Medical Terminology 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 single letter or group of letters attached to the end 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 the suffix usually determine?
A
Condition/disease, procedure or treatment
5
Q
alveol
A
air sac
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
12
Q
cost
A
rib
13
Q
col or colon
A
large intestine
14
Q
cutane
A
skin
15
Q
enter
A
small intestine
16
Q
hem
A
blood
16
Q
gastr
A
stomach
17
Q
glyc
A
sugar
18
Q
lip
A
fat
19
Q
hepat
A
liver
20
Q
log
A
study
21
Q
my
A
muscle
22
Q
nas
A
nose
23
nephr
kidney
24
neur
nerve
25
or
mouth
26
oste
bone
27
path
disease
28
pulmon
lung
29
rhin
nose
30
sarc
connective tissue
31
thorac
chest
32
uter
uterus
33
a- or an-
not or without
34
ante-
before
35
anti-
against
36
bi-
two
37
brady-
slow
38
endo-
in or within
39
epi-
on or over or upon
40
hyper-
above or excessive
41
hypo-
below or defiecient
42
inter-
between
43
intra-
within or into
44
peri-
around or surround
45
sub-
below or under
46
supra-
above
47
tachy-
fast
48
trans-
across
49
ultra-
beyond or excess
50
-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -aic, -ail, -ic, -ica, -ior
pertaining to
51
-algia
pain
52
-cyte
cell
53
-ectomy
surgical removal
54
-emia
blood condition
55
-gen
substance that produces
56
-ia
condition
57
-ine
substance (noun) or pertaining to (adjective)
58
-logist
specialist (one who studies)
58
-itis
inflammation
59
-logy
study of
60
-megaly
enlargement
61
-oma
tumor or mass
62
-osis
abnormal condition
63
-pathy
disease
64
-plasty
surgical repair
65
-stomy
surgical opening
66
-tomy
process of cutting
67
-um
structure
