Medical Terminology Prefixes, Suffixes, and Root Words

Vocabulary flashcards covering common medical prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms based on the lecture transcript.

-algia

pain

-ectomy

surgical removal

-itis

inflammation

-osis

abnormal condition / condition

necrosis

tissue death

-stenosis

narrowing / constriction

-ostomy

surgical creation of an opening

-otomy

incision / cutting into

-plasty

surgical repair / reconstruction

-rrhage

excessive bleeding / bursting forth

-rrhea

flow / discharge

-sclerosis

hardening

-scopy

visual examination

-gram

record / image

-megaly

enlargement

dys-

difficult / abnormal / painful

hyper-

excessive / above normal

hypo-

deficient / below normal

sub-

under / below

super-

above / excessive

inter-

between / among

intra-

within / inside

gastr/o

stomach

cyan/o

blue

erythr/o

red

leuk/o

white

melan/o

black

poli/o

gray

neur/o

nerve

cardi/o

heart