Chapter 1: Basic Terms Flashcards
-ac, -al, -ar
Pertaining to
-dynia
Pain
-rraphy
Suture
-rrhexis
rupture
Singular Ending in “-a” —> Plural
EX: Vertebra
-ae
EX: Vertebrae
Singular ending in “-is”
EX: Diagnosis
-es
EX: Diagnoses
Singular ending in “-ma”
EX: Condyloma
-mata
EX: Condylomata
Singular ending in “-on”
EX: Phenomenon
-a
EX: Phenomena
Singular ending in “-um”
EX: Bacterium
-a
EX: Bacteria
Singular ending in “-us”
EX: Fungus
-I
EX: Fungi
Singular ending in “-ax”
EX: Thorax
-aces
EX: Thoraces
Singular ending in “-ex”
EX: Apex
-ices
EX: Apices
Singular ending in “-ix”
EX: Appendix
-ices
EX: Appendices
Singular ending in “-y”
EX: Myopathy
-ies
EX: Myopathies
Prefix “de-“ means
From, down, or not
Prefix “contra-“ means
Against or opposed to
Position/Direction “dia-“ means
Across or through
Position/Direction “trans- “ means
Across or through
Position/Direction “e- “ means
Out or away
Position/Direction “ec- “ means
Out or away
Position/Direction “ecto- “ means
Outside
Position/Direction “epi- “ means
Upon
Position/Direction “Infra “ means
Below or under
Position/Direction “meta- “ means
Beyond, after or change
