Medical Terminology Study Guide & Index:
Word Parts & Anatomical Terms
This guide contains some of the vocabulary that's covered in our Medical Terminology flashcards:
- Medical prefixes, roots, suffixes (Volume 1)
- Anatomical terms (Volume 2)
Looking for medical acronyms and prescription abbreviations? The rest of Volume 2 is covered in our other guide: Medical Acronyms & Prescription Abbreviations.
This list is also a comprehensive study guide of medical terminology to learn to help you succeed in nursing school and other healthcare fields. If you can understand how to break down a word into its parts, you can translate words you've never seen before when you encounter them on an exam!
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Term | Card | Section |
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Abdominal Body Cavity | 148, 149 | Anatomical Terms |
Abdominopelvic Cavity | 149 | Anatomical Terms |
Antebrachium | 133, 134, 137 | Anatomical Terms |
Antecubital | 133, 137 | Anatomical Terms |
Antecubitis | 137 | Anatomical Terms |
Anterior | 143, 144 | Anatomical Terms |
Anterior Body Cavity | 149 | Anatomical Terms |
Auris | 132, 136 | Anatomical Terms |
Axilla | 133, 137 | Anatomical Terms |
Axillary | 137 | Anatomical Terms |
Brachial | 137 | Anatomical Terms |
Brachium | 133, 134, 137 | Anatomical Terms |
Bucca | 132, 135 | Anatomical Terms |
Buccal (bucc) | 135, 197 | Anatomical Terms |
Calcaneal | 142 | Anatomical Terms |
Calcaneus | 134, 142 | Anatomical Terms |
Carpal | 137 | Anatomical Terms |
Carpus | 133, 137 | Anatomical Terms |
Caudal | 143, 144 | Anatomical Terms |
Cephalic | 135 | Anatomical Terms |
Cephalon | 134, 135 | Anatomical Terms |
Cervical | 136 | Anatomical Terms |
Cervicis | 132, 134, 136 | Anatomical Terms |
Coronal Plane | 146, 147 | Anatomical Terms |
Cranial | 143, 144 | Anatomical Terms |
Cranial Cavity | 148, 149 | Anatomical Terms |
Crural | 141 | Anatomical Terms |
Crus | 133, 141 | Anatomical Terms |
Diaphragm | 148, 149 | Anatomical Terms |
Digital | 138 | Anatomical Terms |
Digits | 133, 138 | Anatomical Terms |
Distal | 143, 145 | Anatomical Terms |
Dorsal | 139, 143, 144 | Anatomical Terms |
Dorsal Body Cavity | 148, 149 | Anatomical Terms |
Dorsum | 134, 139 | Anatomical Terms |
Facial | 135 | Anatomical Terms |
Facies | 132, 135 | Anatomical Terms |
Femoral | 141 | Anatomical Terms |
Femur | 133, 134, 141 | Anatomical Terms |
Frons | 132, 135 | Anatomical Terms |
Frontal | 135 | Anatomical Terms |
Frontal Plane | 146, 147 | Anatomical Terms |
Gluteal | 140 | Anatomical Terms |
Gluteus | 134, 140 | Anatomical Terms |
Hallux | 133, 142 | Anatomical Terms |
Horizontal Plane | 146, 147 | Anatomical Terms |
Iliac | 140 | Anatomical Terms |
Ilium | 140 | Anatomical Terms |
Inferior | 143, 144 | Anatomical Terms |
Inguen | 133, 140 | Anatomical Terms |
Inguinal | 140 | Anatomical Terms |
Lateral | 143, 145 | Anatomical Terms |
Lumbar | 139 | Anatomical Terms |
Lumbus | 134, 139 | Anatomical Terms |
Mamma | 133, 139 | Anatomical Terms |
Mammary | 139 | Anatomical Terms |
Manual | 138 | Anatomical Terms |
Manus | 134, 138 | Anatomical Terms |
Medial | 143, 145 | Anatomical Terms |
Mental | 135 | Anatomical Terms |
Mentus | 135 | Anatomical Terms |
Nasal | 136 | Anatomical Terms |
Nasus | 132, 136 | Anatomical Terms |
Ocular | 136 | Anatomical Terms |
Oculus | 132, 136 | Anatomical Terms |
Olecranal | 137 | Anatomical Terms |
Olecranon | 134, 137 | Anatomical Terms |
Oral | 136 | Anatomical Terms |
Orbital | 136 | Anatomical Terms |
Oris | 132, 136 | Anatomical Terms |
Otic | 136 | Anatomical Terms |
Palma | 133, 138 | Anatomical Terms |
Palmar | 138 | Anatomical Terms |
Patella | 133, 141 | Anatomical Terms |
Patellar | 141 | Anatomical Terms |
Pedal | 142 | Anatomical Terms |
Pelvic | 140 | Anatomical Terms |
Pelvic Cavity | 148, 149 | Anatomical Terms |
Pelvis | 133, 140 | Anatomical Terms |
Pes | 133, 142 | Anatomical Terms |
Phalangeal | 138 | Anatomical Terms |
Phalanges | 133, 138 | Anatomical Terms |
Planta | 134, 142 | Anatomical Terms |
Plantar | 142 | Anatomical Terms |
Pollex | 133, 138 | Anatomical Terms |
Popliteal | 141 | Anatomical Terms |
Popliteus | 134, 141 | Anatomical Terms |
Posterior | 143, 144 | Anatomical Terms |
Posterior Body Cavity | 149 | Anatomical Terms |
Proximal | 143, 145 | Anatomical Terms |
Pubic | 140 | Anatomical Terms |
Pubis | 133, 140 | Anatomical Terms |
Sagittal Plane | 146, 147 | Anatomical Terms |
Spinal Cavity | 148, 149 | Anatomical Terms |
Superior | 143, 144 | Anatomical Terms |
Sura | 134, 141 | Anatomical Terms |
Sural | 141 | Anatomical Terms |
Tarsal | 142 | Anatomical Terms |
Tarsus | 133, 142 | Anatomical Terms |
Thoracic | 139 | Anatomical Terms |
Thoracic Cavity | 148, 149 | Anatomical Terms |
Thorax | 139 | Anatomical Terms |
Thorcis | 133, 139 | Anatomical Terms |
Transverse Plane | 146, 147 | Anatomical Terms |
Umbilical | 139 | Anatomical Terms |
Umbilicus | 133, 139 | Anatomical Terms |
Ventral | 143, 144 | Anatomical Terms |
Ventral Body Cavity | 148, 149 | Anatomical Terms |
Vertebral Cavity | 148 | Anatomical Terms |
A- | 30 | Prefixes |
Ab- | 3 | Prefixes |
Ad- | 3 | Prefixes |
Alb/o- | 24 | Prefixes |
All/o- | 33 | Prefixes |
An- | 30 | Prefixes |
Ante- | 4 | Prefixes |
Anter/o- | 4 | Prefixes |
Anti- | 32 | Prefixes |
Auto- | 36 | Prefixes |
Bi- | 21 | Prefixes |
Bio- | 37 | Prefixes |
Brachy- | 20 | Prefixes |
Brady- | 19 | Prefixes |
Carcin/o- | 27 | Prefixes |
Chem/o- | 37 | Prefixes |
Circum- | 6 | Prefixes |
Co- | 31 | Prefixes |
Contra- | 32 | Prefixes |
Cry/o- | 38 | Prefixes |
Crypto- | 44 | Prefixes |
Cyan/o- | 25 | Prefixes |
De- | 35 | Prefixes |
Deci- | 23 | Prefixes |
Diplo- | 16 | Prefixes |
Dis- | 35 | Prefixes |
Dys- | 26 | Prefixes |
Echo- | 40 | Prefixes |
Ect/o- | 8 | Prefixes |
Electr/o- | 40 | Prefixes |
En- | 9 | Prefixes |
End/o- | 9 | Prefixes |
Epi- | 10 | Prefixes |
Erythr/o- | 25 | Prefixes |
Eu- | 42 | Prefixes |
Ex/o- | 8 | Prefixes |
Extra- | 8 | Prefixes |
Gluc/o- | 41 | Prefixes |
Glyc/o- | 41 | Prefixes |
Hemi- | 16 | Prefixes |
Heter/o- | 33 | Prefixes |
Homo- | 34 | Prefixes |
Hydr/o- | 41 | Prefixes |
Hyper- | 17 | Prefixes |
Hypo- | 17 | Prefixes |
Idi/o- | 36 | Prefixes |
In- | 9, 30 | Prefixes |
Infra- | 11 | Prefixes |
Inter- | 12 | Prefixes |
Intra- | 9 | Prefixes |
Is/o- | 34 | Prefixes |
Juxta- | 7 | Prefixes |
Kilo- | 23 | Prefixes |
Kines/o- | 43 | Prefixes |
Kinesi/o- | 43 | Prefixes |
Later/o- | 7 | Prefixes |
Leuk/o- | 24 | Prefixes |
Lith/o- | 45 | Prefixes |
Macro- | 18 | Prefixes |
Mal- | 26 | Prefixes |
Medi/o- | 12 | Prefixes |
Meg/a- | 18 | Prefixes |
Megal/o- | 18 | Prefixes |
Melan/o- | 25 | Prefixes |
Mes/o- | 12 | Prefixes |
Micro- | 18, 23 | Prefixes |
Mid- | 12 | Prefixes |
Milli- | 23 | Prefixes |
Mon/o- | 21 | Prefixes |
Multi- | 15 | Prefixes |
Nano- | 23 | Prefixes |
Necr/o- | 27 | Prefixes |
Neo- | 45 | Prefixes |
Non- | 30 | Prefixes |
Normo- | 42 | Prefixes |
Nulli- | 14 | Prefixes |
Olig/o- | 14 | Prefixes |
Onco- | 27 | Prefixes |
Ortho- | 43 | Prefixes |
Pan- | 44 | Prefixes |
Par/a- | 7 | Prefixes |
Para- | 29 | Prefixes |
Path/o- | 26 | Prefixes |
Peri- | 6 | Prefixes |
Pharmaco- | 37 | Prefixes |
Phon/o- | 39 | Prefixes |
Phot/o- | 39 | Prefixes |
Poly- | 15 | Prefixes |
Post- | 5 | Prefixes |
Pre- | 4 | Prefixes |
Pseudo- | 44 | Prefixes |
Py/o- | 28 | Prefixes |
Pyr/o- | 28 | Prefixes |
Quadr/i- | 22 | Prefixes |
Re- | 5, 45 | Prefixes |
Retro- | 5 | Prefixes |
Semi- | 16 | Prefixes |
Seps/o- | 28 | Prefixes |
Sten/o- | 29 | Prefixes |
Sub- | 11 | Prefixes |
Super- | 10 | Prefixes |
Supra- | 10 | Prefixes |
Sym- | 31 | Prefixes |
Syn- | 31 | Prefixes |
Tachy- | 19 | Prefixes |
Tele/o- | 20 | Prefixes |
Tetra- | 22 | Prefixes |
Therm/o- | 38 | Prefixes |
Trans- | 13 | Prefixes |
Tri- | 22 | Prefixes |
Ultra- | 13 | Prefixes |
Uni- | 21 | Prefixes |
Ventr/o- | 4 | Prefixes |
Xer/o- | 29 | Prefixes |
Acous/o | 61 | Roots |
Acr/o | 103 | Roots |
Aden/o | 105 | Roots |
Adip/o | 101 | Roots |
Adren/o | 77 | Roots |
Alveol/o | 50 | Roots |
Amni/o | 95 | Roots |
An/o | 81 | Roots |
Andr/o | 96 | Roots |
Angi/o | 53 | Roots |
Aort/o | 52 | Roots |
Appendic/o | 82 | Roots |
Arteri/o | 54 | Roots |
Arthr/o | 67 | Roots |
Atri/o | 52 | Roots |
Blephar/o | 59 | Roots |
Bronchiol/o | 48 | Roots |
Bronch/o | 48 | Roots |
Bucc/o | 63 | Roots |
Burs/o | 67 | Roots |
Capn/o | 50 | Roots |
Cardi/o | 51 | Roots |
Carp/o | 72 | Roots |
Cec/o | 80 | Roots |
Cellul/o | 102 | Roots |
Cerebr/o | 56 | Roots |
Cervic/o | 68, 93 | Roots |
Cheil/o | 62 | Roots |
Chol/e | 83 | Roots |
Cholangi/o | 83 | Roots |
Cholecyst/o | 83 | Roots |
Chondr/o | 67 | Roots |
Cid/o | 105 | Roots |
Clavic/o | 69 | Roots |
Coccyg/o | 73 | Roots |
Col/o | 80 | Roots |
Colon/o | 80 | Roots |
Colp/o | 94 | Roots |
Coron/o | 51 | Roots |
Cost/o | 69 | Roots |
Crani/o | 68 | Roots |
Crin/o | 105 | Roots |
Cutane/o | 100 | Roots |
Cyst/o | 86 | Roots |
Cyt/o | 102 | Roots |
Dactyl/o | 103 | Roots |
Dent/o | 64 | Roots |
Derm/o | 100 | Roots |
Dermat/o | 100 | Roots |
Duoden/o | 79 | Roots |
Encephal/o | 56 | Roots |
Enter/o | 78 | Roots |
Epididym/o | 98 | Roots |
Episi/o | 94 | Roots |
Esophag/o | 78 | Roots |
Femor/o | 75 | Roots |
Fibr/o | 102 | Roots |
Fibul/o | 75 | Roots |
Galact/o | 90 | Roots |
Gastr/o | 78 | Roots |
Genit/o | 88 | Roots |
Gingiv/o | 64 | Roots |
Glomerul/o | 85 | Roots |
Gloss/o | 63 | Roots |
Gonad/o | 88 | Roots |
Gravid/o | 95 | Roots |
Gyn/o | 89 | Roots |
Hem/o | 55 | Roots |
Hemat/o | 55 | Roots |
Hepat/o | 82 | Roots |
Hist/o | 102 | Roots |
Humer/o | 71 | Roots |
Hyster/o | 93 | Roots |
Ile/o | 79 | Roots |
Ili/o | 74 | Roots |
Immun/o | 99 | Roots |
Ischi/o | 74 | Roots |
Jejun/o | 79 | Roots |
Kerat/o | 60 | Roots |
Lacrim/o | 59 | Roots |
Lact/o | 90 | Roots |
Lamin/o | 70 | Roots |
Lapar/o | 104 | Roots |
Laryng/o | 47 | Roots |
Lingu/o | 63 | Roots |
Lip/o | 101 | Roots |
Lymph/o | 99 | Roots |
Mamm/o | 90 | Roots |
Mandibul/o | 68 | Roots |
Mast/o | 90 | Roots |
Maxill/o | 68 | Roots |
Men/o | 89 | Roots |
Mening/o | 57 | Roots |
Metacarp/o | 72 | Roots |
Metatars/o | 76 | Roots |
Metr/o | 93 | Roots |
Muscul/o | 66 | Roots |
My/o | 66 | Roots |
Myel/o | 57, 65 | Roots |
Myring/o | 61 | Roots |
Nas/o | 46 | Roots |
Nat/o | 95 | Roots |
Nephr/o | 84 | Roots |
Neur/o | 57 | Roots |
Ocul/o | 58 | Roots |
Odont | 64 | Roots |
Onych/o | 101 | Roots |
O/o | 92 | Roots |
Oophor/o | 91 | Roots |
Ophthalm/o | 59 | Roots |
Opt/o | 58 | Roots |
Optic/o | 58 | Roots |
Orchid/o | 97 | Roots |
Orchi/o | 97 | Roots |
Oro | 62 | Roots |
Oss/i | 65 | Roots |
Osse/o | 65 | Roots |
Oste/o | 65 | Roots |
Ot/o | 61 | Roots |
Ovari/o | 91 | Roots |
Ov/o | 91 | Roots |
Palat/o | 64 | Roots |
Pancreat/o | 82 | Roots |
Parathyroid | 77 | Roots |
Patell/o | 75 | Roots |
Pelv/o | 73 | Roots |
Periton/o | 104 | Roots |
Phalang/o | 72 | Roots |
Pharyng/o | 47 | Roots |
Phleb/o | 54 | Roots |
Phren/o | 104 | Roots |
Pituitar | 77 | Roots |
Pleur/o | 49 | Roots |
Pneum/o | 49 | Roots |
Proct/o | 81 | Roots |
Prostat/o | 98 | Roots |
Psych/o | 56 | Roots |
Pub/o | 74 | Roots |
Pulmon/o | 49 | Roots |
Pyel/o | 84 | Roots |
Radi/o | 71 | Roots |
Rect/o | 81 | Roots |
Ren/o | 84 | Roots |
Retin/o | 60 | Roots |
Rhin/o | 46 | Roots |
Sacr/o | 73 | Roots |
Salping/o | 92 | Roots |
Sangu/i | 55 | Roots |
Scapul/o | 69 | Roots |
Scler/o | 29, 60 | Roots |
Scrot/o | 98 | Roots |
Sigmoid/o | 80 | Roots |
Somat/o | 103 | Roots |
Sperm/o | 96 | Roots |
Spermat/o | 96 | Roots |
Spir/o | 50 | Roots |
Splen/o | 99 | Roots |
Spondyl/o | 70 | Roots |
Stern/o | 69 | Roots |
Stomat/o | 62 | Roots |
Tars/o | 76 | Roots |
Ten/o | 66 | Roots |
Tendin/o | 66 | Roots |
Testicul/o | 97 | Roots |
Thorac/o | 48 | Roots |
Thromb/o | 55 | Roots |
Thyro | 77 | Roots |
Tibi/o | 75 | Roots |
Tonsill/o | 99 | Roots |
Trache/o | 47 | Roots |
Tympan/o | 61 | Roots |
Uln/o | 71 | Roots |
Ur/o | 87 | Roots |
Ureter/o | 85 | Roots |
Urethr/o | 87 | Roots |
Urin/o | 87 | Roots |
Uter/o | 93 | Roots |
Vagin/o | 94 | Roots |
Valvul/o | 52 | Roots |
Vas/o | 53 | Roots |
Vascul/o | 53 | Roots |
Ven/o | 54 | Roots |
Ventricul/o | 52 | Roots |
Vertebr/o | 70 | Roots |
Vesic/o | 86 | Roots |
Viscer/o | 104 | Roots |
Vulv/o | 94 | Roots |
-algia | 112 | Suffixes |
-ase | 131 | Suffixes |
-blast | 130 | Suffixes |
-cele | 113 | Suffixes |
-centesis | 110 | Suffixes |
-clast | 130 | Suffixes |
-cyte | 124 | Suffixes |
-cytic | 124 | Suffixes |
-cytosis | 119 | Suffixes |
-dynia | 112 | Suffixes |
-eal | 125 | Suffixes |
-ectasis | 114 | Suffixes |
-ectomy | 110 | Suffixes |
-edema | 113 | Suffixes |
-emesis | 115 | Suffixes |
-emia | 116 | Suffixes |
-emic | 116 | Suffixes |
-esis | 123 | Suffixes |
-genesis | 126 | Suffixes |
-genic | 126 | Suffixes |
-gram | 107 | Suffixes |
-graph | 107 | Suffixes |
-graphy | 107 | Suffixes |
-ia | 123 | Suffixes |
-iac | 125 | Suffixes |
-ial | 125 | Suffixes |
-iasis | 120 | Suffixes |
-iatrist | 106 | Suffixes |
-iatry | 106 | Suffixes |
-ism | 123 | Suffixes |
-ic | 125 | Suffixes |
-itis | 113 | Suffixes |
-ium | 124 | Suffixes |
-lithiasis | 117 | Suffixes |
-lysis | 117 | Suffixes |
-lytic | 117 | Suffixes |
-malacia | 118 | Suffixes |
-megaly | 114 | Suffixes |
-meter | 109 | Suffixes |
-metry | 109 | Suffixes |
-oid | 131 | Suffixes |
-ologist | 106 | Suffixes |
-ology | 106 | Suffixes |
-oma | 120 | Suffixes |
-opia | 116 | Suffixes |
-opsia | 116 | Suffixes |
-opsy | 108 | Suffixes |
-osis | 120 | Suffixes |
-ostomy | 110 | Suffixes |
-otomy | 110 | Suffixes |
-oxia | 127 | Suffixes |
-paresis | 121 | Suffixes |
-pathy | 120 | Suffixes |
-penia | 119 | Suffixes |
-pexy | 111 | Suffixes |
-phagia | 128 | Suffixes |
-phasia | 128 | Suffixes |
-philic | 129 | Suffixes |
-phobia | 122 | Suffixes |
-phobic | 129 | Suffixes |
-physis | 130 | Suffixes |
-plasia | 114 | Suffixes |
-plasty | 111 | Suffixes |
-plegia | 121 | Suffixes |
-pnea | 127 | Suffixes |
-poiesis | 126 | Suffixes |
-rrhage | 115 | Suffixes |
-rrhea | 115 | Suffixes |
-sclerosis | 118 | Suffixes |
-scope | 108 | Suffixes |
-scopy | 108 | Suffixes |
-sepsis | 122 | Suffixes |
-spasm | 121 | Suffixes |
-stasis | 130 | Suffixes |
-therapy | 131 | Suffixes |
-toxic | 122 | Suffixes |
-tripsy | 111 | Suffixes |
-trophy | 114 | Suffixes |
-tropin | 126 | Suffixes |
-uria | 116 | Suffixes |