Basic Medical Term Parts and Records Flashcards

Vocabulary practice cards covering medical prefixes, suffixes, combining forms, and medical record terminology from the Chapter 1 Part 2 lecture.

a-, an-

without

anti-, contra-

against or opposed to

de-

from, down, or not

ab-

away from

ad-

to, toward, or near

circum-

around

dia-, trans-

across or through

e-, ec-, ex-

out or away

ecto-, exo-, extra-

outside

en-, endo-

within

epi-

upon

infra-, sub-

below or under

inter-

between

intra-

within

meso-

middle

meta-

beyond, after, or change

para-

alongside of or abnormal

peri-

Common Prefixes: Position/direction
around

retro-

backward or behind

bi-

two or both

hemi-, semi-

half

hyper-

above or excessive

hypo-

below or deficient

macro-

large or long

micro-

small

mono-, uni-

one

multi-, poly-

many

oligo-

few or deficient

pan-

all

quadri-

four

super-, supra-

above or excessive

tri-

three

ultra-

beyond or excessive

ante-, pre-, pro-

before

brady-

slow

tachy-

fast

post-

after or behind

re-

again or back

con-, sym-, syn-

General prefixes - together or with

dys-

painful, difficult, or faulty

eu-

good or normal

neo-

new

Abduction

movement away from the body

Adduction

movement toward the body

Subcutaneous

pertains to below or under the skin

Epidermal

refers to something upon the skin

Transdermal

pertains to across or through the skin

Endoderm

the innermost layer

Mesoderm

the middle layer

Ectoderm

Common Prefixes
the outer layer

Endoscope

An instrument used to examine within the body

Hypoglycemia

deficient level of blood glucose

Hyperglycemia

excessive level of blood glucose

Hypothermia

a condition in which the body temperature is below normal

Hyperthermia

a condition in which the body temperature is well above normal

Macrocyte

a large cell

Microcyte

a small cell

Mononeuropathy

describes the disease of one nerve

Polyneuropathy

involves many nerves

Quadriplegia

a condition of paralysis of all four limbs

Panacea

a cure-all

Pansinusitis

an inflammation of all sinuses

Anaerobic

without air

Aphasia

a condition without the ability to speak

Dysphasia

a condition of difficult speech

Dysphagia

a condition of difficulty swallowing

Aphagia

without the ability to swallow

phaso

to speak

phago

to eat

Tachycardia

a condition of fast heartbeat

Bradycardia

a condition of slow heartbeat

Bradypnea

slow breathing

Tachypnea

fast breathing

Antenatal

the time before birth; also known as prenatal period

Perinatal

the time around birth

Postnatal

the time after birth

Neonatal

pertains to newborn

Toc/o

a combining form meaning labor

Eutocia

a condition of good or normal labor

Dystocia

a condition of painful, difficult, or faulty labor

Congenital disorder

one that an infant is born with

Dactyl/o

a combining form meaning finger or toe

Syndactylism

a condition where fingers and toes are fused together

Symbiosis

a condition in which different species can live together

-ic

pertaining to

-ium

structure or tissue

-y

condition or process of

Simple suffixes

form basic terms like:

-ic (pertaining to),

-ium (structure or tissue),

-y (condition or process of)

Compound suffixes

formed by a combination of basic word parts, such as -tomy (to cut + process of)

-algia, -dynia

pain

-genesis

origin or production

-lysis

breaking down or dissolution

-megaly

enlargement

-oid

resembling

-penia

abnormal reduction

-rrhea

discharge

-spasm

involuntary contraction

-cele

pouching or hernia

-ectasis

expansion or dilation

-emia

blood condition