Prefixes, Combining Forms, and Suffixes for Medical Terms T-Z Flashcards
Prefix
tachy-
Greek
abnormally fast
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tact/i
Latin
touch
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tars/o
Greek
tarsus, or edge of the eyelid
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tax/o
Greek
order or coordination
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techn/o or techni/o
Greek
skill
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tectori/o
Latin
covering
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tele/o
Greek
distant or far
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tempor/o
Latin
temple
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ten/o or tend/o
Greek
tendon, strain, or to extend
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tenac/i
Latin
sticky
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tendin/o
Latin
tendon
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tens/o
Latin
to strech out, strain, or extend
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terat/o
Greek
malformed fetus
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termin/o
Latin
end
Prefix
tert-
Latin
third
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test/o or test/i
Latin
testis or testicle
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tetan/o
Greek
ridgid
Prefix
tetra-
Greek
four
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thalam/o
Greek
inner room or thalamus
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thanas/o or thanat/o
Greek
death
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the/o
Greek
to put or place
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thec/o
Latin + Greek
sheath
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thel/o
Greek
nipple
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therap/o or therapeut/o
Greek
treatment
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therm/o
Greek
heat
Prefix
thio-
Greek
sulfur
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thorac/o
Latin + Greek
chest
Suffix
-thorax
Greek
pleural cavity or chest
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thromb/o
Greek
clot
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thym/o
Greek
thymus gland
may also refer to the soul
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thyr/o or thyroid/o
Greek
shield or thyroid gland
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tibi/o
Latin
tibia
Suffix
-tic
Latin + Greek
pertaining to
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tine/o
Latin
gnawing worm or ringworm
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tinnit/o
Latin
ringing
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toc/o
Greek
birth
Suffix
-tocia or - tocin
Greek
labor of birth
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tom/o
Greek
to cut or section
Suffix
-tome
Greek
instrument to cut
Suffix
-tomy
Greek
cutting or incision
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ton/o
Greek
tension or stretching
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tone/o
Latin + Greek
to stretch
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tonsill/o
Latin
tonsil or throat
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top/o
Greek
place or location
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tors/o
Latin
to twist or rotate
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tort/i
Latin
twisted
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tox/o or toxic/o
Latin
poison
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trabecul/o
Latin
beams or little beam marked with crossbars
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trache/o or trache/i
Greek
windpipe
Prefix
teachel-
Greek
neck
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tract/o
Latin
to draw, to pull, path, or bundle of nerve fibers
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tranquil/o
Latin
quiet
Prefix
trans-
Latin
across or through
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transfus/o
Latin
to transfer or pour across
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transit/o
Latin
changing
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transvers/o
Latin
across or crosswise
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traumat/o
Greek
injury
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trem/o
Latin
shaking
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tremul/o
Latin
fine tremor or shaking
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treponem/o
Greek
coiled or turning microbe
Suffix
-tresia
Greek
opening
Prefix
tri-
Greek
three
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trich/o
Greek
hair
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trigon/o
Latin + Greek
triangle
Suffix
-tripsy
Greek
crushing stone
Prefixes
trit-, or trito-
Greek
third
Suffix
-trite
Latin
instrument for cutting
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trochle/o
Greek
pulley
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trop/o
Greek
to turn or change
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troph/o
Greek
formation, development, or growth
Suffix
-trophy
Greek
formation, development, or growth
Suffix
-tropia
Greek
to turn
Suffixes
-tropic or - tropin
Greek
having an affinity for or turning toward
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tub/o or tub/i
Latin
tube or pipe
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tubercul/o
Latin
little knot or swelling
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tunic/o
Latin
covering or sheath
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turbinat/o
Latin
coiled or spiral-shaped
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tuss/i
Latin
cough
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tympan/o
Greek
tympanic membrane, or eardrum
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ulcer/o
Latin
sore or ulcer
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uln/o
Latin
one of the bones in the distal forelimb
ulna
Prefix
ultra-
Latin
beyond or excess
Suffix
-um
Latin
structure
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umbilic/o
Latin
naval
Prefix
un-
Latin + Greek
not
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ungu/o
Latin
nail or hoof
Prefix
uni-
Latin
one
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ur/o
Greek
urine or urinary tract
Suffix
-uresis
Greek
urination
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ureter/o
Greek
ureter
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urethr/o
Greek
urethra
Suffix
-uria
Greek
urination or urine
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urin/o
Latin + Greek
urine or urinary organs
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urtic/o
Latin
nettle, rash, or hives
Suffix
-us
Latin + Greek
thing
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uter/o or uter/i
Latin
uterus or womb
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uve/o
Latin
vascular layer of the eye, iris, choroid, or ciliary body
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uvul/o
Latin
little grape or uvula
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vaccin/o or vaccin/i
Latin
vaccine
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vacu/o
Latin
empty
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vag/o
Latin
wandering
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vagin/o
Latin
sheath or vagina
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valg/o
Latin
bent or twisted outward
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valv/o or valvul/o
Latin
valve
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var/o
Latin
bent or twisted inward
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varic/o
Latin
swollen or dialated vein
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vas/o
Latin
vessel, duct, or vas deferens
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vascul/o
Latin
little vessel
Prefix
vaso-
Latin
vessel
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vast/o
Latin
great or extensive
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vect/o
Latin
to carry or convey
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ven/o
Latin
vein
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vener/o
Latin
sexual intercourse
Prefix
venter-
Latin
abdomen
Combining Form/Root
ventilat/o
Latin
to expose to air
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ventr/o
Latin
belly side
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ventricul/o
Latin
small chamber or ventricle of the brain or heart
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venul/o
Latin
small vein
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verg/o
Latin
to twist or incline
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verm/i
Latin
worm
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verruc/o
Latin
wart
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vers/o or vert/o
Latin
turn
Suffix
-version
Latin
to turn
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vertebr/o
Latin
backbone
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vertig/o or vertigin/o
Latin
turning around or revolution
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vesic/o
Latin
urinary bladder
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vesicul/o
Latin
seminal vesicle, blister, or little bladder
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vestibul/o
Latin
entrance
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vi/o
Latin
force
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vill/i
Latin
tuft of hair or threadlike projections from a membrane
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vir/o
Latin
poison or virus
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viril/o
Latin
masculine
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vis/o
Latin
seeing or sight
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visc/o or viscos/o
Latin
stickly
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viscer/o
Latin
internal organ
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vit/a or vit/o
Latin
life
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viti/o
Latin
blemish or defect
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vitre/o
Latin
glassy
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viv/i
Latin
alive
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voc/i
Latin
voice
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vol/o
Latin
caudal surface of the forelimbs (palm) or hindlimbs (sole)
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volv/o
Latin
to turn or roll
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vulgar/i
Latin
common
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vulv/o
Latin
covering or vulva
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xanth/o
Greek
yellow
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xen/o
Greek
strange or foreign
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xer/o
Greek
dry
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xiph/o or xiph/i
Greek
sword
Prefix
zoo-
Greek
life, animal
Combining Form/Root
zygomat/o
Greek
yoke or cheekbone
Combining Form/Root
zygot/o
Greek
joined together or yoked together
