Prefixes, Combining Forms, and Suffixes for Medical Terms I-L Flashcards
Suffix
-ia
Latin + Greek
state or condition
Suffix
-iac
Greek
pertaining to
Suffix
-ial
Latin
pertaining to
Suffix
-iasis
Greek
condition or abnormal condition
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iatr/o
Greek
relationship to treatment or doctor
Suffix
-ible
Latin
capable of being
Suffix
-ic
Latin + Greek
pertaining to
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ichthy/o
Greek
dry or scaly
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icter/o
Latin + Greek
jaundice
Prefix
ictero-
Latin + Greek
jaundice
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idi/o
Greek
particular to an individual
Prefix
idio-
Greek
particular to an individual
Suffix
-iferous
Latin
bearing, carrying, or producing
Suffix
-ific
Latin
producing
Suffix
-iform
Latin
resembling or shaped like
Suffix
-igo
Latin
diseased condition
Suffix
-ile
Latin
capable of being or pertaining to
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ile/o
Latin
ileum
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ili/o
Latin
part of the pelvis
ilium
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illusi/o
Latin
deception
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immun/o
Latin
protected, safe, or immune
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impact/o
Latin
pushed against
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impress/o
Latin
pressing into
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impuls/o
Latin
pressure or urging on
Prefix
in-
Latin
in, into, not, without
Suffix
-in
Latin
substance
usually with specialized function
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incis/o
Latin
cutting into
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incubat/o
Latin
hatching or incubation
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indurat/o
Latin
hardened
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infract/o
Latin
filled in or stuffed
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infect/o
Latin
tainted or infected
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infer/o
Latin
below or beneath
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infest/o
Latin
attack
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infammat/o
Latin
flame within or set of fire
Prefix
infra-
Latin
beneath, below, or inferior to
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infundibul/o
Latin
funnel
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ingest/o
Latin
to carry or pour in
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inguni/o
Latin
groin
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ihal/o or inhalat/o
Latin
to breathe in
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inject/o
Latin
to force or throw in
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innominat/o
Latin
nameless
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inocul/o
Latin
to introduce or implant
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insipid/o
Latin
tasteless
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inspir/o or inspirat/o
Latin
to breathe in
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insul/o
Latin
island
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intact/o
Latin
whole
Prefix
inter-
Latin
between or amoung
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intemmit/o
Latin
not continuous
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intern/o
Latin
within or inner
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interstiti/o
Latin
space between things
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intestin/o
Latin
intesine
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intim/o
Latin
innermost
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intoxic/o
Latin + Greek
to put posion in
Prefix
intra-
Latin
within, into, inside
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intrins/o
Latin
contained within
Prefix
intro-
Latin
within, into, inside
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introit/o
Latin
enterance or passage
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intussusecpt/o
Latin
to recieve within
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involut/o
Latin
curled inward
Suffix
-ion
Latin
action, process, state, or condition
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ion/o
Greek
charged particle
Prefix
ipsi-
Latin
same
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ir/i or ir/o
Greek
iris of the eye or rainbow
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isch/o
Greek
to hold back
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ischi/o
Greek
part of the pelvis
ischium
Suffix
-ism
Greek
condition or disorder
Prefix
iso-
Greek
equal
Suffix
-itis
Greek
inflammation
Suffix
-ium
Greek
structure
Suffix
-ive
Latin
performs or tends toward
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jejun/o
Latin
jejunum
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jugul/o
Latin
throat
Prefix
juxta-
Latin
nearby
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kal/i
Latin
potassium
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kary/o
Greek
nucleus
Prefix
karyo-
Greek
nucleus
Prefixes
kata- or kath-
Greek
down
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kel/o
Greek
growth or tumor
Prefix
kera-
Greek
horn or hardness
Combing Form/Root
kerat/o
Greek
hornlike, hard, or cornea
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ket/o or keton/o
German
breakdown product of fat
ketones
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kinesi/o
Greek
movement
Suffix
-kinesis
Greek
motion
Suffix
-kinetics
Greek
pertaining to motion
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koil/o
Greek
hollow or concave
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kraur/o
Greek
dry
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kyph/o
Greek
bent or hump
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labi/o
Latin
lip
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labyrinth/o
Greek
maze
used to describe the inner ear
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lacer/o or lacerat/o
Latin
torn
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lacrim/o
Latin
tear or tear duct
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lact/i or lact/o
Latin
milk
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lactat/o
Latin
to secrete milk
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lacun/o
Latin
pit
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lamin/o
Latin
one part of the dorsal portion of the vertebra
lamina
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lapar/o
Greek
abdomen or flank
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laps/o
Latin
to slip or fall downward
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laryng/o
Greek
voice box
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lat/i or lat/o
Latin
broad
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later/o
Latin
side
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lax/o or laxat/o
Latin
to loosen or relax
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leiomy/o
Greek
smooth muscle
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lemm/o
Greek
peel
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lent/i
Latin
lens of the eye
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lenticul/o
Latin
shaped like a lens
Suffix
-lespy
Latin + Greek
seizure
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lept/o
Greek
thin
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letherg/o
Latin
drowsiness or indifference
Prefix
leuco-
Greek
white
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leuk/o
Greek
white
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lev/o or levat/o
Latin
to lift up
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libid/o or libidin/o
Latin
sex drive
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ligiment/o
Latin
fibrous tissue connecting bone to bone
ligament
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ligat/o
Latin
binding of tying off
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lingu/o
Latin
tongue
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lip/o
Greek
fat
Suffixes
-lite or -lith
Latin + Greek
stone or calculus
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lith/o
Latin + Greek
stone or calculus
Suffix
-lithiasis
Latin + Greek
presence of stones
Combing Forms/Roots
lob/i or lob/o
Latin + Greek
lobe or wall-defined part of an organ
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loc/o
Latin
place
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loch/i
Latin + Greek
confinment or birthing process
Suffix
-logists
Greek
specialist
Suffix
-logy
Greek
study of
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longev/o
Latin
long-lived
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lord/o
Greek
bent backward
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lumb/o
Latin
lower back, or loin
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lumin/o
Latin
light
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lun/o
Latin
moon
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lunul/o
Latin
cresent
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lup/i or lup/o
Latin
wolf
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lute/o
Latin
yellow
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lymph/o
Latin
lymphatic tissue
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lymphaden/o
Latin
lymph gland
Combing Form/Root
lymphangi/o
Latin
lymph vessel
Suffix
-lysis
Latin + Greek
breakdown, destruction, or separation
Suffix
-lyst
Latin + Greek
agent that breaks down
Unclear but in Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots
lytic
Latin + Greek
to reduce or destroy
