Medical Terminology: Word Roots, Suffixes, and Prefixes Flashcards
word root “seb”
sebaceous (oil) glands
word root “cutane, dermat, derm”
skin
word root “hidr”
sweat glands
word root “pil”
hair
word root “oste, oss, ost”
bones
word root “chondr”
cartilage
word root “arthr”
joints
word root “ligament”
ligaments
word root “myel”
bone marrow
word root “fasci”
fascia
word root “my”
muscles
word root “ten, tend, tendin”
tendons
word root “encephal”
brain
word root “acoust, ot”
ears
word root “ocul, opthalum”
eyes
word root “neur”
nerves
word root “myel”
spinal cord
word root “arteri”
arteries
word root “hem, hemat”
blood
word root “card, cardi”
heart
word root “phleb, ven”
veins
word root “capill”
capillaries
word root “lymph”
lymph
word root “splen”
spleen
word root “thym”
thymus
word root “tonsil”
tonsils
word root “taryng”
larynx
word root “pneum, pneumon”
lungs
word root “nas”
nose
word root “pharyng”
pharynx
word root “trache”
trachea
word root “sinus”
sinuses
word root “esophag”
esophagus
word root “col”
large intestine
word root “hepat”
liver
word root “or”
mouth
word root “pancreat”
pancreas
word root “enter”
small intestine
word root “gastr”
stomach
word root “nephr, ren”
kidneys
word root “ureter”
ureters
word root “urethra”
urethra
word root “cyst, vesic”
urinary bladder
word root “adren”
adrenals
word root “gonad”
gonads
word root “pancreat”
pancreas
word root “parathyroid”
parathyroids
word root “pineal”
pineal
word root “pituit”
pituitary
word root “thym”
thymus
word root “thyroid”
thyroid
word root “orch, orchid, test, testicul”
testicles
word root “oophor, ovari”
ovaries
word root “hyster, metr, metri, uter”
uterus
suffix “-al”
pertaining to
suffix “-ase”
enzyme
suffix “-blast”
budding
suffix “-centesis”
surgical puncture
suffix “-cidal”
causing death
suffix “-clast”
broken
