Details Title: AHC Medical Terminology Description: Medical Abbreviations - Advanced Health Careers Total Flash Cards: 208 Created: 02/28/2008 20:35:53		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Health Care Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term a, an Definition without, not Term ab- Definition from, away Term -able Definition capable Term -ac, -ic Definition pertaining to Term acr/o Definition extremities, arms and legs Term ad- Definition to, toward Term aden-, aden- Definition gland, glandular Term adren/o Definition adrenal gland Term aer-, aero- Definition air Term -al Definition like, similar, pertaining to Term alges-, algesi- Definition oversensitivity to pain Term -algia Definition pain Term alveoi/o Definition alveoli Term ambly/o, ambli- Definition both, both sides Term amni-, amini/o Definition amniotic fulid, "lamb" Term andro Definition male Term angi-, angio- Definition vessel Term ankyl/o Definition crooked, looped, immovable, fixed Term ante- Definition before Term antero- Definition in front of, ahead of Term anti- Definition against Term append-, appendo- Definition appendix Term arche Definition first or original Term arter-, arterio- Definition artery Term arth-, arthro- Definition joint Term articuo- Definition junction of two bones Term -ase Definition enzyme Term -asis Definition condition of Term -asthenia Definition weakness, lack of strength Term arther-, athero- Definition fatty, lipid Term atresia- Definition closure of a tubular structure Term audi-, audio- Definition sound, hearing, dealing with the ear Term aur- Definition ear Term auto- Definition self Term balan Definition glans penis/clitoridis Term bi, bis- Definition twice, double, both Term bio- Definition life Term -blast Definition germ cell, embryonic Term blephar- blepharo- Definition eyelids Term brachi- Definition arm Term brachy- Definition short Term brady- Definition slow Term bronch-, bronchi- Definition air tubes in the lungs, bronchi Term bucc/o Definition cheek Term calc-, calculus- Definition stone Term carcin/o Definition cancer Term cardi-, cardia-, cardio- Definition pertaining to the heart Term carp-, carpo- Definition wrist Term ceco- Definition pouch of large intestine at the ileo juncture Term -cele Definition swelling, tumor, cavity, hernia Term -centesis Definition surgical procedure to remove fluid Term cephal-,cephalo- Definition head, pertaining to the head Term cerebro- Definition brain Term cervic/o Definition neck, neck of uterus Term cheil/o, labi/o Definition lip Term chem-, chemo- Definition drug, chemical Term chir-, chiro- Definition hand Term chlor-,chloro Definition green Term chol-, chole-, cholo- Definition bile or gall, gallbladder Term chrom-, chromo- Definition color Term chondro- Definition cartilage Term -cide Definition causing death Term -clysis Definition washing or irrigation Term -coccus Definition round Term cochle/o Definition cochlea Term coele- Definition chamber, enlarged space Term circum- Definition around, about Term col-, colo- Definition colon, bowel, large intestine Term colp-, colpo- Definition vagina Term con-, co- Definition with, together Term contra- Definition against, counter Term costa- Definition rib Term crani-, cranio- Definition pertaining to the skull Term -crine Definition secrete Term cry/o Definition cold Term crypt/o Definition hidden Term cusis- Definition hearing Term cut- Definition skin Term cyan-, cyano- Definition blue Term cye- Definition pregnancy Term cyst-, cysto-, cysti- Definition bladder, bag, sac Term -cyte, cyt-, cyto- Definition cell Term cent- Definition 100 Term dacry- Definition tear Term dactyl/o Definition finger, toe Term dec-, deca-, deci- Definition ten Term demi- Definition half Term dent/o, odont/o Definition tooth Term derm-, derma-, dermo-, dermat- Definition pertaining to skin Term -desis Definition surgical union or fixation Term dextro- Definition to the right Term di-, diplo- Definition double, twice Term doch- Definition duct Term dorsi-, dorso- Definition to the back, back Term dia- Definition through, between,part Term dis-, disto- Definition separation, away from Term duoden-, duodeno- Definition duodenum, first part of the small intestine Term -dynia, -dynic Definition pain Term dys- Definition difficult, painful, bad Term e-, ec- Definition without Term -eal Definition pertaining to Term -ectasis Definition expansion, dialation, stretching Term ec-, ecto- Definition outside, external Term -ectomy Definition surgical removal of Term electr, electro- Definition electrical Term -emesis Definition vomit Term -emia Definition blood Term encephal-, encephalo- Definition brain, pertaining to the brain Term endo- Definition within, innermost Term enter-, entero- Definition intestine, pertaining to the intestine Term enur- Definition to void Term epi- Definition upon, over, upper Term episi/o Definition on the perineum Term erythro- Definition red Term -esis Definition condition of Term eso Definition toward Term -esthesia, aesthesio- Definition sensation, perception, feel Term eup-, eu- Definition well, easy Term ex-, exo- Definition outsides of, beyond Term -fasci/o Definition fibrous band Term -ferous Definition producing Term fibr/o Definition fiber, fibrous, connective tissue Term fore- Definition in front of Term -form Definition having the form of, shape Term -fuge Definition driving away or expelling Term galacto- Definition milk, glactose (milk sugar) Term gasti-, gastro- Definition stomach Term -genetic, -genic, gensis (S) Definition origin, producing, causing Term genito- Definition organs of reproduction Term -genous Definition kind or type Term geo- Definition earth Term genront-, geronto- Definition old age, elderly Term gingiv/o Definition gums, gingiva Term gloss-, glosso- Definition tongue Term gluc-, gluco- Definition sweetness, sugar, glucose Term gly-, glyco- Definition sugar Term gonad/o Definition genitals Term -gram Definition tracing, picture, record Term -graph Definition diagram, instrument for recording Term gravid- Definition live birth Term gyn-, gynec-, gyno- Definition women, female Term hem-, hema-, hemo-, hemato- Definition blood Term hemi- Definition half Term hepato- Definition liver Term herni- Definition rupture Term hetero- Definition other, unlike, different Term hist/o Definition tissue Term homo-, homeo- Definition same or like Term hydro- Definition water Term hyper- Definition excessive, high, over, increased, more than normal Term hyster-, hystero- Definition uterus Term hypno- Definition sleep Term hypo- Definition decreased, deficient, less than normal, low, under Term -ia, -iasis Definition condition of, abnormal or pathological state Term -ic, -ac Definition pertaiing to Term idio- Definition peculiar to an individual, self originating Term ile-, ileo- Definition ileum, last part of the small intestine Term infra- Definition beneath, below Term inter- Definition between, among Term irid/o Definition colored circle Term intra- Definition within, into, inside Term -ism Definition condition, theory, state of being Term iso- Definition equal, alike, same Term -itis Definition inflammation, inflammation of Term kerat-, kerato- Definition cornea of the eye Term -kenesis, kinetic- Definition motion Term labi-, labia-, labio- Definition lip Term labyrinth/o Definition labyrinth (of the ear) Term lacrim/o Definition tears Term lact-. lacto- Definition milk Term lapar-, laparo- Definition abdomen, abdominal wall Term laryng-, laryngo- Definition larynx, voicebox Term latero- Definition side Term -lepsy Definition seizure, convulsion Term leuk/o Definition white Term lingua-, linguo- Definition tongue Term lip-, lipo- Definition fat, lipids Term lith-, litho- Definition stone, calculus Term logist Definition one who studies (S) Term -logy, -ology Definition study of or science of Term lymph-, lympho- Definition lymph tissue Term -lys, -lysis, -lyso Definition destruction or dissolving of Term lysis- Definition dissolution or death of cells Term macro- Definition large Term mal- Definition bad, abnormal, disordered, poor Term malac-, -malacia Definition softening of a tissue Term mamm-, mammo- Definition breast or mammary glands Term -mania Definition insanity, mental disorder Term mast- masto- Definition breast Term mastoid/o Definition mastoid bone Term -megaly, mega-, megalo- Definition large, enlarged Term melan-, melano- Definition black Term mening-, meningo- Definition membranes covering the brain and spinal cord Term meno- Definition monthly or menstruation Term mes-, meso- Definition middle, midline Term -meter Definition measuring instrument, measure Term -metry Definition measurement Term mi/o Definition less or fewer Term micro- Definition small Term mono- Definition one single Term -mortem Definition death Term muc-, muco- Definition mucus, secretion of mucous membrane Term multi- Definition many, much, a large amount Term my-, myo- Definition muscle Term myc-, myco- Definition fungus Term mydr/o Definition pupil dilation Term myel/o Definition bone marrow, spinal cord Term myring-, myringo- Definition eardrum