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
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
Q
For medical terms what does a suffix usually determine?
A
Condition/disease, procedure or treatment.
5
Q
Alveol
A
Air sacks in lungs
5
Q
Aur
A
Ear
5
Q
Arthr
A
The joints
5
Q
Bi
A
Life
6
Q
Cardi
A
Heart
6
Q
Caud
A
Tail
6
Q
Cephal
A
Head
7
Q
Cervic
A
Neck
7
Q
Col or colon
A
Large intestine
8
Q
Cost
A
Rib
9
Q
Cutane
A
Skin
10
Q
Enter
A
Small intestine
11
Q
Gastr
A
Stomach
12
Q
Glyc
A
Sugar
13
Q
Hem
A
Blood
14
Q
Hepat
A
Liver
15
Q
Lip
A
Fat
16
Q
Log
A
The studyof
17
Q
My
A
Muscle
18
Q
Nas
A
Nose
19
Nephr
Kidney
20
Neur
Nerve
21
Or
Mouth
22
Oste
Bone
23
Path
disease
24
Pulmon
Lung
25
Rhin
Nose
26
Sarc
Connective tissue
27
Thorac
Chest
28
Uter
Female Uterus
29
a-or an-
not or without
30
ante-
Before
31
anti-
against
32
bi-
two
33
brady-
slow
34
endo-
in or within
35
epi-
over or upon
36
hyper
above or excessive
37
hypo-
below or deficient
38
inter-
between
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intra-
within or into
40
peri-
around or surrounding
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sub-
below or under
42
supra-
above
43
tachy-
fast
44
trans-
across
45
ultra-
beyond or excess
46
-ac, -al, -ar, ary, -aic, -ic, -ical, -ior
pertaining to
47
-algia
pain
48
-cyte
cell
49
-ectomy
surgical removal
50
-emia
blood conditions
51
-gen
substance that produces
52
-ia
condition
53
-ine
substance (noun) or pertaining to (adjective)
54
-itis
inflammation
55
-logist
specialist (one who studies)
56
-logy
study of
57
-megaly
enlargement
58
-oma
tumor or mass
59
-osis
abnormal condition
60
-pathy
61
-plasty
surgical repair
62
-stomy
surgical opening
63
-tomy
process of cutting
64
-um
structure
