Med term latin meaning – Flashcards
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mature
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ready
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axilla
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armpit
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ganglion
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(greek) a swelling or knot
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ileum
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to twist or roll up
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ilium
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groin
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mucus
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slime
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prostate
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one who stands before
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prostrate
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to stretch out
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reflex
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bend back
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reflux
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backward flow
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septum
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a partition
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cervix
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neck
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protocol
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contents page of a book
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ureter
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urinary canal
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urethra
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passage for urine
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uterus
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womb
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vertebra
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bone in the spine, spinal joint
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abdomen
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abdomen
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supine
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bend backward
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transverse
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crosswise
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diaphragm
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(greek) diaphragm, fence
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quadrant
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one quarter
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spine
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spine
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thorax
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(greek) chest
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cell
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storeroom
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conception
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something received
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organ
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instrument, tool
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fertilize
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to bear
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tissue
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to weave
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zygote
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(greek) yolk
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hormone
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(greek) set in motion
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lipid
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(greek) fat
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membrane
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parchment
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protein
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(greek) protein
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graft
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(french) transplant
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ligament
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band, sheet
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meniscus
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(greek) crescent
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muscle
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muscle
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patella
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small plate
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therapy
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(greek) medical treatment
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capsule
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little box
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cartilage
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gristle
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matrix
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mother
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tendon
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sinew
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integument
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a covering
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lymph
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clear spring water
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system
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(greek) an organized whole
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skeleton
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skeleton or mummy
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prone
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lying down
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flora
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flower
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squamous
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scaly
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wheal
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(old english) wheal
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sebum
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tallow
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follicle
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small sac
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atopy
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(greek) strangeness
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eczema
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(greek) to boil or ferment
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pruritus
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to itch
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rash
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(french) skin erruption
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stasis
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(greek) staying in one place
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vesicle
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blister
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macule
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spot
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melanin
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(greek) black
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herpes
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(greek) to creep or spread
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zoster
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(greek) belt, girdle
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nevus
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mole, birthmark
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papule
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pimple
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verruca (wart)
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wart
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virus
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poison
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candida
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dazzling white
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fungus
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mushroom
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impetigo
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scabby eruption
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louse
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(old english) louse
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parasite
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(greek) guest
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scabies
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to scratch
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tinea
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worm
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toxin
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(greek) poison
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psoriasis
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(greek) the itch
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rosacea
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rosy
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symptom
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event or feeling that has happened to someone
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sign
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mark
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lupus
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wolf
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acne
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(greek) point
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comedo
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eat up
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cyst
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(greek) sac, bladder
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pustule
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pustule
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scar
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(greek) scab
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alopecia
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(greek) manage
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scald
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wash in hot water
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shock
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(german) to clash
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cadaver
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dead body
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eschar
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(greek) scab of a burn
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abrasion
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to scrape
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clot
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(german) to bloack
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keloid
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(greek) stain
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scab
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(old english) crush
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suture
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seam
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wound
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(old english) wound
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cortex
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bark
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diaphysis
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growing between
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medulla
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marrow
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traction
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to pull
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lumbar
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loin
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sacrum
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sacred
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cranium
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skull
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maxilla
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jawbone
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zygoma
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(french) yoke
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acromion
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(greek) tip of the shoulder
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clavicle
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collarbone
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humerus
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shoulder
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scapula
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shoulder blade
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radius
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spoke of a wheel
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trochlea
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pulley
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ulna
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elbow, arm
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carpus
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(greek) wrist
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phalanx
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bone of the finger or toe
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acetabulum
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vinegar cup
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femur
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thigh
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ischium
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(greek) hip
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pelvis
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basin
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symphysis
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(greek) grow together
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diastasis
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(greek) separation
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brace
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(old english) to fasten
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labrum
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lip-shaped
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necrosis
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(greek) death
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prosthesis
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(greek) addition
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cruciate
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cross
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fibula
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clasp or buckle
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tibia
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large shinbone
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bursa
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purse
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rupture
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break, fracture
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tarsus
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ankle
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talus
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heel bone
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bunion
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bump
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fascia
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a band
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strain
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to bind
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origin
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source of
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cuff
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(old english) band
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girdle
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(old english) encircle
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dorsum
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back
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stenosis
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(greek) narrowing
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eminence
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stand out
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maximus
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the biggest or the greatest
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minimus
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smallest
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medius
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middle
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gluteus
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buttocks
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calcaneal tendon
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the heel
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physiatry
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(greek) science of nature
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cavity
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hollow
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sternum
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the chest
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aorta
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(greek) lift up
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ventricle
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small belly
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mitral
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turban
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diastole
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(greek) dilation
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murmur
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low voice
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vital
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life
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signs
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mark
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sinus
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channel, cavity
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rhythm
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(greek) to flow
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prolapse
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a falling
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occlude
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to close
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catheter
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to send down
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thrombus
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clot
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varix
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dilated vein
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palpate
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touch, stroke
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diffuse
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to pull in different directions
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aneurysm
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(greek) dilation
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edema
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(greek) swelling
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nutrient
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to nourish
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serum
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whey
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plasma
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(greek) something formed
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heme
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(greek) blood
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trait
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an extenstion
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pallor
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paleness
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embolus
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(greek) plug, stopper
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fibrin
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fiber
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petechia
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spot on the skin
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purpura
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(greek) purple
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miscarriage
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(old english) to carry
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fetus
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offspring
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placenta
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a cake
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node
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a knot
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spleen
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(greek) spleen
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thymus
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(greek) sweetbreak
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tonsil
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tonsil
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immune
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protected from
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bacterium
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(greek) a staff
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mutation
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to change
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complement
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that which completes
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vaccine
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related to a cow
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urticaria
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nettle
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infect
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invade internally
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alveolus
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hollow sac
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bronchus
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(greek) windpipe
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cilium
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eyelash
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olfaction
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to smell
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pharynx
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(greek) throat
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rale
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(french) rattle
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sputum
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to spit
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trachea
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(greek) windpipe
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coryza
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(greek) catarrh
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naris
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nostril
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polyp
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many feet
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croup
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(old english) to cry out loud
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stridor
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a harsh, creaking sound
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papilla
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small pimple
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glottis
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(greek) opening of larynx
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pleura
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rib
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phlegm
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flame
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bulla
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bubble
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rhonchus
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(greek) snoring
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anthrax
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(greek) carbuncle
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cannula
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reed
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canal
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duct or channel
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anus
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a ring
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esophagus
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gullet
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intestine
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gut
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bolus
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lump
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pulp
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flesh
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saliva
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spit
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uvula
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grape
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aphthous
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(greek) ulcer
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canker
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crab
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caries
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dry rot
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gingiva
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gum
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plaque
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(french) plate
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tartar
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crust on wine casks
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emesis
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(greek) to vomit
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hernia
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rupture
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hiatus
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an aperture
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sphincter
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(greek) a band
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chyme
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juice
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mucous
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slime
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pepsin
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(greek) to digest
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stricture
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draw tight
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jaundice
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(french) yellow
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pancrease
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(greek) sweetbread
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gluten
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glue
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portal
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gate
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villus
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shaggy hair
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chyle
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(greek) juice
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lactose
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milk sugar
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appendix
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appendage
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flexure
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bend
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rectum
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straight
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bowel
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sausage
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fissure
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slit
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fistula
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pipe, tube
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melena
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black
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occult
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to hide
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enema
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injection
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stoma
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(greek) mouth
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epilepsy
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(greek) seizure
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motor
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to move
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afferent
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to bring to
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axon
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axis
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dendrite
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looking like a tree
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efferent
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to bring away from
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glia
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glue
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neuron
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nerve
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viscera
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an internal organ
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cerebrum
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brain
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gyrus
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circle
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sulcus
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furrow, ditch
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thalamus
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inner room
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meninges
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membrane
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cognition
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knowledge
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stroke
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(old english) to strike
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carotid
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(greek) large neck artery
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prion
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protein
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syncope
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(greek) cutting short
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tremor
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to shake
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contrecoup
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(french) counterblow
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coup
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a blow
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trauma
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(greek) wound
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sclerosis
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(greek) hardness
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modify
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to limit
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paresis
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(greek) weakness
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palsy
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paralysis
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anxiety
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(greek) distress, anxiety
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mania
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frenzy
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phobia
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(greek) fear
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mute
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silent
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cornea
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web, tunic
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conjuctiva
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inner lining of eyelids
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contagious
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touch closely
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hordeolum (aka stye)
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stye in the eye
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ptosis
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(greek) drooping
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extrinsic
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on the outer side
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intrinsic
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on the inner side
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iris
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(greek) diaphragm of the eye
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lens
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lentil shape
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refract
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break up
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retina
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net
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sclera
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(greek) hard
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choroid
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(greek) membrane
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fovea
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a pit
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macula
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small spot
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lutea
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yellow
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optic
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(greek) eye
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uvea
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vascular layer
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acuity
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sharpen
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concavus
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arched
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convexus
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vaulted
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in situ
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in its original place
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cataract
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to break down
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pollution
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to defile
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fundus
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bottom
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chronic
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(greek) time
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effusion
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pouring out
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acute
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sharp
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auditory
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hearing
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auricle
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ear
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cerumen
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wax
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impacted
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driven in
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meatus
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go through
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pinna
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wing
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incus
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anvil
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malleus
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hammer
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stapes
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stirrup
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perforated
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to bore through
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cochlea
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snail shell
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implant
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to plant
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ampulla
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two-handled bottle
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tinnitus
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jingle
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vertigo
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dizziness
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vestibule
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entrance chamber
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pineal
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like a pine cone
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diabetes
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(greek) siphon
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gonad
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seed
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thyroid
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(greek) an oblong shield
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goiter
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throat
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tetany
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(greek) convulsive tension
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facies
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appearance
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coma
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deep sleep
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mellitus
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sweetened with honey
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acetone
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vinegar
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ketone
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(greek) acetone
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saline
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salt
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filter
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strain through material
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hilum
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small bit
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urea
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urine
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calclulus
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pebble
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flank
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broad
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void
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to empty
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retention
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hold back
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cast
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pure
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ductus
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to lead
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deferens
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carry away
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vas
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vessel, canal
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penis
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tail
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seminal vesicle
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seed
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sperm
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seed
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testicle
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small testis
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torsion
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to twist
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libido
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lust
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plexus
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braid
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semen
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seed
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tunica
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coat
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frenulum
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small bridle
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glans
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acorn
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impotence
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inability
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propuce
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foreskin
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smegma
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(greek) ointment
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fornix
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a vault
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hymen
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(greek) membrane
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labium
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(greek) lip
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majus
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greater
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minus
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smaller
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mons
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mountain
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pubis
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pubic bone
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ovary
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egg
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vagina
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sheath
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vulva
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a wrapper or covering
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tampon
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(french) plug
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chancre
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cancer
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chlamydia
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cloak
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condom
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sheath or cover
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ovum
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egg
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menses
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month
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fimbria
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fringe
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os
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mouth
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pessary
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(greek) an oval stone
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coitus
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come together
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vitro
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glass
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embryo
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a young one
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chorion
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membrane
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amnion
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(greek) membrane around fetus
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lanugo
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wool
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preterm
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of 3 months duration
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vernix
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varnish
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caseosa
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cheese
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gravid
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pregnant
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gravida
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pregnant woman
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labor
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toil, suffering
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lochia
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(greek) relating to birth
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gene
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(greek) origin, birth
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nipple
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(old english) small nose
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colostrum
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foremilk
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areola
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small area
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vertex
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whorl
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abruptio
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to break off
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meconium
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(greek) a little poppy
