Medical Terminalogy Flashcards
(70 cards)
1
Q
What is a prefix?
A
a single letter or group of letters attacted to the front of the root word
2
Q
What is a suffix?
A
a single letter or group of letters attaaced to the back of the root word
3
Q
For medical term, what does the prefix usually determine?
A
Location, time,or number
4
Q
For medical terms, what does the suffix usually determine?
A
Conditions,disease, prcerduec or treatment
5
Q
alveol
A
air sac
6
Q
arthor
A
joint
7
Q
aur
A
ear
8
Q
bi
A
life
9
Q
cardi
A
heart
10
Q
caud
A
tall
11
Q
cephal
A
head
12
Q
cerviv
A
neck
13
Q
col or colon
A
large intesine
14
Q
cost
A
rib
15
Q
cutane
A
skin
16
Q
enter
A
small intestine
17
Q
gastr
A
stomach
18
Q
glyc
A
suger
19
Q
hem
A
blood
20
Q
lip
A
fat
21
Q
hepet
A
liver
22
Q
log
A
study
23
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my
A
muscle
24
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nas
A
nose
25
nephr
kindeny
26
neur
nerve
27
or
mouth
28
oste
bone
29
path
diesese
30
pulmon
lung
31
rin
nose
32
sarc
connected tissue
33
thorac
chest
34
uter
uterus
35
a-or an-
not or without
36
ante-
before
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anti-
aganist
38
bi-
two
39
brady-
slow
40
endo-
in or within
41
epi-
on or over or upon
42
hyper-
above or exccesisve
43
hypo-
below or deficient
44
inter-
between
45
intra-
within or into
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peri-
around or suurouning
47
sub-
below or under
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supra-
above
49
tacky-
fast
50
trans-
across
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ultra-
beyond or excess
52
-ac,-al,-ar,-ary,-iac,-ial,-ic,ical,-ior
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-algia
pain
54
-cyte
cell
55
-ectomy
surgical
55
-emia
blood condition
56
-gen
a substance that produces
57
-ia
condition
58
-ine
substance( noun) or pertaining to( adjective
59
-itis
inflammation
60
-logist
specialists(one who study
61
-logy
study of
62
-megley
enlargement
63
-oma
tumor or mass
64
-osis
abnormal condition
65
-pathy
disaese
66
-plasty
surgical repair
67
-stomy
surgical opening
68
-tomy
process of cutting
69
-umo
structure
