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
1
Q
what is a suffix?
A
a single letter or group of letters attached to the end of a root word
1
Q
for medical terms, what does the prefix determine?
A
location, time or number
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for medical terms, whats does a suffix usually determine?
A
condition/disease, procedure or treatment
1
Q
alveol
A
air sac
2
Q
arthr
A
joint
3
Q
aur
A
ear
4
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bi
A
life
5
Q
cardi
A
heart
6
Q
caud
A
tail
7
Q
cephal
A
head
8
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cervic
A
neck
9
Q
col or colon
A
large intestine
10
Q
cost
A
rib
11
Q
cutane
A
skin
12
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enter
A
small intestine
13
Q
gastr
A
stomach
14
Q
glyc
A
sugar
15
Q
hem
A
blood
16
Q
lip
A
fat
17
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hepat
A
liver
18
Q
log
A
study
19
Q
my
A
muscle
20
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nas
A
nose
21
nephr
kidney
22
neur
nerve
23
or
mouth
24
oste
bone
25
path
disease
26
pulmon
lung
27
rhin
nose
28
sarc
connect tissue
29
thorac
chest
30
uter
uterus
31
a- or an-
not or without
32
ante-
before
33
anti-
against
34
bi-
two
35
brady-
slow
36
endo-
in or within
37
epi-
on or over or upon
38
hyper-
above or excessive
39
hypo-
below or deficient
40
inter-
between
41
intra-
within or into
42
peri-
around or surrounding
43
sub-
below or under
44
supra-
above
45
tachy-
fast
46
trans-
across
47
ultra-
beyond or excess
48
-ac, - al, -ar, -ary, -iac, -ary, -ial, ic, ical, -ior
49
-algia
pain
50
-cyte
cell
51
-ectomy
surgical removal
52
-emia
blood condition
53
-gen
substance that produces
54
-ia
condition
55
-ine
substance (noun) or pertaining to (adjective)
56
-itis
inflammation
57
-logist
specialist (one who studies)logy
58
-logy
study of (life,rocks, plants, etc..)
59
-megaly
enlargement
60
oma-
tumor or mass
61
-osis
abnormal condition
62
-pathy
disease
63
-plasty
surgical repair
64
-stomy
surgical opening
65
-tomy
process of cutting
66
-um
structure
