Medical Technology Flashcards
1
Q
What is a prefix?
A
A single letter or group of letters attached to the front of a root word
2
Q
What is a suffix?
A
A singe letter or group of letters attached to the front of a root word
3
Q
For medical terms, what does the prefix usually determine
A
Location, time or number
4
Q
For medical terms, what does a suffix usually determine?
A
condition/disease, procedure or treatment
5
Q
alevol
A
air sac (lungs)
6
Q
arthr
A
joint
7
Q
aur
A
ear
8
Q
bi
A
life
9
Q
cardi
A
heart
10
Q
caud
A
tail
11
Q
cephal
A
head
12
Q
cervic
A
neck
13
Q
col or colon
A
large intestine
14
Q
cost
A
rib
15
Q
cutane
A
skin
16
Q
enter
A
small intestine
17
Q
gastr
A
stomatch
18
Q
glyc
A
sugar
19
Q
hem
A
blood
20
Q
hepat
A
liver
21
Q
lip
A
fat
22
Q
log(y)
A
the study of
23
Q
my
A
muscle
24
Q
nas
A
nose
25
nephr
kidney
26
neur
nerve
27
or
mouth
28
oste
bone
29
path
disease
30
pulmon
lung
31
rhin
nose
32
sarc
connective tissue
33
thorac
chest
34
uter
uterus
35
a- or an-
not or without
36
ante-
before
37
anti-
against
38
bi-
two
39
brady-
slow
40
endo-
in or within
41
epi-
over or upon
42
hyper
above or excessive
43
hypo-
below or deficient
44
inter-
between
45
intra-
within or into
46
peri-
around or surrounding
47
sub-
below or under
48
supra-
above
49
tachy-
fast
50
trans-
across
51
ultra-
beyond or excess
52
-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -iac, -ic, -ical, -ior
pertaining to
53
-algia
pain
54
-cyte
cell
55
-ectomy
surgical removal
56
-emia
blood conditions
57
-gen
substance that produces
58
-ia
condition
59
-ine
substance (noun) or pertaining to (adjective)
60
-itis
inflammation
61
-logist
specialist (one who studies)
62
-logy
study of
63
-megaly
enlargement
64
-oma
tumor or mass
65
-osis
abnormal condition
66
-pathy
disease
67
-plasty
surgical repair
68
-stomy
surgical opening
69
-tomy
process of cutting
70
-um
structure
