Medical Terminology: Word Roots, Suffixes, and Prefixes Flashcards
(151 cards)
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word root “seb”
A
sebaceous (oil) glands
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word root “cutane, dermat, derm”
A
skin
3
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word root “hidr”
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sweat glands
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word root “pil”
A
hair
5
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word root “oste, oss, ost”
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bones
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word root “chondr”
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cartilage
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word root “arthr”
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joints
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word root “ligament”
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ligaments
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word root “myel”
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bone marrow
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word root “fasci”
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fascia
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word root “my”
A
muscles
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word root “ten, tend, tendin”
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tendons
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word root “encephal”
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brain
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word root “acoust, ot”
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ears
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word root “ocul, opthalum”
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eyes
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word root “neur”
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nerves
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word root “myel”
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spinal cord
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word root “arteri”
A
arteries
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word root “hem, hemat”
A
blood
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word root “card, cardi”
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heart
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word root “phleb, ven”
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veins
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word root “capill”
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capillaries
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word root “lymph”
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lymph
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word root “splen”
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spleen
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word root "thym"
thymus
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word root "tonsil"
tonsils
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word root "taryng"
larynx
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word root "pneum, pneumon"
lungs
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word root "nas"
nose
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word root "pharyng"
pharynx
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word root "trache"
trachea
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word root "sinus"
sinuses
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word root "esophag"
esophagus
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word root "col"
large intestine
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word root "hepat"
liver
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word root "or"
mouth
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word root "pancreat"
pancreas
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word root "enter"
small intestine
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word root "gastr"
stomach
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word root "nephr, ren"
kidneys
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word root "ureter"
ureters
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word root "urethra"
urethra
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word root "cyst, vesic"
urinary bladder
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word root "adren"
adrenals
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word root "gonad"
gonads
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word root "pancreat"
pancreas
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word root "parathyroid"
parathyroids
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word root "pineal"
pineal
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word root "pituit"
pituitary
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word root "thym"
thymus
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word root "thyroid"
thyroid
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word root "orch, orchid, test, testicul"
testicles
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word root "oophor, ovari"
ovaries
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word root "hyster, metr, metri, uter"
uterus
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suffix "-al"
pertaining to
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suffix "-ase"
enzyme
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suffix "-blast"
budding
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suffix "-centesis"
surgical puncture
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suffix "-cidal"
causing death
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suffix "-clast"
broken
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suffix "-crit"
to separate
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suffix "-cyte"
cell
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suffix "-ectomy"
excision or surgical removal
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suffix "-emia"
blood condition
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suffix "-emesis"
vomiting
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suffix "-gen, -genesis, -genic"
producing or causing
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suffix "-glia"
glue
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suffix "-gram"
something written
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suffix "-ia"
condition of, diseased or abnormal state
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suffix "-iac, -ic, -ior"
pertaining to
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suffix "-ism"
state of
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suffix "-itia, -itis"
inflammation
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suffix "-logy"
study of
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suffix "-lyte"
dissolvable
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suffix "-lytic"
destroy; reduce
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suffix "-mania"
madness or insane desire
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suffix "-megaly"
enlargement
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suffix "-meter"
instrument used to measure
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suffix "-odia"
smell
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suffix "-ologist"
one who studies and practices
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suffix "-oma"
tumor or swelling
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suffix "-opia"
vision
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suffix "-opsy"
to view
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suffix "-orrhea"
flow, excessive discharge
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suffix "-orrhexis"
rupture
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suffix "-osis"
abnormal increase in production
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suffix "-ostomy"
creation of an artificial opening
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suffix "-otomy"
cut into or incision
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suffix "-oxia"
oxygen
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suffix "-pathy"
disease
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suffix "-sclerosis"
hardening
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suffix "-scope"
instrument used for visual examination
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suffix "-scopy"
visual examination
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suffix "-sepsis"
infection
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suffix "-spasm"
sudden involuntary muscle contraction
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suffix "-stasis"
control or stop
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suffix "-tomy"
cuttin
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suffix "-tropic"
influencing
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prefix "a-, an-"
without of absence of
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prefix "ab-"
from or away
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prefix "ad-"
to or towards
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prefix "ana-"
up
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prefix "ante-"
before
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prefix "anti-"
against
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prefix "append-"
to hang something
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prefix "bi-, bin-"
two
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prefix "brady-"
slow
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prefix "contra-"
against
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prefix "di-"
two
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prefix "dis-"
to undo; free from
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prefix "ecto-, exo-, extra-"
outside
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prefix "endo-"
within
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prefix "epi-"
upon
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prefix "erythr-"
red
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prefix "glyc-"
sweet
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prefix "hyper-"
over
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prefix "hypo-"
under
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prefix "im-"
not
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prefix "infra-"
beneath; below
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prefix "inter-"
between
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prefix "intra-"
inside
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prefix "iso-"
equal
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prefix "macro-"
large
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prefix "mal-"
bad
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prefix "meso-"
middle
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prefix "meta-"
after
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prefix "micro-"
small
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prefix "mono-"
one
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prefix "multi-"
many
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prefix "mut-"
change
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prefix "neo-"
new
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prefix "para-"
beside
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prefix "patho-"
disease
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prefix "peri-"
surrounding
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prefix "poly-"
many
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prefix "post-"
after
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prefix "pre-"
before
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prefix "psuedo-"
false
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prefix "re-"
back again
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prefix "retro-"
backward or behind
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prefix "semi-"
half
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prefix "sub-"
under or below
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prefix "super-"
over and above
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prefix "syn-"
together or joined
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prefix "tachy-"
fast
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prefix "tetra-"
four
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prefix "tetra-"
four
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prefix "trans-"
through, across, beyond
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prefix "tri-"
three
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prefix "ultra-"
beyond; excess
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prefix "uni-"
one
