These flashcards cover many common medical prefixes, which can be useful when trying to understand medical terms. These cards are perfect for future doctors and anyone trying to improve their vocabulary.
There are 36 flash cards in this set (6 pages to print.)
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| Questions | Answers |
|---|---|
| a- | not, without, lacking |
| anti- | against, relieving |
| Acanth- | Thorn, Spine |
| All- | Other, Different From |
| Bi- | Life |
| Angi- | (blood) vessel, duct |
| Arthr- | Joint |
| Alg- | Pain |
| Alges- | Sensitivity to pain |
| Brady- | Slow |
| Cardi- | Heart |
| Cephal- | Head |
| Crani- | Skull |
| Cyt- | Cell |
| Erythr- | Red, Red blood cell |
| Lept- | Thin |
| Leuk- | White, White blood vessel |
| Lith- | Stone, Calculus |
| Log- | Word, Study |
| Malac- | Soft |
| Mes- | Middle |
| Meter | Measuring divice |
| Meter- | Instrument for measuring |
| Nephr- | Kidney |
| Neur- | Nerve, Nerve System |
| Oste- | Bone |
| Prosop- | Face |
| Prot- | First, Early |
| Scler- | Hard |
| Stere- | Solid, 3D |
| Sten- | Narrow |
| Tachy- | Rapid |
| Tox(i)- | Poison |
| a- | Not, Without, Lacking |
| di- | Two, Twice, Double |
| anti- | Against, relieving |
This set of flash cards belongs to these categories: misc