Medical Terminology Flashcards
(70 cards)
1
Q
What is a prefix?
A
A single letter or group of letters attached to the front of a root word
2
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What is a prefix?
A
A single letter or group of letters attached to the end of a root word
3
Q
What does a prefix usually determine?
A
Location, time or number
4
Q
what does a Suffix typically determine in medical terms ?
A
Condition/Disease, procedure or treatment.
5
Q
alveoi
A
air sac
6
Q
arthr
A
joint
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Q
aur
A
ear
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bi
A
life
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cardi
A
heart
10
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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 or colon
A
large intestine
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Cost
A
rib
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cutane
A
skin
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enter
A
small intestine
17
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Gastr
A
stomach
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glyc
A
sugar
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herm
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
disease
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pulmon
lung
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rhin
nose
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sarc
connected tissue
33
thorac
chest
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uter
uterus
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a- or an-
not or without
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ante-
before
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bi-
two
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Anti-
against
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brady-
slow
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endo-
in or within
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epi-
on or over or upon
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hyper-
above or excessive
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hypo-
below or defeficient
42
intra-
within or into
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inter-
between
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peri-
around or surrounding
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sub-
below or under
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supra-
above
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tachy-
fast
47
Trans
across
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ultra-
beyond or excess
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-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -iac, -ial, -ic, -ical,-ior
pertaining to
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-algia
pain
50
-cyte
cell
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-ectomy
surgical removal
52
-emia
blood condition
53
-gen
substance that produces
54
-ia
condition
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-ine
substance (noun) or pertaining to (abjectives)
56
-itis
inflammation
57
-logist
specialist (one who studies)
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-logy
study of
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-megaly
enlargement
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-oma
tumor or mass
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-osis
abnormal condition
62
-pathy
disease
63
-plasty
surgical repair
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-stromy
surgical opening
65
-tomy
process of cutting
66
-um
structure
