Medical Terminology Flashcards: Narc/o - Nephr/o

Medical Prefixes and Suffixes

• Narc/o: Refers to numbness, stupor, or sleep, commonly used in anesthesiology and psychology.
• Nas/o: Indicates the nose, often utilized in ENT (ear, nose, and throat) medical terms.
• Nat/i: Pertains to birth, frequently seen in obstetrics-related vocabulary.
• Natr/o: Denotes sodium, important in discussions of biochemistry and physiology.
• Necr/o: Signifies death, used in terms related to necrosis or necromancy.
• Nect/o: Means to bind or connect, relevant in anatomical and physiological contexts.
• Neo: Represents new, used in terms like neonatal or neoplasm.
• Nephr/o: Refers to the kidney, essential in nephrology.
• Neur/o: Associated with nerves, crucial in neurology and neuroscience.
• Neutr/o: Indicates neutrality, often linked with neutrophils in immunology.
• Nid/o: Means nest, used in terms describing structures in biology and medicine.
• Noni-: Refers to the number nine, common in counting systems.
• Noci-: Implies causing harm or pain, relevant in pain management.
• Noct/o, Nyct/o: Pertains to night, used in sleep studies and related medical terminology.
• Nod/o: Indicates a knot, relevant in anatomical descriptions of vessels or tissues.
• -noia: Relates to mind or will, essential in psychological terms.
• Nom/o: Refers to custom or law, used in legal and ethical contexts.
• Nomen-: Indicates name, used in taxonomy and nomenclature.
• Norm/o: Pertains to rule or order, critical in pathology and standardization.
• Nos/o: Refers to disease, foundational in medical terminology.
• Nuclei/o: Indicates nucleus, significant in cellular biology.
• Nulli-: Means none, often used in medical terms discussing absence.
• Nutri/o, Nutrit/o: Refers to nourishing or nutrition, fundamental in dietary sciences.
• Obstetr/o: Relates to pregnancy and birth, essential for obstetrics.
• Ocul/o, Ophthalm/o: Pertains to the eye, crucial in optometry and ophthalmology.
• Odont/o: Means tooth, widely used in dentistry.
• Odyn/o: Signifies pain, relevant in various pain-related medical terms.
• -oid: Indicates resembling or derived from, frequently seen in anatomical terms.
• -ole: Denotes smallness, often used in descriptors for smaller structures or entities.
• Ole/o: Refers to oil, relevant in biochemistry and nutrition.
• Olecran/o: Indicates the olecranon (elbow), significant in anatomy.
• Olig/o: Means scanty, often used to describe limited conditions.
• Om/o: Pertains to the shoulder, used in anatomy.
• -oma: Refers to tumor or mass, fundamental in oncology.
• Omphal/o: Indicates the umbilicus (navel), used in obstetrics and neonatal care.
• Onc/o: Refers to tumor, a key term in cancer studies.
• -one: Indicates hormone, important in endocrinology.
• Mono, Uni: Denote one, used across various scientific disciplines.
• Bi, di: Indicate one and a half, relevant in measurement contexts.
• Onych/o: Refers to nail (of fingers or toes), important in dermatology and podiatry.
• O/o, Ov/o, Ovul/o: Relate to egg, crucial in reproductive biology.
• Oophor/o, Ovari/o: Pertains to the ovary, significant in gynecology.
• -opaque: Indicates obscurity, often used in imaging and diagnostic contexts.
• Ophry/o: Refers to eyebrow, used in anatomy.
• -opia, -opsia: Indicate conditions of vision, foundational in optometric discussions.
• Opisth/o: Means backward or behind, relevant in anatomical terminology.
• -opsy: Indicates view of, often used in biopsy contexts.
• Opt/o, Optic/o: Pertains to eye and vision, essential in optometry and ophthalmology.
• -or: Denotes one who, often used in profession-related terms.
• Or/o: Refers to mouth, relevant in dentistry and oral health.
• Orch/o, Orchi/o, orchid/o: Indicates testis, important in urology and reproductive health.
• -orexia: Relates to appetite, used in discussing eating disorders.
• Organ/o: Refers to organ, foundational in anatomy and physiology.
• Orth/o: Means straight, commonly used in orthopedics.
• Osche/o: Pertains to scrotum, relevant in male reproductive anatomy.
• -ose: Indicates being full of or pertaining to sugar, important in biochemistry.
• -osis: Denotes a condition, usually abnormal, significant in pathology.
• -osmia: Refers to smell, related to olfaction studies.
• Osphresi/o: Indicates the sense of smell, relevant in sensory biology.
• Ossicul/o: Refers to ossicle (small bone), significant in anatomy related to the ear.
• Oste/o: Pertains to bone, crucial in orthopedics and bone health.
• -ostosis: Denotes a condition of bone, relevant in orthopedic conditions.
• Ot/o: Refers to the ear, essential in otology.
• -otia: Indicates an ear condition, often used in clinical settings.
• -ous: Pertains to, frequently found in descriptive medical terms.
• Ox/o, -oxia: Relates to oxygen, critical in respiratory physiology.
• Oxy-: Means swift, sharp, or acid, often used in chemistry.
• Oxysm/o: Refers to sudden, relevant in discussions of shock or acute conditions.