Rgemt Brady Greek And Latin Med Terms Rgb

Front 1

intro-

Back 1

into, or within - e.g. introgastric

Front 2

py-

Back 2

pus - e.g. pyorrhea

Front 3

neuro-

Back 3

nerves - e.g. neurology

Front 4

-rrhagia

Back 4

excessive discharge or flow - e.g. hemorrhagia

Front 5

hyper-

Back 5

excessive or above - e.g. hypertension

Front 6

meno-

Back 6

menstruation (menses) - e.g. menorrhea

Front 7

de-

Back 7

do the opposite, reverse, reduce, remove - e.g. desalinization

Front 8

trache-

Back 8

the airway, the trachea - e.g. tracheotomy

Front 9

meningo-

Back 9

the meninges (protective sheaths of spine) - e.g. meningitis

Front 10

laparo-

Back 10

the abdominal wall or flank - e.g. laparectomy

Front 11

hemi-

Back 11

half - e.g. hemisphere

Front 12

ex-

Back 12

outside - e.g. excretion

Front 13

hydro-

Back 13

water - e.g. hydration reaction

Front 14

gastro-

Back 14

the stomach - e.g. gastrointestinal tract

Front 15

-osis

Back 15

action, process, or condition - e.g. apoptosis

Front 16

colpo-

Back 16

vagina - e.g. colpectomy

Front 17

myo-

Back 17

muscle - e.g. myocardial infarction

Front 18

inter-

Back 18

between - e.g. interstitial fluid

Front 19

anti-

Back 19

against - e.g. antidiuretic hormone

Front 20

arthro-

Back 20

joints - e.g. arthroscopy

Front 21

sub-

Back 21

beneath, under - e.g. subclavian vein

Front 22

-genic

Back 22

means either "producing" or "produced by" - e.g. biogenesis

Front 23

cranio-

Back 23

the skull, the cranium - e.g. cranial fracture

Front 24

-cele

Back 24

hernia or swelling - e.g. dermatocele

Front 25

psycho-

Back 25

the mind - e.g. psychoanalysis

Front 26

-phagy

Back 26

eating - e.g. virophagy

Front 27

-rrhea

Back 27

flow, discharge - e.g. diarrhea

Front 28

pedo-

Back 28

children - e.g. pediatrics

Front 29

-phobia

Back 29

fear - e.g. hydrophobia

Front 30

celio-

Back 30

the abdomen - e.g. celiodynia

Front 31

oligo-

Back 31

few, perhaps abnormally low levels - e.g. oligemia

Front 32

episio-

Back 32

the labia - e.g. episiorrhaphy

Front 33

-logy

Back 33

study - e.g. psychology

Front 34

tachy-

Back 34

fast - e.g. tachycardia

Front 35

nephro-

Back 35

the kidney - e.g. nephron

Front 36

naso-

Back 36

the nose - e.g. nasitis

Front 37

scope-

Back 37

to look at - e.g. arthroscopy

Front 38

oculo-

Back 38

the eyes - e.g. oculomotor nerve

Front 39

tropho-

Back 39

nourishment - e.g. atrophy

Front 40

pleuro-

Back 40

pleura, the coverings of the lungs and lung cavity - e.g. pleurisy

Front 41

cyano-

Back 41

blue, dark blue - e.g. cyanin

Front 42

ganglio-

Back 42

ganglions - e.g. ganglionectomy

Front 43

fibro-

Back 43

fibers - e.g. fibromyalgia

Front 44

intra-

Back 44

within - e.g. intravenous

Front 45

-odynia

Back 45

pain - e.g. cardiodynia

Front 46

spleno-

Back 46

the spleen - e.g. splenic vein

Front 47

-asis

Back 47

a suffix denoting a condition or state - e.g. ascariasis

Front 48

hypo-

Back 48

low - e.g. hypoglycemic

Front 49

-itis

Back 49

inflammation - e.g. bursitis

Front 50

uro-

Back 50

urine - e.g. urologist

Front 51

thrombo-

Back 51

clot - e.g. thrombocyte

Front 52

-emia

Back 52

blood - e.g. hypoglycemia

Front 53

lyso-

Back 53

breaking down - e.g. lysozyme

Front 54

megaly-

Back 54

large, excessive size - e.g. adrenomegaly

Front 55

adene-

Back 55

gland - e.g. adenohypophysis

Front 56

oophoro-

Back 56

ovary - e.g. oophoropathy

Front 57

adreno-

Back 57

adrenal gland - e.g. adrenaline

Front 58

angio-

Back 58

vessel - e.g. angioplasty

Front 59

ultra-

Back 59

excessive, to an extreme degree - e.g. ultrasonic

Front 60

stomy-

Back 60

opening, mouth - often refers to creation of opening - e.g. ileostomy

Front 61

endo-

Back 61

inside, within - e.g. endometrium

Front 62

semi-

Back 62

half, partial - e.g. semilunar valve (half-moon shaped)

Front 63

recto-

Back 63

rectum - e.g. rectophobia

Front 64

uria-

Back 64

urine - e.g. aciduria

Front 65

cephalo-

Back 65

the head - e.g. brachiocephalic trunk

Front 66

em or en-

Back 66

in - e.g. emphysema, encephalitis

Front 67

laryngo-

Back 67

larynx (voicebox) - e.g. laryngectomy

Front 68

a-

Back 68

absence of, without - e.g. asexual

Front 69

melano-

Back 69

black, dark - e.g. melanin

Front 70

syn- or sym-

Back 70

together - e.g. pubic symphysis, syncanthus

Front 71

lipo-

Back 71

fat - e.g. lipoprotein

Front 72

trans-

Back 72

across - e.g. transverse colon

Front 73

rhin-

Back 73

nose - e.g. chronic rhinitis

Front 74

para-

Back 74

beside - e.g. parathyroid gland

Front 75

ab-

Back 75

away from - e.g. abduction

Front 76

sis-

Back 76

condition - e.g. dermatosis

Front 77

cyto-

Back 77

cell - e.g. cytoplasm, cytosis, oocyte

Front 78

osteo-

Back 78

bone - e.g. osteoclast

Front 79

carcino-

Back 79

cancer - e.g. carcinogen

Front 80

di-

Back 80

double - e.g. didactylism

Front 81

pneo-

Back 81

breathing - e.g. apnea

Front 82

phlebo-

Back 82

vein, vessel - e.g. phlebotomy

Front 83

phago-

Back 83

eating - e.g. phagocyte

Front 84

veno-

Back 84

vein - e.g. venogram

Front 85

bi-

Back 85

two - e.g. bifurcated

Front 86

ilio-

Back 86

flank, or more commonly hip bone - e.g. iliopsoas

Front 87

plegia-

Back 87

paralysis - e.g. paraplegia, psychoplegia

Front 88

-cyte

Back 88

cell - e.g. melanocyte, oocyte, hepatocyte

Front 89

thyro-

Back 89

pertaining to the thyroid gland - e.g. hypothyrea

Front 90

pharyngo-

Back 90

pharynx, throat, directly posterior to mouth - e.g. pharyngitis

Front 91

leuco-

Back 91

white - e.g. leucocyte

Front 92

steno-

Back 92

narrowed, contracted, shortened - e.g. angiostenosis

Front 93

circum-

Back 93

around - e.g. circumcision

Front 94

centesis -

Back 94

puncture - e.g. colocentesis

Front 95

thorac-

Back 95

chest - e.g. thoracic cavity

Front 96

ad-

Back 96

near, toward - e.g. adduction

Front 97

genesis-

Back 97

creation, production - e.g. cytogenesis

Front 98

peri-

Back 98

around - e.g. peristalsis

Front 99

-pexy

Back 99

suffix indicating surgical fixation - e.g. cystopexy

Front 100

ileum-

Back 100

pertaining to the ileum - e.g. ileocecal valve

Front 101

arterio-

Back 101

arteries - e.g. arteriosclerosis

Front 102

glosso-

Back 102

tongue - e.g. glossopharyngeal nerve

Front 103

ambi-

Back 103

both - e.g. ambidextrous, ambivalent

Front 104

tomy-

Back 104

incision - e.g. lobotomy

Front 105

dis-

Back 105

apart, away from - e.g. disability

Front 106

encephalo-

Back 106

inside the head (brain) - e.g. encephalitis

Front 107

dermato-

Back 107

skin - e.g. dermatologist

Front 108

cysto-

Back 108

sac - commonly used to refer to the urinary bladder - e.g. cystolithectomy

Front 109

ecto-

Back 109

outside, external - e.g. ectoglobular

Front 110

e-

Back 110

out - e.g. emission

Front 111

post-

Back 111

after - e.g. postnasal drip

Front 112

costo-

Back 112

rib - e.g. internal intercostals

Front 113

pathy-

Back 113

disease - e.g. neuropathy

Front 114

contra-

Back 114

against - e.g. contraceptive

Front 115

penia-

Back 115

abnormal reduction or lack of - e.g. cytopenia

Front 116

epi-

Back 116

upon, above, in addition to, among - e.g. epidermis, epigastric region

Front 117

myelo-

Back 117

refers to bone marrow, spinal cord and medulla oblongata, or myelin sheath

Front 118

brady-

Back 118

slow - e.g. bradycardia

Front 119

-oid

Back 119

a suffix meaning "resembling" - e.g. odontoid process

Front 120

acro-

Back 120

extremity, tip, highest - e.g. acroanesthesia

Front 121

chole-

Back 121

bile, gall - e.g. cholera

Front 122

dia-

Back 122

across - e.g. diaphragm

Front 123

extra-

Back 123

outside - e.g. extracellular space

Front 124

oto-

Back 124

ear - e.g. otitis media

Front 125

plasty-

Back 125

to shape or form - often but not always a plastic surgery term - e.g. rhinoplasty

Front 126

bronch-

Back 126

pertains to the windpipe, especially the bronchial tree - e.g. bronchitis

Front 127

malaco-

Back 127

softening -e.g. chondromalacia

Front 128

ventriculo-

Back 128

refers to a small cavity, especially ventricles of heart or brain - e.g. atrioventricular

Front 129

chordo-

Back 129

cord - e.g. phonocordae

Front 130

hystero-

Back 130

uterus - e.g. hysterectomy

Front 131

-poiesis

Back 131

formation - e.g. erythropoiesis

Front 132

myringo

Back 132

the tympanic membrane (eardrum) - e.g. myringitis

Front 133

necro-

Back 133

death - e.g. necrosis

Front 134

micro-

Back 134

small - e.g. microscope

Front 135

ante-

Back 135

before - e.g. antebrachial vein

Front 136

-ectomy

Back 136

excision, removal - e.g. tonsillectomy

Front 137

chondro-

Back 137

cartilage - e.g. chondroblast

Front 138

-algia

Back 138

pain - e.g. adenalgia

Front 139

dys-

Back 139

impaired, difficult, defective - e.g. amoebic dysentery

Front 140

entero-

Back 140

intestine, gut - e.g. enterectomy

Front 141

retro-

Back 141

behind, backward - e.g. retroviral

Front 142

procto-

Back 142

rectum, anus - e.g. aproctia

Front 143

exo-

Back 143

outside - e.g. exocytosis

Front 144

eu-

Back 144

normal, good, nominal - e.g. eudipsia

Front 145

pre-

Back 145

before - e.g. preaortic

Front 146

pro-

Back 146

before or in favor of - e.g. probiotic, progeny

Front 147

phono-

Back 147

sound - e.g. microphonia

Front 148

re-

Back 148

again - e.g. reabsorption

Front 149

litho-

Back 149

stone - e.g. lithotropsy

Front 150

-oma

Back 150

tumor - e.g. malignant melanoma

Front 151

macro-

Back 151

large - e.g. macrophage

Front 152

erythro-

Back 152

red, especially dealing with red blood cells - e.g. erythrocyte

Front 153

glyco-

Back 153

sugar - e.g. hypoglycemia

Front 154

hema-

Back 154

blood - e.g. hematoma

Front 155

mammo-

Back 155

breast - e.g. mammogram

Front 156

hepato-

Back 156

liver - e.g. hepatic vein

Front 157

vaso

Back 157

vessel, artery, vein - e.g. vasodilation

Front 158

-phasis

Back 158

to speak - e.g. aphasia

Front 159

pneumo-

Back 159

lung - e.g. apneumia

Front 160

patho-

Back 160

disease - e.g. pathogen

Front 161

-rraphy

Back 161

suture - e.g. angiorraphy

Front 162

masto-

Back 162

breast - e.g. acromastitis

Front 163

sclero-

Back 163

hard, hardening - e.g. otosclerosis

Front 164

pulmo-

Back 164

lung - e.g. pulmonary artery

Front 165

atrio-

Back 165

involving the atrium of the heart - e.g. sinoatrial node

Front 166

entro-

Back 166

intestines - e.g. entroscopy

Front 167

super or supra

Back 167

above - e.g. supraorbital margin

Front 168

abdomino-

Back 168

abdomen - e.g. abdominopelvic cavity

Front 169

gyneco-

Back 169

pertaining to women - e.g. apogyny

Front 170

andro-

Back 170

pertaining to men - e.g. androgen

Front 171

cardio-

Back 171

heart - e.g. electrocardiogram