Medical Terminology Practice - Roots, Prefixes, Suffixes, and Directional Terms (Pages 1-3)

Flashcards covering core medical terminology from the three pages: roots, prefixes, suffixes, and directional terms.

What is the root meaning 'bone'?

oste (osteo)

What is the root meaning 'muscle'?

myo

What is the root meaning 'nerves'?

neur

What is the root meaning 'skin'?

derm

What is the root meaning 'heart'?

cardio (cardi)

What are the roots meaning 'blood vessels'?

angi (angio)

What are the roots meaning 'blood'?

hem, hemo, sangu

What is the root meaning 'veins and arteries'?

vas or vasc

What is the root meaning 'aorta'?

aort

What is the root meaning 'arteries'?

arteri (arterio)

What is the root meaning 'brain'?

enceph

What is the root meaning 'nose'?

rhino

What are the roots for 'eardrum'?

tympan or myringo

What are the roots for 'tooth'?

odont or dento

What are the roots for 'eye'?

ophthalm or oculo

What is the root meaning 'ear'?

oto

What is the root meaning 'tongue'?

lingu

What is the root meaning 'skull'?

crani

What is the root meaning 'gallbladder'?

cholecyst

What are the roots for 'esophagus'?

esoph or esopha

What is the root for 'large intestine'?

colo

What are the roots for 'stomach'?

gastr or gastro

What is the root for 'small intestine'?

ileo

What are the roots for 'liver'?

hep or hepato

What are the roots for 'chest'?

thorac or thoraco

What is the root for 'lung'?

pneumo

What are the roots for 'breast'?

mamm or mammo

What is the root for 'blood clot'?

thromb or thrombo

What is the root for 'shoulder'?

scapula

What are the roots for 'arm'?

brachi or brachio

What are the roots for 'wrist'?

carp or carpo

What is the root for 'rib'?

cost or costo

What is the root for 'back'?

dorsa

What is the root for 'bones'?

oste or osteo

What are the roots for 'foot'?

pod or podo or ped or pedo

What is the root for 'kidney'?

neph

Macro- means what?

very large

Megalo- or -megaly means what?

large

Micro- means what?

small

Hyper- means what?

above normal

Hypo- means what?

below normal

Tachy- means what?

fast

Brady- means what?

slow

Peri- means what?

around

Electro- means what?

using electricity

Trans- means what?

across

Endo- means what?

within or inside

Inter- means what?

between

Echo- means what?

using ultrasonic waves

What does the suffix -graph or -graphy mean?

the process of making a picture (record)

What does the suffix -otomy mean?

incision (cut in)

What does the suffix -stomy mean?

opening (surgical opening)

What does the suffix -scopy mean?

use of an instrument for viewing or examining

What does the suffix -stomy mean?

surgical opening

What does the suffix -metry mean?

measurement of

What does the suffix -metry or -meter mean?

meter: device used for measuring; metry: measurement of

What does the suffix -opsy mean?

visual examination

What does the prefix -ostomy mean?

opening

What does the prefix -ectomy mean?

removal of

What does the suffix -gram mean?

a picture/record

What does the suffix -ology mean?

the study of a part of the body

What does the suffix -iatr(y) mean?

medical treatment or practitioner (iatry = treatment; iatrist = practitioner)

What does the suffix -ologist mean?

a specialist who studies or treats a part of the body

What does the term 'anatomy' refer to?

study of the structure of the body

What does the term 'pathy' mean?

disease

What does the term 'itis' mean?

inflammation

What does the term 'osis' mean?

condition or disease

What does 'endoscopy' refer to?

visual examination inside the body using an endoscope

What does 'angiography' study or image?

imaging of blood vessels

What does 'stenosis' refer to?

narrowing of a passage or opening

What does 'dys-

not working correctly

What does 'peri' mean?

around

What does 'ecto' vs 'endo' differentiate?

ecto = outside; endo = inside

What does 'transverse' plane do?

divides body into superior and inferior parts

What does 'frontal' (coronal) plane separate?

divides body into posterior (back) and anterior (front) sections

What does 'sagittal' plane separate?

divides body into left and right parts

What does 'midline' refer to?

the exact center line of the body

What does 'proximal' describe?

closer to the origin of a part or attachment

What does 'distal' describe?

away from the origin of a part or attachment

What does 'superficial' describe?

toward the body surface

What does 'deep' describe?

away from the body surface or internal

What is the meaning of 'endoscopy'?

visual examination inside the body with an endoscope

What is the meaning of 'ophthalm' root?

eye

What is the meaning of 'ceph' root?

head