Chapter 1: Ready, Set, Go Flashcards
word part at beginning of word, indicates number, location, time or stats
Prefix
word part that gives the essential meaning of the word
Root
combination of the root and the combining vowel
combining form
single vowel, usually an O, that is added to the end of the root word to make it easier to pronounce
combining vowel
word part found at the end of the word, indicates procedure, condition, disease or disorder
suffix
prefix: away from
ab-
prefix: toward
ad-
prefix: difficult, painful, bad
dys-
prefix: within, inside
endo-
prefix: elevated, higher, more than normal
hyper-
prefix: between
inter-
prefix: excessive, many
poly-
prefix: before
pre-
prefix: below, under, bad
sub-
prefix: without, no
a-, an-
root: urine
uria
root: pertaining to injury
traumatic
prefix: against
anti-
prefix: normal
eu-
prefix: outside
ecto-
prefix: depressed, lower than normal
hypo-
prefix: within
intra-
prefix: scant, little
oligo-
prefix: after
post-
prefix: above, beyond, excessive
supra-, super-
medical term: before or preceding an operation
preoperative
medical term: around the time of an operation
perioperative
medical term: after an operation
postoperative
prefix: upper
epi-
prefix: outside
extra-
prefix: below/beneath
infra-
prefix: within
intra-
prefix: beyond
meta-
prefix: across
trans-
prefix: all
pan-
combining form: white
leuk/o
suffix: deficiency, reduction in
-penia
medical term: deficiency in all white blood cells
panleukopenia
suffix: surgically created opening
-stomy
combining form: stomach
gastr/o
suffix: incision into
-tomy
suffix: surgical removal/excision
-ectomy
suffix: to surgically sabilize
-pexy
suffix: surgical repair
-plasty
suffix: surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas
-centesis
suffix: record of
-gram
suffix: instrument that records
-graph
suffix: procedure that records
-graphy
suffix: separation or breakdown
-lysis
suffix: instrument to visually examine
-scope
suffix: procedure to visually examine
-scopy
suffix: treatment
-therapy
combining form: heart
cardi/o
combining form: larynx
laryng/o
medical term: pertaining to the heart
cardiac
medical term: pertaining to the larynx
laryngeal
medical term: pertaining to the skin
cutaneous
suffix: pertaining to
-ac, -ous, -al, -an, -ar, -ic, -ine, -tic
suffix: bursting forth
-rrhagia, rrhage
suffix: to suture
-rrhaphy
suffix: discharge, flow
-rrhea
suffix: rupture
-rrhexis
suffix: inflammation
-itis
suffix: pain
-algia, -dynia
suffix: abnormal softening
-malacia
suffix: enlargement
-megaly
suffix: abnormal condition
-osis
suffix: disease
-pathy
suffix: abnormal hardening
-sclerosis
suffix: structure
um
medical term: condition of blue discoloration
cyanosis
medical term: pertaining to a blue discoloration
cyanotic
medical term: condition of deficient red blood cells
anemia
medical term: pertaining to mucus
mucous
medical term: noun, slime-like glandular secretion
mucus
combining form: ovary
ovari/o
medical term: inflammation of stomach and intestines
gastroenteritits
medical term: removal of a portion of the stomach
gastrectomy
medical term: inflammation of the stomach
gastritis
medical term: removal of the ovaries and uterus
ovariohysterectomy
True/False. If the suffix begins with a vowel, a combining vowel is not used
True