Ch.5medicalterm Flashcards
1
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The foundation of a the word
A
Word root
2
Q
What occurs before the word root
A
Prefix
3
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What occurs after the word root
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Suffix
4
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A vowel that joins one or more word roots to other components of a term
A
Combining vowel
5
Q
Cardi
A
Heart
6
Q
Hepat
A
Liver
7
Q
Nephr
A
Kidney
8
Q
Neur
A
Nerves
9
Q
Psych
A
Mind
10
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Thorac
A
Chest
11
Q
Prefix hyper
A
Over,excessive,high
12
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Prefix hypo
A
Under,below,normal
13
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Prefix tachy
A
Rapid,fast
14
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Prefix Brady
A
Slow
15
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Prefix pre
A
Before
16
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Prefix post
A
After,behind
17
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Suffix -al
A
Pertaining to
18
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Suffix -algia
A
Pertaining to pain
19
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Suffix ectomy
A
Surgical removal of
20
Q
Suffix -ic
A
Pertaining to
21
Q
Suffix -itis
A
Inflammation or infection
22
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Suffix -logy
A
Study of
23
Q
Suffix -logist
A
Specialist
24
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Suffix megaly
A
Enlargement
25
Suffix -meter
Measuring instrument
26
Suffix -Oma
Tumor
27
Suffix -pathy
Disease
28
Prefix uni
One
29
Prefix dipl
Two;double
30
Prefix null-
None
31
Prefix primi-
First
32
Prefix multi-
Many
33
Prefix bi-
Two
34
Prefix tri-
Three
35
Prefix quad-
Four
36
Prefix tetra-
Four
37
Prefix quint-
Five
38
Prefix sext-
Six
39
Prefix sept-
Seven
40
Prefix oct-
Eight
41
Prefix Nona-
Nine
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Prefix deca-
Ten
44
Prefix semi-
Half;partial
45
Prefix hemi-
Half;one sided
46
Prefix ambi-
Both
47
Root cyan
Blue
48
Root leuk
White
49
Root erythr
Red
50
Root cirrh
Yellow-Orange
51
Root melan
Black
52
Root poli
Gray
53
Root alb
White
54
Root chlor
Green
55
Prefix ab-
Away from
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Prefix ad-
To,toward
57
Prefix de-
Down from,away
58
Prefix circum
Around ,about
59
Prefix peri
Around
60
Prefix trans
Across,through,beyond
61
Prefix epi
Above ,upon,on
62
Prefix Supra
Above,over
63
Prefix retro
Behind
64
Prefix sub
Under,beneath
65
Prefix infra
Below,under
66
Prefix para
Near,beside,beyond,apart from
67
Prefix contra
Against,opposite
68
Prefix ecto
Out,outside
69
Prefix endo
Within
70
Prefix extra
Outside,in addition
71
Prefix intra
Inside ,within
72
Prefix ipsi
Same
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