Medical prefixes, suffixes and roots Flashcards
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<p>a-/an-</p>
<p>'lack of ' as in:</p>
<p>agranulocyte</p>
<p>anaemia</p>
<p>anuria</p>
<p>asystole</p>
<p>ab-</p>
<p>'away from' as in:</p>
<p>abduct</p>
<p>ad-</p>
<p>'towards' as in:</p>
<p>adduct</p>
<p>-aemia</p>
<p>'of the blood' as in:</p>
<p>anaemia</p>
<p>hypovolaemia</p>
<p>hypoxaemia</p>
<p>uraemia</p>
<p>angio-</p>
<p>'vessel' as in:</p>
<p>angiotensin</p>
<p>haemangioma</p>
<p>ante-</p>
<p>'before, in front of' as in:</p>
<p>anterior</p>
<p>anti-</p>
<p>'against' as in:</p>
<p>anticoagulant</p>
<p>antidiuretic</p>
<p>antigen</p>
<p>antimicrobial</p>
<p>baro-</p>
<p>'pressure' as in:</p>
<p>baroreceptor</p>
<p>-blast</p>
<p>'germ, bud' as in:</p>
<p>osteoblast</p>
<p>fibroblast</p>
<p>brady-</p>
<p>'slow' as in:</p>
<p>bradycardia</p>
<p>broncho-</p>
<p>'bronchus' as in:</p>
<p>bronchiole</p>
<p>bronchitis</p>
<p>bronchus</p>
<p>card-</p>
<p>'heart' as in:</p>
<p>cardiac</p>
<p>myocardium</p>
<p>tachycardia</p>
<p>chole-</p>
<p>'bile' as in:</p>
<p>cholangitis</p>
<p>cholecystitis</p>
<p>cholecystokinin</p>
<p>circum-</p>
<p>'around' as in:</p>
<p>circumduction</p>
<p>cyto-/-cyte</p>
<p>'cell' as in:</p>
<p>cytoplasm</p>
<p>cytosol</p>
<p>cytotoxic</p>
<p>erythrocyte</p>
<p>derm-</p>
<p>'skin' as in:</p>
<p>dermatitis</p>
<p>dermatome</p>
<p>dermis</p>
<p>di-</p>
<p>'two' as in:</p>
<p>diencephalon</p>
<p>disaccharide</p>
<p>dys-</p>
<p>'difficult' as in:</p>
<p>dysmenorrhoea</p>
<p>dysplasia</p>
<p>dyspnoea</p>
<p>dysuria</p>
<p>-ema</p>
<p>'swelling' as in:</p>
<p>emphysema</p>
<p>lymphoedema</p>
<p>oedema</p>
<p>endo-</p>
<p>'inner' as in:</p>
<p>endocrine</p>
<p>endocytosis</p>
<p>endothelium</p>
<p>enter-</p>
<p>'intestine' as in:</p>
<p>enterokinase</p>
<p>gastroenteritis</p>
<p>epi-</p>
<p>'on, upon' as in:</p>
<p>epicardium</p>
<p>epimysium</p>
<p>erythro-</p>
<p>'red' as in:</p>
<p>erythrocyte</p>
<p>erythropoiesis</p>
<p>erythropoietin</p>
<p>exo-</p>
<p>'outside' as in:</p>
<p>exocytosis</p>
<p>exophthalmos</p>
extra-
'outside' as in:
extracellular
extrapyramidal
-fferent
'carrying' as in:
afferent
efferent
gast-
'stomach' as in:
gastric
gastrin
gastritis
gastrointestinal
-gen
'origin/production' as in:
allergen
antigen
gene
genetic
genome
pathogen
-globin
'protein' as in:
haemoglobin
myoglobin
haem-
'blood' as in:
haemolytic
haemorrhage
haemostasis
hepat-
'liver' as in:
hepatic
hepatitis
hepatocyte
hepatomegaly
hetero-
'different' as in:
heterozygous
homo-
'the same, steady' as in:
homologous
homozygous
-hydr-
'water' as in:
dehydration
hydrocephalus
hydrostatic
hyper-
'excess/above' as in:
hypercapnia
hypertension
hypertrophy
hypo-
'below/under' as in:
hypoglycaemia
hypotenstion
hypovolaemia
intra-
'within' as in:
intracellular
intracranial
intraocular
-ism
'condition' as in:
embolism
hyperthyroidism
rheumatism
-itis
'inflammation' as in:
appendicitis
cystitis
gastritis
hepatitis
lact-
'milk' as in:
lactation
lacteal
lactic
lymph-
'lymph tissue' as in:
lymphatic
lymphocyte
lymphoedema
lyso-/-lysis
'breaking down' as in:
glycolysis
lysosome
lysozyme
-mega-
'large' as in:
acromegaly
hepatomegaly
megaloblast,splenomegaly
micro-
'small' as in:
microbe
microtubule
microvilli
myo-
'muscle' as in:
myocardium
myoglobin
myopathy
myosin
neo-
'new' as in:
gluconeogenesis
neonate
neoplasm
nephro-
'kidney' as in:
nephroblastoma
nephron
nephrosis
nephrotic
neuro-
'nerve' as in:
neuralgia
neurone
neuropathy
-oid
'resembling' as in:
myeloid
sesamoid
sigmoid
olig-
'small' as in:
oliguria
-ology
'study of' as in:
cardiology
neurology
physiology
-oma
'tumour' as in:
carcinoma
osteoma
melanoma
-ophth-
'eye' as in:
exophthalmos
ophthalmic
xerophthalmia
-ory
'referring to' as in:
auditory
gustatory
secretory
sensory
os-, osteo-
'bone' as in:
osteoarthritis
osteocyte
osteoporosis
-path-
'disease' as in:
nephropathy
neuropathy
pathogenesis
-penia
'deficiency of' as in:
leukopenia
thrombocytopenia
phag(o)-
'eating' as in:
phagocyte
phagocytic
-plasm
'substance' as in:
cytoplasm
neoplasm
pneumo-
'lung/air' as in:
pneumonia
pneumothorax
poly-
'many' as in:
polycythaemia
polypeptide
polyuria
-rrhagia
'excessive flow' as in:
menorrhagia
-rrhoea
'discharge' as in:
diarrhoea
dysmenorrhoea
rhinorrhoea
sarco-
'muscle' as in:
sarcomere
sarcoplasm
-scier
'hard' as in:
arteriosclerosis
scleroderma
sub-
'under' as in:
subarachnoid
sublingual
subphrenic
tachy-
'excessively fast' as in:
tachycardia
tachypnoea
thrombo-
'clot' as in:
thrombin
thrombocyte
thrombosis
thrombus
-tox-
'poison' as in:
cytotoxic
hepatotoxic
toxin
tri-
'three' as in:
trigeminal
tripeptide
trisaccharide
-uria
'urine' as in:
anuria
haematuria
nocturia
polyuria
oliguria
vas, vaso-
'vessel' as in:
vascular
vasoconstriction
