medical terminalogy Flashcards
(70 cards)
1
Q
What is a prefix
A
A single or group of letters attached to the front of a root
2
Q
What is a suffix
A
A single letter or group of letter attached to the end of a root word
3
Q
For medical terms what does the prefix usually determine?
A
location, time or number
4
Q
For medical terms what does the suffix usually determine?
A
Condition/Disease, procedure or treatment
5
Q
Alveol
A
Air sac
6
Q
Arthr
A
Joint
7
Q
Aur
A
ear
8
Q
Bi
A
Life
9
Q
Cardi
A
Heart
10
Q
Caud
A
tail
11
Q
Cephal
A
Head
12
Q
Cervic
A
Neck
13
Q
Col or colon
A
Large intestine
14
Q
Cost
A
Rib
15
Q
Cutane
A
Skin
16
Q
Enter
A
Small intestines
17
Q
gastr
A
stomach
18
Q
glyc
A
sugar
19
Q
hem
A
blood
21
Q
lip
A
fat
21
Q
log
A
study
22
Q
my
A
muscle
23
Q
nas
A
nose
24
Q
nepher
A
25
neur
nerve
26
oste
bone
27
or
mouth
28
path
disease
29
pulmon
lungs
30
rhin
nose
31
sarc
flesh or tissus
32
thorac
chest
33
uter
uterus
34
a-or-an-
not or without
35
ante-
before
36
bi-
two or both
37
brady-
slow
38
endo-
in or within
39
epi-
on or over or upon
40
hyper-
above or excessive
41
hypo
below or deficient
42
inter-
between
43
intra-
within or into
44
peri-
around or surrounding
45
sub-
below or under
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supra-
above
47
tachy-
fast
48
trans-
across
49
ultra-
beyond or excess
50
-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -iac, -ial, -ic, -ical, -ior
pertaining to
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-algia
pain
52
-cyte
cell
53
-ectomy
surgical removal
54
-emia
blood condition
55
-gen
substance that produces
56
-ia
condition
57
-ine
substance (noun) or pertaining to (adjective)
58
-itis
inflammation
59
-logist
specialist (one who studies)
60
-logy
study of
61
-megaly
enlargement
62
-oma
tumor or mass
63
-osis
abnormal condition
64
-pathy
disease
65
-plasty
surgical repair
66
-stomy
surgical opening
67
-tomy
incision
68
-um
structure or tissue
69
lip
fat
70
hepat
liver
