Medical terminology Flashcards
(71 cards)
1
Q
what is a prefix?
A
a single letter group of letters in front of a root word.
2
Q
suffix
A
single letter or group of letters at the end of a root word
3
Q
for medical terms, what does the prefix usually determin?
A
location, time, place
4
Q
for medical terms what does 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
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bi
A
two life
9
Q
cardi
A
heart
10
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caud
A
tail
11
Q
cephal
A
head
12
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cervic
A
neck
13
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col or colon
A
large intestine
14
Q
cost
A
rib
15
Q
cutane
A
skin
16
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enter
A
small intestine
17
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gastr
A
stomach
18
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glyc
A
sugar
19
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hem
A
blood
20
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hepat
A
liver
21
Q
lip
A
fat
22
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log
A
study
23
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my
A
muscle
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nas
A
nose
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nephr
kidney
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neur
nerve
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or
mouth
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oste
bone
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path
disease
30
pulmon
lungs
31
rhin
nose
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sarc
connective tissue
33
thorac
chest
34
uter
uterus
35
a- or an-
not or without
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ante-
before
37
anti-
against
37
bi-
two
38
brady-
slow
39
endo-
in or within
40
epi
on or over or upon
41
hyper-
obove or exessive
42
hypo
below
43
inter-
between
44
peri-
around or surrounding
45
intra-
in
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46
sub-
below or under
47
tachy-
fast
48
trans
across
49
ultra
beyond or exess
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-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
inflimation
59
logist
specialist
60
logy
study of
61
megaly
enlargement
62
oma
tumor or mass
63
osis
abnormal condition
64
pathy
disease
65
plasty
surgical repairs
66
stomy
surgical opening
67
tomy
incision
68
um
stucture or tissue
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