Medical Terminology Flashcards
Understanding Different Prefixes, Word Roots and Suffixes (100 cards)
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Prefix > A- or An- <
A
Without
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Acro-
A
Extremities / Tip End ??
3
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Brady-
A
Slow
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Dia-
A
Through
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Dys-
A
Difficult
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Electro-
A
Electric
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Endo-
A
Within
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Epi-
A
Upon or Over
9
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Hyper-
A
Above Normal
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Hypo-
A
Below Normal
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Macro-
A
Large
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Micro-
A
Small
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Peri-
A
Around
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Sub-
A
Under, Below
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Tachy-
A
Fast
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Q
-al or -ic
A
Pertaining to or Related to
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Q
-algia
A
Pain
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-cyte
A
Cell
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-ectomy
A
Surgical Removal of, or Excision
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-gram
A
Actual Record (of test/results)
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-graphy
A
Process of Recording
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-itis
A
Inflammation
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-ist
A
One who specializes
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-megaly
A
Enlargement
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-ologist or -logist
One who studies
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-ology or -logy
Study of
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-oma
Tumor
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-osis
Condition of
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-otomy
Cutting into
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-ostomy
Surgically forming an opening
30
-pathy
Disease
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-penia
Decrease or Lack of
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-phobia
Fear of
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-plasty
Surgical Repair
34
-Scope
Instrument to View or Examine
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Abdomin/o
Abdomen
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Aden/o
Gland
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Angi/o
Vessel
38
Arthr/o
Joints
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Cardi/o
Heart
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Col/o
Colon
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Cyan/o
Blue
42
Cyt/o
Cell
43
Derm/o
Skin
44
Erythr/o
Red
45
Gastr/o
Stomach
46
Glyc/o
Sugar
47
Hemat/o or hem/o
Blood
48
Hepat/o
Liver
49
Hist/o
Tissue
50
Hydr/o
Water
51
Leuk/o
White
52
Mamm/o
Breast
53
Nephr/o
Kidney
54
Neur/o
Nerve
55
Oste/o
Bone
56
Path/o
Disease
57
Phag/o
To Swallow
58
Phleb/o or Ven/o
Vein
59
Pne/o or Pne/a
To Breathe
60
Pneumon/o
Air or Lung
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Rhin/o
Nose
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Ventral
Towards the Front / Belly
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Dorsal
Towards the Rear / Spine
64
Anterior
Towards the Ventral Side
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Posterior
Towards the Dorsal Side
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Superior
Above
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Inferior
Below
68
Medial
Towards the Midsagittal Plane
69
Lateral
Away from the Midsagittal Plane
70
Proximal
Closer to the Point of Attachment or Origin
71
Distal
Farther from the Point of Attachment or Origin
72
Superficial
Closer to the Body Surface
73
Deep
Farther from the Body Surface
74
What is the Plural form of -a
-ae (Pleura, Pleurae)
75
What is the Plural form of -ax
-aces (Thorax, Thoraces)
76
What is the Plural form of -en
-ina (Lumen, Lumina)
77
What is the Plural form of -ex
-ices (Cortex, Cortices)
78
What is the Plural form of -is
-es OR -ides (Testis, Testes) OR (Epididymis, Epididymides)
79
What is the Plural form of -ix
-ices (Appendix, Appendices)
80
What is the Plural form of -ma
-mata (Carcinoma, Carcinomata)
81
What is the Plural form of -on
-a (Ganglion, Ganglia)
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What is the Plural form of -um
-a (Septum, Septa)
83
What is the Plural form of -us
-era OR -i (Viscus, Viscera) OR (Villus, Villi)
84
What is the Plural form of -x
-ges (Phalanx, Phalanges)
85
What is the Plural form of -y
-ies (Ovary, Ovaries)
86
What is the Plural form of -yx
-yces (Calyx, Calyces)
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What is the Singular Ending form of -ae
-a (Pleura, Pleurae)
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What is the Singular Ending form of -aces
-ax (Thorax, Thoraces)
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What is the Singular Ending form of -ina
-en (Lumen, Lumina)
90
What is the Singular Ending form of -ices
-ex OR -ix (Cortex, Cortices) OR (Appendix, Appendices)
91
What is the Singular Ending form of -es
-is (Testis, Testes)
92
What is the Singular Ending form of -ides
-is (Epididymis, Epididymides)
93
What is the Singular Ending form of -mata
-ma (Carcinoma, Carcinomata)
94
What is the Singular Ending form of -a
-on OR -um (Ganglion, Ganglia) OR (Septum, Septa)
95
What is the Singular Ending form of -era
-us (Viscus, Viscera)
96
What is the Singular Ending form of -i
-us (Villus, Villi)
97
What is the Singular Ending form of -ges
-x (Phalanx, Phalanges)
98
What is the Singular Ending form of -ies
-y (Ovary, Ovaries)
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What is the Singular Ending form of -yces
-yx (Calyx, Calyces)
