Common Med Suffixes, Prefixes and Root Words (Mod 2 Doc) Flashcards
1
Q
a-, an-
A
without, not, no
2
Q
ante-
A
before
3
Q
anti-
A
against
4
Q
auto-
A
self
5
Q
bi-
A
two
6
Q
bio-
A
life
7
Q
brady-
A
slow
8
Q
circum-
A
around
9
Q
cirrh-
A
orange-yellow
10
Q
contra-
A
against
11
Q
cyan-
A
blue
12
Q
dia-
A
completely
13
Q
dys-
A
bad, painful, abnormal
14
Q
endo-
A
within, inner
15
Q
epi-
A
above
16
Q
eryth-
A
red
17
Q
eu-
A
good, normal
18
Q
extra-
A
outside
19
Q
hemi-
A
half
20
Q
hyper-
A
over, above
21
Q
hypo-
A
below, under
22
Q
immun-
A
pertaining to immunity
23
Q
inter-
A
between, among
24
Q
intra-
A
within, inside
25
iso-
equal
26
leuk-
white
27
macro-
large
28
mal-
poor
29
melan-
black
30
micro-
small
31
pan-
all
32
per-
through
33
peri-
around
34
poly-
many, excessive
35
post-
after
36
pre-
before
37
quadri-
four
38
sub-
below, under
39
sym-, syn-
together
40
acous/o
hearing
41
aden/o
gland
42
adip/o
fat
43
alb
white
44
ambul/o
walk
45
andr/o
male
46
angi/o
vessel
47
arthr/o
joint
48
bucc/o
cheek
49
carcin/o
cancer
50
cardi
heart
51
cereb
brain
52
chem/o
chemistry
53
cyan
blue
54
cyst/o
bladder
55
cyt/o
cell
56
derm/a
skin
57
duoden/o
duodenum, first part of small intestine
58
enter/o
intestine
59
erythr/o
red
60
esophag/o
esophagus
61
fibr/o
fiber
62
gastr/o
stomach
63
gluc/o
sugar
64
glyc/o
sugar
65
gynec/o
woman
66
hemat/o
blood
67
hem/o
blood
68
hepat/o
liver
69
hist/o
body tissues
70
hyster/o
uterus
71
lact/o
milk
72
lapar/o
abdomen
73
leuk/o
white
74
lipid
fat
75
lymph/o
lymph
76
mamm/o
breast tissue
77
melan/o
dark, black
78
myel/o
muscle
79
my/o
muscle
80
nas/o
nose
81
necr/o
dead
82
nephr/o
kidney
83
neur/o
nerve
84
ocul/o
eye
85
ophthalm/o
eye
86
oste/o
bone
87
ot/o
ear
88
ox, oxy
oxygen
89
pancreat/o
pancreas
90
pelv/o
pelvis
91
phleb/o
vein
92
pneum/o
lungs
93
prostat/o
prostate
94
psych/o
mind
95
pulm/o
lungs
96
ren/o
kidney
97
retin/o
retina
98
rhin/o
nose
99
thromb/o
blood clot
100
tox/o
poisonous
101
urethr/o
urethra
102
ven/o
vein
103
vas, vascul/o
blood vessel
104
vesic, vesicul/o
vesicle, bladder
105
uter/o
uterus
106
proct/o
rectum
107
-ac
pertaining to
108
-al
pertaining to
109
-algia
pain
110
-ar, -ary
pertaining to
111
-ase
enzyme
112
-logy
study of
113
-dipsia
thirst
114
-graphy, -graph
instrument for recording
115
-gram
record
116
-genic
producing
117
-pathy
disease
118
-itis
inflammation of
119
-osis
condition
120
-rrhage
excessive flow
121
-oid
resembling, like
122
-ectomy
surgical removal
123
-stasis
control
124
-logist
specialist
125
-scopy
viewing of
126
-rrhea
flowing discharge
127
-scope
instrument
128
-sclerosis
hardening
129
-spasm
twitching, involuntary contraction
130
-oma
tumor
131
-cyte
cell
132
-ic
pertaining to
133
-emia
blood condition
134
-plasty
surgical repair
135
-uria
urine
136
-iatry
treatment
137
-lepsy
seizure
138
-lysis
breaking down
139
-lytic
destroy
140
-megaly
enlarged
141
-meter
measuring instrument
142
-penia
decreased number
143
-phagia
eating, swallowing
144
-philia
attraction to
145
-phobia
fear of
146
-plegia
paralysis, stroke
147
-stenosis
narrowing
148
-stomy
artificial opening
149
-toxic
poison
150
-trophy
nourishment, development
151
-ule, -ula
small
