prefix, suffix and root word medical terms Flashcards by Georgie Hrehoresen

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abdomin(o)

A

abdomen

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acou-

A

hearing

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acr(o)

A

extremity
peak

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aden(o)

A

gland

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adipo

A

fat

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andr(o)

A

male

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angi(o)

A

blood vessel

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ankyl

A

crooked
fusion

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ateri(o)

A

arteries

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bili

A

bile
(presence of bile in urine)

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bi(o)

A

life

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blast

A

bastocyst

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blast embryonic state

A

blastocyst

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blephar(o)

A

eyelid

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brachi(o)

A

arm

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brady

A

slow

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calc(i)

A

heel

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carcin(o)

A

cancer

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cardi(o)

A

heart

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caud

A

tail

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cephal(o)

A

head

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cerebr(o)

A

cerebrum

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chem(o)

A

chemical

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chol(e)

A

bile
(inflammation)

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chondr(o)

cartilage

col(i)

colon

col(o)

colon

cost (o)

rib

cut

skin

cyan(o)

blue

cyst(i)

bladder

cyst(o)

bladder

cyt(o)

cell

derm

skin

dors(i)

back

dors(o)

back

encephal(o)

brain

enter (o)

intestine

erythr(o)

red

fasci

bundle (bundles of muscle fibres (eg))

febri

fever

fil

threadlike

galact(o)

milk

gastro

stomach

ger(o)

aging

geront(o)

aging

gloss(o)

tongue

gloss (a)

tongue

haeme(a)

blood

haeme(o)

blood

haemato

blood

hepat(o)

liver

hist(i)

tissue

hist(o)

tissue

hydro

water

hyster(o)

uterus

ile(o)

ileum

ischi(o)

hip

jejun(o)

jejunum

kerat(o)

* horny tissue * cornea

kine(t)

movement

kine(o)

movement

labio

* lips * labia

lact(o)

milk

laryng(o)

larynx (throat and vocal chords)

leuk(o)

white

lip(o)

fat

lith(o)

stone

mamm(o)

breast

mast(o)

breast

melan(o)

black

meno

menses

my(o)

muscle

myc(o)

fungus

myel(o)

* bone marrow * spinal chord

myx

mucus

nas(o)

nose

nephr(o)

kidney

neur(o)

* nerve * nervous system

onc(o)

tumour (cancerous)

opthalm(o)

eye

orci(o)

testes

oro

mouth

oste(o)

bone

ot(o)

ear

paed

child

ped(o)

child

path(o)

disease

pharmaco

drugs

pharyng(o)

pharynx (throat(

phleb(o)

vein

phot(o)

light

plasm(o)

liquid part of blood

pleur(o)

* pleura * rib * side

pneum(o)

lung

pod(o)

foot

proct(o)

* anus * rectum

psych(o)

mind

pyel(o)

kidney

pyr(o)

* burning * fever

ren(o)

kidney

rhin(o)

nose

sarc(o)

flesh

scler(o)

hard

soma

body

somat(o)

body