Medical Terminology - Body Systems and Combining Forms

Flashcards covering medical terminology prefixes, suffixes, and word root combining forms across major anatomical systems.

Adip/o

fatty tissue

Caus/o

burn

Cutane/o

at the skin layer

Diaphor/o

sweat/perspiration

Erythem/o

redness of the skin

Hidr/o

sweat, sweat glands

Ichthy/o

relating to dry, scaly skin

Melan/o

to do with melanin/ pigment

Onych/o

finger/toenails

Steat/o

fat/tallow

Uve/o

vascular middle layer of the eye.

Vitre/o

vitreous body of eye

Xer/o

dryness, dry.

-chalasis

relaxed/loose/stretched

-opsia

eye/vision disorder

-tropia

turn/deviation of eye

Ambly/o

dull, dim amblyopia, lazy eye

Blephar/o

eye lid

Cycl/o

ciliary body/ or muscle

Dacryocyst/o

inflammation of tear duct

Emmetr/o

correct/normal

Glauc/o

gray

Mydr/o

widened/enlarged

Presby/o

old age

Papill/o

optic disc

-algesia

sensitivity to pain

-lepsy

seizure

-paresis

slight paralysis

-praxia

planning movement

-sthenia

strength

Comat/o

deep unconsciousness

Dur/o

dura mater (hard)

Esthesi/o

nervous sensation

Ganglion/o

Small Tumor Or structure of nerve cells

Gli/o

glue

Lex/o

Word, Phrase, Speech

Lept/o

Frail Thin/slender

Meningi/o

a protective meninges

Syncop/o

"cutting-off" (blood), Fainting?

Thec/o

Sheath/Case

Azot/o

Nitrogen / nitrogenous waste

Cali/o

Calyx / cup shaped renal cavity

Meat/o

meatus, opening

Olig/o

few

Pyel/o

renal pelvis

Trigon/o

trigone

Vesic/o

urinary bladder

Cortic/o

outer layer of organ or body structure

Crin/o

secretion

Estr/o

estrogen is a hormone i think

Insulin/o

blood sugar regulating hormone/protein

Kal/i

Potassium

Natr/o

Sodium

Toc/o

childbirth/labour

-blast

embryonic state of development or creator of type of cell

-clast

to break down

-listhesis

slip or displace

-malacia

abnormal softening of tissue or organ

-porosis

porous/decreased density

-schisis

splitting

Olecran/o

elbow or bony tip of elbow

Perone/o

region of lower leg/fibula

Plant/o

sole of foot

Rhabdomy/o

striped/striated or rod shaped

Rheumat/o

flowing current

Scoli/o

crooked/bent

Synov/o

of the synovial membrane/joint lubrication

Ankyl/o

stiff / crooked

Acetabul/o

hip socket

Kyph/o

posterior curvature of the spine

Lamin/o

Lamina / vertebral arch

Lord/o

curve of spine

Leiomy/o

smooth muscle

Myocardi/o

heart muscle

-gravida

Amount of times pregnant

-para

Amount of Births

-salpinx

Fallopian tube tubular structure

Primi-

First

Amni/o

Amnion - inner membrane surrounding the ftus

Culd/o

Cul-de-sac - space behind the uterus

Episi/o

vulva

Galact/o

milk

Obstetr/o

Pregnancy

Perine/o

perieum

Ileostomy

large intestine/rectum surgey.

Jejunorrhaphy

repair of the jejunum

Proctosigmoidoscopy

examine of the rectum and sigmoid colon using a scope

Proctostenosis

narrowing of the rectum or anal canal

Rectocele

pelvic organ prolapse

Cholecystogram

image of the gallbladder

Cholemia

bile presence in blood

Choledochojejunostomy

connection of bile duct to jejunum

Sialolith

salivary gland stone

Esophagogastroduodenoscopy

look inside upper digestive tract

Esophagodynia

pain in esophagus

Colocentesis

Puncture of colon

Duodenostomy

Removal of the duodenum

Palat/o

roof of mouth palate

Pylor/o

pylorus

Bucc/o

cheek inside