Medical Terminology Flashcards
(Suffixes, Prefixes & Root words)
Surgical puncture
Centesis - Suf
killing
Cidal - Suf
Cell
Cyte - Suf
excision or surgical removal
ectomy - Suf
blood condition
emia - Suf
vomiting
emesis - Suf
something written
gram - Suf
condition of
ia/ism/ic - Suf
inflammation
itis- Suf
study of
ology - Suf
enlargement of
megaly - Suf
tumor or swelling
oma - Suf
vision
opia - Suf
flow, excessive discharge
rrhea - Suf
creation of artificial opening
ostomy - Suf
cut or incision
otomy - Suf
oxygen
Oxia - Suf
disease
pathy -Suf
hardening
Sclerosis - Suf
control or to stop
stasis - Suf
absence of
A, an - Pre
before
ante - Pre
against
Anti - Pre
two
bi, bin - Pre
slow
Brady - Pre
red
Erythyr - Pre
Above
Hyper - Pre
Below
Hypo - Pre
fast
Tachy - Pre
Skin
Derma, Dermat - Root
bones
Oste, Oss, Ost - Root
joints
Arthr - Root
brain
encephal - Root
ears
oto - Root
eyes
Ophthalm- Root
heart
Cardi - Root
Blood
Hema, Hemat - Root
vagina
Colp - Root
arm
Brachi - Root
Tissue
Hist - Root
Vein
Phleb - Root
kidneys
Nephr, Ren - Root
Liver
Hepat - Root
mouth
Or - Root
intestine
Enter - Root
urinary bladder
cyst - Root
stomach
Gastr - Root
Uterus
Hyster, Metr, Metri, Uter - Root
nose
Rhin- Root
Gland
Aden - Root
Clot
Thromb - Root
pain
algia - Suf
half
hemi , semi - Pre
white
Albi - Pre
Yellow
Cirrho - Pre
Blue
Cyan- Pre
Black
Melano - Pre
Red
Rube - PRe