Medical Suffixes & Prefixes Flashcards
(92 cards)
1
Q
a/an
A
deficiency/lack of
2
Q
ab
A
away from
3
Q
abdo
A
abdomen
4
Q
ad
A
towards
5
Q
algia
A
pain
6
Q
ante
A
before/forward
7
Q
antero
A
front
8
Q
anti
A
against
9
Q
anular
A
ring
10
Q
arthr/o
A
joint
11
Q
brady
A
slow
12
Q
card/ia/o
A
heart
13
Q
cerebro
A
brain
14
Q
cephalo
A
head
15
Q
chloe
A
bile or gall bladder
16
Q
contra
A
against
17
Q
costa
A
rib
18
Q
cyan
A
blue
19
Q
cyto/cysto
A
cell
20
Q
derm
A
skin
21
Q
dys
A
difficulty
22
Q
ectomy
A
removal of
23
Q
emesis
A
vomiting
24
Q
endo
A
within/inner
25
entero
intestine
26
epi
upon
27
erythro
red
28
eu
normal
29
extra
outside of
30
gastr/o
stomach
31
genesis
production of/new growth
32
genic
causing
33
gly/gluco
glucose/sugar
34
graphy
process of recording
35
haem/aemia
blood/of the blood
36
hemi
half
37
hepat/o
liver
38
hydr
water
39
hyper
high
40
hypo
low
41
inter
between
42
intra
within
43
itis
inflammation of
44
lacrim/o
tears
45
leuco
white
46
lipo
fat
47
megaly
enlargement
48
myo
muscle
49
narco
sleep
50
nephr
kidney
51
neuro
nerve
52
olig
few
53
ology
study of
54
oma
swelling/tumour
55
opth
eye
56
oscopy
viewing of
57
osteo
bone
58
ostomy
opening into
59
ox
oxygen
60
para
beside
61
paresis
weakness
62
penia
deficiency
63
peri
around
64
phleb
vein
65
phobia
fear of
66
plasty
surgical repair
67
plegia
paralysis
68
pneu/mo
lungs/air
69
poly
many
70
post
after
71
pyro/pyrex
fire/heat
72
ren/al/o
kidney
73
retro
before or backwards
74
rhin/o
nose
75
rrhoea
discharge/flow
76
sclerosis
abnormal hardening
77
stasis
maintenance of level
78
stenosis
abnormal narrowing
79
sub
below
80
supra
above
81
tachy
fast
82
tax/o
order/coordination
83
tetra
four
84
therm
temperature
85
thorax
chest
86
tomy
cutting/incision
87
tox
poison
88
trophy
nourishment
89
uria
urine
90
vaso/vasc
vessel
91
kalemia
potassium in the blood
92
glia
glue
