medical terminology Flashcards
1
Q
what is a prefix
A
a word, letter, or number placed before another.
2
Q
what is a suffix
A
a morpheme added at the end of a word to form a derivative, e.g., -ation, -fy, -ing, -itis
3
Q
for medical terms what does the prefix usually determine
A
he quality, quantity, location, or direction of the concept.
4
Q
for medical terms what does suffix usually determine
A
a disorder, condition, procedure, or disease in most cases.
5
Q
alveol
A
the bony socket for the root of a tooth.
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
stomach
18
Q
glyc
A
sugar
19
Q
hem
A
blood
20
Q
hepat
A
liver
21
Q
lip
A
fat
22
Q
log
A
study
23
Q
my
A
musscle
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-
befroe
37
anti-
against
38
bi-
two
39
brady-
slow
40
endo-
in or within
41
epi-
on or over or upon
42
hyper-
obove or excessev
43
hypo-
below
44
inter-
between
45
intra-
within or into
46
peri-
around
47
sub-
below
48
supra-
above
49
tachy-
fast
50
trans-
across
51
ultra-
beyond
52
-ac,al-ar-ary-iac-ial-ic-ical-ior
pertaing to
53
algia
pain
54
cyte-
cell
55
-ectomy
surgical removal
56
-emia
blood condition
57
gen-
substance that produces
58
-ia
condition
59
ine-
substanec
60
-itis
inflamation
61
logis-
specilest
62
logy-
study of
63
-megsly
enlargment
64
-oma
tumor or mass
65
-osis
abnormal condition
66
-pathy
disease
67
-plasty
surgical
68
stomy-
surgical opining
69
tomy-
incision
70
um-
structur or tissue
