Home FAQ About Log in Subscribe now

	Java Games: Flashcards, matching, concentration, and word search.

Beginning Med Terms

Tools

Beginning prefixes , suffixes and root words

A	B
dys-	bad/difficult
-algia	pain
-megaly	enlargement
-scopy	visual examination
-al	pertaining to
ad-	toward
-osis	abnormal condition
a-	with out
hyper-	excessive/increased
-itis	inflammation
-ectomy	surgical removal
-plasty	surgical repair
hypo-	under/decreased
-rrhea	flow
-rrhage	burst forth
-rrhaphy	surgical suture
-rrhexis	rupture
pre-	before
-ology	study of
ab-	away from
-ostomy	surgical opening
-otomy	surgical incision
-ologist	specialist
-derma	skin
-necrosis	tissue death
-plasty	surgical repair
-stenosis	abnormal narrowing
-sclerosis	abnormal hardening
peri-	surround
suffix	always at end of word
prefix	always at beginning of word
-malacia	abnormal softening
cyan/o	blue
erythr/o	red
leuk/o	white
poli/o	grey
card/i	heart
gastr/o	stomach
my/o	muscle
pyr/o	fever/fire
myc/o	fungus
myel/o	spine
ather/o	plaque/fatty substance
-oma	tumor
arthr/o	joint
arteri/o	artery
epi-	upon/above
hist/o	tissue
sub	under/less/below
inter-	between/among
intra-	within/inside
-dynia	pain
-centesis	surgical puncture
adip/o	fat
xnth	yellow
melan/o	black
chlor/o	green
cyte-	cell
o/i/a	combining vowels
-ac	pertaining to

Catherine Lierley

AK

View profile

This activity was created by a Quia Web subscriber. Learn more about Quia
	Create your own activities