CLSA:3750 Uiowa Medical Terminology Exam 1 Review

ante-

(prefix)

before, in front of

ben(e)-

(prefix)

Well

contra-

(prefix)

opposite, against

de-

(prefix)

down, away, off

extra-

(prefix)

outside, beyond

infra-

(prefix)

below

inter-

(prefix)

between, among

intra-

(within)

within

juxta-

(prefix)

by the side of, close to

mal(e)-

(prefix)

badly, poorly

per-

(prefix)

through

post-

(prefix)

after, behind

pre-

(prefix)

before, in front of

pro-

(prefix)

forward, in front of

retro-

(prefix)

backward, behind

se-

(prefix)

apart, aside, away

super-

(prefix)

above

ultra-

(prefix)

beyond

articul

(base)

joint

bucc

(base)

cheek, mouth

caps

(base)

box, container

ced, cess, cede

(base)

to go, to come

celer

(base)

quick

cerebr

(base)

brain

cut, cuss

(base)

to shake, to strike

ict

(base)

to stroke, to blow

ject

(base)

to throw

later

(base)

side, flank

matur

(base)

ripe, fully grown

ment

(base)

mind

mit(t), mis(s)

(base)

to send

par, part

(base)

to give birth to

pariet

(base)

wall

pon, posit, pose

(base)

to put, to place

salin

(base)

salt

uter

(base)

womb

vas

(base)

vessel

vert, vers

(base)

to turn

ab, a, abs

(prefix)

away from, from

ad, ac, af, ag

(prefix)

to, toward, near

ambi, ambo

(prefix)

both, around

circum, circu

(prefix)

around

dis, di, dif

(prefix)

apart

con, co, com

(prefix)

with, together, very

ex, e, ec, ef

(prefix)

out, from

in, il, im, ir

(prefix)

into, on

in, il, im, ir

(prefix)

not

ob, oc, of

(prefix)

against, toward

re, red

(prefix)

back, again, against

sub, suc, sus

(prefix)

under, up from under

trans, tra, tran

(prefix)

across, through

ax

(base)

axis

cori

(base)

skin

corn(u)

(base)

horn

cub, cumb, cubit

(base)

to lie down, to recline

fund, fus

(base)

to pour, to melt

glutin

(base)

to glue

greg

(base)

flock, herd

ili

(base)

flank, hip

lab, laps

(base)

to slip, fall

ocul

(base)

eye

rad, ras

(base)

to scrape

sangui(n)

(base)

blood

stru, struct

(base)

to build

sud

(base)

to sweat

tund, tus

(base)

to beat, to strike

vesic

(base)

bladder

abdomen, abdomin

(base)

abdomen

cervix, cervic

(base)

neck

corpus, corpor

(base)

body

cortex, cortic

(base)

bark, outer layer

femur, femor

(base)

femur, thigh

semen, semin

(base)

seed

I

(numeral)

One

cardinal: semi

ordinal: prim

II

(numeral)

Two

cardinal: du

ordinal: second

III

(numeral)

Three

cardinal: tri

ordinal: terti

IV

(numeral)

Four

cardinal: quadr

ordinal: quartr

V

(numeral)

Five

cardinal: quince

ordinal: quint

VI

(numeral)

Six

cardinal: sex

ordinal: sext

VII

(numeral)

Seven

cardinal: sept(em)

ordinal: septim

VIII

(numeral)

Eight

cardinal: oct

ordinal: octav

IX

(numeral)

Nine

cardinal: novem

ordianal: non

X

(numeral)

Ten

cardinal: decem

ordinal: dec

C

(numeral)

One Hundred

cardinal: cent

ordinal: cent

M

(numeral)

One Thousand

cardnial: mill

ordinal: mill

brachi

(base)

arm

capit, (cipit), ceps

(base)

head

cuspid

(base)

point

digit

(base)

finger, toe

furc

(base)

fork

lign

(base)

wood

man(u)

(base)

hand

norm

(base)

rule, pattern

ord, ordin

(base)

order

papill, papul

(base)

nipple

part, partit

(base)

part

pot

(base)

to be able or powerful

radi

(base)

spoke (of a wheel), ray

sta, stat, stit

(base)

to stand

strat

(base)

layer