Medical Terminology Chapter 2 & 3

Front 1

asthenia

Back 1

Weakness

Front 2

ion

Back 2

Process

Front 3

itis

Back 3

Inflammation

Front 4

malacia

Back 4

Softening

Front 5

megaly

Back 5

Enlargement, large

Front 6

pathy

Back 6

Disease, emotion

Front 7

penia

Back 7

Lack of, deficiency, abnormal reduction

Front 8

pepsia

Back 8

To digest

Front 9

phobia

Back 9

Fear

Front 10

rrhexis

Back 10

Rupture

Front 11

al

Back 11

Pertaining to

Front 12

ar

Back 12

Pertaining to

Front 13

ate

Back 13

Use, action

Front 14

ia

Back 14

Condition

Front 15

ize

Back 15

To make, to treat, combine with

Front 16

oid

Back 16

Resemble

Front 17

or

Back 17

One who, a doer

Front 18

ose

Back 18

Pertaining to

Front 19

ous

Back 19

Pertaining to

Front 20

ose

Back 20

Pertaining to

Front 21

um

Back 21

Tissue, structure

Front 22

trophy

Back 22

Nourishment, development

Front 23

Hyperhidrosis

Back 23

Condition of excessive sweating

Front 24

Muscular

Back 24

Pertaining to muscles

Front 25

Macula

Back 25

Small spot or discolored area of skin

Front 26

Alopecia

Back 26

Condition of loss of hair

Front 27

Ventricle

Back 27

Literally means, "little belly"

Front 28

Decubitus

Back 28

Pertaining to a bedsore

Front 29

Integumentary

Back 29

Pertaining to the skin

Front 30

Penile

Back 30

Pertaining to the penis

Front 31

Congenital

Back 31

Pertaining to present at birth

Front 32

Anterior

Back 32

Pertaining to toward the front of the body

Front 33

Abrasion

Back 33

Process of scraping away from a surface

Front 34

Anesthetize

Back 34

To induce loss of feeling or sensation

Front 35

Arousal

Back 35

Pertaining to a state of alertness of consciousness

Front 36

Asymmetrical

Back 36

Unequal in size or shape

Front 37

Asystole

Back 37

Literally means "without contraction"

Front 38

Comatose

Back 38

Pertaining to a state of deep sleep

Front 39

Hypertrophy

Back 39

Literally means, "excessive nourishment"

Front 40

Grandiose

Back 40

Pertaining to a feeling of greatness

Front 41

Gynecoid

Back 41

To resemble a female

Front 42

Palpate

Back 42

To use the hands or fingers to examine by touch

Front 43

ary

Back 43

Pertaining to

Front 44

icle

Back 44

Small, minute

Front 45

ior

Back 45

Pertaining to

Front 46

osis

Back 46

Condition

Front 47

us

Back 47

Pertaining to

Front 48

ar

Back 48

Pertaining to

Front 49

ia

Back 49

Condition, treatment, or specialist

Front 50

ile

Back 50

Pertaining to

Front 51

ula

Back 51

Small, minute

Front 52

ac

Back 52

Pertaining to

Front 53

ule

Back 53

Small, minute

Front 54

ad

Back 54

Pertaining to

Front 55

algia

Back 55

Pain, ache

Front 56

esis

Back 56

Condition, treatment, or specialist

Front 57

Betes

Back 57

To go

Front 58

ician

Back 58

Condition, treatment, or specialist

Front 59

emesis

Back 59

Vomiting

Front 60

ole

Back 60

Small, minute

Front 61

ptysis

Back 61

Spitting

Front 62

Weakness

Back 62

asthenia

Front 63

Inflammation

Back 63

itis

Front 64

Enlargement, large

Back 64

megaly

Front 65

Lack of, deficiency, abnormal reduction

Back 65

penia

Front 66

Fear

Back 66

phobia

Front 67

Pertaining to

Back 67

al

Front 68

Use, Action

Back 68

ate

Front 69

To make, to treat, or combine with

Back 69

ize

Front 70

One who, or doer

Back 70

or

Front 71

Pertaining to

Back 71

ous

Front 72

Tissue, Structure

Back 72

um

Front 73

Process

Back 73

ion

Front 74

Softening

Back 74

malacia

Front 75

Disease, emotion

Back 75

pathy

Front 76

To digest

Back 76

pepsia

Front 77

Rupture

Back 77

rrhexis

Front 78

Pertaining to

Back 78

ar

Front 79

Condition

Back 79

ia

Front 80

Resemble

Back 80

oid

Front 81

Pertaining to

Back 81

ose

Front 82

Nourishment, development

Back 82

trophy

Front 83

Condition of excessive sweating

Back 83

Hyperhidrosis

Front 84

Pertaining to muscles

Back 84

Muscular

Front 85

Small spot or discolored area of the skin

Back 85

Macula

Front 86

Condition of loss of hair

Back 86

Alopecia

Front 87

Literally means "little belly"

Back 87

Ventricle

Front 88

Pertaining to a bedsore

Back 88

Decubitus

Front 89

Pertaining to the skin

Back 89

Integumentary

Front 90

Pertaining to the penis

Back 90

Penile

Front 91

Pertaining to present at birth

Back 91

Congenital

Front 92

Pertaining to toward the front of the body

Back 92

Anterior

Front 93

Process of scraping away from the surface

Back 93

Abrasion

Front 94

To induce a loss of feeling of sensation

Back 94

Anesthetize

Front 95

Pertaining to a state of alertness or consciousness

Back 95

Arousal

Front 96

Unequal in size or shape

Back 96

Asymmetrical

Front 97

Literally means without contraction

Back 97

Asystole

Front 98

Pertaining to a state of deep sleep

Back 98

Comatose

Front 99

Literally means excessive nourishment

Back 99

Hypertrophy

Front 100

Pertaining to a feeling of greatness

Back 100

Grandiose

Front 101

To resemble a female

Back 101

Gynecoid

Front 102

To use the hands or fingers to examine by touch

Back 102

Palpate

Front 103

Small or minute

Back 103

ula

Front 104

Pertaining to

Back 104

ile

Front 105

Condition, treatment or specialist

Back 105

ia

Front 106

Pertaining to

Back 106

ar

Front 107

Pertaining to

Back 107

us

Front 108

Condition, treatment or specialist

Back 108

I

osis

Front 109

Pertaining to

Back 109

ior

Front 110

Small or minute

Back 110

icle

Front 111

Pertaining to

Back 111

ary

Front 112

Pertaining to

Back 112

al

Front 113

Spitting

Back 113

Ptysis

Front 114

Small or minute

Back 114

ole

Front 115

Vomiting

Back 115

Emesis

Front 116

Condition, treatment or specialist

Back 116

Ician

Front 117

To go

Back 117

Betes

Front 118

Condition, treatment or specialist

Back 118

esis

Front 119

Pain, ache

Back 119

algia

Front 120

Pertaining to

Back 120

ad

Front 121

Small, minute

Back 121

ule

Front 122

Pertaining to

Back 122

ac

Front 123

anti

Back 123

Against

Front 124

dia

Back 124

Through, between

Front 125

homeo

Back 125

Similar, same, likeness, constant

Front 126

micro

Back 126

Small

Front 127

pan

Back 127

All

Front 128

a

Back 128

No, without, lack of, apart

Front 129

bi

Back 129

Two, double

Front 130

con

Back 130

With, together

Front 131

Extra

Back 131

Outside

Front 132

Hypo

Back 132

Under, deficient

Front 133

Inter

Back 133

Between

Front 134

Para

Back 134

Beside

Front 135

Poly

Back 135

Many

Front 136

re

Back 136

Again, backward

Front 137

Super

Back 137

Upper, above

Front 138

brachy

Back 138

Short

Front 139

Hetero

Back 139

Different

Front 140

Hydro

Back 140

Water

Front 141

Oligo

Back 141

Scanty, little

Front 142

Pseudo

Back 142

False

Front 143

an

Back 143

No, without, lack of, apart

Front 144

bin

Back 144

Twice, two

Front 145

de

Back 145

Down, away from

Front 146

Hyper

Back 146

Above, beyond, excessive

Front 147

Multi

Back 147

Many, much

Front 148

Peri

Back 148

Around

Front 149

Pre

Back 149

Before

Front 150

Sub

Back 150

Below

Front 151

un

Back 151

Not

Front 152

Anicteric

Back 152

Pertaining to without jaundice

Front 153

Hyperactive

Back 153

Nature of excessive activity

Front 154

Multifocal

Back 154

Pertaining to arising from many locations

Front 155

Decompensation

Back 155

Failure of a system

Front 156

Intermediary

Back 156

Pertaining to situated between two bodies

Front 157

Bifurcated

Back 157

Having two forks

Front 158

Polydactyly

Back 158

Pertaining to having more than the normal number of fingers and toes

Front 159

Hypoplasia

Back 159

Underdevelopment of a tissue or organ or body

Front 160

Subacute

Back 160

Below sharp

Front 161

Unconscious

Back 161

Pertaining to not being aware

Front 162

Afebrile

Back 162

Pertaining to without a fever

Front 163

Extraocular

Back 163

Pertaining to outside the eye

Front 164

Insomnia

Back 164

Condition of not being able to sleep

Front 165

Arrest

Back 165

To stop, inhibit, restrain

Front 166

Enucleate

Back 166

To remove the kernal of

Front 167

Lumen

Back 167

Space within an artery, vein, intestine or tube

Front 168

Patent

Back 168

Wide open

Front 169

React

Back 169

To act again

Front 170

Sign

Back 170

Any objective evidence of an illness

Front 171

Symptom

Back 171

Any perceptible change in the function of the body that indicates disease

Front 172

an

Back 172

No, not, without, lack of, apart

Front 173

bi

Back 173

Two, double

Front 174

de

Back 174

Down, away from

Front 175

Hyper

Back 175

Above, beyond, excessive

Front 176

Hypo

Back 176

Below, under, deficient

Front 177

Inter

Back 177

Between

Front 178

Multi

Back 178

Many, much

Front 179

Poly

Back 179

Many

Front 180

Sub

Back 180

Below, under, beneath

Front 181

un

Back 181

Not

Front 182

pnea

Back 182

Breathing

Front 183

brady

Back 183

Slow

Front 184

Tachy

Back 184

Rapid

Front 185

Dys

Back 185

Difficult

Front 186

Bin

Back 186

Twice, two

Front 187

eu

Back 187

Good, normal

Front 188

Con

Back 188

With, together

Front 189

Extra

Back 189

Outside, beyond

Front 190

Any perceptible change in the function of the body that indicates disease

Back 190

Symptom

Front 191

Any objective evidence of an illness

Back 191

Sign

Front 192

To act again

Back 192

React

Front 193

Wide open

Back 193

Patent

Front 194

Space within an artery, vein, intestine or tube

Back 194

Lumen

Front 195

To remove the kernel of

Back 195

Enucleate

Front 196

To stop, inhibit, restrain

Back 196

Arrest

Front 197

Pertaining to without a fever

Back 197

Afebrile

Front 198

Pertaining to outside the eye

Back 198

Extraocular

Front 199

Condition of not being able to sleep

Back 199

Insomnia

Front 200

Pertaining to not being aware

Back 200

Unconscious

Front 201

Below sharp

Back 201

Subacute

Front 202

Underdevelopment of a tissue, organ, or body

Back 202

Hypoplasia

Front 203

Pertaining to having more than the normal number of fingers and toes

Back 203

Polydactyly

Front 204

Having two forks

Back 204

Bifurcated

Front 205

Pertaining to situated between two bodies

Back 205

Intermediary

Front 206

Failure of a system

Back 206

Decompensation

Front 207

Pertaining to arising from many locations

Back 207

Multifocal

Front 208

Nature of excessive activity

Back 208

Hyperactive

Front 209

Pertaining to without jaundice

Back 209

Anicteric

Front 210

Against

Back 210

anti

Front 211

Through, between

Back 211

dia

Front 212

Similar, same, likeness, constant

Back 212

Homeo

Front 213

Small

Back 213

Micro

Front 214

All

Back 214

Pan

Front 215

No, without, lack of, apart

Back 215

a

Front 216

Two, double

Back 216

bi

Front 217

With, together

Back 217

Con

Front 218

Outside

Back 218

Extra

Front 219

Under, deficient

Back 219

Hypo

Front 220

Between

Back 220

Inter

Front 221

Beside

Back 221

Para

Front 222

Many

Back 222

Poly

Front 223

Again, backward

Back 223

Super

Front 224

Short

Back 224

Brachy

Front 225

Different

Back 225

Hetero

Front 226

Water

Back 226

Hydro

Front 227

Scanty, little

Back 227

Oligo

Front 228

False

Back 228

Pseudo

Front 229

No, without, lack of, apart

Back 229

an

Front 230

Twice, two

Back 230

Bin

Front 231

Down, away from

Back 231

de

Front 232

Above, beyond, excessive

Back 232

Hyper

Front 233

In, into, not

Back 233

In

Front 234

Many, much

Back 234

Multi

Front 235

Around

Back 235

Peri

Front 236

Before

Back 236

Pre

Front 237

Below

Back 237

Sub

Front 238

Not

Back 238

Un

Front 239

Breathing

Back 239

apnea

Front 240

Slow

Back 240

Brady

Front 241

Rapid

Back 241

Tachy

Front 242

Difficult

Back 242

Dys

Front 243

Twice, two

Back 243

bin

Front 244

Good, normal

Back 244

eu

Front 245

With, together

Back 245

Con

Front 246

Outside, beyond

Back 246

Extra