Medical Terminology Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
-OSCOPY | Examination with a lighted instrument |
-PLASTY | Reshape or form |
-TRIPSY | Crushing |
-CENTESIS | Puncturing and drawing off (tapping) |
-GRAM | Record/picture |
-GRAPH | Instrument that records |
-GRAPHY | Procedure of recording |
-OPSY | Looking at |
-STASIS | Stopping |
-CLASIS | breaking |
-ORRHAPHY | Sewing or repair, e.g. herniorrhaphy meaning repair of a hernia |
-ECTOMY | Surgical removal, e.g. appendicectomy meaning surgical removal of the appendix |
-PEXY | Fixation, e.g. orchiopexy meaning fixation of an undescended testicle |
-IA, -IASIS -OSIS -ISM | All meaning condition of |
-ITIS | Inflammation of |
-PATHY | Disease of |
-GENIC | Produced from or originating from |
-AL -IC -IAC | Pertaining to |
-OLD | Shape or form |
-OLOGY | Scientific study of |
-CYTE | Cell |
-OTOMY | Cutting into or dividing e.g. osteotomy meaning cutting into bone |
-OSTOMY | Making an artifial opening e.g. tracheostomy meaning making an artificial opening into the trachea |
-AEMIA | Blood |
-AESTHESIA | Sensibility,sense-perception |
-AL | Pertaining to |
-ALGIA | Pain |
-AN | Pertaining to |
-BLAST | Immature cell |
-CELE | Swelling/protrusion/herniation |
-CENTESIS | Puncture, drawing off |
-CIDE | Killing/destroying |
-CISION | Cutting |
-CLASIS | Breaking |
-COCCUS | Round cell, type of bacteria |
-DERM | Skin |
-DESIS | Binding together |
-DYNIA | Pain |
-ECTASIS | Dilatation |
-ECTOMY | Removal of |
-FORM | Having the formation or shape of |
-GENESIS | Forming or origin |
-GENIC | Producing or forming |
-IASIS | Conditon of/state of |
-IATRIC | Pertaining to medicine/physician |
-ISM | Condition of |
-KINESIS | Movement/activity |
-lITH | Stone |
-LITHIASIS | Condition of stones |
-LYSIS | Breaking down (keep splitting) |
-MALACIA | Softening |
-MEGALY | Enlargement |
-METER | Measure |
-OMA | Tumour |
-OPLA | Condition of the eye |
-OSE | Sugar |
-OUS | Like/similar to |
-PARESIS | Weakness |
-PENIA | Lack of/decreased |
-PHAGE | Eating/ingesting |
-PHAGIA | Swallowing |
-PHILIA | Loving, affinity for |
-PHOBIA | Irrational fear of |
-PHYLAXIS | Protection, prevention |
-PLASIA | Formation |
-PLEGIA | Paralysis |
-PNOEA | Breathing |
-POEISIS | Making |
-RRHYTHMIA | Rhythm |
-RRHAGE | To burst forth (heavy bleeding) |
-RRHAPHY | Rupture of |
-SCLEROSIS | Hardening |
-SOMATIC | Pertaining to the body |
-STASIS | Cessation of movement/flow |
-STAXIS | Dripping (blood) |
-STENOSIS | Narrowing |
-STHENIA | Strength |
-TAXIA | Co-ordination, order |
-TOME | Cutting instrument |
-TROPHY | Nourishment |
-URIA | Condition of urine |
Singular -us (staphylococcus) | Plural -i (staphylococci) |
Singular -a (vertebra) | Plural -ae (vertebrae) |
Singular -um (atrium) | Plural -a (atria) |
Singular -is (diagnosis) | Plural -es (diagnoses) |
Singular -oma (stoma) | Plural -omata (stomata) |
Singular -ix (cervix) | Plural - ices (cervices) |
Singular -ax (thorax) | Plural -aces (thoraces) |
Singular -on (ganglion) | Plural -a (ganglia) |
-ATE | A salt |
-A | Condition of |
-AC | Concerning/pertaining to |
-ASE | Enzyme |
-CRINE | Secrete |
-DIPSIA | Thirst |
-GOGUE | Increasing flow |
-GRAVID/-GRAVID | Pregnancy |
-IC | Condition of /pertaining to |
-LALLA | Speech |
LITHESIS | Slipping |
-OEDEMA | Swelling caused by excess fluid |
-OPSIA | Vision |
-ORRHAPHY | Sewing or repair |
-PARA | Given birth |
-PHAKIA | Lens (of the eye) |
-PHASIA | Speech |
-PHOBIA | Irrational fear |
-PTOSIS | Drooping/falling |
-PTYSIS | Cough |
-RRHAGIA | Condition of heavy bleeding |
-RRHEXIS | Rupture/break |
-SCOPE | Lighed instrument used to examine |
-SCOPY | Examination with a lighted instrument |
-SPADIA | To draw out |
-SCOTOMA | Blind spot |
-STAT | An agent to prevent moving or change |
-STHEANIA | Strength |
-TOCIA | Labour/birth |
-TRIPTOR | Instrument used to crush |
-TROPIC/-TROPHIC | Affinity/turning toward |
-TUSSIS | Cough |
-ABLE | able to, capable of |
-AGRA | attack,severe pain |
-ASIS | State of |
-CAVAL | Pertaining to venae cavae |
-CELE | Tumour,swelling |
-CLYSIS | Infusion,injection |
-CULE | Little |
-FACIENT | Making |
-FUGE | Expelling |
-KINESIS -KINETIC | Motion |
-LYTIC | Disintegration |
-MORPH | Form |
-OGEN | Precursor |
-OID | Likeness,resemblance |
-OL | Alcohol |
-0SIS | Condition,disease,excess |
-POIESIS | Making |
-SACCHARIDE | Basic carbohydrate molecule |
-SOMY | Pertaining to chromosomes |
-TAXIA -TAXIS | Arrangement,co-ordination,order |
Created by:
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