Medical Terminology Flashcards: 67 Prefixes, Suffixes & Roots
Study 67 common medical prefixes, suffixes, and roots with installable flashcards based on the U.S. National Library of Medicine tutorial.
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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-partson 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.
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Sources and license
The mapping inventory and every answer were checked against the National Library of Medicine's Understanding Medical Words tutorial, including its Word Roots and Beginnings and Endings sections. MedlinePlus Appendix A 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. 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.
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Kartička 1
Otázka
oste-, osteo-
Odpověď
Bone.
Kartička 2
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cardi-, cardio-
Odpověď
Heart.
Kartička 3
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neur-
Odpověď
Nerves.
Kartička 4
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derm-, derma-
Odpověď
Skin.
Kartička 5
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gastr-, gastro-
Odpověď
Stomach.
Kartička 6
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enceph-
Odpověď
Brain.
Kartička 7
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neph-
Odpověď
Kidney.
Kartička 8
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macro-
Odpověď
Very large.
Kartička 9
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myo-
Odpověď
Muscle.
Kartička 10
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hyper-
Odpověď
Above normal.
Kartička 11
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rhino-
Odpověď
Nose.
Kartička 12
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tachy-
Odpověď
Fast.
Kartička 13
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aort-
Odpověď
Aorta.
Kartička 14
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peri-
Odpověď
Around.
Kartička 15
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hepat-, hepato-
Odpověď
Liver.
Kartička 16
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echo-
Odpověď
Using ultrasonic waves.
Kartička 17
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tympan-, myringo-
Odpověď
Eardrum.
Kartička 18
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dys-
Odpověď
Not working correctly.
Kartička 19
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arteri-, arterio-
Odpověď
Arteries.
Kartička 20
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-ectomy
Odpověď
Removal of.
Kartička 21
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lingu-
Odpověď
Tongue.
Kartička 22
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-gram
Odpověď
A picture or recording.
Kartička 23
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crani-
Odpověď
Skull.
Kartička 24
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micro-
Odpověď
Small.
Kartička 25
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brachi-, brachio-
Odpověď
Arm.
Kartička 26
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hypo-
Odpověď
Below normal.
Kartička 27
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angi-, angio-
Odpověď
Blood vessels.
Kartička 28
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brady-
Odpověď
Slow.
Kartička 29
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cholecyst-
Odpověď
Gallbladder.
Kartička 30
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trans-
Odpověď
Across.
Kartička 31
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ophthalm-, ocul-, oculo-
Odpověď
Eye.
Kartička 32
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electro-
Odpověď
Using electricity.
Kartička 33
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vas-, vasc-
Odpověď
Veins and arteries.
Kartička 34
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mal-
Odpověď
Bad.
Kartička 35
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esoph-, esopha-, esophag-
Odpověď
Esophagus.
Kartička 36
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-otomy
Odpověď
Making a cut in.
Kartička 37
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scapula-
Odpověď
Shoulder.
Kartička 38
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-graph, -graphy
Odpověď
The process of making a picture.
Kartička 39
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dorsa-
Odpověď
Back.
Kartička 40
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-osis
Odpověď
A condition or disease.
Kartička 41
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thorac-, thoraco-
Odpověď
Chest.
Kartička 42
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-ology
Odpověď
The study of a part of the body.
Kartička 43
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carp-, carpo-
Odpověď
Wrist.
Kartička 44
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-iatry
Odpověď
Medical treatment.
Kartička 45
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ileo-
Odpověď
Small intestine.
Kartička 46
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inter-
Odpověď
Between.
Kartička 47
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mamm-, mammo-
Odpověď
Breast.
Kartička 48
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-eal
Odpověď
Pertaining to.
Kartička 49
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odont-, dento-
Odpověď
Tooth.
Kartička 50
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-emia
Odpověď
A blood condition.
Kartička 51
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ven-, veno-, phleb-, phlebo-
Odpověď
Veins.
Kartička 52
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-stomy, -ostomy
Odpověď
Creating an opening.
Kartička 53
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ceph-
Odpověď
Head.
Kartička 54
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-itis
Odpověď
Inflammation.
Kartička 55
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thromb-, thrombo-
Odpověď
Blood clot.
Kartička 56
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-pathy
Odpověď
Disease.
Kartička 57
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colo-
Odpověď
Large intestine.
Kartička 58
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-ologist
Odpověď
A person who works with a specific body part or disease.
Kartička 59
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pneumo-, pleura-
Odpověď
Lung.
Kartička 60
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-iatrist
Odpověď
A person who provides a specific treatment.
Kartička 61
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oto-
Odpověď
Ear.
Kartička 62
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endo-
Odpověď
Within or inside.
Kartička 63
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cost-, costo-
Odpověď
Rib.
Kartička 64
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-scopy
Odpověď
Use of an instrument for viewing.
Kartička 65
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hem-, hemo-, sangu-
Odpověď
Blood.
Kartička 66
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megalo-, -megaly
Odpověď
Large.
Kartička 67
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pod-, podo-, ped-, pedo-
Odpověď
Foot.
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Medical Terminology Flashcards: 67 Prefixes, Suffixes & Roots
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