Common Medical Terminology - Prefixes, Suffixes, and Root Words

Vocabulary flashcards created from the provided transcript covering medical prefixes, suffixes, and root words.

a-, an-

not or decreased

ab-

away from

anti-

against

contra-

against

bi-

two

dys-

difficult or painful

hyper-

above or high

hypo-

below or under

poly-

too much or many

post-

after

pre-

before

tri-

three

ex-

out, away from

mal-

bad

peri-

around

sub-

under

pseudo-

false

trans-

across

neo-

new

endo-

in or inside

-cide

causing death

-graph

writing, recording

-osis

disease, condition

-plasty

repair of

-cele

water filled pouch

-algia

suffering or pain

-cyte

cell

-cyst

bag or bladder

-ectomy

removal of a part

-emia

blood

-gram

tracing made by a machine

-itis

inflammation

-oma

tumor

-logy

study or science of

-meter

measure

-ostomy

surgical opening

-otomy

cutting into

-path

disease

-pathy

abnormal or diseased

-phobia

fear of

-pnea

breathing

-scope

instrument for looking

-uria

to do with urine or urinary organs

cyst-

bladder

gyn-

woman

hemo-

blood

adeno-

glands

hydro-

water

arthro-

joints

cardio-

heart

dermato-

skin

gastro-

stomach

path-

disease

meno-

menstruation

myo-

muscles

crani-

skull

septi-

poisoning

hyster-

uterus

pneumo-

lung

cephalo-

head

leuko-

white

encephalo-

brain

erythro-

red

neuro-

nerve

ot-

ear

rhino-

nose

puo-

pus

osteo-

bone

phlebo-

vein

dorso-

back

psyche-

mind

ventra-

front

throraco-

chest

glyco-

sugar

bio-

life

cyte-

cell

tox-

poison

hepato-

liver

naso-

nose

opthal-

eye

nepho-

kidney

glosso-

tongue

glucos-

sugar