Primary Med Terms & Word Parts Flashcards
-algia
Pain and suffering
-dynia
Pain
-itis
Inflammation
-megaly
Enlargement
-malacia
Abnormal softening
-necrosis
Tissue death
-sclerosis
Abnormal hardening
-stenosis
Abnormal narrowing
-centesis
Surgical puncture to remove to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or to remove excess fluid
-graphy
Process of producing a picture or record
-gram
-picture or record
-plasty
Surgical repair
-scopy
Visual examination
-rrhagia
Bleeding
-rrhage
Bleeding; abnormal excessive fluid discharge
-rrhaphy
Surgical suturing to close a wound and includes the use of sutures, staples, or surgical glue
-rrhea
Flow or discharge and refers to the flow of most body fluids
-rrhexis
Rupture
ab-
Away from, negative, absent
ad-
Toward, to, in the direction of
dextr/o
Right side
sinistr/o
Left side
ex-
Out of; outside, away from
in-
In, into, not, without
macro-
Large, abnormal size, or long
micr/o, micro-
Small
Mega, metal/o
Large, great
olig/o
Scanty, few
pre-
Before
post-
After, behind
Suffix
Refers to procedure, condition, disorder, or disease
Prefix
Indicates the location, time, number, or status
When the suffix begins with a vowel you…?
Drop the combining vowel from the word root
When suffix begins with a consonant you…?
Use the combining vowel
When we join two combining forms…?
Use the combining vowels
T/F?
Not all medical terms have prefixes
True