Medical terminology Flashcards
(71 cards)
1
Q
What is a prefix?
A
Single Letter or group of letters attached to the front of a root word
2
Q
What is a suffix?
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 the suffix usually determine?
A
Condition,disease, procedure or treatment
5
Q
Alveaol
A
Air sac in lungs
6
Q
Arthr
A
The joints
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Q
Aur
A
Ear
8
Q
Bi
A
life
9
Q
Cardi
A
heart
10
Q
Caud
A
Tail
11
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Cephal
A
Head
12
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Cervic
A
Neck
13
Q
Col or colon
A
Large intestine
14
Q
Cost
A
Rib
15
Q
Cutane
A
Skin
16
Q
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
20
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Hepat
A
Liver
21
Q
Lip
A
Fat
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Log
A
The study of
23
Q
My
A
Muscle
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Nas
A
Nose
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Nephr
Kidneys
26
Neuro
Nerve/Brain
27
Or
Mouth
28
Oste
Bone
29
Path
Disease
30
Pulmon
Lung
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Rhin
Nose
32
Sarc
Connective Tissue
33
Thorac
Chest
34
Uter
Uterus
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A- or an
Not or without
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Ante-
Before
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Anti-
Against
38
Bi-
Two
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Brady-
Slow
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Endo-
In or within
41
Epi-
Over or upon
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Hyper-
Above or excessive
43
Hypo-
Below or deficient
44
Inter-
Between
45
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
50
Trans-
Across
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Ultra-
Beyond or excess
52
-Ac, -al,-ar,-ary,-iac,-ial,-ic,-ical,-ior
Pertaining to
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-Syte
Cell
54
-algia
pain
55
-Ectomy
Surgical Removal
56
-Emia
Blood conditions
57
-Gen
Substance that produces
58
-Ia
Condition
59
-Ine
Substance (noun) Pertaining to (adjective)
60
-Itis
Inflammation
61
-Logist
Specialist
62
-Logy
Study of
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-Megaly
Enlargement
64
-Oma
Tumor or mass
65
-Osis
Abnormal condition
66
-Pathy
Disease
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-Plasty
Surgical repair
68
-Stomy
Surgical opening
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-Tomy
Process of cutting
70
-Um
Structure
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