Medical Terminology – Groups 8 & 9

Vocabulary flashcards covering key prefixes, suffixes, and root words from Medical Terminology Groups 8 and 9.

anti-

against; reversed

co-

with; together

sep- / -septic

poison; rot

angi-/o-

vessel

-emia

blood

erythro-

red

hem-

blood

-itis

inflammation

leuko-/leuco-

white

mono-

single; one

-penia

deficiency

steno-

narrow

thromb-

clot

vas-/o-

vessel; duct

vene-

vein

-rrhagia

burst forth; pour

-rrhea

flow; discharge

-lysis

breaking up; dissolving

sclero-

hard

-morph

form

amphi-/amph-

between; on both sides

bi-

twice; double

tri-

three

end-/o-

within

pharmo-/pharma-

medicine; drugs

brady-

slow

cardi-/o-

heart

-cusp/cusp-

pointed

diastol-

stand apart (relaxation)

-edem

swell

dis-

reversal; apart from

phleb-

vein

systol-

contract

tachy-

fast; swift

-stasis

stop; stand still

arter-/ arteri-

artery

Parie-

Wall