This set of flash cards cover medical prefixes starting with the letters B through I. This set will be a great start for people attempting to brush up on medical terminology
There are 75 flash cards in this set (13 pages to print.)
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Sample flash cards in this set:
| Questions | Answers |
|---|---|
| brachy | Meaning: Short Example: brachyesophagus |
| burs/o | Meaning: bursa Example: buccal |
| bronch(i)/o | Meaning: windpipe Example: bronchospasm |
| calc/i | Meaning: calcium Example: calcification |
| bucc/o | Meaning: cheek Example: buccal |
| calcane/o | Meaning: heel Example: calcaneocuboid |
| carcin/o | Meaning: cancer Example: carcinoma |
| cardi/o | Meaning: heart Example: cardiomyopathy |
| carp/o | Meaning: carpus/wrist Example: carpal tunnel |
| caud/o | Meaning: tail Example: caudal-situated under bottom |
| cec/o | Meaning: cecum Example: cecal-arising from or pertainig to ceucm |
| cephal/o | Meaning: head Example: cehalad-toward the head |
| cerebr/o | Meaning: brain Example: cerebral-Pertaining to the brain |
| cervic/o | Meaning: neck Example: cervicothoracic |
| chlor/o | Meaning: green Example: chlorophyll |
| chol/o | Meaning: bile Example: cholecystitis-inflammation of gallbladder |
| cholecysto/o | Meaning: gallbladder Example: cholecystectomy-removal of gallbladder |
| chondr/o | Meaning: cartilage Example: chondrocalcinosis-calcium deposit in cartilage |
| chori/o | Meaning: fetal covering Example: chorioamnionitis-inflammation of membrane surrounding feus |
| clavicul/o | Meaning: clavicle (collar bone) Example: acromioclavicular |
| coccyg/o | Meaning: coccyx Example: coccygeal |
| colo/o | Meaning: colon Example: colonoscopy |
| colp/o | Meaning: hollow/vagina Example: colporrhaphy-surgical repair of vagina |
| cost/o | Meaning: rib Example: costovertebral |
| crani/o | Meaning: cranium/skull Example: craniocervial - head and neck |
| cry/o | Meaning: cold Example: cryogenics |
| crypt/o | Meaning: hide/conceal Example: cryptogenic |
| cutane/o | Meaning: skin Example: subcutaneous - under the skin |
| cyan/o | Meaning: blue Example: cyanosis - insufficient level of oxygen in blood |
| cysto/o | Meaning: cyst/bladder Example: cystitis |
| cyto/o (-cyte) | Meaning: cell Example: plasmacytoma-blood cancer |
| dactyl/o | Meaning: finger/toe Example: hesadactylisum-too many fingers and/or toes |
| denti/ dent/o | Meaning: teeth Example: dental |
| derma/a dermato/o | Meaning: skin Example: dermatitis |
| dextr/o | Meaning: right Example: dextroscoliosis |
| dips/o | Meaning: thirst Example: polydipsia |
| disc/o | Meaning: disc/disk Example: discogenic |
| dist/o | Meaning: far/distant from origin Example: distally |
| dors/o | Meaning: directed toward/on the back Example: dorsal |
| duoden/o | Meaning: duodenum-beginning portion of small intestine Example: duodennal |
| ech/o | Meaning: Sound Example: echogam |
| electr/o | Meaning: electricity Example: elcectrodermal |
| encephal/o | Meaning: brain Example: encephalomalacia |
| enter/o | Meaning: intestine Example: enterocolitis |
| erythro/o | Meaning: red Example: erythrocyte - mature (red) blood cell. |
| esophag/o | Meaning: esophagus Example: esophageal |
| esthesio/o | Meaning: feeling Example: anesthesia |
| femor/o | Meaning: femur, or thigh bone Example: femoral-large artery in the thigh. It begins at the inguinal ligament (femoral head). |
| fet/o | Meaning: fetus Example: fetal |
| fibr/o | Meaning: fiber Example: fibroma |
| fibul/o | Meaning: fibula, or calf bone is a leg bone located on the lateral side of the tibia, with which it is connected above and below. It is the smaller of the two bones, and, in proportion to its length, the most slender of all the long bones. Example: fibulotibial |
| front/o | Meaning: forehead/front Example: frontalis >muscle |
| galact/o | Meaning: milk Example: galactorrhea |
| gastr/o | Meaning: stomach Example: gastrectomy -removal of stomach |
| genit/o | Meaning: genitals Example: genitourinary |
| ger/o | Meaning: old Example: geriatrics |
| glomerul/o | Meaning: glomerulus-a tuft of capillaries Example: glomerulonephritis - kidney inflammation |
| gloss/o | Meaning: tongue Example: glossotonsillar |
| glyc/o | Meaning: sugar/sweet Example: hyperglycemia |
| gnath/o | Meaning: jaw Example: gnathodynia |
| granul/o | Meaning: grain/particle Example: granulocyte |
| gynec/o | Meaning: female Example: gynecology |
| hem/a hem/o hemat/o | Meaning: blood Example: hematochezias the passage of fresh blood through the anus, usually in or with stools |
| hepat/o | Meaning: liver Example: hepatomegaly - is the condition of having an enlarged liver. |
| hist/o | Meaning: tissue Example: histoplasmosis-is a disease caused by the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum,primarily affects the lungs. Occasionally, other organs are affected; |
| hom/o | Meaning: common/same "My homey!" Example: homogeneous-A substance that is uniform in composition is a definition of homogeneous |
| humer/o | Meaning: humerus-arm bone from shoulder to elbow Example: humeral - of or pertaining to the humerus. |
| hydr/o | Meaning: water Example: hydrometer- is an instrument used to measure the specific gravity (or relative density) of liquids |
| hyster/o | Meaning: uterus/womb Example: hysterosalpingogram-(HSG) is a radiologic procedure to investigate the shape of the uterine cavity and the shape and patency of the fallopian tubes. |
| ile/o | Meaning: ileum (small intestine) Example: ileocecal-pertaining to the ileum( The lowest part of the small intestine, located beyond the duodenum and jejunum, just before the large intestine (the colon and cecum(The beginning of the large intestine and the place where the appendix attaches to the intestinal tract) |
| ili/o | Meaning: ilium(hip bone) Example: sacroiliacis the joint in the bony pelvis between the sacrum and the ilium of the pelvis, which are joined by strong ligaments.- |
| immun/o | Meaning: immune Example: immunodeficiency |
| infer/o | Meaning: Lowermost/below Example: inferior |
| intestin/o | Meaning: intestine Example: gastrointestinal |
| irid/o | Meaning: colored circle/iris Example: iridectomy-is the surgical removal of part of the iris. |
