Medical Terminology Flashcards
(70 cards)
1
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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.
3
Q
For medical terms, what does the prefix usually determine?
A
Location, time, or number
4
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For medical terms, what does a suffix usually determine
A
Condition/disease, procedure or treatment
5
Q
Alveol
A
Air sac
6
Q
Arthr
A
Joint
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Aur
A
Ear
8
Q
Bi
A
Life
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Cardi
A
Heart
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Caud
A
Tail
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Cephal
A
Head
12
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Cervic
A
Neck
13
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Col/Colon
A
Large Intestine
14
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Cost
A
rib
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Cutane
A
Skin
16
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Enter
A
Small Intestine
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Gastr
A
Stomach
18
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Glyc
A
Sugar
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Hem
A
Blood
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Lip
A
Fat
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Hepat
A
Liver
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Log
A
Study
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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
root Disease
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Pulmon
Lung
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Rhin
Nose
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Sarc
Connective tissue
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Thorac
Chest
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Uter
Uterus
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A- or an-
Not/without
35
Ante-
before
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Anti-
against
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Bi-
two
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Brady-
slow
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Endo-
in/within
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Epi-
on/over/upon
40
Hyper-
above/excessive
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Hypo-
below/deficient
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Inter-
Between
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Intra-
within/into
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Peri-
around/surrounding
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Sub-
below/under
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Supra-
Above
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Tachy-
Fast
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Trans-
Across
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Ultra-
Beyond/excess
49
-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -iac, -ial, -ic, -ical, -ior
Pertaining to
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-algia
Pain
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-cyte
Cell
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--ectomy
surgical removal
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-emia
blood condition
54
-gen
substance that produces
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-ia
condition
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-ine
a substance(noun) or pertaining to (adjective)
57
-itis
inflammation
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-logist
specialist(one who studies)
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-logy
study of
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-megaly
enlargement
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-oma
tumor/mass
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-osis
abnormal condition
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-pathy
disease
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-plasty
surgical repair
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-stomy
surgical opening
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-tomy
process of cutting
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-um
structure
