Medical Terms Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
a-, an- | without, lack of |
bi- | twice, double, both, two |
dors- | to the back, back |
endo- | within, innermost |
inter- | between, among |
intra- | within, into, inside |
para- | near, beside, beyond, abnormal, lower half of the body |
peri- | surrounding |
post- | after, behind |
sub- | less, under, below |
-algia | pain |
-ectomy | surgical removal of |
-itis | inflammation, inflammation of |
-gram | tracing, picture, record |
-megaly | large, enlargened |
-ology | study of, science of |
-ostomy | surgically created opening |
-otomy | cutting into |
-pathy | disease, abnormal condition |
-plasty | surgical correction or repair |
-rrhaphy | suture of, sewing up of a gap or defect, stitching |
-sclerosis | dryness or hardness |
-scope | examining instrument |
-stenosis | contracted, narrow |
angi/o | vessel |
arteri/o | artery |
cardi/o | pertaining to the heart |
col/o | colon, bowel, large intestine |
cost/o | rib |
leuk | white |
hemo/hemat | blood |
hepat/o | liver |
hyster/o | uterus |
latero | side |
mamm/o | breast, mammary glands |
myel/o | bone marrow, spinal chord |
my/o | muscle |
neur/o | nerve, nervous system |
plegia | paralysis |
trache/o | trachea, windpipe |
ABG's | arterial blood gas |
AC | before meals |
amb | ambulate, walk |
BP | blood pressure |
BS | blood sugar, bowel sound, breath sound |
CBC | complete blood count |
FBS | fast blood sugar |
pt | patient |
VS | vital signs (TPR & BP) |
Dx | diagnosis |
po | by mouth |
-al | pertaining to |
-urea | urine |
-pnea | breathing |
nephr/o | of or relating to the kidney |
rhin/o | nose |
crani/o | skull |
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