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