Mosby's Medical Terminology Memory NoteCards

• Introduction to Basic Terminology

• Introduction to Medical Terminology

Seeing Medical Terminology - NEW

The Root of the Word - NEW

Combining Forms

When to Use a Combining Vowel - NEW

Suffix - Its at the End of the Word

Suffix Knights of Procedures and Interventions

Medical Equipment Suffixes

Suffixes and Surgical Issues

Suffixes that Describe Pathology

RR Suffixes

Prefix - Its at the Beginning of the Word

More Prefixes - NEW

Pronunciation - NEW

Rules for Using Singular and Plural Forms

Guidelines to Unusual Plural Forms - NEW

Guidelines to Unusual Plural Forms (continued) - NEW

 

Anatomical, Positional, and Directional Terms

Anatomical, Positional and Directional Terms

Anatomic Position - NEW

Directional Terminology - NEW

Anterior and Ventral

Superior and Inferior

Posterior and Dorsal - NEW

Cephalic and Caudal

Medial and Lateral - NEW

Ipsilateral and Contralateral

Unilateral and Bilateral

Proximal and Distal

Supine and Prone

Basic Examination Positions

Supinate and Pronate

Palmar and Plantar

Afferent and Efferent

 

Body Cavities and their Divisions

Body Cavities

Dorsal Cavity

Cranial and Spinal Cavities

Ventral Cavity

Thoracic Cavity

Abdominal and Pelvic Cavities

Planes of the Body

Horizontal Plane

Vertical Plane

Cells: Human Building Blocks

Cells: Human Building Blocks

Cytology

Stem Cells

Sources of Stem Cells

Cell Membrane

Cytoplasm

Nucleus

Chromosomes

Genes

Tissue

Tissue Types

Epithelial Tissue

Connective Tissue

Muscle Tissue

Nerve Tissue

Tissue Pathology

Anaplasia

Aplasia

Dysplasia

Hyperplasia

Hypertrophy

Hypoplasia

 

Congenital Disorders

Congenital Disorders

Anomaly

Dominant and Recessive Genes

Genetic Disorders

Cystic Fibrosis

Down Syndrome

Hemophilia

Huntingtons Disease/Huntingtons Chorea

Muscular Dystrophy

Phenylketonuria

Sickle Cell Anemia

Tay-Sachs Disease

 

Disciplines

-logist and -logy

Anesthesiology

Cardiology

Dermatology

Geriatrics

Gynecology

Hematology

Histologist

Immunology

Neonatology

Neurology

Oncology

Ophthalmology

Orthopedics and Other Related Fields

Otorhinolaryngology

Pathology

Pediatrics

Psychiatry

Urology

 

Body Systems and Main Structures

Body Systems and Structures

Musculoskeletal System (muscul/o, skelet/o)

Bone Tissue (oste/o, osse/o)

Joints (arthr/o)

Cartilage (chondr/o)

Muscles (my/o)

Muscle and Fascia

Ligaments and Tendons (tendin/o, ten/o)

Muscle Pathology

Introduction to Cardiovascular Terms

Arteries (arteri/o, arter/o)

Veins (phleb/o, ven/o)

Blood Cell Types and Components

Extravasation

Atherosclerosis

Angiography

Immune Systems First Line of Defense

Immune Systems Second Line of Defense

Immune Systems Third Line of Defense

Lymphatic System

Lymph Vessels

Spleen

Lymph-Related Blood Cells

Respiratory System

Nose and Pharynx

Structures of the Lungs

Breathing - NEW

Tonsils

Mucous and Mucus

Gastrointestinal System

Mouth, Esophagus, and Stomach

Abdomen and Stomach

Nausea

Small and Large Intestine

Liver, Pancreas, and Gall Bladder

Urinary System

Kidneys, Ureters, Urinary Bladder, Prostate, and Urethra

-uria vs Urea

Nervous System

Spinal Cord

Structures of the Brain

Eye

Core/o and Corne/o

Ear

Integumentary System

Skin

Associated Structures of the Integumentary System

Sweat Gland Related Issues

Infection and Inflammation

Laceration and Lesion

Strata and Striae

Endocrine System

Pituitary Gland

Thyroid Gland

Parathyroid Glands

Adrenal Glands

Pancreas

Thymus Gland

Testes

Ovaries

Menstrual Disorders

Abnormal Uterine Bleeding

Types of Diseases

Types of Diseases

Disease, Malaise, Dysfunction

Infectious Diseases

Organic Disorders

Iatrogenic Disorders

Idiopathic Disorders

Nosocomial Infections

Diagnostic Procedures

Diagnostic Procedures

Vital Signs

Signs, Symptoms, and Syndrome

Diagnosis, Differential Diagnosis, and Prognosis

Acute, Chronic, Remission, and Relapse

Assessment Tools

Laboratory Tests

Urinalysis

-centesis

Radiology

CT Scan

MRI

Fluoroscopy

Diagnostic Sonography

Pharmacology

Palliative Measures

Anti-, -lytic, -cides

Potentiation and Synergism

Drug and Idiosyncratic Reactions

Routes of Drug Administration

Dont Confuse These!

-ectomy, -stomy, -tomy

Supination and Suppuration

Cyt/o vs Cyst/o

Os vs Oste/o

Sacr/o vs Sarc/o

Palpation and Palpitation

Arteri/o, Ather/o, Arthr/o

Fissure and Fistula

Myc/o, Myel/o, My/o

Ileum and Ilium

Pyel/o, Py/o, Pyr/o

Perone/o, Perine/o, Peritone/o

Phall/o vs Phalang/o

Prostate and Prostrate

Vesic/o vs Vescul/o

Viral and Virile

Trauma and Triage