Medical Terminology: Bases, Prefixes, and Suffixes

Vocabulary practice flashcards covering Greek and Latin bases, prefixes, and suffixes from medical terminology lecture notes.

ABDOMIN-

belly, abdomen

ACANTH

spike, thorn, spine

ACOU(S)-, ACU(S)-

hear

ACR-

[highest point] extremities (particularly the hands and feet)

ACTIN-

[ray] radiation

ADEN-

gland

ADIP-

fat

AER-

air, gas

-AGRA

[hunting] (sudden) pain, gout

ALG-

pain

ALGES-

sensitivity to pain

ALL-

other, another, different

ALVE-

hollow, cavity

AMBLY-

dull, faint

AMYGDAL-

[almond] tonsil

AMYL-

starch

ANCYL-, ANKYL-

fused, stiffened; hooked, crooked

ANGI-

(blood) vessel, duct

ANGIN-

choking, pain, angina pectoris

ANTER-

front, in front

AORT-

aorta

ARACHN-

spider, web; arachnoid membrane

ARCH-, -ARCHE

beginning; origin

ARCT-, ARCTAT-

compress

ARE-

space, area

ARTERI-

[air passage] artery

ARTHR-

joint

ASTR-, -ASTER

star

ATHER-

[soup] fatty deposit

ATRI-

[entrance hall] atrium

AUR-

ear

AUT-

self

AUX-, -AUXE. - AUXIS

grow, increase

AX-, AXON-

axis, axon

BACILL-

rod, staff-bacillus

BACTER-, BACTERI-

[small staff] bacterium

BAS-, BA-, BE-

[walk] foundation, base

BI-

life

BILI-

bile

BLAST-

[bud, germ] primitive cell

BLENN-

mucus

BLEPHAR-

eyelid

BOL-

a throwing

BOTUL-

sausage

BRACHI-

(upper) arm

BRACHY-

short

BRADY-

slow

BREVIS, BREV-

short

BRONCH-, BRONCHI-

[windpipe] bronchus

BUCC-

cheek

BURS-

[leather sack] bursa

CALC-

stone, calcium

CALOR-

heat, energy

CAP-, CAPT-, -CEPT-, -CIP-

take

CAPILL-

[hair] capillary

CAPIT-, CEPS, -CIPUT, CAPUT, CIPIT

head

CAPN-

[smoke] carbon dioxide

CARCIN-

[carb] carcinoma, cancer

CARDI-, CARD-

heart; cardia

CARP-

wrist

CEC-

[blind, hidden] cecum

CEL-, CELI-

abdomen

-CEL-

hernia, tumor, swelling

CENTE-

pierce

CEPHAL-

head

CEREBR-

brain

CERVIC-, CERVIX

neck (of the uterus), cervix uteri

CHEIL-, CHIL-

lip

CHEIR-, CHIR-

hand

CHLOR-

green

CHOL-, CHOLE-

bile, gall

CHONDR-

cartilage

CHORI-, CHOR-

skin, membrane

CHROM-, CHROMA-, CHROMAT-

color, pigment

CHY-, CHYL-, CHYM-

pour; juice, fluid

-CID-, -CIS-

cut, kill

CIRS-

dilated and twisted vein, varix

CLA-, CLAS-, -CLAST

break (up), destroy

CLAV-

key, collarbone

CLOSTR-

spindle

-CLUD-, -CLUS-

close

COCC-, -COCCUS

[berry] coccus

COCCYX

tail bone

COL-, COLON-

colon

COLI-

Escherichia coli

CONI-, KONI-

dust

COPR-

excrement, fecal matter

COR, CORD-

heart

COR-, CORE-

[girl] pupil (of the eye)

CORON-

crown

CORPUS, CORPOR-

body

CORTEX, CORTIC-

[bark, rind] outer layer of an organ

COST-

rib

CRANI-, CRAN-

skull

CREAT-

flesh

CRESC-, -CRET-

(begin to) grow

CRIN-, CRIS-

[separate] secrete, secretion

CRIT-, CRIS-

separate, distinguish, decide

CRY-, CRYM-

icy cold

CUSP-, -CUSPID

point