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Free Medical Terminology Flashcards
Medical language is a construction kit: a few dozen roots, prefixes, and suffixes combine into thousands of terms. Learn the parts and you can decode words you’ve never seen.
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QWhat does the suffix "-itis" mean?
AInflammation
QWhat does the prefix "brady-" mean?
ASlow (bradycardia = slow heart rate)
QWhat does the prefix "tachy-" mean?
AFast (tachycardia = fast heart rate)
QWhat does the root "cardio" refer to?
AThe heart
QWhat does the suffix "-ectomy" mean?
ASurgical removal
QWhat does "hepat-" refer to?
AThe liver
QWhat does the prefix "hypo-" mean?
ABelow normal / under
QWhat does the suffix "-emia" refer to?
AA blood condition
QWhat does "derm-" refer to?
AThe skin
QWhat does the prefix "poly-" mean?
AMany / much (polyuria = excessive urination)
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