PHRM 3550: Medical Terminology Basics

Vocabulary flashcards generated from PHRM 3550 Medical Terminology Basics notes covering roots, prefixes, suffixes, abbreviations, and the apothecary system.

Lip, lipo

fat

-emia

Blood condition

Hyper-

Excessive

Hypo-

diminished

Angio, vaso, vasculo

Vessel

Cardio

Heart

Entero

Small intestine

Esophago

Esophagus

Gastro

Stomach

Hemo, hemato

Blood

Hepato

Liver

Osteo

Bone

Uro, urino

urine

Abdomino-, laparo-

Abdomen

Acro-

Extremity or topmost

Adeno-

Gland

Arthro-

Joint

Cephalo-

Head

Colo-, colono-

Colon

Cyto-

Cell

Dermo-, dermato-, cutaneo-

Skin

Myo-, musculo-

Muscle

Naso-, rhino-

nose

Nephro-, reno

Kidney

Oro-

Mouth

Pneumo-, pneumono-

Air or lung

cyano-

Blue

Erythro-

Red

Leuko-

White

Melano-

black

Aero-

Air or gas

Hemo-, hematol-

Blood

Hydro-

Water

Lipo-

Fat

Pyo-

Pus

carcino-

Cancer

Crino-

To secrete

Esthesio-

Sensation

Fibro-

Fiber

Geno-

Origin or production

Gyneco-

Woman

Litho-

Stone

Morpho-

form

Necro-

Death

Onco-

Tumor or mass

Ortho-

Straight, normal or correct

Patho-

Disease

Pedo-

Child or foot

Phago-

Eat or swallow

Phaso-

Speech

Phobo-

Exaggerated fear or sensitivity

Plaso-

Formation

Psycho-

Mind

Sclero-

Hard

Sono-

Sound

Steno-

Narrow

Thermo-

Heat

Toxo-, toxico-

Poison

Tropho-

Nourishment or development

-al, -eal

Pertaining to

-ectasis

Expansion or dilation

-ectomy

Excision, removal

-ia

Condition of

-itis

Inflammation

-ology

Study of

-megaly

Enlargement

-stomy

Creation of an opening

-tomy

incision

-ac, -al, -ar

Pertaining to

-dynia

Pain

-ium

Structure or tissue

-rrhaphy

Suture

-rrhexis

Rupture

Con-, syn- , sym-

Together or with

Dys-

Painful, difficult, faulty

Eu-

Good or normal

Neo-

New

A-, an-

Without

Anti-, contra-

Against or opposed to

De-

From, down, or not

Ab-

Away from

Ad-

To, toward, or near

Circum-, peri-

Around

Dia-, trans-

Across or through

E-, ec-, ex-

Out or away

Ecto-, exo-, extra-

Outside

En-, endo-, intra-

Within

Epi-

Upon

Inter-

Between

Meso-

Middle

Meta-

Beyond, after, or change

Para-

Alongside or abnormal

Retro

Backward or behind

Sub-, infra-

Below or under

Bi-

Two or both

Hemi-, semi-

Half

Hyper- (Measurement)

Above or excessive

Hypo- (Measurement)

Below or deficient

Macro-

Large or long

Micro-

Small