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
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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
lip
A
fat
21
Q
heapat
A
live
22
Q
log
A
study
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 with out
36
ante-
before
37
anti-
against
38
bi-
two
39
brady-
slow
40
epi-
on or over or upon
40
hyper-
above or excessive
40
endo-
in or within
41
hypo-
below or deficient
42
inter-
between
43
intra-
within or into
44
peri-
around or surrounding
45
sub-
below or under
45
supra-
above
45
tachy-
fast
45
trans-
across
45
ultra-
beyond
46
-ac, -al, ar,-ary, -iac, -ial, -ic, -ical, -ior
pertaining to
47
-algia
pain
48
-cyte
cell
49
-ectomy
surgical removal
50
-emia
blood condition
51
-gen
a substance that produces
52
-ia
condition
53
-ine
substance (noun) or pertaining to (adjective)
54
-itis
inflammation
55
-logist
specialist (one who studies)
56
-logy
study of
57
-megaly
enlargement
58
-oma
tumor or mass
59
-osis
abnormal condition
60
-pathy
disease
61
-plasty
surgically repair
62
-stomy
surgical opening
63
-tomy
process of cutting
64
-um
structure
