Anatomical Structural Organization - Medical Terminology

Vocabulary flashcards covering medical prefixes, suffixes, combining forms, and anatomical positioning concepts.

Anti-

Against

aut/o

Self

brady-

Slow

circum-

Around

dys-

Bad, difficult, painful

endo-

Within

intra-

Inside, within

epi-

Above, upon

hemi-

Half

hyper-

Above

hypo-

Below

inter-

Between

later/lateral

Side

medi/o

Middle

mono-

One

post-

After, following

pre-

Before, in front of

retro-

Behind

semi-

Half

sub-

Below

trans-

Across

-al

Pertaining to

-algia

Pain

-ase

Enzyme

-cide

Killer

-ectomy

Removal of

-emia

Blood

-genic

Producing

-ism

Condition of

-itis

Inflammation of

-megaly

Enlargement

-ology

Study of

-ologist

One who studies

-oma

Tumor/mass

-osis

Condition of

-ostomy

Surgical opening

-otomy

Cutting, incision

-pathy

Disease

-phobia

Fear

-plasty

Mold or form (also surgical repair)

-scope

Visual examination of

Basic Anatomical Position (BAP)

Also called standard Anatomical Position; the reference description of any region or part of the body in a specific stance.