Medical/Dental Terminology Flashcards
(56 cards)
1
Q
A-, an-
Prefix
A
without
2
Q
Ante-
Prefix
A
before in time or in place
3
Q
Anti-
Prefix
A
against
4
Q
Bi-
Prefix
A
two
5
Q
Bio-
Prefix
A
life
6
Q
Di-, dia-
Prefix
A
two, twice, apart, through
7
Q
Dys-
Prefix
A
Difficult
8
Q
Endo-
Prefix
A
within
9
Q
Ex-, extra-
Prefix
A
beyond, outside, without, away
10
Q
Hydro-
Prefix
A
water
11
Q
Hyper-
Prefix
A
excessive
12
Q
Inter-
Prefix
A
between
13
Q
Intra-
Prefix
A
within
14
Q
Mal-
Prefix
A
poor, abnormal
15
Q
Micro-
Prefix
A
small
16
Q
Osteo-
Prefix
A
bone
17
Q
Para-
Prefix
A
beside, similar
18
Q
Pedo-
Prefix
A
child
19
Q
Peri-
Prefix
A
around
20
Q
Poly-
Prefix
A
many, much
21
Q
Post-
Prefix
A
behind, after
22
Q
Pre-
Prefix
A
before, in front of
23
Q
Re-
Prefix
A
again, back
24
Q
Sub- (infra-)
Prefix
A
under, below, deficient
25
Super- (supra-)
Prefix
above
26
Trans-
Prefix
through, across
27
Hypo-
Prefix
insufficient, under, beneath, below
28
-algia
Suffix
painful
29
-ectomy
Suffix
surgical removal
30
-oma
Suffix
tumor
31
-graph
Suffix
instrument used to record data
32
-ic/s, -al
Suffix
pertaining to, similar to
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-ist, -ian, -ician, -iatrist
Suffix
practitioner of a science
34
-itis
Suffix
inflammation of
35
-ology
Suffix
study of
36
-osis, -iasis
Suffix
condition of
37
-ostomy
Suffix
form a new opening/ mouthlike opening
38
-otomy
Suffix
make incision or cut into
39
-plasty
Suffix
surgical repair
40
-emia
Suffix
blood condition
41
Blast/o
Root Word
cell-producing
42
Bucc/o
Root Word
cheek
43
Dent/o (odont-)
Root Word
tooth or teeth
44
Derm at/o
Root Word
skin
45
Faci/o
Root Word
face
46
Gen/o
Root Word
formation, beginning
47
Gingiv/o
Root Word
gums
48
Gloss/o (lingu/a)
Root Word
tongue
49
Mesi/o
Root Word
middle
50
Morph/o
Root Word
form, structure
51
Or/o
Root Word
mouth
52
Orth/o
Root Word
straight, normal, correct
53
Patho-
Root Word
disease
54
Radi/o
Root Word
radiation
55
Stom/o
Root Word
opening
56
xer/o
Root Word
dry
