Chapter 1 Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology Flashcards
Origin of most med terms
greek/latin
-ia
condition of
-ism
condition of
-sis
condition of
-y
condition of
condition of
-ia
-ism
-sis
-y
-ian
specialist in field
-iatrics
medical specialty
-iatry
medical specialty
-ics
medical specialty
-ist
specialist in field of study
-logy
study of
-ac
pertaining to, like, resembling
-al
pertaining to, like, resembling
-ar
pertaining to, like, resembling
-ary
pertaining to, like, resembling
-form
pertaining to, like, resembling
-ic
pertaining to, like, resembling
-ical
pertaining to, like, resembling
-ile
pertaining to, like, resembling
-oid
pertaining to, like, resembling
-ory
pertaining to, like, resembling
-ous
pertaining to, like, resembling
-a plural
ae
-en plural
ina
-ex,ix,yx plural
ices
-is plural
es
-ma plural
mata
-nx plural
nges
-on plural
a
-um plural
a
-us plural
i
-ae singular
a
-ina singular
en
-ices singular
ex,ix,yx
-es singular
is
-mata singular
ma
-nges singular
nx
-a singular
on,um
-i singular
us
prim/i-
first
mono-
one