I-Z Prefixes/Suffixes Flashcards
(120 cards)
1
Q
-ia
A
condition
ex: hyperthermia
2
Q
-iac, -ic, -ine, -ior
A
pertaining to
ex: cardiac, alcoholic, adrenaline, anterior
3
Q
-iasis
A
abnormal condition
ex: cholelithiasis
4
Q
ile/o
A
ileum
ex: ileus
5
Q
inguin/o
A
groin
ex: inguinal
6
Q
inter-
A
between
ex: interstitial space
7
Q
intra-
A
within, into
ex: intradermal
8
Q
-ism
A
process, condition
ex: alcoholism
9
Q
-ist
A
specialist
ex: psychologist, respiratory therapist
10
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
ex: cellulitis
11
Q
jaund/o
A
yellow
ex: jaundice
12
Q
jejun/o
A
jejunum
ex: jejunostomy tube, jejunal tube
13
Q
kal/i
A
potassium
ex: hyperkalemia
14
Q
ket/o, keton
A
ketones, acetones
ex: ketoacidosis
15
Q
kyph/o
A
hunch back
ex: kyphosis
16
Q
lapar/o
A
abdominal wall, abdomen
ex: laparoscopic
17
Q
later/o
A
side
ex: bilateral
18
Q
leuk/o
A
white
ex: leukocytes
19
Q
lip/o
A
lipid, fat
ex: hyperlipidemia, liposuction
20
Q
lob/o
A
lobe
ex: pneumo-lobotomy
21
Q
-logy
A
study (process of)
ex: cardiology, neurology
22
Q
-lysis
A
breakdown, separation, destruction
ex: thrombolysis
23
Q
mal-
A
bad
ex: malodorous
24
Q
marnm/o, mast/o
A
breast
ex: mammography, mastectomy
25
medi/o
middle
ex: medial
26
-megaly
enlargement
ex: hepatomegaly
27
melan/o
black
ex: melanoma
28
-ment/o
mind
ex: dementia
29
my/o
muscle
ex: myocardium
30
narc/o
numbness, sleep
ex: narcotic drug
31
nas/o
nose
ex: nasogastric tube
32
natr/o
sodium
ex: hypernatremia
33
necr/o
death
ex: necrotic tissue, necrosis
34
nephr/o
kidney
ex: nephrotoxic
35
neur/o
nerve
ex: neurologist
36
norm/o
rule, order
ex: normotensive
37
nos/o
infection
ex: nosocomial
38
ocul/o
eye
ex: ocular
39
ophthalm/o
eye
ex: ophthalmologist
40
opt/o, optic/o
eye, vision
ex: optical
41
-oid
resembling, derived from
ex: thryoid
42
olig/o
scant, slight
ex: oliguria
43
-oma
tumor, mass, fluid collection
ex: carcinoma
44
onc/o
tumor
ex: oncologist
45
oophor/o
ovary
ex: oophorectomy
46
-osis
condition, usually abnormal
ex: thrombosis
47
oste/o
bone
ex: osteocytes
48
ot/o
ear
ex: ototoxic
49
-ous
pertaining to
ex: malodorous, cancerous
50
-oxia, -oxic
oxygen
ex: anoxia, hypoxic
51
pancreat/o
pancreas
ex: pancreatitis
52
para-
near, beside, apart from, along side of
ex: paraplegic
53
-paresis
weakness
ex: hemiparesis
54
path/o
disease
ex: pathophysiology
55
-pathy
disease, emotion
ex: neuropathy, empathy
56
pector/o
chest
ex: pectoral
57
-penia
deficiency
ex: thromocytopenia, leucopenia
58
-phagia
eating, swallowing
ex: dysphagia
59
phas/o, phasia
speech
ex: dysphasia
60
phleb/o
vein
ex: phlebotomist
61
-plasia
development, formation, growth
ex: hyperplasia
62
-plasty
surgical repair
ex: rhinoplasty
63
-plegia, -plegic
paralysis, palsy
ex: paraplegia, hemiplegic
64
-pnea
breathing
ex: apnea, dyspnea
65
pneum/o, pneumon/o
lung, air, gas
ex: pneumothorax
66
post-, poster/o
after, behind
ex: postoperative, posterior
67
pre-
before, in front of
ex: preoperative
68
proxim/o
near
ex: proximal
69
pseudo
false, fake
ex: pseudotumor
70
pulmon/o
lung
ex: pulmonary
71
purul/o
pus
ex: purulent
72
quadri-
four
ex: quadriceps muscle
73
rhino
nose
ex: rhinoplasty
74
-rrhage
bursting forth (of blood)
ex: hemorrhage
75
-rrhea
flow, discharge
ex: rhinorrhea
76
sanguin/o
fluid, blood
ex: serosanguinous
77
-sclerosis
hardening
ex: arteriosclerosis
78
-scope
instrument to visually examine
ex: endoscope
79
-scopy
process of visually examining w/ a scope
ex: arthroscopy
80
-sect
to cut
ex: transect
81
seps/o
infection
ex: sepsis
82
ser/o
fluid-serum, clear
ex: serous, serosanguinous drainage
83
-sis
state of
ex: sepsis
84
-spasm
sudden contraction of muscle
ex: venospasm
85
-stasis
to stop, control, place
ex: hemostasis
86
-static
pertaining to stopping, controlling
ex: hemostatic
87
-stenosis
tightening, narrowing
ex: arteriostenosis, urethrostenosis
88
stern/o
sternum
ex: substernal
89
-stomy
new opening (to form a mouth)
ex: gastrostomy, jejunostomy
90
sub-
under, below
ex: subarachnoid hemorrhage
91
supra-
above, upper
ex: suprasternal
92
syncop/o
faint
ex: syncopal episode
93
tachy-
fast
ex: tachycardia
94
-tension, -tensive
pressure
ex: hypertension, hypertensive
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therm/o
heat
ex: thermometer
96
thorac/o
chest
ex: thoracic
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-thorax
chest, pleural cavity
ex: pneumothorax
98
thromb/o
clot
ex: thrombosis
99
thyroid/o
thyroid gland
ex: thryroidectomy
100
-tic
pertaining to
ex: spastic bladder
101
-tomy
process of cutting
ex: colostomy
102
-toxic
poison
ex: nephrotoxic, ototoxic
103
trache/o
trachea
ex: tracheostomy
104
trans-
across, through
ex: transect
105
tri-
three
ex: tricuspid valve
106
-trophy
development-condition of
ex: hypertrophy
107
umbilic/o
umbilicus, navel
ex: umbilical cord
108
uni-
one
ex: unilateral
109
ur/o
urine, urinary tract
ex: urosepsis
110
ureter/o
urethra
ex: urethrostenosis
111
-uria
urination, condition of urine
ex: oliguria, dysuria
112
urin/o
urine
ex: urinary tract
113
-us
structure, thing
ex: thrombus, umbilicus
114
uter/o
uterus, womb
ex: uterine hemorrhage
115
vascul/o
vessel (blood)
ex: vasculitis, vascular
116
ven/o, ven/i
vein
ex: venospasm
117
ventr/o
abdominal side of the body
ex: ventral hernia
118
vertebr/o
vertebra (backbone)
ex: vertebrosternal rib
119
xer/o
dry
ex: xerofoam dressing, xeroderma
120
-y
condition, process
ex: obesity, dusky
