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 sack
6
Q
arthr
A
joints
7
Q
aur
A
ears
8
Q
bi
A
life (aka biology)
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 in digestive system
14
Q
cost
A
rib
15
Q
cutane
A
skin
16
Q
enter
A
small intestines
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
the study of
23
Q
my
A
muscle
24
Q
nas
A
nose
25
nephr
kidneys
26
neur
brain
27
or
oral
28
oste
bone
29
path
disease
30
pulom
lungs
31
rhin
nose
32
sarc
connective tissue
33
thorac
chest
34
uter
uterus
35
a- or an-
not or without
36
ante
before
37
anti-
against
38
brady-
slow
39
endo-
in or within
40
epi-
over or upon
41
hyper
above or excessive
42
hypo
below, less than normal
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/-ic/-il/-ic/-ical/-ior
pertaining to
52
algia-
pain
53
-cyte
cell
54
-ectony
surgical removal
55
-emia
blood condition
56
-gen
substance that produces
57
-ia
condition
58
-ine
substance (noun), pertaining to (adjective)
59
-itis
inflamation
60
-olgist
specialist (one who studies)
61
-logy
the study of
62
-megaly
enlargement
63
-oma
tumor or mass
64
-osis
abnormal commission
65
-pathy
disease
66
-plasty
surgical repair
67
-stomy
surgical opening
68
-tomy
cutting bone
69
-um
structure
70
bi
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