Medical terminology Flashcards

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1
Q

What is a prefix?

A

Single Letter or group of letters attached to the front of a root word

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What is a suffix?

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Single Letter or group of letters attached to the end of a root word

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For medical terms, what does the prefix usually determine?

A

Location, time or number

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For medical terms, what does the suffix usually determine?

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Condition,disease, procedure or treatment

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5
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Alveaol

A

Air sac in lungs

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Arthr

A

The joints

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Aur

A

Ear

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Bi

A

life

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Cardi

A

heart

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Caud

A

Tail

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Cephal

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Head

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Cervic

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Neck

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Col or colon

A

Large intestine

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Cost

A

Rib

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Cutane

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Skin

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Enter

A

Small intestine

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Gastr

A

Stomach

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Glyc

A

Sugar

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Hem

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Blood

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Hepat

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Liver

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Lip

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Fat

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22
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Log

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The study of

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My

A

Muscle

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Nas

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Nose

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Nephr
Kidneys
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Neuro
Nerve/Brain
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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
Connective Tissue
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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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Anti-
Against
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Bi-
Two
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Brady-
Slow
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Endo-
In or within
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Epi-
Over or upon
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Hyper-
Above or excessive
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Hypo-
Below or deficient
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Inter-
Between
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Intra-
Within or into
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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
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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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-Syte
Cell
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-algia
pain
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-Ectomy
Surgical Removal
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-Emia
Blood conditions
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-Gen
Substance that produces
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-Ia
Condition
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-Ine
Substance (noun) Pertaining to (adjective)
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-Itis
Inflammation
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-Logist
Specialist
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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
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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
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