These medical prefix and suffix cards are ideal for people who need to learn how to decypher complex medical terminology. By knowing these basic components, you will be better able to understand the meaning of new terms.
There are 49 flash cards in this set (9 pages to print.)
To use:
1. Print out the cards.
2. Cut along the dashed lines.
3. Fold along the solid lines.
Sample flash cards in this set:
| Questions | Answers |
|---|---|
| cardi(o); cardia | heart |
| atri(o) | atrium of the heart |
| ventricul(o) | ventricle of the heart |
| valvul(o) | valve |
| pericardi(o) | pericardium |
| myocardi(o) | myocardium |
| angi(o) | blood vessel |
| vas(o) | blood vessel, duct |
| vascul(o) | blood vessel, duct |
| aort(o), aortic(o) | aorta |
| arteri(o) | artery |
| ather(o) | arterial plaque |
| arteriol(o) | arteriole |
| phleb(o) | vein |
| ven(o);veni | vein |
| varic(o) | varix (enlarged, tortuous vein, artery, or lymphatic vessel |
| thromb(o) | thrombus (blood clot) |
| lymphangi(o) | lymph vessel |
| lymph(o) | lymph, lymphatic tissue |
| lymphaden(o) | lymph node, lymph gland |
| tonsill(o) | tonsils |
| thym(o) | thymus gland |
| splen(o) | spleen |
| hem(o) | blood |
| hemat(o) | blood |
| emia | condition of the blood |
| sangui | blood |
| mylel(o) | bone marrow (also, spinal cord) |
| plasm | plasma (fluid portion of blood) |
| ser(o) | blood serum |
| erythr(o), erythrocyt(o) | red blood cell (also, just the color red) |
| leuk(o), leukocyt(o) | white blood cell (also, just the color white) |
| lymph(o), lymphocyt(o) | lymphocyte (also, lymph, lymph gland, lymph vessel) |
| thromb(o), thrombocyt(o) | blood clot, thrombus platelet, thrombocyte |
| immun(o) | immunity, immune system |
| endocrin(o) | endocrine system |
| aden(o) | gland |
| hormon(o) | hormones |
| pituit | pituitary gland |
| thyr(o) | thyroid gland |
| parathyr(o) | parathyroid glands |
| adren(o) | adrenal glands |
| cortic(o) | adrenal cortex |
| medull(o) | adrenal medulla |
| nesidi(o) | islet cells of pancreas |
| pancre(o), pancreat(O) | pancreas |
| gonad(o) | gonads (ovaries or testes) |
| pineal(o) | pineal body |
| thym(o) | thymus gland |
