MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

GLOSSARY OF COMMONLY USED

PHYSICAL THERAPY PREFIXES AND
SUFFIXES
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Anter front anterior
Poster behind posterior
Ab awayfrom abduction
Ad toward adduction
Caud tail caudal
Crani head cranial
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Dist distant distal
Proxim near proximal
Circum around circumduction
Movement of shoulder joint
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Audi/o hearing audiology
Audit/o hearing auditory disorder
Olfact/o smell olfactory diorder
Ante before antenatal
Anti against anti-inflammatory
Contra opposite contra lateral
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Capsul container capsulitis
Intra within intracapsular
Extra outside extracapsular
Intra and extra capsular knee joint
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Infra below infrared
Ultra excess ultrasonic
Hyper above hyperglycemia
Hypo below hypoglycemia
Exo outside exoskeleton
Endo inside endoscope
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Ex outside surgical excision
Ecto outside ectopic pregnancy
Epi above epigastric
Para near parathyroid
Pro before prophylaxis
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Pre before preoperative
Post after postoperative
Peri around pericarditis
Re again reassessment
Trans through transfusion
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Sub below subcortical
Supra above supraspinal
Retro behind retrospinal
Super above superfluent
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Mona one monoplegia
Di-bi two diplegia
Tri three triplegia
Tetra-quadri four quadriplegia
Hemi half hemiplegia
Types of paralysis according to affected area
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Becteri bacteria tonsillitis
Vir virus AIDS
Prasit parasite entamoeba histolytica
Fung fungus tinea fungal infection
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Aspir removal knee joint aspiration
Radi radiation x-ray
Palp to touch gently palpation
Dys difficult dyslexia
Mal poor malnutrition
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Iso same isograft
Homo same homogenous
Hetro different heterogeneous
Acu needle acupuncture
Acut sever subacute
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Aqua water aqua therapy
Hydro water hydrotherapy
Anomal irregular congenital anomalies
Ambul to walk ambulatory step
Cry/o cold cryotherapy
Critic dangerous critical
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Consci awarness conscious
Chem/o chemical chemotherapy
Eti/o cause etiology
Equi equal equlibrium
Dynam/o power hand dynamometer
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Method/o techinque methodology
Physic/o nature physiotherapy
Path/o disease pathology
Pharmac/o drugs pharmacology
Mort/o death mortality
Morbd illiness morbidity
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Pyr heat-fever pyrogen
Therapy treatment therapeutic exercises
Techn/o skill technology
Venti oxygenate mechanical ventilation
Vit life vital signs
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Ectomy surgical removal hysterectomy
Ostomy new permanent opening colonostomy
Rhage flow hemorrhage
Plasty surgical repair neuroplasty
Algia pain myalgia
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emia blood anemia
Itis inflammation bronchitis
Lysis breakdown lipolysis
Pathy disease neuropathy
Pnea breathing sleep apnea
 MATCH THE TERMS

1. Adrenalectomy A. Pancreatic stone

2. Adrenalitis B. Pertaining to the cortex
3. Pancreatalgia adrenal glands
4. Pancreatolith C. Condition of being hairy
5. Corticoadrenal D. Removal of adrenal glands
6. Crinogenic E. Hormone formation
7. Hirsutism F. Disease of the pineal gland
8. Hormonopoiesis G. Pain in the pancreas
9. Pinealopathy H. Inflammed adrenal glands
I. Production of secretions

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 MATCH THE TERMS

1. Adrenalectomy – Removal of adrenal glands

2. Adrenalitis – Inflammed adrenal glands
3. Pancreatalgia – Pain in the pancreas
4. Pancreatolith – Pancreatic stone
5. Corticoadrenal – Cortex and adrenal glands
6. Crinogenic – Production of secretions
7. Hirsutism – Condition of being hairy
8. Hormonopoiesis – Hormone formation
9. Pinealopathy – Disease of the pineal gland

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