Medical prefixes/suffixes/roots Flashcards
1
Q
a-
A
no; not; without
2
Q
aden/o
A
gland
3
Q
-algesia
A
sensitivity to pain
4
Q
-algia
A
pain
5
Q
angio
A
vessel
6
Q
ante-
A
before; forward
7
Q
antero
A
front
8
Q
-apheresis
A
removal
9
Q
-blastoma
A
immature tumor (cells)
10
Q
brady-
A
slow
11
Q
broncho
A
bronchial tube
12
Q
cephalo
A
head
13
Q
cerebro
A
cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
14
Q
chezia
A
defecation; elimination of wastes
15
Q
chol/e
A
bile; gall
16
Q
cholecyst/o
A
gallbladder
17
Q
-cidal
A
pertaining to killing
18
Q
circum-
A
around
19
Q
cutane/o
A
skin
20
Q
-cyte
A
cell
21
Q
-derma
A
skin
22
Q
dys-
A
bad; painful; difficult; abnormal
23
Q
-ectomy
A
removal; excision; resection
24
Q
-edema
A
swelling
25
Q
-emesis
A
vomiting
26
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
27
Q
endo-
A
in; within
28
Q
epi-
A
above; upon; on
29
Q
erythro
A
red
30
Q
eschar
A
scab
31
Q
eti-
A
cause
32
Q
eu-
A
normal; good
33
Q
ex(o)-
A
out; away from
34
Q
extra-
A
outside
35
Q
fasci/o
A
fascia (membrane supporting muscles)
36
Q
febr/i
A
fever
37
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flex/o
A
to bend
