Suffixes and prefixes I Flashcards
1
Q
-i-asis
A
condition
ex. Mydriasis
2
Q
iatr(o)-
A
Of or pertaining to medicine, or a physician (uncommon as a prefix; common as a suffix, see -iatry)
ex. Iatrochemistry
3
Q
-iatry
A
Denotes a field in medicine of a certain body component
ex. Podiatry, Psychiatry
4
Q
-ic
A
pertaining to
ex. Hepatic artery
5
Q
-icle
A
small
ex. Ovarian follicle
6
Q
-ics
A
organized knowledge, treatment
7
Q
idio-
A
self, one’s own
ex. Idiopathic
8
Q
ileao-
A
ileum
ex. Ileocecal valve
9
Q
infra-
A
below
ex. Infrahyoid muscles
10
Q
inter-
A
between, among
ex. Interarticular ligament
11
Q
intra-
A
within
ex. Intracranial hemorrhage
12
Q
irid(o)-
A
iris
ex. Iridectomy
13
Q
ischio-
A
Of or pertaining to the ischum, the hip-joint
ex. Ischiorrhogic
14
Q
-ism
A
condition, disease
ex. Dwarfism
15
Q
-ismus
A
spasm, contraction
