Principles of health science Flashcards
1
Q
What is a prefix?
A
A single letter or group of letters attached to the front of a root word.
2
Q
What is a suffix?
A
A single letter or group of letters attached to the end of a root word.
3
Q
For medical terms what does the prefix usually determine.
A
The location, time or number.
4
Q
For medical terms what does a suffix usually determine?
A
Condition/disease or procedure or treatment.
5
Q
Alveol
A
Air Sacs in lungs.
6
Q
Arthr
A
Joint
7
Q
Cardi
A
Heart
8
Q
Bi
A
Bi means life if it’s a prefix. If it’s a suffix it means two.
9
Q
caud
A
Tail
10
Q
Cephal
A
Head
11
Q
Cervic
A
Neck
12
Q
Co or Colon
A
Large intestine
13
Q
Cost
A
Rib
14
Q
Cutane
A
Skin
15
Q
Enter
A
Small intestine
16
Q
Gastr
A
Stomach
17
Q
Hepat
A
Liver
18
Q
Gylc
A
Sugar
19
Q
Lip
A
Fat
20
Q
Log
A
The study
21
Q
My
A
Muscle
22
Q
Nas
A
Nose
23
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Nephr
A
24
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Pulmon
A
Lungs
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Thin
Nose
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Sarc
Connective tissue
27
Thorac
Chest
28
uter
uterus
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a- or an-
not or without
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ante-
before
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anti-
against
32
bi-
two
33
brady-
slow
34
endo-
in or within
35
epi-
over or apon
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hyper-
above or excessive
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hypo-
below or deficient
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inter-
between
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intra-
within or into
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peri-
around or surrounding
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sub-
below or under
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supra-
above
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tachy-
fast
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trans-
across
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ultra-
beyond or excess
46
-ac or -al or -ar -ary -iac -ical -ior
pertaining to
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-algia
pain
48
-cyte
cell
49
-ectomy
surgical removal
50
-enia
blood conditions
51
-gen
substance that produces
52
-ia
condition
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-ine
a substance (noun) or pertaining to if (adjective)
54
-itis
inflammation
55
-logist
specialist
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-logy
study of
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-megacy.
enlargement
58
-oma
a tumor or mass
59
-osis
abnormal cinndiition
60
-pathy
disease
61
-plasty
surgical repair
62
-stomy
surgical opening
63
-tomy
process of cutting
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