Medical Terminology Essentials: 300 Terms and Word Parts
Decode clinical vocabulary through 300 essential terms and word parts.
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| 앞면 | 뒷면 |
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| brady- | Prefix meaning slow. Breaks down as brady- = slow. Example: bradycardia means a slow heart rate. |
| tachy- | Prefix meaning fast or rapid. Breaks down as tachy- = rapid. Example: tachypnea means rapid breathing. |
| inter- | Prefix meaning between or among. Breaks down as inter- = between. Example: intercostal means between the ribs. |
| sub- | Prefix meaning under or below. Breaks down as sub- = below. Example: subcutaneous means beneath the skin. |
| micro- | Prefix meaning small. Breaks down as micro- = small. Example: microcyte means a small red blood cell. |
| dys- | Prefix meaning bad, difficult, or painful. Breaks down as dys- = difficult or abnormal. Example: dysphagia means difficult swallowing. |
| -tomy | Suffix meaning cut into or incision. Breakdown: -tomy = incision. Example: tracheotomy is an incision into the trachea. |
| -rrhagia | Suffix meaning excessive flow or bursting forth. Breaks down as -rrhagia = excessive bleeding or discharge. Example: menorrhagia means heavy menstrual bleeding. |
| -malacia | Suffix meaning abnormal softening. Breaks down as -malacia = softening. Example: osteomalacia means softening of bone. |
| ot/o | Combining form meaning ear. Breaks down as ot/o = ear. Example: otitis means inflammation of the ear. |
| -a | Plural ending in some Greek- or Latin-derived medical nouns, especially singular forms ending in -um or -on: bacterium → bacteria; ganglion → ganglia. Do not assume every word ending in -a is plural. |
| lateral | Directional term meaning away from the midline. Contrast: lateral is opposite medial. Example: the arms are lateral to the chest. |
| -cardia | Heart rate or heart condition. Example: tachycardia means fast heart rate, while bradycardia means slow heart rate. |
| an/o | Anus. Breakdown: an- = anus; -o- = combining vowel. Example: anal fissure means a tear near the anus. |
| -uria | Urine condition or urine presence. Example: hematuria means blood in the urine; dysuria means painful or difficult urination. |
| hyster/o | Uterus. Breakdown: hyster- = uterus; -o- = combining vowel. Example: hysterectomy is surgical removal of the uterus. |
| endocrin/o | Endocrine glands; internal secretion. Example: endocrinology is the study of hormone-producing glands and their secretions. |
| myel/o | Combining form meaning spinal cord or bone marrow, depending on context. In nervous-system terms it usually refers to the spinal cord. Example: myelopathy is disease of the spinal cord. |
| trich/o | Combining form meaning hair. It appears in hair-related disorders and procedures. Example: trichology is the study of hair and scalp conditions. |
| acous/o | Combining form meaning hearing or sound. It appears in terms about sound perception and hearing loss. Example: acoustic relates to sound. |
| -oma | Suffix meaning tumor or mass. It can be benign or malignant depending on context, so the word part alone does not tell severity. Example: lipoma is a fatty mass. |
| interstitial | Pertaining to the spaces within a tissue or between tissue elements. Example: interstitial fluid occupies the spaces between cells. |
| glaucoma | A group of eye disorders that can damage the optic nerve, often linked to pressure changes. It is distinct from lens clouding. Example: glaucoma affects peripheral vision first in many cases. |
| -ion | A noun-forming suffix meaning process or condition. Breakdown: no further parts; often turns an action into a state. Example: abrasion is a rubbing-away injury, not a surgical procedure. |
| -phoresis | A suffix meaning carrying or transmission. Breakdown: no further parts; often refers to movement or transfer. Example: electrophoresis uses electricity to move molecules, unlike passive diffusion. |
| acro- | A prefix meaning extremity or topmost part. Breakdown: acro- = extremity. Example: acromegaly involves enlarged extremities, not the trunk. |
| em- | A prefix meaning in or within; a variant of en- used before certain consonants. Example: emphysema contains em- as a form of en-, though many medical words beginning with em- are not cleanly divisible for teaching purposes. |
| ortho- | A prefix meaning straight, correct, or normal. Breakdown: ortho- = straight/correct. Example: orthodontics focuses on correcting tooth alignment. |
| ex- | A prefix meaning out of or away from. Breakdown: ex- = out. Example: excision means cutting out or removing tissue. |
| dyspnea | Difficult or labored breathing. Breakdown: dys- = difficult, -pnea = breathing. Example: dyspnea means shortness of breath, unlike a cough. |
이 덱 소개
Medical terminology becomes manageable the moment you learn how the words are built. This 300-card foundation combines high-yield prefixes, suffixes and combining forms with the common directional, diagnostic, procedural and body-system terms built out of them. Each card explains the term in plain English and, where it helps, breaks it into components — so the pattern transfers to a term you have never seen instead of stopping at the ones you memorized. Import it and the whole deck joins your spaced-repetition schedule. Terms you already know stretch out and drop out of sight; the ones that keep slipping come back until they stop slipping. What goes down is the number of terms you still don't know — not the time it takes to flip past 300 cards you mostly do.
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Editorially checked against NLM and NCI references on 2026-08-16. Examples are written by Memly and avoid patient-specific instructions. Not reviewed by a licensed medical professional, not medical advice, and not a substitute for an accredited course or current clinical guidance; terminology and local usage change.