Medical Terminology (Suffixes, Prefixes, + Roots) Flashcards
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-ectomy
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excision, surgical removal
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-ia
A
condition of
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-ism
A
condition, method, process
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-tomy
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process of cutting, incision
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dys-
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pain, difficult, abnormal
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endo-
A
within
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-al, -iac, -ic, -ior, -eal
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pertaining to
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algia, dynia
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pain
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-gram
A
record
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-ian, -ist
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specialist
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-itis
A
inflammation
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-logy
A
study of
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-oid
A
like, resembling
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-oma
A
tumor
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-pathy
A
disease condition
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-scope
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process of visual examining
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a-, an-
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no, not, without
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anti-, contra-
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against
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auto-
A
self
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dia-
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through, complete
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ex-
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out
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hyper-
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excessive, above
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hypo-
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deficient, below
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mega-
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large
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peri-
around, surround
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pro-, ante-
before
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re-
back, again
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sub-
under, below
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trans-
across, through
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abdomen/o
abdomen
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aden/o
gland
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arthr/o
joint
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cardi/o
heart
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cephal/o
head
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cervic/o
neck
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chondr/o
cartilage
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crani/o
skull
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cutane, derm/o, dermat/o
skin
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cyt/o
cell
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dors/o
back portion of body
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gastr/o
stomach
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hemat/o, hem/o
blood
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hepat/o
liver
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hist/o
tissue
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nephr/o, ren/o
kidney
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neur/o
nerve
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oste/o, oss/o, osse/o
bone
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ot/o
ear
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pelv/o, pelvi/o
hip, pelvic cavity
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phleb/o
vein
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rhin/o
nose
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thorac/o
chest
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verterbr/o
backbone
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ankly/o
bent crooked
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cry/o
cold
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eu
good, natural
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malacia
softening
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megaly
enlargement
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tachy
fast
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brady
slow
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brachy
short
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ab
away from
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ad
toward
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anter/o
front
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circum
around
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end/o
within
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hemi
half, one side
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inter
between
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later/o
side
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medi/o, mes/o
middle
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poster/o
back
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cyan/o
blue
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erythr/o
red
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leuk/o
white
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melan/o
black, dark
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xanth/o
yellow
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(4) possible word parts and medical terms?
1. ROOT
2. PREFIXES
3. SUFFIXES
3. COMBINING FORM
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the combining vowel most used?
/o
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what are ROOT WORDS
- gives foundation of word
- can be joined or stand alone
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medical terms ALWAYS have AT LEAST (1)
ROOT WORD
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what are prefixes?
- gives additional information, the 'who', 'where,' and 'how'
EXAMPLE:
brady- = slow
tachy- = fast
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what are suffixes
attached to the end of word
EXAMPLE:
-y, -a, -ia, -us
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use ________ between root and suffix, when beginning with consonant
a combining vowel
EXAMPLE;
cardiOgram
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DO NOT use _____ between root and suffix, when beginning with vowel
a combining vowel
EXAMPLE:
bi/o + /opsy = biopsy
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