Medical Terminology - Final Master Deck

What are the four basic types of medical word parts?

Word root, combining form, suffix, prefix

What is the basic meaning of a medical word?

Word root

What is a word root combined with a combining vowel called?

Combining form

What combining vowel is used most often?

o

Where is the suffix located?

At the end of the word

Where is the prefix located?

At the beginning of the word

What does gastr- mean?

Stomach

What is the combining form for stomach?

gastr/o

What is the combining form for bone?

oste/o

What is the combining form for muscle?

my/o

What is the combining form for nerve?

neur/o

What is the combining form for joint?

arthr/o

What is the combining form for spinal cord?

myel/o

What is the combining form for fungus?

myc/o

What is the combining form for heart?

cardi/o

What is the combining form for liver?

hepat/o

What is the combining form for kidney?

nephr/o

What is the combining form for nose?

rhin/o

What is the combining form for ear?

ot/o

What is the combining form for larynx?

laryng/o

What is the combining form for blood vessel?

angi/o

What is the combining form for artery?

arteri/o

What is the combining form for blood?

hemat/o or hem/o

What is the combining form for renal pelvis?

pyel/o

What is the combining form for pus?

py/o

What is the combining form for fever/fire?

pyr/o

What is the combining form for gray?

poli/o

What is the combining form for red?

erythr/o

What is the combining form for white?

leuk/o

What is the combining form for black?

melan/o

What is the combining form for fungus (repeating concept)?

myc/o

What is the combining form for tissue?

hist/o

What is the combining form for fat?

adip/o

What is the combining form for gland?

aden/o

What is the combining form for head?

cephal/o

What is the combining form for back?

poster/o

What is the combining form for the lower part of the body?

caud/o

What prefix means before?

pre-

What prefix means after/behind?

post-

What prefix means around/surrounding?

peri-

What prefix means between/among?

inter-

What prefix means within/inside?

intra-

What prefix means under/below?

sub-

What prefix means above?

supra- or super-

What prefix means excessive/increased?

hyper-

What prefix means deficient/decreased?

hypo-

What prefix means bad/difficult/painful?

dys-

What prefix means good/normal/well?

eu-

What prefix means away from?

ab-

What prefix means toward/to?

ad-

What prefix means out/outside/away?

ex-

What prefix means in/into/not/without?

in-

What prefix means large?

macro-

What prefix means small?

micro- or micr/o

What prefix means large/great?

mega-/megal/o

What prefix means scanty/few?

olig/o

What prefix means through?

dia-

What prefix means one?

uni-

What prefix means two/both?

bi-

What prefix means opposite?

contra-

What suffix means inflammation?

-itis

What suffix means abnormal condition/disease?

-osis

What suffix means pain?

-algia

What suffix means pain/discomfort?

-dynia

What suffix means enlargement?

-megaly

What suffix means abnormal softening?

-malacia

What suffix means abnormal hardening?

-sclerosis

What suffix means tissue death?

-necrosis

What suffix means abnormal narrowing?

-stenosis

What suffix means surgical puncture to remove fluid?

-centesis

What suffix means process of producing a picture/record?

-graphy

What suffix means picture/record?

-gram

What suffix means visual examination?

-scopy

What suffix means surgical removal?

-ectomy

What suffix means surgical creation of an opening?

-ostomy

What suffix means surgical incision/cutting?

-otomy

What suffix means surgical repair?

-plasty

What suffix means surgical suturing?

-rrhaphy

What suffix means rupture?

-rrhexis

What suffix means excessive bleeding?

-rrhage/-rrhagia

What suffix means excessive flow/discharge?

-rrhea

What suffix means cell?

-cyte

What suffix means tumor?

-oma

What suffix means disease?

-pathy

What suffix means specialist?

-ologist

What suffix means study of?

-ology

What suffix means pertaining to?

-ac

Inflammation of the stomach and small intestine?

Gastroenteritis

Pain in the stomach?

Gastralgia / gastrodynia

Disease of the stomach?

Gastrosis

Enlargement of the liver?

Hepatomegaly

Surgical repair of muscle?

Myoplasty

Surgical suturing of muscle?

Myorrhaphy

Rupture of muscle?

Myorrhexis

Surgical suturing of a severed nerve?

Neurorrhaphy

Disease of the spinal cord?

Myelopathy

Disease of muscle tissue?

Myopathy

Fungal disease?

Mycosis

Abnormal black pigmentation?

Melanosis

Mature red blood cell?

Erythrocyte