Medical Terminology

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards covering medical prefixes, roots, suffixes, and terms from the Week 1, Week 2, and Week 3 terminology lists.

a/an-

without, none

ad-

toward

ab-

away

sub-

beneath

dys-

painful, difficult

Acute

Sudden and relatively severe onset of a disease or disease symptoms that then subside within a short period of time.

Asymptomatic

without symptoms

Benign

not harmful, nonmalignant (not-cancerous)

Chronic

a slow progression of a condition that persists over a long period of time

Dysphagia

difficulty swallowing

Dyspnea

difficulty breathing

Extremity

the outermost part of the body, such as an arm or foot

Exacerbation

the relapse of a chronic condition

Febrile

having or showing the symptoms of a fever

Subcutaneous

located beneath the skin

endo-

inside

brady-

slow

-ologist

an expert in a branch of science

epi-

upper, above

pulmon/o-

lung

tachy-

fast

Anaphylaxis

An extreme immune response to an allergen that can be potentially fatal

Apnea

temporary stopping of breathing

Bradypnea

an abnormally slow rate of breathing

Embolism

the occlusion of blood flow by a blood clot

Epistaxis

bleeding from the nose

Etiology

the cause of a specific disorder or disease

Idiopathic

of unknown cause

Pulmonologist

a provider who specializes in the respiratory system

Rhinoplasty

a surgical procedure that reshapes the nose

Tachypnea

an abnormally high respiratory rate

angi/o-

blood vessel

di -

both, two

hyper

excessive, above, more than

hypo

deficient, below, less than

-penia

deficiency

sclerosis

hardening

vaso -

pertaining to blood vessels

Arrhythmia

an irregular rate or rhythm of your heartbeat

Blood Pressure

measurement of the pressure of blood on the walls of the arteries dependent on the action of the heart

Diastole

the stage in the cardiac cycle during which the ventricles are relaxed and filling with blood

Fibrillation

an uncontrollable twitching of muscle fibers of the heart

Hypertension

elevated blood pressure

Ischemia

decrease or lack of blood supply to an organ or part due to a constriction or obstruction of the blood vessel

Systole

the stage of the cardiac cycle during with the ventricles contract

Tachycardia

an accelerated heart rate

Vasoconstriction

the narrowing of blood vessels

Vasodilation

the enlargement of blood vessels