Medical Terminology Flashcards
(70 cards)
1
Q
What is a prefix?
A
a single letter or group of letters attached to the front of the root word.
2
Q
what is a suffix?
A
a single or group of letters attached to the end
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 sac in lungs
6
Q
arthr
A
joint in the body
7
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aur
A
ear
8
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bi
A
life
9
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cardi
A
heart
10
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caud
A
tail
11
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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
14
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cost
A
rib
15
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cutane
A
skin
16
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enter
A
small intestine
17
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gastr
A
stomach
18
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glyc
A
sugar
19
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hem
A
blood
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hepat
A
liver
21
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lip
A
fat
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log
A
the study of
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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
27
or
mouth
28
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
connective tissue
33
thorac
chest
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uter
uterus
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a-, an-
not or without
36
ante-
before
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anti-
against
38
bi-
two ; both
39
brady-
slow
40
endo-
in; within
41
epi-
on; over; upon
42
hyper-
above; above normal; deficient
43
hypo-
below; below normal; deficient
44
inter-
between
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intra-
within; into
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peri-
around; surronding
47
sub-
below; under
48
supra-
above
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tachy-
fast
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trans-
across
51
ultra-
beyond; excess
52
-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -iac, -ial, -ic,
-ical, -ior
pertaining to
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-algia
pain
54
-cyte
cell
55
-ectomy
surgical removal; excision
56
-emia
blood condition
57
-gen
substance that produces
58
-ia
condition
59
-ine
a substance (noun) pertaining to (adjective)
60
-itis
inflammation
61
-logist
specialist (one who studies)
62
-logy
study of
63
-megaly
enlargement
64
-oma
tumor; mass
65
-osis
process; abnormal condition
66
-pathy
disease
67
-plasty
surgical repair
68
-stomy
surgical opening
69
-tomy
process of cutting; incision
70
-um
structure; tissue; thing
