All Medical Terms

Unit 11 Dean Voughn

  • thromb- trombone: Lump, Clot

  • ab- abe, away from to tie knots: Away From, Knot

  • -plegia - pledge, paralized: Paralysis

  • ante- ant/tea, beef/oar: Before

  • thel- the “L”: Nipple

  • ex- eggs, out of carton/ away from: Out, Away From

  • lien- line, spelling bee; Spleen

  • tumor - two more: Swelling

  • vestibule - vest/bull: Entrance

  • puer- pure gold: Child

  • sarc- shark: Flesh

  • proli- parolee, off the spring: Offspring

  • macro- macroni: Large

  • lal- lollipop: Speech

  • intra- introduce: Within

  • inter- interpreter, bee in tweed: Between

  • infra- infrared oven, bee on its knees: Beneath

  • cryo- cry: Cold

  • mal- mall, bats: Bad

  • glom- glow, balls: Ball

  • tens- tents: Stretch

  • spas- space: Pull, Draw

  • somni- “saw my knee” , sleeping: Sleep

  • pharmac- farm axe, drugstore: Drug

  • lumbo- lumber, lions: Loins

  • [ ] pneum- name: Lung

  • [ ] phage- page: To Eat

  • [ ] phren- friend: Mind

  • [ ] corne- corn, horns: Horny

  • [ ] plak- plaque: Plate

  • [ ] iris- I race: Rainbow (to denote the color membrane of the eye)

  • [ ] kerat- carrot, horns: Horny

  • [ ] pulmo- pull moon: Lung

  • [ ] ptyal- tile, sailboat: Saliva

  • [ ] alveol- owl/field, cave-in: Cavity

  • [ ] oophor- over: Ovvary

  • [ ] (ovar- over: Eggs)

  • [ ] oment- “o” men: Covering

  • [ ] sedat- seated: Quiet/Calm

  • [ ] furca- fur coat, forks: Fork Shaped

  • [ ] radic- radish, root beer: Root

  • [ ] radi- radio: Ray

  • [ ] fistul- fist: Pipe, Narrow Passage

  • [ ] edema- a demon: Swelling

  • [ ] dactyl- duck tail: Finger/Toe

  • [ ] metabol- met a bull: Change

  • [ ] pariet- parrot: Wall

  • [ ] ependym- a pendulum: Wrapping

  • [ ] gravid- gravel: Pregnant

  • [ ] aer- airplane: Air

  • [ ] glyco- glide coal, sweet chocolate: Sweet

Unit 6 Dean Vaughn

  • physio- : physics book, nature boy, Nature (Body)
  • bucco- ; bucket, Cheek
  • palpebr- ; pile of people, Eyelid
  • -plasia ; play show, developing film, Development
  • rug- ; rug, Wrinkle, Fold, Crease
  • aur- ; “R”, Ear
  • acousti- ; a cue stick, hearing aid, Hearing
  • colpo- ; cold bow, hollow/ virgina hams, Hollow/Vagina
  • phon- ; phone, Voice/Sound
  • leio- ; lei, Smooth
  • cor ; core, Heart
  • ren- ; rain, kids on their knees, Kidney
  • orchi- ; orchid, tests, Testies
  • encephal- ; hen sieve fall, Brain
  • cephal- ; seive fall, Head
  • thalam- ; the lamb, winner/chamber, Inner Chamber
  • plexus ; plexiglass, Braid
  • cilia ; ceiling, Eyelash
  • dendr- ; den door, tree/branches, Tree/Branching
  • phleb- ; flipchart, Vain
  • pilo- ; pile on, Hair
  • histo- ; his toe, Tissue
  • stoma- ; stone, Mouth
  • tympan- ; tin pan, Ear Drum
  • umbilic- ; a bill lick, navel officer, Navel
  • salpingo- ; sally bingo, inner tube, Tube

Dean Vaughn Lesson 9

  • [ ] tarso- tar: Framework Of The Eyelid

  • [ ] cheir- (chir)- care package: Hand

  • [ ] calc- calculator: Heel, Stone

  • [ ] cine- sen sens: Move

  • [ ] digit- dig it: Finger, Toe

  • [ ] dors- doors: Back

  • [ ] gangli- gang: Swelling

  • [ ] gemin- gem: Twin

  • [ ] grad- graduate, walk away: Walk, Take Steps

  • [ ] gran- grandma: Grain, Particle

  • [ ] labi- lab: Lip

  • [ ] micr- microphone: Small

  • [ ] peps- pepsi, readers digest: Digest

  • [ ] pleur- pliers: Pleura, Rib, Side

  • [ ] mamm- mammal: Breast

  • [ ] colla- cola: Glue

  • [ ] later- ladder: SIde

  • [ ] rachi- rake: Spinal Column

  • [ ] phob- foe, fur: Fear

  • [ ] phot- photo: Light

  • [ ] dys- dice, bat: Bad

  • [ ] cut- cut: Skin

  • [ ] en- hen, inn: In

  • [ ] peri- pear: About, Around

  • [ ] pro- pro: In Front Of, Before

Medical Terminology \n \n Root Word- Centeral Part Of The Term \n Prefix- Single Letter/group at the begining of the term \n Suffix- Single letter/group at the end of the term \n Combining Vowel- Vowel attached to the end of the root word \n \n Ovar- \n • Over \n • Egg \n \n -centesis \n • cent \n • puncture \n \n oto- \n • "o" toe \n • Ear \n \n bili- \n • bill (pile) \n • Bile \n \n squam- \n • squash \n • scale \n \n mening- ; manage, mens brains, membrane \n \n cec- ; seek, blind passage \n macul- ; Mack Truck, Spots, Spot \n \n -pexy ; pecks egg, suspended, Suspension \n \n onco- ; uncle, two more, Tumor \n \n or- ; oar, Mouth \n \n sub- ; submarine, Under \n \n spiro- ; sparrow, coils, Coil \n \n lacrim- ; lake rim, Tear \n \n viscero- ; vice row, Organ \n \n lact- ; lacquer, Milk \n \n onych- ; onyx, Nail, Claw \n \n thorac- ; throw rack, treasure chest, Chest \n \n pyle- ; pie, Gate \n \n vesic- ; vest sick, Bladder \n \n sphenic- ; sphinx, Wedge \n \n myel- ; mile, narrow spinal cord, Marrow, Spinal Cord \n \n anti- ; ant eye, against the rock, Against \n \n myco- ; my comb, Fungus \n \n hallux ; hall 'x', Great Toe (the big toe)

-pnea→ Breathing (A-WIthout)

-apnea→ Without Breath

-gastr→ Stomach

-aden→ Gland

-blephar→ Eyelid

-itis→ Inflamation

Apnea- Without Breath

Bradypnea- Low Breath

Eupnea- Normal Breat

Hypopnea- Slow Breathing

Hyperpnea- Exsesive Breathing

Orthopnea- Decreaced Breath

Tachypnea- High Breathing

Pulmon/o- Lung

Nas/o- Nose

Rhin/o- Nose

Inspiration- Breathe In

Expiration- Breath Out

Alveol/o- Air Sac

Atel/o-Incomplete/Imperfect

Bronchi/o- Smaller Subdivition Of The Bronchus

Arteri/o- Artery

Angi/o- Vessel (Blood)

Carcin/o- Cancer

Cardi/o- Heart

Cyan/o- Blue

Dilat/o- Expand

Epiglott/o- Epiglottis

Hem/o- Blood

Hist/o- Tissue

Larying/o-Voice Box

Pulmon/o- Lung

Resuscit/o- To Revise

Rhin/o- Nose

Sinus/o- Sinus Cavit

Spir/o- Breathing

Thorac/o- Chest

Tonsil/o- Tonsils

Trache/o- Windpipe

A- Without

Anti- Against

Brady- Slow

Dys- Painful/Difficult

Em- In

Endo- Within

Epi- On/Over/Upon

Hyper- Above Normal/Exsessive

Hypo- Below Normal/Deficien

In- In/Into/Not

Poly- Many/Much

Tachy- Fast

External Respiration- Air Enters The Lungs, Gas Is Exchanged With Blood Cells

Internal Respiration- Blood Travels To Body Parts And Exchanges Gases With Those Tissues

Cellular Respiration- Cells Use Oxygen And Sugars To Create Energy In The Form Of ATP

Bronchus- Large Tubes That Direct The Air To The Lungs

Lower Larynx- Voice Box To Speak

Upper Pharhynx- Throat, Eating Not Breathing

Bronchioes- Small Tubes That DIrect Air To The Avioli

Aveoli- Exchange Oxygen/Carbon Dioxide

Medical Terms

Word: Isch/o

Definition: To Hold Back, Back

Sentence: Peripheral Artery Disease That Holds Fat And Cholesterol Back.

Word:Lamin/o

Definition: Lamina, Part Of The Vertebra

Sentence: Your Skin Has Many Lamin/o.

Word: Medull/o

Definition: Inner Section, Midde (soft, marrow)

Sentence: Your Bones Have Medull/o In The Center.

Word: Mening/o

Definition: Membranes Covering The Spinal Cord/Brain

Sentence: The Meaning/o Surrounds The Brain.

Word: Neur/o

Definition: Prefix Meaning Nerve I.E. Neurology

Sentence: Alzheimer's Is Disease That Is Under The Neurology Specialty.

Word: Phas/o

Definition: Speech, Being Without Speech

Sentence: After A Head Injury, Some People Can Lose Their Phas/o.

Word: Myel/o

Definition: Combining “Marrow” and “Spinal Cord”

Sentence: Your Bones Carry Myel/o.

Word: Phren/o

Definition: Combining Form with “Mind” and “Diaphn

Sentence: The Phren/o Controls Your Body And Mind.

Word: Poli/o

Definition: Disabling/Life-Threatening

Sentence: Heart Disease Is A Poli/o.

Word: Schiz/o

Definition: Split Or Divide

Sentence: Schiz/o Can Happen When A Wound Splits Open.

Word: Somet/o

Definition: The Body, Or Bodily

Sentence: Getting Enough Sleep Is Important To The Somet/o.

Word: Synaps/o

Definition: Space Between The End Of A Nerve Cell An Another

Sentence: Before Another Nerve Cell Begins, There Is A Space Between Called The Synapse/o.

Word: Syncop/o

Definition: Fainting Or Passing Out

Sentence: Tachycardia Is A Syndrome That Can Cause Syncop/o.

Word: Dur/o

Definition: Outer Layer Of Tissue That Protects The Brain And Spinal Cord

Sentence: The Dur/o Protects The Brain And Spinal Cord.

Word: Tempor/o

Definition: Meaning Temple (Of The Head)

Sentence: Massaging Your Tempor/o Can Help Relieve Muscle Tension.

Word: Thalam/o

Definition: Meaning Thalamus

Sentence: Daage To Your Thalam/o Can Cause Unconsciousness And Even Coma.

Word: Tramat/o

Definition: Wound Or Injury

Sentence: You Want To Keep Tramat/o Clean So They Don’t Get Infected.

Word: Ventricul/o

Definition: Ventricle Of Brain, Heart, Or Small Chamber

Sentence: Cholesterol And Fat Can Clog Your Ventricul/o And Cause Atherosclerosis.

Word: Encephel/o

Definition: The Brain

Sentence: Altimers Is Just One Of The Diseases That Can Affect Your Encephal/o And Its Workings.