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Details Title: Basic-MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY 1 Description: Medical Claims & Billing Total Flash Cards: 212 Created: 09/17/2005 14:18:52	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term append/o, appendic/o Definition appendix Term aden/o Definition gland Term arteri/o Definition artery Term arthr/o Definition joint Term bi/o Definition life Term cardi/o Definition heart, upper part of stomach Term col/o, colon/o Definition large intestine, colon Term crani/o Definition skull Term cyst/o Definition sac of fluid, bladder Term cyt/o Definition cell Term derm/o, dermat/o Definition skin Term duct/o Definition carry Term enter/o Definition small intestine Term gastr/o Definition stomach Term gen/o Definition giving rise to, creating Term gloss/o Definition tongue Term glyc/o Definition sugar Term hem/o, hemat/o Definition blood Term hepat/o Definition liver Term hist/o Definition tissue Term hydr/o Definition water, fluid Term leuk/o Definition white Term lith/o Definition stone, calculus Term muc/o Definition mucus Term my/o Definition muscul Term myel/o Definition bone marrow, spinal cord Term neur/o Definition nerve Term norm/o Definition proper, rule Term oste/o Definition bone Term path/o Definition disease Term ped/o Definition child, infant, foot Term pulmon/o Definition lung Term ren/o Definition kidney Term secti/o Definition cut into Term splen/o Definition spleen Term tens/o Definition pressure Term the/o Definition put Term therm/o Definition heat Term thorac/o Definition chest Term thromb/o Definition clot Term ven/o Definition vein Term acr/o Definition extremity,tip Term a/, an/ Definition without, absent Term ab/ Definition away from Term ac/ Definition toward, near Term ad/ Definition toward, near Term anti/ Definition against, opposed Term brady/ Definition slower than usual Term de/ Definition lessened, removed Term dia/ Definition through Term ec/, ex/ Definition outside, outer Term ecto/, exo/ Definition outside, outer Term en/, endo/ Definition within Term inta/ Definition within Term epi/ Definition upon, in addition Term hemi/ Definition half Term hyper/ Definition increased, above Term hypo/ Definition decreased, below Term cata/ Definition negative, down Term in/ Definition into; not Term infra/ Definition inferior to, below Term inter/ Definition between Term macro/ Definition gross, large Term micro/ Definition small, tiny Term pan/ Definition all, every Term para/ Definition beside, beyond Term per/ Definition through Term peri/ Definition around, surrounding Term post/ Definition after, past Term pre/ Definition before Term re/ Definition again, abck Term retro/ Definition behind, back Term sub/ Definition under, inferior to Term tachy/ Definition faster then usual Term /algia Definition pain Term /centesis Definition withdrawing fluid Term /cyte Definition cell Term /ectomy Definition removal Term /emia, hemia Definition throughout the blood Term /grade (adj.) Definition go Term /gram Definition picture, record, tracing Term /graph Definition instrument that creates a picture or recording Term /graphy Definition process of creating a picture, record, tracing Term /ia Definition condition Term /ism Definition situation,process,condition Term /ist Definition one who does Term /itis, /itic Definition inflammation Term /ium Definition structure Term /logy Definition study of, also used as a root word-log/o Term /megaly Definition enlagerment Term /meter Definition distance measure, instrument to measure Term /opsy Definition look at Term /osis Definition pathologic condition Term /pathy Definition disease process Term /scope Definition instrument to see through or with Term /stasis Definition control,hold in Term /y Definition process of Term /ac, /al, /ar, /ary, /eal, /iac, /ic, /ior Definition relating to Term /oid Definition like Term /ose Definition like, relating to Term /ous Definition relating to Term /tic Definition relating to Term abdomin/o Definition abdomen Term acu/o Definition sudden, sharp Term adip/o Definition fat tissue Term angi/o Definition vessel containing fluid Term axill/o Definition armpit Term carcin/o Definition cancer of gland tissue Term cerebr/o Definition brain Term chem/o Definition chemical, drug Term cis/o Definition cut Term cost/o Definition rib Term electr/o Definition electrical activity Term gynec/o Definition female Term iatr/o Definition treatment Term klept/o Definition steal Term laryng/o Definition voicebox, larynx Term mandibul/o Definition lower jaw Term maxill/o Definition upper jaw Term nat/o Definition birth, born Term nect/o Definition bind Term ox/o Definition oxygen Term sarc/o Definition nongland tissue, flesh Term son/o Definition sound, ultrasound Term vit/o Definition living, alive Term auto/ Definition self Term bi/ Definition two Term con/ Definition with Term contra/ Definition opposite, against Term meta/ Definition change, beyond Term poly/ Definition many Term syn/ Definition together with Term sym/ Definition together with Term tran/s Definition across Term ultra/ Definition beyond, higher than Term /blast Definition undifferentiated, original Term /drome Definition run Term /fusion Definition pour, bond Term /genesis Definition creating Term /malacia Definition softening Term /mania, /manic Definition excessive preocupation, obsession Term /oma Definition tumor, mass Term /partum Definition labor, delivery Term /penia Definition lack of, decrease, poor Term /plasty Definition restore by surgery Term /stoma Definition body opening(to the outside) Term /stomy Definition surgically created body opening Term /therapy Definition treatment Term /tome Definition cutting instrument Term /tomy Definition cut into, slice Term /trophy Definition growth, development by size or nourishment Term /trophic Definition relating to growth, development Term bronch/o Definition airway tubes in lung Term cephal/o Definition head Term cervic/o Definition neck Term chondr/o Definition cartilage Term crin/o Definition to separate from blood, secrete Term cutane/o Definition skin surface Term dactyl/o Definition digits, fingers, toes Term eosin/o Definition rose-colored Term erythr/o Definition red Term furc/o Definition branch, fork Term gnos/o Definition knowledge, understanding Term lapar/o Definition abdomen Term lymph/o Definition watery fluid Term morph/o Definition form, structure Term mort/o Definition death Term necr/o Definition death Term nephr/o Definition kidney Term ophthalm/o Definition eye Term ot/o Definition ear Term phag/o, phage Definition eat, swallow, engulf Term phob/o Definition fear Term physi/o Definition nature, natural Term plasm/o Definition development, growth Term pneum/o Definition air, gas, lung air sacs Term psych/o Definition mind Term radi/o Definition rays or waves, x-ray, radius, forearm Term rect/o Definition upright, rectum Term rhin/o Definition nose Term seps/o, sept/i Definition infection, bacteria Term thyr/o Definition shield, thyroid Term tom/o Definition cut, slice, hole Term tonsill/o Definition tonsils Term top/o Definition location Term tox/o Definition poison, damaging Term trache/o Definition windpipe Term vertebr/o Definition back bone Term ana/ Definition positive, up Term ante/ Definition before Term dys/ Definition bad, labored Term eu/ Definition normal, even, good Term mal/ Definition bad, abnormal Term meso/ Definition middle Term pro/ Definition before Term pdeuso/ Definition false Term semi/ Definition half Term supra/ Definition above, superior to Term /cele Definition protruding sac, hernia Term /crine Definition secrete Term /cyesis Definition pregnancy Term /dynia Definition pain Term /lysis, /lytic Definition break down or apart, dissolve Term /pexy Definition affix, attach into place Term /phoria Definition bear Term /physis Definition grow Term /plasia Definition growth, development Term /pnea Definition breathing Term /poiesis Definition formation Term /ptosis Definition drooped, slipped down Term /rrhea Definition flow, discharge Term /sclerosis, /sclerotic Definition hardening