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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |