List of Suffixes and Prefixes of Medical Terminologies Flashcards

Can you define the following language of medicine? Each profession has some words that they identify with and use of a regular; this means that if one wants to exist in a given setting, you need to know what these words mean. As you start your journey in the medical facility, these Flashcards will offer you a chance to refresh your memory!

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Acr/o
Extremities, top, extreme point
Amni/o
Amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus)
Angi/o
Vessel
Arteri/o
Artery
Axill/o
Armpit
Blephar/o
Eyelid
Bronch/o
Bronchial tubes (2 tubes, 1 right, and 1 left, that branch from the trachea to enter the lungs)
Chem/o
Chemical, drug
Chron/o
Time
Col/o
Colon, large intestine
Encephal/o
Brain
Isch/o
To hold back
Lapar/o
Abdomen, abdominal wall
Laryng/o
Larynx (voicebox)
Mamm/o & mast/o
Breast