Prefix, suffix and root word medical terms Flashcards
(191 cards)
1
Q
Abdomin (o)
A
Abdomen
2
Q
Acou
A
Hearing
3
Q
Acr (o)
A
Extremity, peak
4
Q
Aden (o)
A
Gland
5
Q
Adip (o)
A
Fat
6
Q
Andr (o)
A
Male
7
Q
Angi (o)
A
Blood vessel
8
Q
Ankyl
A
Crooked, fusion
9
Q
Arteri (o)
A
Arteries
10
Q
Athr (o)
A
Joint
11
Q
Bili
A
Bile
12
Q
Bi (o)
A
life
13
Q
Blast
A
blast embryonic state
14
Q
Blephar (o)
A
eyelid
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Q
Brachi (o)
A
arm
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Q
brady
A
slow
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Q
calc (i)
A
heel
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Q
Carcin (o)
A
Cancer
19
Q
Cardi (o)
A
heart
20
Q
caud
A
tail
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Q
cephal (o)
A
head
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Q
cerebr (o)
A
Brain
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Q
chem (o)
A
chemical
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Q
chol (e)
A
bile
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chondr (o)
cartilage
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coli (i,o)
colon
27
cost (o)
rib
28
cut
skin
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cyan (o)
blue
30
cyst (i,o)
bladder
31
cyt (o)
cell
32
derm
skin
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dors (i,o)
back
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encephal (o)
brain
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enter (o)
intestine
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erythr (o)
red
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fasci
bundle
38
febri
fever
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fil
threadlike
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galact (o)
milk
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gastr (o)
stomach
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ger (o)
geront (o)
ageing
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gloss (o) (a)
tongue
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haeme (a) (o)
haemato
bloood \
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hepat(o)
liver
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hist (i) (o)
liver
47
hydro
water
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hyster (o)
uterus
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ile (o)
ileum
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ischi (o)
hip
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jejnun (o)
jejunum
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kerat (o)
horny tissiue
cornea
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kinet (o)
movement
54
labi (o)
lips
labia
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lact (o)
milk
56
laryng (o)
larynx
57
leuk (o)
white
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lip (o)
fat
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lith (o)
stone
60
mamm (o)
breast
61
masto (o)
breast
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melan (o)
black
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men (o)
menses
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my (o)
muscles
65
myc (o)
fungus
66
myel (o)
bone marrow
spinal cord
67
myx
mucus
68
nas (o)
nose
69
nephr (o)
kidney
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neur (o)
nerve
nervous system
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ocul (o)
eye
72
onc (o)
tumour (cancerous)
73
opthalam (o)
eye
74
orchi (o)
testes
75
oro
mouth
76
oste (o)
bone
77
ot (o)
ear
78
paed
ped (o)
child
79
path (o)
disease
79
pharmaco
drugs
80
pharyng (o)
pharynx
81
phleb (o)
vein
82
phot (o)
light
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plasm (o)
plasma
liquid part of blood
84
pleur (o)
pleura
rib
side
85
pneum (o)
lung
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pod (o)
foot
87
proct (o)
anus
rectum
88
psych (o)
mind
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pyel (o)
kidney
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rhin (o)
nose
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sarc (o)
flesh
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scler (o)
hard
93
soma
somat (o)
body
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sten (o)
narrow
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tachy
rapid
fast
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therm (o)
heat
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thorac (o)
chest
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thromb (o)
clot
99
trache (o)
trachea
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ur (o)
urine
urinary
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vas (o)
vessel
102
veni (o) (i)
vein
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vesic (o)
bladder
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suffix - algia
pain
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suffix - cyte
cell
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suffix - ectasis
dialation
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suffix - ectomy
surgical removal
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suffix - oedema
exessive fluid
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suffix - emesis
vomiting
110
itis
inflammation - suffix
111
ism
state of - suffix
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logist
one who studies - suffix
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lys (i) (o)
breakdown - suffix
113
osis
condition - suffix
114
oma
tumour - suffix
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pathy
disease - suffix
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plasia
growth - suffix
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plasty
surgical repair - suffix
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plegia
paralysis - suffix
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poiesis
production - suffix
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praxia
movement - suffix
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stomy
opening - suffix
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rrhoea
discharge - suffix
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scope
observe - suffix
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taxis
movement - suffix
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tomy
incision - suffix
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trispy
crushing - suffix
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trophy
growth - suffix
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a - an
without
lack of - prefix
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ab
away from - prefix
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ad
toward
near (prefix)
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ambi
both sides (prefix
129
ante
before
forward )prefix
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anti
against -prefix
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apo
off, away from - prefix
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auto
self - prefix
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bi
two , both - prefix
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cata
downwards - prefix
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con
with, together - prefix
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de
without - prefix
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diplo
double - prefix
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dys
painful, difficult, abnormal
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endo
within, inside - prefix
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ec, ecto
out, outsidem- prefix
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epi
above - prefix
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eu
normal - prefix
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ex
outwards - prefx
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extra
outside of - prefix
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hemi
half - prefix
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hetero
different - prefix
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homo
same - prefix
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hyper
excessive, too much - prefix
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hypo
deficient, below - prefix
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in
inward, not - prefix
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infra
beneath - prefix
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inter
between -prefix
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intra
within - prefix
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juxta
near - prefix
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macro
large - prefix
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mal
bad, abnormal - prefix
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mega
great, large - - prefix
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meta
change, beyong - prefix
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micro
small - prefix
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mono
one - prefix
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morph (o)
shape - prefix
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multi
many
161
neo
new - prefix
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nulli
none - prefix
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pan
all - prefix
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olig (o)
scanty, little - prefix
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par (a)
beside, abnormal - prefix
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per
through - prefix
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peri
surrounding - prefix
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pico
one trillionth - prefix
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poly
many, much - prefix
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post
after - prefix
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pre
before - prefix
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pseudo
false - prefix
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quadri
four - prefix
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re
again - prefix
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retr (o)
backward, behind - prefix
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semi
partial, half - prefix
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sub
under, less than - prefix
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super
above - prefix
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supra
above, upon - prefix
180
syn
with, together - prefix
181
tetra
four - prefix
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trans
through, across - prefix
183
un
not - prefix
184
uni
one - prefix
