Medical terminology Flashcards
(69 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
For medical terms what does the prefix usually determinate
A
Location, time or number
2
Q
what is a suffix
A
a single or group of letters attached to the end of a root word
3
Q
alveol
A
air sac
4
Q
arthr
A
joint
5
Q
aur
A
ear
6
Q
bi
A
life
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cardi
A
heart
8
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caud
A
tail
9
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cephal
A
head
10
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cervic
A
neck
11
Q
col or colon
A
large intestine
12
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cost
A
rib
13
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cutane
A
skin
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enter
A
small intestines
15
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gastr
A
stomach
16
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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
A
kidney
24
neur
nerve
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or
mouth
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oste
bone
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path
disease
28
pulmon
lung
29
rhin
nose
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sarc
connetive tissue
31
thorac
chest
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uter
uterus
33
a-or an-
not or without
34
ante-
before
35
anti -
counteracting or effective against
36
bi-
two
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brady-
slow
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endo-
in or within
39
epi-
on or over or upon
40
hyper-
above or excessive
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hypo-
below or deficient
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inter-
between
43
intra
within or into
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peri-
around or surrounding
45
sub-
below or under
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supra-
above
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tachy-
fast
48
trans-
across
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ultra-
beyond or excessive
50
-ac, -al, -ar, -ary,- ,- lac, -iac, - ic, - ical, -ior
pertaining to
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- algia
pain
52
-cyte
cell
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- ectomy
surgical removal
54
- emia
a blood condition
55
- gen
a substance that produces
56
-- ia
condition
57
- iane
a substance (noun) or pertaining to (adjective)
58
- itis
inflammation
59
- logist
specialist (one who studies)
60
- logi
study of
61
-mgaly
enlargement
62
-oma
tumor or mass
63
-osis
abnormal condition
64
- pathy
disease
65
- plasty
surgical repair
66
- stomy
surgical opening
67
-tomy
process of cutting
68
-um
structure
