Medical Root Words, Prefixes, and Suffixes

Flashcards covering medical root words, prefixes, and suffixes along with their definitions as presented in the lecture transcript.

What is the meaning of the root word or prefix "a-, an-"?

absence or lack

What is the meaning of the root word "angi-"?

Vessel

What is the meaning of the root word "arthr-, arthro-"?

Joint

What is the meaning of the prefix "brady-"?

Slow

What is the meaning of the root word "bronch-"?

Windpipe

What is the meaning of the root word "cardi-, cardio-"?

heart

What is the meaning of the root word "cephal-"?

head

What is the meaning of the root word "cyt-, cyto-"?

Cell

What is the meaning of the root word "crani-, cranio-"?

Skull

What is the meaning of the prefix "ect-, ecto-"?

Out outside, away from

What is the meaning of the prefix "epi-"?

Over above

What is the meaning of the prefix "exo-"?

Outside, outer layer

What is the meaning of the prefix "extra-"?

Outside beyond

What is the meaning of the root word "gastr-, gastro-"?

Stomach

What is the meaning of the root word "hem-, hemo-"?

blood

What is the meaning of the root word "hepat-"?

liver

What is the meaning of the root word "hist-"?

tissue

What is the meaning of the prefix "hyper-"?

excess

What is the meaning of the prefix "hypo-"?

below deficient

What is the meaning of the prefix "inter-"?

between

What is the meaning of the prefix "lintra-"?

within inside

What is the meaning of the prefix "iso-"?

equal same

What is the meaning of the root word "leuk-, leuko-"?

white

What is the meaning of the root word "lip-, lipo-"?

fat

What is the meaning of the prefix "macr-, macro-"?

large

What is the meaning of the prefix "mes-, meso-"?

middle

What is the meaning of the root word "nephr-, nephro-"?

Kidney

What is the meaning of the root word "neur-, neuro-"?

nerve

What is the meaning of the root word "ocul-, oculo-"?

eye

What is the meaning of the root word "odont-, odonto-"?

teeth

What is the meaning of the root word "osteo-"?

bone

What is the meaning of the root word "path-, patho-"?

disease

What is the meaning of the prefix "peri-"?

around

What is the meaning of the prefix "post-"?

after behind

What is the meaning of the prefix "pseud-, pseudo-"?

false

What is the meaning of the prefix "super-, supra-"?

above upon

What is the meaning of the prefix "tachy-"?

rapid

What is the meaning of the root word "therm-"?

heat

What is the meaning of the root word "visc-, viscero-"?

organ, viscera

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

Pain in a certain Part

What is the meaning of the suffix "-blast"?

bud or germ

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

Condistion of blood

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

an agent that initiates

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

inflammation

What is the meaning of the suffix "-ectomy, -tomy"?

Cutting out surgical removal

What is the meaning of the suffix "-logy, -ology"?

the study of

What is the meaning of the suffix "-lysis"?

loosening or breaking down

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

tumor

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

abnormal condition

What is the meaning of the suffix "-stasis"?

standing still halt