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VET 1002 500 Terminology > Prefixes, Combining Forms, and Suffixes for Medical Terms I-L > Flashcards

Prefixes, Combining Forms, and Suffixes for Medical Terms I-L Flashcards

1
Q

Suffix

-ia

Latin + Greek

A

state or condition

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Suffix

-iac

Greek

A

pertaining to

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Suffix

-ial

Latin

A

pertaining to

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4
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Suffix

-iasis

Greek

A

condition or abnormal condition

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Combing Form/Root

iatr/o

Greek

A

relationship to treatment or doctor

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Suffix

-ible

Latin

A

capable of being

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Suffix

-ic

Latin + Greek

A

pertaining to

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8
Q

Combing Form/Root

ichthy/o

Greek

A

dry or scaly

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Combing Form/Root

icter/o

Latin + Greek

A

jaundice

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10
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Prefix

ictero-

Latin + Greek

A

jaundice

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11
Q

Combing Form/Root

idi/o

Greek

A

particular to an individual

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12
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Prefix

idio-

Greek

A

particular to an individual

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13
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Suffix

-iferous

Latin

A

bearing, carrying, or producing

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Suffix

-ific

Latin

A

producing

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Suffix

-iform

Latin

A

resembling or shaped like

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Suffix

-igo

Latin

A

diseased condition

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Suffix

-ile

Latin

A

capable of being or pertaining to

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18
Q

Combing Form/Root

ile/o

Latin

A

ileum

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19
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Combing Form/Root

ili/o

Latin

A

part of the pelvis

ilium

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20
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Combing Form/Root

illusi/o

Latin

A

deception

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Combing Form/Root

immun/o

Latin

A

protected, safe, or immune

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Combing Form/Root

impact/o

Latin

A

pushed against

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Combing Form/Root

impress/o

Latin

A

pressing into

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Combing Form/Root

impuls/o

Latin

A

pressure or urging on

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25
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Prefix

in-

Latin

A

in, into, not, without

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Suffix

-in

Latin

A

substance

usually with specialized function

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27
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Combing Form/Root

incis/o

Latin

A

cutting into

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28
Q

Combing Form/Root

incubat/o

Latin

A

hatching or incubation

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Combing Form/Root

indurat/o

Latin

A

hardened

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30
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Combing Form/Root

infract/o

Latin

A

filled in or stuffed

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Combing Form/Root

infect/o

Latin

A

tainted or infected

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32
Q

Combing Form/Root

infer/o

Latin

A

below or beneath

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33
Q

Combing Form/Root

infest/o

Latin

A

attack

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34
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Combing Form/Root

infammat/o

Latin

A

flame within or set of fire

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Prefix

infra-

Latin

A

beneath, below, or inferior to

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36
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Combing Form/Root

infundibul/o

Latin

A

funnel

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37
Q

Combing Form/Root

ingest/o

Latin

A

to carry or pour in

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38
Q

Combing Form/Root

inguni/o

Latin

A

groin

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39
Q

Combing Forms/Roots

ihal/o or inhalat/o

Latin

A

to breathe in

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40
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Combing Form/Root

inject/o

Latin

A

to force or throw in

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41
Q

Combing Form/Root

innominat/o

Latin

A

nameless

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42
Q

Combing Form/Root

inocul/o

Latin

A

to introduce or implant

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43
Q

Combing Form/Root

insipid/o

Latin

A

tasteless

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44
Q

Combing Forms/Roots

inspir/o or inspirat/o

Latin

A

to breathe in

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45
Q

Combing Form/Root

insul/o

Latin

A

island

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46
Q

Combing Form/Root

intact/o

Latin

A

whole

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47
Q

Prefix

inter-

Latin

A

between or amoung

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48
Q

Combing Form/Root

intemmit/o

Latin

A

not continuous

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49
Q

Combing Form/Root

intern/o

Latin

A

within or inner

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50
Q

Combing Form/Root

interstiti/o

Latin

A

space between things

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51
Q

Combing Form/Root

intestin/o

Latin

A

intesine

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52
Q

Combing Form/Root

intim/o

Latin

A

innermost

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53
Q

Combing Form/Root

intoxic/o

Latin + Greek

A

to put posion in

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54
Q

Prefix

intra-

Latin

A

within, into, inside

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55
Q

Combing Form/Root

intrins/o

Latin

A

contained within

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56
Q

Prefix

intro-

Latin

A

within, into, inside

57
Q

Combing Form/Root

introit/o

Latin

A

enterance or passage

58
Q

Combing Form/Root

intussusecpt/o

Latin

A

to recieve within

59
Q

Combing Form/Root

involut/o

Latin

A

curled inward

60
Q

Suffix

-ion

Latin

A

action, process, state, or condition

61
Q

Combing Form/Root

ion/o

Greek

A

charged particle

62
Q

Prefix

ipsi-

Latin

A

same

63
Q

Combing Forms/Roots

ir/i or ir/o

Greek

A

iris of the eye or rainbow

64
Q

Combing Form/Root

isch/o

Greek

A

to hold back

65
Q

Combing Form/Root

ischi/o

Greek

A

part of the pelvis

ischium

66
Q

Suffix

-ism

Greek

A

condition or disorder

67
Q

Prefix

iso-

Greek

A

equal

68
Q

Suffix

-itis

Greek

A

inflammation

69
Q

Suffix

-ium

Greek

A

structure

70
Q

Suffix

-ive

Latin

A

performs or tends toward

71
Q

Combing Form/Root

jejun/o

Latin

A

jejunum

72
Q

Combing Form/Root

jugul/o

Latin

A

throat

73
Q

Prefix

juxta-

Latin

A

nearby

74
Q

Combing Form/Root

kal/i

Latin

A

potassium

75
Q

Combing Form/Root

kary/o

Greek

A

nucleus

76
Q

Prefix

karyo-

Greek

A

nucleus

77
Q

Prefixes

kata- or kath-

Greek

A

down

78
Q

Combing Form/Root

kel/o

Greek

A

growth or tumor

79
Q

Prefix

kera-

Greek

A

horn or hardness

80
Q

Combing Form/Root

kerat/o

Greek

A

hornlike, hard, or cornea

81
Q

Combing Forms/Roots

ket/o or keton/o

German

A

breakdown product of fat

ketones

82
Q

Combing Form/Root

kinesi/o

Greek

A

movement

83
Q

Suffix

-kinesis

Greek

A

motion

84
Q

Suffix

-kinetics

Greek

A

pertaining to motion

85
Q

Combing Form/Root

koil/o

Greek

A

hollow or concave

86
Q

Combing Form/Root

kraur/o

Greek

A

dry

87
Q

Combing Form/Root

kyph/o

Greek

A

bent or hump

88
Q

Combing Form/Root

labi/o

Latin

A

lip

89
Q

Combing Form/Root

labyrinth/o

Greek

A

maze

used to describe the inner ear

90
Q

Combing Forms/Roots

lacer/o or lacerat/o

Latin

A

torn

91
Q

Combing Form/Root

lacrim/o

Latin

A

tear or tear duct

92
Q

Combing Forms/Roots

lact/i or lact/o

Latin

A

milk

93
Q

Combing Form/Root

lactat/o

Latin

A

to secrete milk

94
Q

Combing Form/Root

lacun/o

Latin

A

pit

95
Q

Combing Form/Root

lamin/o

Latin

A

one part of the dorsal portion of the vertebra

lamina

96
Q

Combing Form/Root

lapar/o

Greek

A

abdomen or flank

97
Q

Combing Form/Root

laps/o

Latin

A

to slip or fall downward

98
Q

Combing Form/Root

laryng/o

Greek

A

voice box

99
Q

Combing Forms/Roots

lat/i or lat/o

Latin

A

broad

100
Q

Combing Form/Root

later/o

Latin

A

side

101
Q

Combing Forms/Roots

lax/o or laxat/o

Latin

A

to loosen or relax

102
Q

Combing Form/Root

leiomy/o

Greek

A

smooth muscle

103
Q

Combing Form/Root

lemm/o

Greek

A

peel

104
Q

Combing Form/Root

lent/i

Latin

A

lens of the eye

105
Q

Combing Form/Root

lenticul/o

Latin

A

shaped like a lens

106
Q

Suffix

-lespy

Latin + Greek

A

seizure

107
Q

Combing Form/Root

lept/o

Greek

A

thin

108
Q

Combing Form/Root

letherg/o

Latin

A

drowsiness or indifference

109
Q

Prefix

leuco-

Greek

A

white

110
Q

Combing Form/Root

leuk/o

Greek

A

white

111
Q

Combing Forms/Roots

lev/o or levat/o

Latin

A

to lift up

112
Q

Combing Forms/Roots

libid/o or libidin/o

Latin

A

sex drive

113
Q

Combing Form/Root

ligiment/o

Latin

A

fibrous tissue connecting bone to bone

ligament

114
Q

Combing Form/Root

ligat/o

Latin

A

binding of tying off

115
Q

Combing Form/Root

lingu/o

Latin

A

tongue

116
Q

Combing Form/Root

lip/o

Greek

A

fat

117
Q

Suffixes

-lite or -lith

Latin + Greek

A

stone or calculus

118
Q

Combing Form/Root

lith/o

Latin + Greek

A

stone or calculus

119
Q

Suffix

-lithiasis

Latin + Greek

A

presence of stones

120
Q

Combing Forms/Roots

lob/i or lob/o

Latin + Greek

A

lobe or wall-defined part of an organ

121
Q

Combing Form/Root

loc/o

Latin

A

place

122
Q

Combing Form/Root

loch/i

Latin + Greek

A

confinment or birthing process

123
Q

Suffix

-logists

Greek

A

specialist

124
Q

Suffix

-logy

Greek

A

study of

125
Q

Combing Form/Root

longev/o

Latin

A

long-lived

126
Q

Combing Form/Root

lord/o

Greek

A

bent backward

127
Q

Combing Form/Root

lumb/o

Latin

A

lower back, or loin

128
Q

Combing Form/Root

lumin/o

Latin

A

light

129
Q

Combing Form/Root

lun/o

Latin

A

moon

130
Q

Combing Form/Root

lunul/o

Latin

A

cresent

131
Q

Combing Forms/Roots

lup/i or lup/o

Latin

A

wolf

132
Q

Combing Form/Root

lute/o

Latin

A

yellow

133
Q

Combing Form/Root

lymph/o

Latin

A

lymphatic tissue

134
Q

Combing Form/Root

lymphaden/o

Latin

A

lymph gland

135
Q

Combing Form/Root

lymphangi/o

Latin

A

lymph vessel

136
Q

Suffix

-lysis

Latin + Greek

A

breakdown, destruction, or separation

137
Q

Suffix

-lyst

Latin + Greek

A

agent that breaks down

138
Q

Unclear but in Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots

lytic

Latin + Greek

A

to reduce or destroy

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