Medical Terminology Flashcards
What is a prefix?
A single letter or group of letters attached to the front of a root word
What is a suffix?
A single letter or group of letters attached to the end of a root word
For medical terms, what does a prefix usually determine?
Location, time or number
For medical terms, what does a suffix usually determine?
Condition/Disease, procedure or treatment
alveol
the air sacs in the lungs
arthr
the joints
aur
the ear
bi
life
cardi
the heart
caud
the tail
cephal
the head
cervic
the neck
col or colon
the large intestine
cost
the rib
cutane
the skin
enter
the small intestine
gastr
the stomach
glyc
the sugar
hem
the blood
hepat
the liver
lip
the fat
log(y)
the study of
my
the muscle
nas
the nose
nephr
the kidneys
neur
the nerve
or
the mouth
oste
the bone
path
disease
pulmon
the lung
rhin
the nose (again)
sarc
the connective tissue
thorac
the chest
uter
the uterus
a- or an-
not or without
ante-
before
anti-
against
bi-
two
brady-
slow
endo-
in or within
epi-
over or upon
hyper-
above or excessive
hypo-
below or deficient
inter-
between
intra-
within or into
peri-
around or surrounding
sub-
below or under
supra-
above
tachy-
fast
trans-
across
ultra-
beyond or excess
-ac, -al, ar, -ary, -iac, -ial, -ic, -ical, -ior
pertaining to
-algia
pain
-cyte
cell
-ectomy
surgical removal
-emia
blood conditions
-gen
substance that produces
-ia
condition
-ine
substance (noun) or pertaining to (adjective)
-itis
inflammation
-logist
specialist (one who studies)
-logy
study of
-megaly
enlargement
-oma
tumor or mass
-osis
abnormal condition
-pathy
disease
-plasty
surgical repair
-stomy
surgical opening
-tomy
process of cutting
-um
structure
