Medical Terminology Flashcards 5

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What does the suffix '-ites' refer to?

Dropsy or drooping (correct)

Inflamed

Potassium

Movement

What does the suffix '-itis' indicate?

State of

Milk

Joining

Inflamed or inflammation (correct)

What does the suffix '-ity' mean?

Lobe

Cornea

Fat

State of (correct)

The suffix '-ize' refers to what?

State of or acts like Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'jejun-' indicate?

To empty Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'junctiv/o-' indicate?

Joining or to join Signup and view all the answers

What does 'kali-' refer to?

Potassium Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'kary/o-' refer to?

Nucleus Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'kel/o-' mean?

Scar Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'kerat/o-' indicate?

Cornea or horny Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'ket/o-' refer to?

Sour or acid Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'kil/o-' mean?

One thousand Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'kine-' indicate?

Movement or motion Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'kraur/o-' mean?

Dryness Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'kyph/o' refer to?

Hunchback Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'labio-' indicate?

Lip Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'laryngo-' mean?

Voice box Signup and view all the answers

What does 'lact/o-' refer to?

Milk Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'lob/o-' signify?

Lobe Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'lumb/o-' mean?

Loin Signup and view all the answers

What does 'lupus' refer to?

Wolf Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'leuko-' indicate?

White Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'lord/o-' mean?

Swayback or to bend Signup and view all the answers

What does 'lith/o-' refer to?

Stone, calculus, or rock Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'lip/o-' mean?

Fat Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Medical Terminology Flashcards

-Itis: Refers to inflammation; for example, glossitis means inflammation of the tongue.
-Ites: Indicates dropsy or drooping; for example, tympanites refers to a drooping condition of the drum.
-Ity: Represents a state of being; for instance, sterility denotes a state of being barren.
-Ize: Signifies to act in a certain manner; cauterize means to burn or cause to act like a burn.
Jejuno-: Refers to the second part of the small intestine, signifying "to empty" in jejunum.
Junctiv/o-: Relates to joining; conjunctivitis indicates inflammation of the joining tissues (conjunctiva) of the eye.
Kali-: Stands for potassium; kaliopenia refers to a decrease of potassium.
Kary/o-: Denotes nucleus; karyokinesis means the movement or motion of the nucleus during cell division.
Kel/o-: Refers to scars; keloid denotes a scar that resembles abnormal growth.
Kerat/o-: Indicates cornea or a horny structure; keratomalacia refers to the softening of the cornea.
Ket/o-: Signifies sour or acid; ketosis refers to a condition characterized by excess ketones in the body.
Kil/o-: Represents one thousand, used as a prefix in measurements.
Kine-: Relates to movement; kinetic pertains to the state of movement.
Kraur/o-: Refers to dryness; kraurosis is a condition characterized by dryness.
Kyph/o: Denotes hunchback; kyphosis refers to a condition involving abnormal curvature leading to hunching.
Labio-: Refers to lips; labioma means a tumor on the lip.
Labyrinth-: Indicates a maze, specifically referring to the upper portion of the inner ear.
Lacer/o-: Relates to tearing; lacerate means to tear tissue.
Lacrim/o-: Refers to tears; lacrimal denotes something related to tears.
Lact/o-: Indicates milk; lactose signifies sugar derived from milk.
Lamin/o-: Refers to a thin, flat plate or layer.
Lap/i-: Relates to stone; lapis means stone.
-Lapse: Indicates falling or slippage; prolapse means falling forward or downward.
Laryngo-: Refers to the voice box; laryngitis indicates inflammation of the voice box.
Lat-: Denotes side; lateral pertains to something located at the side.
Lax-: Indicates loosening; relaxation refers to the process of loosening.
Lei/o-: Means smooth; leiomyoma denotes a smooth muscle tumor.
Lent/o-: Refers to freckles; lenticel means a small freckle-like structure.
Lepr/o-: Indicates scaly; leprosy refers to a disease characterized by scaling of the skin.
-Lepsy: Signifies seizure or convulsion; epilepsy is a condition involving recurrent seizures.
Lepto-: Means thin or slender; leptomorphic refers to a thin shape or form.
Leuko-: Denotes white; leukapheresis refers to a procedure for separating white blood cells.
Levat/o-: Means to lift up; levator refers to a muscle that lifts.
Libid/o-: Indicates desire; libidinal pertains to the nature of desire.
Luchen/i-: Refers to plant; lichenification denotes a process resembling plants.
Lieno-: Relates to the spleen; lienitis means inflammation of the spleen.
Liga-: Means to bind; ligament refers to a structure that binds bone to bone.
Lingu-: Relates to the tongue; bilingual denotes having two tongues (languages).
Lip/o-: Refers to fat; lipoma means a tumor made of fatty tissue.
-Listhesis: Denotes slippage; spondylolisthesis refers to slippage of vertebrae.
-Liter: Represents a liter as a unit of volume.
Lith/o-: Indicates stone or calculus; nephrolith refers to a kidney stone.
Lob/o-: Relates to a lobe; lobectomy refers to the surgical removal of a lobe.
Lord/o-: Denotes swayback or bending; lordosis refers to a condition of excessive inward curvature of the spine.
Lumb/o-: Refers to the loin; lumbar pertains to the lower back region.
Lump-: Signifies a small mass.
Luna-: Refers to moon or crescent shape; lunate indicates a bone shaped like a crescent moon.
Lupus: Means wolf; lupus erythematosus is a disease with a characteristic red (wolf-like) rash.
Lute/o-: Indicates yellow; luteal pertains to the yellow body (corpus luteum) in the ovary.

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