Medical Terminology-Prefixes and suffixes Flashcards
(150 cards)
1
Q
gastr
A
stomach
2
Q
cardi
A
heart
3
Q
megal
A
enlarged
4
Q
itis
A
inflammation
5
Q
dermat
A
skin
6
Q
plast
A
surgical repair
7
Q
cerebr
A
brain
8
Q
path
A
disease
9
Q
ectomy
A
surgical removal
10
Q
enter
A
intestines
11
Q
osis
A
any condition
12
Q
otomy
A
cut into
13
Q
aden
A
gland
14
Q
angi
A
vessel
15
Q
oma
A
tumor
16
Q
nephr
A
kidney
17
Q
hepat
A
liver
18
Q
arthr
A
joint
19
Q
blephar
A
eye lid
20
Q
ologist
A
specialist
21
Q
rhin
A
nose
22
Q
gingiv
A
gum
23
Q
malacia
A
soft
24
Q
ology
A
the study of
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spasm
involuntary contractions
26
algia
pain
27
crani
skull
28
end
inside, within
29
hemi
half
30
oid
like
31
hyper
above, more than normal
32
cyst
sac containing fluid
33
chole
bile
34
hypo
under
35
scop
observe
36
hyster
uterus
37
ostomy
create an opening
38
para
beside, beyond
39
lysis
loosening, destruction
40
cervic
neck
41
chondr
cartilage
42
cyan
blue
43
hem (at)
blood
44
ost
bone
45
psycho
mind
46
lip
fat
47
my
muscle
48
lith
stone
49
ophthalm, opt
eye
50
proct
anus
51
cost
rib
52
gram
record
53
acro
extremities
54
rhexis
break, burst
55
carcin
cancer
56
penia
decrease
57
gen
original, production
58
burso
sac
59
retr (o)
backwards, behind
60
trip
rub, friction
61
strept
twist
62
desis
binding
63
mani
madness
64
glosso
tongue
65
trophy
development
66
supra
above
67
ptosis
falling
68
dyn
pain
69
mast
breast
70
rrhaphy
suture
71
dent
teeth
72
cephal
head
73
auto
self
74
epi
upon
75
hydro
water
76
lobo
section
77
emesis
vomiting
78
contra
against, counter
79
iasis
condition
80
trans
through, across
81
brady
slow
82
ectasis
expansion
83
cyt
cell
84
odont
tooth
85
leuk
white
86
esthesia
sensation
87
cantho
angle at the end of the eye
88
steno
narrow, contracted
89
cheil
lip
90
cele
hernia
91
benign
mild, not cancerous
92
semen
seed
93
celio
abdomen
94
erythro
red
95
vaso
vessel
96
melan
black
97
cauda
tail
98
lingua
tongue
99
myring
eardrum
100
spondyl
spinal column
101
ovar
egg
102
centesis
puncture
103
oto
ear
104
bili
bile
105
squam
scale
106
mening
membrane
107
cec
blind passage
108
macul
spot
109
pexy
suspension
110
onco
tumor
111
or
mouth
112
sub
under
113
spiro
coil
114
lacrim
tear
115
viscero
organ
116
lact
milk
117
onych
nail, claw
118
thorac
chest
119
pyle, pyloro
gate
120
vesic
bladder
121
sphenic
wedge
122
myel
marrow, spinal cord
123
anti
against
124
myco
fungus
125
hallux
great toe
126
physio
nature
127
bucc (o)
cheek
128
palpebr
eye lid
129
plasia
development
130
rug
wrinkle, fold, crease
131
aur
ear
132
acoust (i)
hearing
133
colp (o)
hollow, vagina
134
phon
voice, sound
135
leio
smooth
136
cor
heart
137
ren
kidney
138
orchi
testis
139
encephal
brain
140
thalam
inner chamber
141
plexus
braid
142
cilia
eyelash
143
dendr
tree, branching
144
phleb
vein
145
pilo
hair
146
histo
tissue
147
stoma
mouth
148
tympan
ear drum
149
umbilic
navel
150
salpingo
tube
