Medical Prefixes, Suffixes, & Roots Flashcards
1
Q
-algia
A
Pain
2
Q
-centesis
A
Puncture
3
Q
-dia
A
Through
4
Q
-ectomy
A
Excision
5
Q
-emia
A
Blood
6
Q
-ectasis
A
Expansion
7
Q
-genic
A
Origin
8
Q
-iasis
A
Condition
9
Q
-ic
A
Pertaining to
10
Q
-itis
A
Inflammation
11
Q
-logist
A
Specialist in the study of
12
Q
-megaly
A
Enlargement
13
Q
-oid
A
Like
14
Q
-ology
A
Study of
15
Q
-oma
A
Tumor
16
Q
-osis
A
Condition
17
Q
-pathy
A
Disease
18
Q
-plasty
A
Surgical correction
19
Q
-rhapy
A
Suture
20
Q
-scopy
A
Inspection
21
Q
-tomy
A
Incision
22
Q
Ab-
A
Away from
23
Q
a- an-
A
Without
24
Q
Ante-
A
Front
25
Anti-
Against
26
Bi-
Two
27
Brady-
Slow
28
Co-
Together
29
Contra-
Against
30
Decub-
Side
31
Dors-
Back
32
Dys-
Difficult
33
Ect-
Outside
34
En-
In
35
Endo-
Within
36
Epi-
Upon
37
Ex-
Out
38
Hemi-
Half
39
Hydro-
Water
40
Hyper-
Above or greater
41
Hypo-
Below or lesser
42
Infero-
Below
43
Megal-
Large
44
Pan-
All
45
Peri-
Around
46
Poly-
Many
47
Post-
Back, after
48
Pre-
Before
49
Pseudo-
False
50
Retro-
Backward
51
Scler-
Hard
52
Sub-
Below
53
Super-
Above
54
Tachy-
Fast
55
Trans-
Across
56
Tri-
Three
57
Vent-
Front
58
Angio
Vessel
59
Arterio
Artery
60
Arth
Joint
61
Cardi
Heart
62
Cephal
Head
63
Cerebro
Brain
64
Cerv
Neck
65
Chiro
Hand
66
Enter
Intestine
67
Gastr
Stomach
68
Hem
Blood
69
Hepat
Liver
70
Hyster
Uterus
71
Leuk
White
72
Lith
Stone
73
Myelo
Spinal cord
74
Myo
Muscle
75
Nephro
Kidney
76
Neuro
Nerve
77
Splen
Spleen
78
Thora
Chest
79
Vertebr
Spine
