Wednesday, July 9, 2014

The Human Body in Health and Disease Flash Cards

Below are fifteen common medical terminology word parts associated with the human body in health and disease. Happy studying!

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-ologist definition

Med term for specialist

adip/o definition

Medical term for fat

end- endo- definition

Med term for in, within, inside

Poster/o definition

Med term for behind, toward the back

Caud/o definition

Med term for lower part of the body, tail

Path/o -pathy definition

Med term for disease, suffering, feeling, emotion

Aden/o definition

Med term for gland

-ology definition

Med term for the science or study of

Plas/i plas/o -plasia definition

Med term for development, growth, formation

Cephal/o definition

Med term for head

Hist/o histi/o definition

Med term for tissue

-stasis -static definition

Med term for control, maintenance of a constant level

Anter/o definition

Med term for before, front

Exo- definition

Med term for out of, outside, away from

Cyt/o -cyte definition

Med term for cell

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Introduction to Medical Terminology Flash Cards - Word Parts

These flash cards highlight fifteen word parts that are often used in medical terminology and are associated with Introduction to Medical Terminology.

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Hyper- definition

Med Term for excessive, increased

-otomy definition

Med term for cutting, surgical incision

-rrhexis definition

Med term for rupture

Dys- definition

Med term for bad, difficult, painful

-plasty definition

Med term for surgical repair

-osis definition

Med term for abnormal condition, disease

-rrhea definition

Med term for flow, discharge

-itis definition

Med term for inflammation

-sclerosis definition

Med term for abnormal hardening

-ostomy definition

Med term for surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface

-algia definition

Med term for pain, painful condition

-rrhage definition

Med term for bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid or discharge

-ectomy definition

Med term for surgical removal, cutting out

-rrhaphy definition

Med term for surgical suturing

Hypo- definition

Med term for deficient, decreased

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