Medical Terminology: Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes

Flashcards covering medical prefixes, roots, suffixes, and their meanings from the anatomical terminology reference table.

The medical prefix or root 'Erythrocyte-' refers to __________.

Red blood cell

The medical prefix or root 'Hem-/hemat-' means __________.

Blood

The root 'Leucocyt-' refers to a __________.

White blood cell

In medical terminology, 'Plasma-' refers to the __________.

Liquid portion of blood

The root 'Lymphocyt-' designates a __________.

Type of immune cell

The root 'Thrombocyte-' refers to __________.

Blood clot/platelets

The medical root 'Dynam-' means __________.

Force

The prefix 'Peri-' means __________.

Around

The medical root 'Cardi-' refers to the __________.

Heart

The root 'Cyt-' means __________.

Cell

The root 'Fibr-' refers to __________.

Fiber

The prefix 'A-' means __________.

Without/not

The medical root 'Myel-' means __________.

Marrow

The prefix 'Hypo-' means __________.

Below normal levels

The prefix 'Hyper-' means __________.

Above normal levels

The prefix 'Normo-' means __________.

Normal/rule

The suffix '-logy' means __________.

Study of

The suffix '-path/-pathy' means __________.

Disease of

The suffix '-poiesis' means __________.

Formation

The suffix '-stasis' means __________.

Stopping/Controlling

The suffix '-um' means __________.

Thing/structure/part

The suffix '-ptysis' means __________.

Spitting up

The suffix '-globin' refers to a __________.

Protein

The suffix '-uria' means __________.

Condition of urine

The suffix '-chromia' means __________.

Condition of color/hemoglobin

The suffix '-blast' refers to an __________.

Immature/embryonic/germ cell

The suffix '-genic' means __________.

Producing/forming

The suffix '-penia' means __________.

Deficiency/lack of

The suffix '-lysis' means __________.

Breakdown/disintegration

The suffix '-cytosis' means __________.

Increased number of cell

The suffix '-emia' means __________.

Condition of blood

The suffix '-oma' means __________.

Swelling/tumor

The suffix '-osis' means an __________.

Abnormal condition/disease

The suffix '-apheresis' (or '-aphresis') means __________.

Removal

Combining 'Erythr' + 'o' + 'penia' forms a term meaning __________.

Deficiency of red blood cells