Common Medical and Pharmaceutical Terminology Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes Flashcards
A(n)
Absence Of
Acou, Acu
Hear
Malac
Soft
Mamm(o)
Breast
Aden(o)
Gland
Mast(o)
Breast
Aer(o)
Air
Megal(o)
Large
Alg
Pain
Melan(o)
Black
Andr(o)
Man
Mening(o)
Membranes
Angi(o)
Vessel
My(o)
Muscle
Ankyl(o)
Crooked, Curved
Myc(o)
Fungus
Ante
Before
Myel(o)
Marrow
Anter(i)
Front, Forward
Nas(o)
Nose
Anti
Against
Necr(o)
Death
Arteri(o)
Artery
Nephr(o)
Kidney
Arthr(o)
Joint
Neur(o)
Nerve
Articul
Joint
Nutri
Nourish
Ather(o)
Fatty
Ocul(o)
Eye
Audi(o)
Hearing
Odyn(o)
Pain
Aur(i)
Ear
Oma
Tumor
Aut(o)
Self
Onc(o)
Tumor
Bi, Bis
Double, Twice, Two
Oophor(o)
Ovaries
Brachy
Short
Ophtalm(o)
Eye
Brady
Slow
Opla
Vision
Bucc(o)
Cheek
Opsy
Examination
Carinc(o)
Cancer
Orchi(o)
Testes
Cardi(o)
Heart
Osis
Condition
Cephal(o)
Head
Osse(o)
Bone
Cerebr(o)
Brain
Oste(o)
Bone
Cervic
Neck
Ot(o)
Ear
Chol(e)
Bile, Referring to gallbladder
Path(o)
Disease
Chondr(o)
Cartilage
Ped(o)
Child
Circum
Around, About
Penia
Deficient, Deficiency
Contra
Against, Counter
Peps, Pept
Digest
Corpor
Body
Peri
Around