Med Term Ch 1 Study Flashcards

What are the two prefixes for the words “no, not, without”

a-, an-

What is the combining form for the word “gland”

aden/o

What is the term for “inflammation of gland”

adenitis

What is the term for “tumor of a gland”

adenoma

What is the term for “disease of glands”

adenopathy

What is the suffix that means “pain”

-algia

What is the term for a decrease in erythrocytes or hemoglobin?

anemia

What is the combining form for the word “joint”

arthr/o

What is the term for “painful joint”

arthralgia

What is the term for “inflammation of joint”

arthralgia

What is the prefix for the word “self, own”

aut-, auto-

What is the term that means “Self-view” or examination of a dead body?

Autopsy

What is the combining form for the word “life”

bi/o

What is the term for “Study of Life”

biology

What is the term that means the process of viewing life; removal of living tissue for microscopic examination

biopsy

What is the combining form for the word “cancer of the skin”

carcin/o

What is the term for pertaining to “cancer-producing”

carcinogenic

What is the term for a cancerous tumor of the skin

carcinoma

What is the combining form for the word “heart”

cardi/o

What is the term for “pertaining to the heart”

cardiac

What is the term for “study of the heart”

cardiology

What is the combining form for the word “head”

cephal/o

What is the term for “pertaining to the head”

cephalic

What is the term for headache

cephalalgia

What is the combining form for the word “cerebrum”

cerebr/o

What is the term for “pertaining to the brain”

cerebral

What is the combining form for the phrase “to cut”

cis/o

What is the term for an element used in combination with another element to form a word

combining form

What is the combining form for the phrase “to secrete”

crin/o

What is the combining form for “urinary bladder”

cyst/o

What is the term for inflammation of the urinary bladder

cystitis

What is the term for the process of visual examination of the urinary bladder

cystoscopy

What is the combining form for the word “cell”

cyt/o

What is the suffix for the word “cell”

-cyte

What is the term for the study of cells

cytology

What is the combining form for the word “skin”

derm/o or dermat/o

What is the term for inflammation of the skin

dermatitis

What is the term for the study of skin

dermatology

What is the prefix for the words “through or complete”

dia-

What is the term for “state of complete knowledge; information gathered about a patient’s illness”

diagnosis

What is the suffix for the words “excision, removal”

-ectomy

What is the combining form for the word “electricity”

electr/o

What is the term for a recording of the electricity in the heart

electrocardiogram

What is the term for a recording of the electricity in teh brain

electroencephalogram

What is the suffix for “blood condition”

-emia

What is the combining form for the word “brain”

encephal/o

What is the prefix for the word “within”

end-, endo-

What is the term for glands that secrete hormones

endocrine glands

What is the term for one who specializes in endocrine glands

endocrinologist

What is the term for the study of the endocrine glands

endocrinology

What is the term for an instrument to visually examine within the body

endoscope

What is the term for the process of visually examining within the body

endoscopy

What is the combining form for the word “intestine”

enter/o

What is the term for “inflammationof intestines”

enteritis

What is the term for “diseases of the intestines”

enteropathy

What is the prefix for the words “above;upon”

epi-

What is the term for the outer layer of skin; above the dermis layer

epidermis

What is the term for “pertaining to above the stomach”

epigastric

What is the combining form for the word “red”

erythr/o

What is the term for a red blood cell

erythrocyte

What is the prefix for the words “out, outside of, outward”

ex-, exo-

What is the term for the process of cutting something out

excision or resection

What is the term for glands that secrete chemicals into a duct that often leads to the outside of the body

exocrine glands

What is the combining form for the word “stomach”

gastr/o

What is the term for removal of the stomach

gastrectomy

What is the term for “pertaining to the stomach”

gastric

What is the term for inflammation of the stomach

gastritis

What is the term for the study of the stomach and intestines

gastroenterology

What is the term for incision into the stomach

gastrotomy

What is the suffix for the words “producing, produced by, produced in”

-genic

What is the suffix for the word “protein”

-globin

What is the combining form for the word “sugar”

glyc/o

What is the combining form for the word “knowledge”

gnos/o

What is the suffix for the word “record”

-gram

What is the combining form for the word “female”

gynec/o

What is the term for study of females and female diseases

gynecology

What is the combining form for the word “blood”

hem/o or hemat/o

What is the term for the study of blood

hematology

What is the term for a collection (mass) of blood

hematoma

What is the term for a blood protein found in red blood cells that carries oxygen to the cells from the lungs and carbon dioxide away from cells to the lungs

hemoglobin

What is the combining form for the word “liver”

hepat/o

What is the term for a malignant tumor of the liver

hepatoma

What is the term for inflammation of liver

hepatitis

What is the prefix for the words “excessive, above, more than normal”

hyper-

What is the term for the condition of increased blood sugar

hyperglycemia

What is the term for the condition of low blood sugar

hypoglycemia

What is the term for the condition of too much secretion of hormone (thyroxine) from the thyroid gland

hyperthyroidism

What is the prefix for the words “deficient, below, under, less than normal”

hypo-

What is the term for “pertaining to under the skin”

hypodermic

What is the term for “pertaining to below the stomach”

hypogastric

What is the combining form for the word “treatment”

iatr/o

What is the term for a disorder caused by medical treatment

iatrogenic

What is the suffix for the words “pertaining to”

-ic, -ical, -ior

What is the name of the broad, flat part of the hip bone

ilium

What is the name of the last part of the small intestine

ileum

What is the prefix for the word “in, into"“

in-

What is the term for the process of cutting into something

incision

What is the suffix for the word “specialist”

-ist

What is the suffix for the word “inflammation”

-itis

What is the combining form for the word “white”

leuk/o