Medical Terminology Flashcards
(70 cards)
1
Q
Whats a prefix
A
A single letter or group of letters attached to the front of a root word.
2
Q
Whats a suffix
A
a single letter or group of letters 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
allveol
A
Air Sack
5
Q
arthr
A
joint
6
Q
aur
A
ear
7
Q
bi
A
life
8
Q
cardi
A
heart
9
Q
caud
A
tail
10
Q
cephal
A
head
11
Q
cervic
A
neck
12
Q
col or colon
A
large intestine
13
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cost
A
rib
14
Q
cutane
A
skin
15
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enter
A
small intestine
16
Q
gastr
A
stomach
17
Q
glyc
A
sugar
18
Q
hem
A
blood
19
Q
hepat
A
liver
20
Q
lip
A
fat
21
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log
A
study
22
Q
my
A
muscle
23
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nas
A
nose
24
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nephr
A
kidney
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neur
nerve
26
or
mouth
27
oste
bone
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path
disease
29
pulmon
lung
30
rhin
nose
31
sarc
connective tissue
32
thorac
chest
33
uter
uterus
34
gastar
stomach
34
a- or an-
not or without
35
ante-
before
36
anti-
against
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bi-
two
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endo-
inside or within
38
brady-
slow
39
epi-
on or over or upon
40
hyper-
above or excessive
41
hypo-
below or deffecient
42
inter-
between
43
peri-
around or surrounding
43
intra-
within or into
44
sub-
below or under
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supra-
above
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tachy-
fast
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trans-
across
48
ultra-
beyond or excess
49
-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -iac, -ial, -ic, -ical, -ior
pertaining to
50
-algia
pain
51
-cyte
cell
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-ectomy
surgical removal
53
-emia
blood condition
54
-gen
substance that produces
55
-ia
condition
56
-ine
substance (noun) or pertaining to (adjective)
57
-itis
inflammation
58
-logist
specials (one who studies)
59
-logy
study of
60
-magaly
enlargement
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-oma
tumor or mass
62
-osis
abnormal condition
62
-pathy
disease
63
-plasty
surgical repair
64
stomy
surgical opening
65
-tomy
incision
66
-um
structure or tissue
