Medical Terminology Flashcards
(94 cards)
1
Q
What is a prefix?
A
a single letter or group of letters attached to the front of a root word
2
Q
What is a suffix?
A
a single letter or group of letters attached to the end of a root word.
2
Q
For medical terms, what does the prefix usually determine?
A
Location, time, or number
3
Q
For medical terms, what does a suffix usually determine?
A
condition/disease, procedure, or treatment
4
Q
alveol
(root)
A
air sac
5
Q
arthr
(root)
A
joint
6
Q
aur
(root)
A
ear
7
Q
bi
(root)
A
life
8
Q
cardi
(root)
A
heart
9
Q
caud
(root)
A
tail
10
Q
cephal
(root)
A
head
11
Q
cervic
(root)
A
neck
12
Q
col/colon
(root)
A
large intestine
13
Q
cost
(root)
A
rib
14
Q
cutane
(root)
A
skin
15
Q
enter
(root)
A
small intestine
16
Q
gastr
(root)
A
stomach
17
Q
glyc
(root)
A
sugar
18
Q
hem
(root)
A
blood
19
Q
lip
(root)
A
fat
20
Q
hepat
(root)
A
liver
21
Q
log
(root)
A
study
22
Q
my
(root)
A
muscle
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Q
nas
(root)
A
nose
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nephr
| (root)
kidney
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neur
| (root)
nerve
26
or
| (root)
mouth
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oste
| (root)
bone
28
path
| (root)
disease
29
pulmon
| (root)
lung
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rhin
| (root)
nose
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sarc
| (root)
connected tissue
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thorac
| (root)
chest
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uter
| (root)
uterus
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a- / an-
| (prefix)
not / without
35
ante-
| (prefix)
before
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anti-
| (prefix)
against
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bi-
| (prefix)
two
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brady-
| (prefix)
slow
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endo-
| (prefix)
in / within
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epi-
| (prefix)
on / over / upon
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hyper-
| (prefix)
above / exessive
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hypo-
| (prefix)
below / deficient
43
inter-
| (prefix)
between
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intra-
| (prefix)
within / into
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peri-
| (prefix)
around / surrounding
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sub-
| (prefix)
below / under
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supra-
| (prefix)
above
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tachy-
| (prefix)
fast
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trans-
| (prefix)
across
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ultra-
| (prefix)
beyond / excess
51
-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -iac, -ial, -ic, -ical, -ior
| (suffix)
pertaining to
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-algia
| (suffix)
pain
53
-cyte
| (suffix)
cell
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-ectomy
| (suffix)
surgical removal
55
-emia
| (suffix)
blood condition
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-gen
| (suffix)
a substance that produces
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-ia
| (suffix)
condition
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-ine
| (suffix)
substance (noun) / pertaining to (adjective)
59
-itis
| (suffix)
inflammation
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-logist
| (suffix)
specialist
(one who studies)
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-logy
| (suffix)
study of
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-megaly
| (suffix)
enlargement
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-oma
| (suffix)
tumor / mass
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-osis
| (suffix)
abnormal condition
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-pathy
| (suffix)
disease
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-plasty
| (suffix)
surgical repair
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-stomy
| (suffix)
surgical opening
68
-tomy
| (suffix)
the process of cutting
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-um
| (suffix)
structure
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gastro
stomach/abdomen
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gyne/o
female
72
hemoglobin
protein in red blood cells
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hepati
liver
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mal/malign
bad/harmful
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myelin
substance surrounding nerve fibers
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nephro
the kidney
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neuro
nerves
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onco
mass/tumor
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osteo
bone
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-pathy
disease
81
abcess
skin infection caused by bacteria
82
anemia
blood disorder caused by lack of blood cells or hemoglobin
83
arthroscopic
procedure used to treat joint problems
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benign
non-cancerous
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bilateral
relating to two sides
86
capillaries
smallest blood vessel
87
cardi/o
heart
88
contusion
bruise
89
cytometry
measure of number and characteristics of cells
90
derma
skin
91
dislocation
separation of two bones
92
etiology
study of the cause of the disease
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