Medical Terminology Vocabulary Flashcards

A comprehensive set of medical terminology flashcards for studying key terms and definitions.

cardi

heart

megal

enlarged

itis

inflammation

dermat

skin

plast

surgical repair, plastic repair

cerebr

brain

path

disease

-ectomy

surgical removal, all or part

enter

intestines, usually small

-osis

condition

-otomy

cut into, incision into

aden

gland

angi

vessel (usually blood)

-oma

tumor

nephr

kidney

hepat

liver

arthr

joint

blephr

eyelid

-ologist

specialist

rhin

nose

gingiv

gum

-malacia

soft condition

-ology

study of

spasm

involuntary contraction

-algia

pain, painful condition

crani

skull

end

inside, within

cost

rib

-gram

record, write

acro

extremities

rhexis

break, burst

carcin

cancer

-penia

decrease

gen

original production

burso

sac

retr(o)

backwards

trip

rub, friction

strept

twist

-desis

binding, fixation

mani

madness, mental disturbance

glosso

tongue

-trophy

development, growth

supra

above, over

-ptosis

falling, drooping

dyn

pain

mast

breast

-rrhaphy

suture

dent

teeth

cephal

head

auto

self

epi

upon, in addition to

hydro

water

lobo

section

hyper

above, more than normal

hemi

half

oid

like, resembling

cyst

sac containing fluid

chole

bile

hypo

under, beneath, deficient

hyster

uterus, (womb)

scop

look, observe

-ostomy

create an opening

para

beside, beyond

-lysis

loosening, destruction set free

cervic

neck

chondr

cartilage

cyan

blue

hem(at)

blood

ost

bone

psycho

mind

lip

fat

my

muscle

lith

stone

ophthalm, opt

eye

proct

anus

gastr

stomach

-emesis

vomiting

contra

against

-iasis

condition, formation of, presence of

trans

through, across, beyond

brady

slow

-ectasis

expansion

cyt

cell

odont

tooth

leuk

white

-esthesia

sensation, feeling

cantho

angle at the end of the eyelid

sten

narrow, contracted

cheil

lip

-cele

hernia, tumor or swelling

benign

mild, not cancerous

semen

seed

celio

abdomen

erythro

red

vaso

vessel

melan

black

cauda

tail

lingua

tongue

myring

eardrum

spondyl

spinal column or vertebra