Medical Terminology Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes

This set of flashcards covers the roots, prefixes, and suffixes used in medical terminology, helping students memorize key terms and their meanings for better understanding in healthcare contexts.

Angi(o)

Blood vessel

Cardi(o)

Heart

Derm

Skin

Encephal(o)

Brain

Nephr(o)

Kidney

Hemo, sanguin(o)

Blood

Ophthalm, Ocul(o)

Eye

Phleb(o), Ven(o)

Vein

Rhin(o)

Nose

Cyst(o)

Bladder

Leuk(o)

White

Melan(o)

Black

Erythr(o)

Red

Cyto

Cell

Mast(o), mamm(o)

Breast

Ot(o), Auri, Aud

Ear

Gastr(o)

Stomach

Pneum(o), Pulm

Lung

Osteo

Bone

Myo, myel

Muscle

Algia

Pain

Metastasis

Abnormal spread of disease or tumor

Centesis

Tap, puncture

Ectomy

Removal

Plasty

Repair

Trophy

Nourishment

Hemat(o)

Blood

Hepat(o)

Liver

Dys

Difficult, painful

Narc(o)

Sleep or stupor

Sten(o)

Narrow

Mast(o)

Breast

Therm

Heat

Dors(o)

Back

Cirrh(o)

Yellow

Hemi

Half

Anti

Against

Iso

Equal

Ad(o)

Towards

Ex(o)

Out

Oligo

Few

Macro

Large

Micro

Small