Big Oops Exam 1 Med Term

Greek plural -is + example

-ides

Greek plural -nx + example

-nges

Greek plural -oma + example

-omata

Greek plural -on + example

-a

Latin plural -a + example

-ae

Latin plural -us + example

-i

Latin plural -um + example

-a

Latin plural -is + example

-es

Latin plural -ex + example

-ices

Arthr/o- Medical meaning + Related Word

Joint

Cardi/o- Medical meaning + Related Word

Heart

Derm/o- Medical meaning + Related Word

Skin

Gastr/o- Medical meaning + Related Word

Stomach

Mamm/o Medical meaning + Related Word

Breast

Nas/o medical meaning + related word

Nose

Cost/o medical meaning

rib

Cyan/o medical meaning

Blue

Enter/o- medical meaning

intestine

Hepat/o medical meaning

Liver

Lapar/o- medical meaning

Abdomen

Leuk/o medical meaning

blood

-ac meaning and example

pertaining to

-al meaning and example

pertaining to

-ar meaning and example

pertaining to

-ary meaning and example

pertaining to

-ic meaning and example

pertaining to

-ine meaning and example

pertaining to

-ive meaning and example

pertaining to

-ous meaning and example

pertaining to

-ation meaning and example

being, having, or process

-ion meaning and example

Action or condition

-ia meaning and example

condition; state; thing

-ism meaning and example

disease from a specific cause

-itis meaning and example

infection of; inflammation of

-megaly meaning and example

Enlargement

-oma meaning and example

mass; tumor

-osis meaning and example

Abnormal condition

-Pathy meaning and example

Disease

-ectomy meaning and example

surgical removal

-gram meaning and example

picture; record

-metry meaning and example

process of measuring

-graphy meaning and example

Process of recording

-scope meaning and example

instrument used to examine

-scopy meaning and example

process of using an instrument to examine

-tomy meaning and example

process of cutting or making an incision

-iatry meaning and example

medical treatment

-ics meaning and example

knowledge; practice

-ist meaning and example

person who specializes in; thing that specializes in

-logy meaning and example

the study of

epi- meaning and example

above; upon

inter- meaning and example

between

intra- meaning and example

within

peri- meaning and example

around

Post- meaning and example

After; behind

Pre- meaning and example

before; in front of

sub- meaning and example

below or under; less than

trans- meaning and example

across; through

bi- meaning and example

two

brady- meaning and example

slow

hemi- meaning and example

one half

Hyper- meaning and example

Above; more than normal

Hypo- meaning and example

Below; deficient

poly- meaning and example

many; much

quadri- meaning and example

four

Tachy- meaning and example

fast

Tri- meaning and example

Three

An- meaning and example

not; without

Anti- meaning and example

Against

Dys- meaning and example

Abnormal; difficult; painful

Re- meaning and example

Again and again; backward; unable to

Plane

An imaginary flat surface that divides the body into two parts

Body directions

Represent movement toward or away from these planes

Coronal plane / frontal plane

Divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) sections

Sagittal plane

Divides the body into right and left sections

Transverse plane

Divides the body into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) sections

Medial

Moving toward the midline of the body

Lateral

Moving away from the midline of the body

Posterior

Moving toward the back of the body

Anterior

Moving toward the front of the body

Cephalad (superior)

Moving toward the head

Caudad (inferior)

Moving toward the tailbone

Distal

Moving away from the trunk of the body toward the fingers or toes

Proximal

Moving away from the fingers or toes and toward the trunk

External (superficial)

refers to an outer part of the body or organ

Internal (deep)

Refers to the inside of the body or an organ

Right Upper Quadrant

RUQ

Left Upper Quadrant

LUQ

right Lower Quadrant

RLQ

Left lower quadrant

LLQ

Dermatology

Integumentary system specialty

Gastroenterology

Gastrointestinal system specialty

Pulmonology

Respiratory system specialty

Hematology

Blood system specialty

Immunology

Immune system specialty

Cardiology

Cardiovascular system specialty

Orthopedics

Skeletal and muscular system specialty

Neurology

Nervous system specialty

Urology

Urinary system specialty

Male reproductive medicine

Male genitourinary system specialty

Gynecology

Female reproductive system specialty