Prefixes, Roots and Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
pneum
A
lung or air
2
Q
pulmon
A
lung
3
Q
respir
A
to breathe
4
Q
hem
A
blood
5
Q
-thorax
A
chest
6
Q
dermat-
A
skin
7
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
8
Q
-logist
A
one who studies
9
Q
-logy
A
study of
10
Q
arthr-
A
joint
11
Q
-scopy
A
visual examination
12
Q
-desis
A
fixation
13
Q
-plasty
A
surgical repair
14
Q
-chezia
A
pass a stool
15
Q
-crit
A
to separate
16
Q
-gram
A
to record
17
Q
-graph
A
instrument for recording
18
Q
-lysis
A
destruction
19
Q
-oma
A
tumor, mass
20
Q
-philla
A
attraction
21
Q
-ptysis
A
spit
22
Q
-rrhage
A
to flow profusely
23
Q
-rrhoid
A
to flow
24
Q
-uria
A
urine
25
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture
26
Q
-ectomy
A
surgical removal
27
Q
-plasty
A
surgical repair
28
Q
-rrhaphy
A
surgical suture
29
Q
-stomy
A
surgical formation of an opening
30
Q
-tomy
A
surgical incision
31
Q
-trispy
A
crushing
32
Q
-algia
A
pain
33
Q
-ectasis
A
dilation
34
Q
-edema
A
accumulation of fluid in tissues
35
Q
-emesis
A
vomiting
