PHAR 5325: Medical Terminology Grp 2

Flashcards covering medical terminology including word parts, combining forms, suffixes, and prefixes from the PHAR 325 lecture notes.

Prefix

A small part added to the beginning of a term.

aden/o

Gland.

arthr/o

Joint.

bi/o

Life.

carcin/o

Cancer, cancerous.

cardi/o

Heart.

cephal/o

Head.

cerebr/o

Cerebrum, largest part of the brain.

cyt/o

Cell.

derm/o

Skin.

dermat/o

Skin.

electr/o

Electricity.

encephal/o

Brain.

enter/o

Intestines (often the small intestine).

erythr/o

Red.

gastr/o

Stomach.

gnos/o

Knowledge.

gynec/o

Woman, female.

hem/o, hemat/o

Blood.

hepat/o

Liver.

lapar/o

Abdomen (area between the chest and hip).

leuk/o

White.

nephr/o

Kidney.

neur/o

Nerve.

onc/o

Tumor.

ophthalm/o

Eye.

oste/o

Bone.

path/o

Disease.

psych/o

Mind.

ren/o

Kidney.

rhin/o

Nose.

sarc/o

Flesh.

thromb/o

Clotting.

-al

Pertaining to.

-algia

Condition of pain.

-cyte

Cell.

-ectomy

Cutting out; removal, excision.

-emia

Blood condition.

-globin

Protein.

-gram

Record.

-ia

Condition.

-ic

Pertaining to.

-ism

Condition, process.

-itis

Inflammation.

-logist

Specialist in the study of.

-logy

Study of.

-oma

Tumor, mass.

-opsy

To view.

-osis

Abnormal condition.

-scope

Instrument to visually examine.

-scopy

Process of visual examination.

-sis

State of.

-tomy

Process of cutting into; incision.

A-, an-

No, not.

Aut-

Self.

Dia-

Complete, thorough.

Dys-

Bad, painful, difficult, abnormal.

Endo-

Within.

Exo-

Outside.

Hyper-

Excessive, more than normal, too much.

Hypo-

Below, less than normal, under.

Peri-

Surrounding.

Pro-

Before, forward.

Re-

Back.

Retro-

Behind.

Sub-

Below, under.

Trans-

Across, through.