FLASHCARD Medical Terminology: Prefixes, Root Words, and Suffixes

Front

-itis

Back

inflammation

Front

-algia

Back

pain

Front

Leuk/o

Back

white

Front

megaly

Back

enlarged

Front

gram

Back

a picture or record

Front

pre

Back

before

Front

What is the prefix for "In or within"? Options: infra-, inter-, intra-, epi-

Back

intra-

Front

What is the prefix for "Before"? Options: ante-, anti-, sub-, peri-

Back

ante-

Front

What is the suffix for "Blood"?

Back

-emia

Front

abnormal condition

Back

-osis