Medical/Dental Terminology Flashcards
A-, an-
Prefix
without
Ante-
Prefix
before in time or in place
Anti-
Prefix
against
Bi-
Prefix
two
Bio-
Prefix
life
Di-, dia-
Prefix
two, twice, apart, through
Dys-
Prefix
Difficult
Endo-
Prefix
within
Ex-, extra-
Prefix
beyond, outside, without, away
Hydro-
Prefix
water
Hyper-
Prefix
excessive
Inter-
Prefix
between
Intra-
Prefix
within
Mal-
Prefix
poor, abnormal
Micro-
Prefix
small
Osteo-
Prefix
bone
Para-
Prefix
beside, similar
Pedo-
Prefix
child
Peri-
Prefix
around
Poly-
Prefix
many, much
Post-
Prefix
behind, after
Pre-
Prefix
before, in front of
Re-
Prefix
again, back
Sub- (infra-)
Prefix
under, below, deficient
Super- (supra-)
Prefix
above
Trans-
Prefix
through, across
Hypo-
Prefix
insufficient, under, beneath, below
-algia
Suffix
painful
-ectomy
Suffix
surgical removal
-oma
Suffix
tumor
-graph
Suffix
instrument used to record data
-ic/s, -al
Suffix
pertaining to, similar to
-ist, -ian, -ician, -iatrist
Suffix
practitioner of a science
-itis
Suffix
inflammation of
-ology
Suffix
study of
-osis, -iasis
Suffix
condition of
-ostomy
Suffix
form a new opening/ mouthlike opening
-otomy
Suffix
make incision or cut into
-plasty
Suffix
surgical repair
-emia
Suffix
blood condition
Blast/o
Root Word
cell-producing
Bucc/o
Root Word
cheek
Dent/o (odont-)
Root Word
tooth or teeth
Derm at/o
Root Word
skin
Faci/o
Root Word
face
Gen/o
Root Word
formation, beginning
Gingiv/o
Root Word
gums
Gloss/o (lingu/a)
Root Word
tongue
Mesi/o
Root Word
middle
Morph/o
Root Word
form, structure
Or/o
Root Word
mouth
Orth/o
Root Word
straight, normal, correct
Patho-
Root Word
disease
Radi/o
Root Word
radiation
Stom/o
Root Word
opening
xer/o
Root Word
dry