Medical Terminology

Front 1

means anus

Back 1

an/o

Front 2

means life

Back 2

bi/o

Front 3

means carpal

Back 3

carp/o

Front 4

means to cut

Back 4

cis/o

Front 5

means ribs

Back 5

cost/o

Front 6

means skin

Back 6

cutane/o

Front 7

means dura mater

Back 7

dur/o

Front 8

means to produce, to begin

Back 8

gen/o

Front 9

means sugar

Back 9

glyc/o

Front 10

means birth

Back 10

nat/i

Front 11

means rule, order

Back 11

neur/o

Front 12

means scapula

Back 12

scapul/o

Front 13

means sound

Back 13

son/o

Front 14

means to put, place, position

Back 14

top/o

Front 15

means development, nourishment

Back 15

troph/o
-trophy

Front 16

means vein

Back 16

ven/o

Front 17

means secretion

Back 17

-crine

Front 18

means thirst

Back 18

-dipsia

Front 19

means to produce

Back 19

-gen

Front 20

means to fall, slide

Back 20

-lapse

Front 21

means to measure

Back 21

-meter

Front 22

means to send

Back 22

-mission

Front 23

means death

Back 23

-mortem

Front 24

means birth

Back 24

-partum

Front 25

means to eat, swallow

Back 25

-phagia

Front 26

means to speak

Back 26

-phasia

Front 27

means formation

Back 27

-plasm

Front 28

means breathing

Back 28

-pnea

Front 29

means paralysis

Back 29

-plegia

Front 30

means to stand, place, stop, control

Back 30

-stasis

Front 31

means pressure

Back 31

-tension

Front 32

means to put, place

Back 32

-thesis

Front 33

means structure

Back 33

-um

Front 34

means no, not, without

Back 34

a-
an-

Front 35

means away from

Back 35

ab-

Front 36

means toward, near

Back 36

-ad

Front 37

means up, apart

Back 37

ana-

Front 38

means above

Back 38

supra-
adrenal glands are always called suprarenal

Front 39

In a urinalysis test of COLOR, what is norm and abnorm?

Back 39

Norm: light yellow
Abnorm: red (hematuria)

Front 40

In a urinalysis test of CLARITY, what is norm and abnorm?

Back 40

Norm: clear
Abnorm: cloudy (infection)

Front 41

In a urinalysis test of pH, what is norm and abnorm?

Back 41

Norm: slightly acidic
Abnorm: alkaline (infection)

Front 42

In a urinalysis test of PROTEIN, what is norm and abnorm?

Back 42

Norm: very slight
Abnorm: proteinuria (renal disease)

Front 43

In a urinalysis test of SUGAR, what is norm and abnorm?

Back 43

Norm: none
Abnorm: glycosuria (diabetes mellitus)

Front 44

means before, forward

Back 44

ante-

Front 45

means against

Back 45

anti-
An antibody is a protein made by WBC's-literally a "body" working against foreign substances

Front 46

Bone marrow fails to produce RBC's, WBC's, and clotting cells

Back 46

aplastic anemia

Front 47

RBC's are destroyed, and bone marrow cannot compensate for their loss

Back 47

hemolytic anemia

Front 48

Low iron levels lead to low hemoglobin concentration or deficiency of RBC's

Back 48

iron deficiency anemia

Front 49

The mucous membrane of the stomach fails to produce a substance that is necessary for the absorption of vit B12 and the proper formation of RBC's

Back 49

pernicious anemia

Front 50

Erythrocytes assume an abnormal crescent or sickle shape

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sickle cell anemia

Front 51

means two, both

Back 51

bi-

Front 52

means slow

Back 52

brady-

Front 53

means with together

Back 53

con-

Front 54

means complete, thorough

Back 54

dia-

Front 55

means bad, painful, difficult, abnormal

Back 55

dys-

Front 56

means out, outside

Back 56

ec-
Ex. ectopic pregnancy (in fallopian tubes, ovaries)

Front 57

meaning of
-plasia
-phagia
-phasia

Back 57

formation
eating or swallowing
speech

Front 58

visual examination of the rectum and sigmoid colon

Back 58

proctosigmoidoscopy

Front 59

means within, in, inner

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endo-

Front 60

HORMONE(S) associated with this gland:
adrenal glands

Back 60

Adrenaline
(epinephrine)

Front 61

HORMONE(S) associated with this gland:
ovaries

Back 61

Estrogen
Progesterone

Front 62

HORMONE(S) associated with this gland:
pancreas

Back 62

Insulin

Front 63

HORMONE(S) associated with this gland:
parathyroid glands

Back 63

Parathyroid hormone (PTH)

Front 64

HORMONE(S) associated with this gland:
pituitary gland

Back 64

Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
Growth hormone (GH)
Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)

Front 65

HORMONE(S) associated with this gland:
testes

Back 65

Testosterone

Front 66

HORMONE(S) associated with this gland:
thyroid gland

Back 66

Thyroxine (T4)

Front 67

means above, upon

Back 67

epi-

Front 68

means out

Back 68

ex-

Front 69

means outside of

Back 69

extra-

Front 70

means half

Back 70

hemi-

Front 71

means excessive, too much, above

Back 71

hyper-

Front 72

means deficient, too little, below

Back 72

hypo-

Front 73

means in, into

Back 73

in-

Front 74

means between

Back 74

inter-

Front 75

menas within

Back 75

intra-

Front 76

means bad

Back 76

mal-

Front 77

means change, beyond

Back 77

meta-
Ex. meatastasis means literally a "change of place". It is the spread of a cancerous tumor form its original place to a secondary location in the body

Front 78

means fire

Back 78

root IGN- from latin word ignis
Ex. a malignant tumor is a cancerous growth that spreads like "wild fire" from its original location to other organs

Front 79

means good

Back 79

BEN-
Ex. a benign tumor is a noncancerous growth that does not spread

Front 80

means new

Back 80

neo-

Front 81

means beside, near, along the side of

Back 81

para-
Ex. parathyroid glands on the back side of thyroid glands

Front 82

the endocrine glands that regulate the amount of calcium in bones and in the blood

Back 82

parathyroid glands

Front 83

what do these stand for:
MICU
PICU
SICU
NICU

Back 83

medical intensive care unit
pediatric intensive care unit
surgical intensive care unit
neonatal intensive care unit

Front 84

means surrounding

Back 84

peri-

Front 85

means many, much

Back 85

poly-

Front 86

means after, behind

Back 86

post-

Front 87

means before

Back 87

pre-

Front 88

menas before, forward

Back 88

pro-
pros-

Front 89

means back ,behind

Back 89

re-
retro-

Front 90

means under, less than

Back 90

sub-

Front 91

means with, together

Back 91

syn-

Front 92

means fast

Back 92

tachy-

Front 93

means across, through

Back 93

trans-

Front 94

means pointed end

Back 94

-cuspid

Front 95

menas to run or occur

Back 95

-drome

Front 96

Severe infections, malignancy, fever, malaise (discomfort), and gastrointestinal disturbances. It is caused by a virus that damages lymphocytes

Back 96

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)

Front 97

Pain, tingling, burning, and numbness of the hand. A nerve leading to the hand is compressed by connective tissue fibers in the wrist.

Back 97

carpal tunnel syndrome

Front 98

Mental retardation, flat face with a short nose, slanted eyes, broad hands and feet, stubby fingers, and protruding lower lip. This syndrome occurs when an extra chromosome is present in each cell of the body

Back 98

Down syndrome

Front 99

Abnormal sounds (murmurs) heard through a stethoscope placed on the chest. mitral valve not closing properly. Chest pain, dyspnea (difficult breathing), and fatigue are other symptoms

Back 99

mitral valve prolapse syndrome

Front 100

High fever, vomiting, diarrhea, rash, hypotension (low blood pressure), and shock. Caused by a bacterial infection in the vagina of menstruating woman using superabsorbant tampons

Back 100

toxic shock syndrome

Front 101

Direction of blood through the body starting in the heart

Back 101

Blood enters right atrium from venae cavae
passes through the tricuspid valve
to the right ventricle
Blood travels to lungs to lose CO2 and pick ups O2
Blood returns to heart into left atrium
passes through mitral (bicuspid) valve
to left ventricle
then pumped out of ventricle into the aorta
which carries the blood to all parts of the body

Front 102

means beyond

Back 102

ultra-