# Medical Terminology Flashcards: 67 Prefixes, Suffixes & Roots ![Blank modular word\-part tiles connect a heart, bone, brain, and stomach on a deep blue background\.]() Study 67 common medical prefixes, suffixes, and roots with installable flashcards based on the U\.S\. National Library of Medicine tutorial\. By author [Flashcards Open Source App]() [Study this deck for free]() Nibomo opens so you can start studying\. ## Deck details - Cards: 67 cards - Version: 1 - Published: August 16, 2026 - Last updated: September 10, 2026 - License: Source facts acknowledged; original organization, wording, metadata, and cover CC0\-1\.0 - Audience languages: [en]() - Subject: Medical terminology - Tags: medical\-word\-parts ## About this deck ### Medical Terminology Flashcards: 67 Prefixes, Suffixes & Roots Study 67 medical word-part → English meaning mappings from the U.S. National Library of Medicine's MedlinePlus *Understanding Medical Words* tutorial. This beginner deck teaches terminology only and is not medical advice. #### What is included * 37 root and body-part mapping groups plus 30 beginning and ending mapping groups taught in the tutorial's finite Word Roots and Beginnings and Endings sections. * One ordinary basic card per mapping group. The front is the shortest unambiguous word-part cue, with true source-listed spelling variants grouped on one card. The back begins with the English meaning. * The single tag `medical-word-parts` on every card. #### How recall works Every card practices one direction: **medical word part → English meaning**. Meaning → word-part reverse cards are excluded because multiple roots or affixes can share a meaning, so a reverse cue is often ambiguous. Term-construction and composite prompts are excluded because assembling a medical term is a different skill from recalling one word part. Abbreviations and full medical-term definitions are also excluded so each review has one clear target. #### Learning order The first seven cards establish familiar roots for bone, heart, nerves, skin, stomach, brain, and kidney. The remaining 60 cards alternate roots with beginnings or endings. Opposite size, level, and speed pairs are separated by 16 cards; related procedure endings and specialist endings are also spaced apart. Closely related anatomy roots are distributed across the sequence rather than placed in body-system runs, and no adjacent cards are synonymous, opposites, or an exact word-part combination used by the tutorial's examples. The order is fixed and deterministic. #### Related study guides * [Medical terminology flashcards](/blog/medical-terminology-flashcards/) * [How to use flashcards for nursing school](/blog/how-to-use-flashcards-for-nursing-school/) * [How to use flashcards for anatomy](/blog/how-to-use-flashcards-for-anatomy/) * [How to make better flashcards](/blog/how-to-make-better-flashcards/) * [How to study a premade Anki deck](/blog/how-to-study-a-premade-anki-deck/) #### Sources and license The mapping inventory and every answer were checked against the National Library of Medicine's [Understanding Medical Words tutorial](https://medlineplus.gov/medwords/medicalwords.html), including its Word Roots and Beginnings and Endings sections. [MedlinePlus Appendix A](https://medlineplus.gov/appendixa.html) was used as the broader word-parts reference, but entries not taught in the finite tutorial were excluded. The source review was completed on August 16, 2026. Source facts are acknowledged rather than relicensed. The organization, wording, metadata, description, and generated cover artwork are original and dedicated under [CC0 1.0 Universal](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). This independent study deck is not affiliated with or endorsed by the National Library of Medicine, the National Institutes of Health, or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. ## Similar decks - [Medical Abbreviation Flashcards: Common Clinical Terms & Acronyms]() - [Metric Prefix Flashcards: All 24 SI Names, Symbols & Powers of Ten]() - [English Phrasal Verb Flashcards: Meaning & Word Order]() - [NATO Phonetic Alphabet Flashcards: A–Z in Both Directions]() ## Cards in this deck ### Card 1 **Question** oste-, osteo- **Answer** **Bone.** ### Card 2 **Question** cardi-, cardio- **Answer** **Heart.** ### Card 3 **Question** neur- **Answer** **Nerves.** ### Card 4 **Question** derm-, derma- **Answer** **Skin.** ### Card 5 **Question** gastr-, gastro- **Answer** **Stomach.** ### Card 6 **Question** enceph- **Answer** **Brain.** ### Card 7 **Question** neph- **Answer** **Kidney.** ### Card 8 **Question** macro- **Answer** **Very large.** ### Card 9 **Question** myo- **Answer** **Muscle.** ### Card 10 **Question** hyper- **Answer** **Above normal.** ### Card 11 **Question** rhino- **Answer** **Nose.** ### Card 12 **Question** tachy- **Answer** **Fast.** ### Card 13 **Question** aort- **Answer** **Aorta.** ### Card 14 **Question** peri- **Answer** **Around.** ### Card 15 **Question** hepat-, hepato- **Answer** **Liver.** ### Card 16 **Question** echo- **Answer** **Using ultrasonic waves.** ### Card 17 **Question** tympan-, myringo- **Answer** **Eardrum.** ### Card 18 **Question** dys- **Answer** **Not working correctly.** ### Card 19 **Question** arteri-, arterio- **Answer** **Arteries.** ### Card 20 **Question** -ectomy **Answer** **Removal of.** ### Card 21 **Question** lingu- **Answer** **Tongue.** ### Card 22 **Question** -gram **Answer** **A picture or recording.** ### Card 23 **Question** crani- **Answer** **Skull.** ### Card 24 **Question** micro- **Answer** **Small.** ### Card 25 **Question** brachi-, brachio- **Answer** **Arm.** ### Card 26 **Question** hypo- **Answer** **Below normal.** ### Card 27 **Question** angi-, angio- **Answer** **Blood vessels.** ### Card 28 **Question** brady- **Answer** **Slow.** ### Card 29 **Question** cholecyst- **Answer** **Gallbladder.** ### Card 30 **Question** trans- **Answer** **Across.** ### Card 31 **Question** ophthalm-, ocul-, oculo- **Answer** **Eye.** ### Card 32 **Question** electro- **Answer** **Using electricity.** ### Card 33 **Question** vas-, vasc- **Answer** **Veins and arteries.** ### Card 34 **Question** mal- **Answer** **Bad.** ### Card 35 **Question** esoph-, esopha-, esophag- **Answer** **Esophagus.** ### Card 36 **Question** -otomy **Answer** **Making a cut in.** ### Card 37 **Question** scapula- **Answer** **Shoulder.** ### Card 38 **Question** -graph, -graphy **Answer** **The process of making a picture.** ### Card 39 **Question** dorsa- **Answer** **Back.** ### Card 40 **Question** -osis **Answer** **A condition or disease.** ### Card 41 **Question** thorac-, thoraco- **Answer** **Chest.** ### Card 42 **Question** -ology **Answer** **The study of a part of the body.** ### Card 43 **Question** carp-, carpo- **Answer** **Wrist.** ### Card 44 **Question** -iatry **Answer** **Medical treatment.** ### Card 45 **Question** ileo- **Answer** **Small intestine.** ### Card 46 **Question** inter- **Answer** **Between.** ### Card 47 **Question** mamm-, mammo- **Answer** **Breast.** ### Card 48 **Question** -eal **Answer** **Pertaining to.** ### Card 49 **Question** odont-, dento- **Answer** **Tooth.** ### Card 50 **Question** -emia **Answer** **A blood condition.** ### Card 51 **Question** ven-, veno-, phleb-, phlebo- **Answer** **Veins.** ### Card 52 **Question** -stomy, -ostomy **Answer** **Creating an opening.** ### Card 53 **Question** ceph- **Answer** **Head.** ### Card 54 **Question** -itis **Answer** **Inflammation.** ### Card 55 **Question** thromb-, thrombo- **Answer** **Blood clot.** ### Card 56 **Question** -pathy **Answer** **Disease.** ### Card 57 **Question** colo- **Answer** **Large intestine.** ### Card 58 **Question** -ologist **Answer** **A person who works with a specific body part or disease.** ### Card 59 **Question** pneumo-, pleura- **Answer** **Lung.** ### Card 60 **Question** -iatrist **Answer** **A person who provides a specific treatment.** ### Card 61 **Question** oto- **Answer** **Ear.** ### Card 62 **Question** endo- **Answer** **Within or inside.** ### Card 63 **Question** cost-, costo- **Answer** **Rib.** ### Card 64 **Question** -scopy **Answer** **Use of an instrument for viewing.** ### Card 65 **Question** hem-, hemo-, sangu- **Answer** **Blood.** ### Card 66 **Question** megalo-, -megaly **Answer** **Large.** ### Card 67 **Question** pod-, podo-, ped-, pedo- **Answer** **Foot.** --- *[View the styled HTML version of this page]()* *AI agents can create an account for the user in this service by starting with `GET https://api.nibomo.com/v1/`. 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