Phlebotomy Medical Terminology: Prefixes, Suffixes, and Root Words

These flashcards cover essential medical terminology prefixes, suffixes, and root words relevant to phlebotomy.

nulli-

none

quadri, tetra-

four

semi, hemi-

half

bi-

two

mono-

single

uni-

one

poly-

many, much

hyper-

excessive

ab-

away from, from

hypo-

beneath, less than normal

ad-

toward, increased

ambi-

both, both sides

ante-

before, in front

circum-

around

de-

down, from

dia-

through

ecto-

outside

endo-, intra-

within

epi-

upon, over

ex-

out, away from, outside

exo-

outside, outward

extra-

outside, beyond

in-

in, inside, within, not

infra-

beneath, below, under

inter-

between

peri-

around

pre-, pro-

before, in front

re-

back, again

juxta-

near, beside

meso-

middle

para-

near, beside, beyond, two like parts

retro-

backward, behind

sub-

under, below

supra-

above

trans-

across, through

alb, albino-, leuk-

white

chlor-

green

cirrh-, jaund-, lute-, xanth-

yellow, tawny

cyano-

blue

eosin-

red, rosy

erythr-, rube-

red

glauc-

gray, silver

poli-

gray

purpur-

purple

melan-

black

contra-, anti-

against

dis-

free of, to undo

im-, non-

not

a-, an-, ana-

no, without, not

auto-

self

bio-

life

brady-

slow

dys-

bad, difficult, painful, disordered

-ac, -al

pertaining to

-algesia

sensitivity to pain

-algia, -dynia

pain

-ate

something that…

-blast

embryonic stage of development

-cele

swelling or herniation

-centesis

surgical puncture

-cide

to kill, destroy

-clasis

crushing

-cyte

cell

-ectasia, -ectasis

stretching, dilation

-ectomy

surgical removal

-emia

blood condition

-er

one who

-esis

condition of generating

-genesis

formation

-gram

record or picture

-graph

instrument used to record

-graphy

process of recording

-ia, -osis

condition

-ion

action, process

-ist

practitioner

-itis

inflammation

-lepsy

seizure, attack

-lith

stone

-logy

the study of

-logist

one who specializes in the study of

-lysis

destruction or detachment

-megaly

enlargement

-mania

madness

-meter

an instrument used to measure

-metry

the process of measuring

-oid

resembling

-ole

small or little

-oma

tumor

-opia

visual condition

eu-

normal, good

homo-, homeo-

likeness, same

hydro-

water

idio-

individual

post-

after

primi-

first

pan-

all

pseudo-

false

sym-

joined, together

tachy-

rapid

tri-

three