Chapter 1-4: Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes

A comprehensive set of vocabulary flashcards covering ROOTS, PREFIXES, and SUFFIXES from the Medical Terminology notes.

Abdomin/o

abdomen

Acr/o

extremity; extreme point

Aden/o

gland

Aer

air

Angi/o

vessel

Arteri/o

artery

Arthr

joint

Blephar

eyelid

Bronch/o

bronchial tube

Carcin/o

cancer

Cardi/o

heart

Cerebr/o

cerebrum (brain)

Cephal

head

Cervic

neck

Cheil

lip

Chole

bile; gall

Cholecyst

gallbladder

Chondr

cartilage

Cis/o

to cut

Col/o

colon

Cost/o

rib

Cran/i

skull

Cutane/o

skin

Cyst/o

urinary bladder; sac

Cyt

cell

Dacry

tear

Dactyl

finger; toe

Dermat/o, Derm

skin

Encephal

brain

Enter

intestine

Gastr/o

stomach

Erythr/o

red

Glyc, glycos

sugar

Gynec/o

woman; female

Hemat, Hem

blood

Hepat/o

liver

Hist/o

tissue

Hydr/o

water

Hyster

uterus

Iatr/o

physician; treatment

Isch/o

to hold back

Ile/o

ileum

Ili/o

ilium

Lapar/o

abdomen

Laryng/o

larynx, vocal cords

Leuk/o

white

Lip/o

fat

Lith/o

stone

Mast/o, Mamm/o

breast

Men/o

menstruation

Metr/o

uterus

Myel/o

marrow, spinal cord

My/

muscle

Necr/o

death

Nephr/o

kidney

Ophthalm/

eye

Onc/

tumor

Oste/o

bone

Ot/o

ear

Path/

disease

Ped/

child, foot

Pod/

Foot

Phleb/o, Ven/o

vein

Pneumon/o, Pneum/o

lung, air

Proct

Rectum, anus

Psych/

Mind

Pulmon/o

Lung

Pyel/o

pelvis of kidney

Py/o

pus

Rad/i

ray

Ren/o

kidney

Rhin/o

nose

Sarc/o

flesh (connective tissue)

Spondyl/o

vertebra

Thorac/o

chest

Thromb/o

clot

Lumb/o

low back

Trache/o

trachea; windpipe

Ur/

urine; urinary tract

Viscer

internal organs

A-, an-

without; absent

Ab-

away from

Ad-

to; toward

Ante-

before

Anti-

against

Bi-

two; both; double

Brady-

slow

Co-, Con-

together; with

Contra-

against; opposite

Cry/o-

cold

Crypt-

hidden

Cyan-

blue

De-

down; lack of

Dys-

difficult

Dia-

through; complete

Ec-, Ecto-

outside; outward

En-, Endo-

in; within

Epi-

upon; above

Ex-

out; away from