Medical prefixes/suffixes/roots Flashcards
1
Q
a- OR an-
A
not or deceased
2
Q
ab-
A
away from
3
Q
anti-
A
against
4
Q
contra-
A
against
5
Q
bi-
A
two
6
Q
cyst-
A
bladder
7
Q
dys-
A
difficult or painful
8
Q
gyn-
A
woman
9
Q
hemo-
A
blood
10
Q
hydro-
A
water
11
Q
hyper-
A
above or high
12
Q
hypo-
A
below or under
13
Q
path-
A
disease
14
Q
poly-
A
too much or many
15
Q
post-
A
after
16
Q
pre-
A
before
17
Q
septi-
A
poisoning
18
Q
tri-
A
three
19
Q
ex-
A
out or away from
20
Q
leuko-
A
white
21
Q
erythro-
A
red
22
Q
mal-
A
bad
23
Q
peri-
A
around
24
Q
puo-
A
pus
25
sub-
under
26
dorso-
back
27
ventro-
front
28
glyco-
sugar
29
pseudo-
false
30
trans-
across
31
endo-
in or inside
32
-algia
suffering or pain
33
-cyte
cell
34
-cyst
bag or bladder
35
-ectomy
removal of a part
36
-emia
blood
37
-gram
tracing made by a machine
38
-itis
inflammation
39
-logy
study or science of
40
-meter
measure
41
-oma
tumor
42
-ostomy
surgical opening
43
-otomy
cutting into
44
-path
disease
45
-pathy
abnormal or diseased
46
-phobia
fear of
47
-pnea
breathing
48
scope
instrument for looking
49
-uria
to do with urine or urinary organs
50
-cide
causing death
51
-graph
writing, recording
52
-osis
disease, condition
53
-plasty
repair of
54
-cele
water filled pouch
55
adeno-
glands
56
artho-
joints
57
cardio-
heart
58
derm-
skin
59
gastro-
stomach
60
meno-
menstruation
61
myo-
muscles
62
crani-
skull
63
hyster-
uterus
64
pneumo-
lung
65
cephalo-
head
66
encephalo-
brain
67
neuro-
nerve
68
ot-
ear
69
rhino-
nose
70
osteo-
bone
71
phlebo-
vein
72
psych-
mind
73
throraco-
chest
74
bio-
life
75
cyte-
cell
76
neo-
new
77
tox-
poison
78
hepato-
liver
79
naso-
nose
80
opthal-
eye
81
nephro-
kidney
82
glosso-
tongue
83
gluco-
sugar
