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Anatomy, Physiology, and Terminology > Chapter 1 - Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology > Flashcards

Chapter 1 - Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology Flashcards

Prefixes, suffixes, root words in medical terminology.

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Endo- / Intra-

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inside; inner; interior

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Medi(o/a)-

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middle

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Inter-

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between

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What languages is medical terminology based off of?

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Latin/Greek words.

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What is a prefix?

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Beginning of a word, the description. Always followed by a dash (e.g. epi-). Modifies the meaning of the root.

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What is a root word?

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Fundamental unit of each medical word, establishes basic beaning of word, part to which prefixes and suffixes are added.

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What is a suffix?

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Short word part(s) added to the end of a word. Modifies the meaning of the root. Indicated by a dash before the suffix (e.g. -itis)

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-itis

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inflammation

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thorax?

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chest (anything under your ribs)

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thoracotomy

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incision to chest wall (e.g. open heart surgery)

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neur-

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nerve or nervous system

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hem/o-

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blood

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tommy?

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cuts/shanks

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myel/o-

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bone marrow

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myel/o- + -oma

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myeloma (tumor of the bone marrow)

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quadr/i-

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four

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a-

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without

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contra-

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against

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mono-

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single; singular

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di-

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two; double

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tri-

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three; triple

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quad-

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four; quadruple

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poly-

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many; a lot

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oligo-

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few; several; very little

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cyan/o-

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blue

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melan/o-

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black; dark

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erythr/o-

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red

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leuk/o-

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white; colorless

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xanth/o-

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yellow

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macro-

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large; visible to naked eye

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micro-

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small; not visible to naked eye

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hyper-

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high; above normal

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hypo-

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low; below normal

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eu- / normo-

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normal

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pan- / omni-

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all

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epi- / peri- / circum-

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around

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a- / an-

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lacking

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megalo-

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large; larger than average

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exo- / extra-

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outside; outer; exterior

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trans-

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across

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dia- / per-

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through; complete

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juxta-

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next to; beside; adjacent

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para-

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nearby

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acronym

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An abbreviation formed from the first letter of each word in a phrase.

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combining forms

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A word root combined with a vowel that links the root with another word part, such as a suffix or another root; combining forms are shown with a slash between the root and the vowel, as in neur/o.

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compound word

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A word that contains more than one root.

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-ia

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“condition of” (e.g. dementia) loss of (de-) intellectual function

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-ism

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“condition of” (e.g. racism) discrimination based on race

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-sis

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“condition of” (e.g. thrombosis) having a blood clot (thrombus) in a vessel

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-y

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“condition of” (e.g. atony) lack (a-) of muscle tone

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-ian

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specialist in a field of study (physician)

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-iatrics

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medical specialty (pediatrics)

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-iatry

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medical specialty (psychiatry)

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-ics

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medical specialty (orthopedics)

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-ist

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specialist in a field of study (podiatrist)

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-logy

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study of

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-ac

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pertaining to the heart (cardiac)

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-al

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pertaining to the voice (vocal)

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-ar

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pertaining to a nucelus (nuclear)

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-ary

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pertaining to saliva (salivary)

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-form

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like or resembling mucus (muciform)

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-ic

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pertaining to anatomy (anatomic)

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-ical (ic + al)

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pertaining to electricity

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-ile

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pertaining to the male; masculine

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-oid

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pertaining to the lymphatic system

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-ory

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pertaining to circulation

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-ous

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pertaining to the skin

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-a, -ae

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e.g. vertebra, vertebrae

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-en, -ina

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e.g. lumen, lumina

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-ex, -ix, -yx = ices

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e.g. matrix, matrices

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-is, -es

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e.g. diagnosis, diagnoses

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-ma, -mata

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e.g. stigma, stigmata

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-nx, -anx, -ynx, -nges

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e.g. phalanx, phalanges

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-on, -a

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e.g. ganglion, ganglia

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-um, -a

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e.g. serum, sera

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-us, -i

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e.g. thrombus, thrombi

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prim/i-

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first

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mon/o-

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one

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uni-

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one

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hemi-

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half; one side

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semi-

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half; partial

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bi-

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two; twice

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dipl/o-

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double

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tri-

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three

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quadr/i-

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four

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tetra-

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four

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multi-

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many

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poly-

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many, much

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ab-

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away from (e.g. abduct)

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ad-

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toward, near (e.g. adduct)

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dia-

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through (e.g. diarrhea)

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per-

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through (e.g. percutaneous)

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trans-

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through (e.g. transected)

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