Medical Terminology: Combining Forms, Prefixes, and Suffixes

Flashcards covering medical prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms along with their definitions based on the lecture notes.

What is the meaning of the medical suffix "-itis"?

Inflammation

What is the meaning of the medical suffix "-logist"?

Specialist

What is the meaning of the medical suffix "-logy"?

Study of

What is the meaning of the medical suffix "-megaly"?

Enlargement

What is the meaning of the medical suffix "-oma"?

Tumor; mass

What is the meaning of the medical suffix "-osis"?

Abnormal condition; disease process

What is the meaning of the medical suffix "-pathy"?

Disease

What is the meaning of the medical suffix "-plasty"?

Surgical repair

What is the meaning of the medical suffix "-stomy"?

Surgical opening

What is the meaning of the medical suffix "-tomy"?

Incision; process of cutting

What is the meaning of the medical suffix "-um"?

Structure; tissue; thing

What does the combining form "anter/o" mean?

In front of

What does the combining form "arthr/o" mean?

Joint

What does the combining form "aur/o" mean?

Ear

What does the combining form "bi/o" mean?

Life

What does the combining form "cardi/o" mean?

Heart

What does the combining form "caud/o" mean?

Tail

What does the combining form "cephal/o" mean?

Head

What does the combining form "cervic/o" mean?

Neck; cervix

What do the combining forms "col/o" and "colon/o" mean?

Large intestine

What does the combining form "cost/o" mean?

Rib

What does the combining form "cutane/o" mean?

Skin

What does the combining form "enter/o" mean?

Intestines

What does the combining form "gastr/o" mean?

Stomach

What does the combining form "glyc/o" mean?

Sugar; glucose

What does the combining form "hepat/o" mean?

Liver

What does the combining form "hem/o" mean?

Blood

What does the combining form "infer/o" mean?

Below; inferior

What does the combining form "lip/o" mean?

Fat

What does the combining form "log/o" mean?

Study

What does the combining form "my/o" mean?

Muscle

What does the combining form "nas/o" mean?

Nose

What does the combining form "nephr/o" mean?

Kidney

What does the combining form "neur/o" mean?

Nerve

What does the combining form "or/o" mean?

Mouth

What does the combining form "oste/o" mean?

Bone

What does the combining form "path/o" mean?

Disease

What does the combining form "pulmon/o" mean?

Lung

What does the combining form "rhin/o" mean?

Nose

What does the combining form "sarc/o" mean?

Flesh; connective tissue

What does the combining form "thorac/o" mean?

Chest

What does the combining form "uter/o" mean?

Uterus

What do the medical prefixes "A-" and "an-" mean?

Not; without

What does the medical prefix "ante-" mean?

Before

What does the medical prefix "anti-" mean?

Against

What does the medical prefix "bi-" mean?

Two

What does the medical prefix "brady-" mean?

Slow

What does the medical prefix "endo-" mean?

In; within

What does the medical prefix "epi-" mean?

On; over

What does the medical prefix "hyper-" mean?

Above; above normal; excessive

What does the medical prefix "hypo-" mean?

Below; deficient

What does the medical prefix "inter-" mean?

Between

What does the medical prefix "intra-" mean?

Within

What does the medical prefix "peri-" mean?

Around; surrounding

What does the medical prefix "sub-" mean?

Below; under

What does the medical prefix "supra-" mean?

Above

What does the medical prefix "tachy-" mean?

Fast

What does the medical prefix "trans-" mean?

Across

What does the medical prefix "ultra-" mean?

Beyond; excess

What do the suffixes "-ac", "-al", "-ar", "-ary", "-ic", "-ial", "-ical", and "-ior" mean?

Pertaining to

What is the meaning of the medical suffix "-algia"?

Pain

What is the meaning of the medical suffix "-cyte"?

Cell

What is the meaning of the medical suffix "-ectomy"?

Surgical removal

What is the meaning of the medical suffix "-emia"?

Blood condition

What is the meaning of the medical suffix "-gen"?

Substance that produces

What is the meaning of the medical suffix "-ia"?

Condition