o

tension, pressure

bi-, bin-

two

-opia

vision (condition)

-phobia

abnormal fear of, aversion to specific things

-plegia

paralysis

Audi/o

hearing

Aur/i, ot/o

ear

Cochle/o

cochlea (L. Cochlea “snail, screw” Gk. Kokhlos “spiral shell”)

Labyrinth/o

labyrinth (inner ear)

Mastoid/o

mastoid bone

Myring/o

tympanic membrane (eardrum)

Staped/o

stapes (middle ear)

Tympan/o

middle ear

Vestibul/o

vestibule

Carp/o

carpals (wrist)

Clavicul/o

clavicle (collar bone)

Cost/o

rib

Crani/o

cranium (skull)

Femor/o

femur (upper leg bone)

Fibul/o

fibula (lower leg bone)

Humer/o

humerus (upper arm bone)

Ili/o

ilium

Ischi/o

ischium

Lumb/o

loin, lumbar region of the spine

Mandibul/o

mandible (lower jawbone)

Maxill/o

maxilla (upper jawbone)

Myel/o

bone marrow

Oste/o

bone

Patell/o

patella (kneecap)

Pelv/i

pelvis, pelvic bones, pelvic cavity

Phalang/o

phalanx (pl. Phalanges) (any bones of the fingers or toes)

Pub/o

pubis

Rachi/o, spondylo/o, veterbr/o

vertebra, spine, vertebral column

Radi/o

radius (lower arm bone)

Sacr/o

sacrum

Scapula/o

scapula (shoulder blade)

Stern/o

sternum (breast bone)

Tars/o

tarsals (ankle bones)

Tibi/o

tibia (lower leg bone)

Uln/o

ulna (lower arm bone)

Arthr/o

joint

Burs/o

bursa (cavity)

Chondr/o

cartilage

Disc/o

intervertebral disk

Fasci/o

fascia (connective tissue enclosing and separating muscle layers)

Lamin/o

lamina (thin, flat plate or layer)