Medical Terminology Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes

174 vocabulary flashcards covering common medical prefixes, roots, and suffixes presented in the lecture notes.

gastr-

stomach

cardi-, cor-

heart

megal-

enlarge, greatly enlarged

-itis

inflammation

dermat-

skin

plast-

surgical repair, formation

cerebr-, encephal-

brain

path-

disease

-ectomy

surgical removal

enter-

intestines

-osis, -iasis

any condition (usually abnormal)

-otomy

cut into, incision

aden-

gland

angi-, vaso-

vessel

-oma, onco-

tumor, mass

nephr-, ren-

kidney

hepat-

liver

arthr-

joint

blephar-, palpebr-

eyelid

-ologist

specialist

rhin-

nose

gingiv-

gum

-malacia

soft, softening

-ology

the study of

spasm

involuntary contraction

-algia, -dyn-

pain

crani-

skull

end-

inside, within

hemi-

half

-oid

like, resembling

hyper-

above, excessive, more than normal

cyst-

sac containing fluid, bladder

chole-, bili-

bile, gall

hypo-

under, below, less than normal

-scop-

observe, look, examine

hyster-

uterus

-ostomy

create an opening (mouth)

para-

beside, near, abnormal

-lysis

loosening, destruction

cervic-, trachel-

neck; neck-like structure

chondr-

cartilage

cyan-

blue

hem(at)-

blood

ost-

bone

psycho-, ment-, phren-

mind

lip-

fat

my-

muscle

lith-

stone, calculus

ophthalm-, opt-, ocul-

eye, vision

proct-

anus, rectum

cost-

rib

-gram

record, tracing

acro-

extremities, tip

rhexis

rupture, break

carcin-

cancer

-penia

decrease, deficiency

gen-

origin, producing

burso-

sac (bursa)

retr(o)-

backwards, behind

trip-

rub, massage, friction

strept-

twist, chain

-desis

binding, fixation

mani-

madness, mental disturbance

glosso-, lingua-

tongue

-trophy, -plasia

development, growth

supra-

above, over, beyond

-ptosis

falling, drooping, prolapse

mast-

breast

-rrhaphy

suture, stitching

dent-

teeth

cephal-

head

auto-

self

epi-

upon, on, over

hydro-

water, fluid

lobo-

section, lobe

-emesis

vomiting

trans-

across, through

brady-

slow

-ectasis

expansion, dilation

cyt-

cell

odont-

tooth

leuk-

white

-esthesia

sensation, feeling

cantho-

angle of the eyelid

steno-

narrow, constricted

cheil-

lip

-cele

hernia, protrusion

benign

not cancerous; mild

semen

seed, sperm fluid

celio-

abdomen

erythro-

red

melan-

black, dark

cauda-

tail

myring-, tympan-

eardrum

spondyl-

spinal column, vertebra

ovar-

egg, ovary

-centesis

puncture to remove fluid

oto-, aur-

ear

squam-

scale, flattened

mening-

membrane (meninges)