Medical Terms A-H

B

100

Arm

What is Brachi-

200

Twice, double, both

What is bi-

300

Slow

What is Brady-

400

Germ/Embryonic cell

What is -blast

500

Life

What is bio-

C

100

Stone

What is calc-

200

Cancer, malignancy

What is carcin-

300

With, together

What is co-

400

Drug, chemical

What is chem-

500

Wrist

What is carp-

Prefixes

100

Short

What is brachy-

200

Air tubes in lungs

What is bronchus-

300

Green

What is chlor-

400

Bile, gallbladder

What is chol-

500

Pertaining to the heart

What is cardi-

Suffixes

100

Swelling, tumor, cavity, hernia

What is -cele

200

Causing Death

What is -cide

300

Surgical puncture to remove fluid

What is -centesis

400

Washing, irrigation

What is -clysis

500

Cut

What is -cise

Body Parts

100

hand

What is chir

200

Eyelid

What is blephar-

300

lip

What is cheil

400

Head, pertaining to head

What is cephal-

500

cheek

What is bucc-