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