Medical Terminology Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Flexion | Bending, Bent |
Plantar Flexion | Pointing the toes downward |
Opposition | Moving the thumb away from the palm. |
Supination | Turning the palm upward |
Patella | Knee Cap |
Tibia | Shin Bone |
Clavicle | Collarbone |
Arthroscopy | Examines the inside of a joint |
Osteoporosis | Decrease in bone mass that results in thinning and weaking of the bone |
Scoliosis | Abnormal lateral curvature of the spine |
Spondylolisthesis | The foward sliding of a lumbar vertebra over the vertebra below it. |
Dual-Energy Absorptiometry | Diagnostic procedure used to detect osteoporosis. |
Metacarpals | Hand Bones |
Manibular | Pertaining to the mandible or lower jaw. |
Kinesi/o | Movement |
Ten/o, Tend/o, Tendin/o | Tendon |
My/o, Myos/o, Muscul/o | Muscle |
Arthr/o, Articul/o | Joint |
Chondr/o | Cartilage |
Ankyl/o | Stiff Joint |
Kyph/o | Hump |
Lord/o | Swayback, Curve |
Myel/o | Bone Marrow |
Orth/o | Straight |
Oste/o | Bone |
Ped/o | Child or Foot |
Scoli/o | Crooked or bent |
Vertebr/o | Vertebra |
Ven/o | Vein |
Ventricul/o | Ventricle |
Angi/o | Vessel |
Aort/o | Aorta |
Arteri/o | Artery |
Arther/o | Fatty Substance |
Atri/o | Atrium |
Cardi/o, Coron/o | Heart |
Hemangi/o | Blood Vessel |
Sphygm/o | Pulse |
Valv/o, Valvul/o | Valve |
Thromb/o | Clot |
-Manometer | Instrument to measure pressure. |
-Ole, -Ule | Small |
-Tension | Pressure |
Gram | Record |
Aorta | Largest artery in the body. |
Arterioles | Smallest arteries in the body. |
Interatrial | Pertaining to between the atria. |
Arteriosclerosis | Hardened artery |
Cardiomegaly | Enlarged Heart |
Hypertension | High Pressure |
Angiography | Process of recording a vessel. |
Auscultation | Listening to the sounds within the body. |
Steth/o | Chest |
Agglutin/o | Clumping |
Bas/o | Base |
Chrom/o | Color |
Coagul/o | Clotting |
Eosin/o | Rosy Red |
Erythr/o | Red |
Fibrin/o | Fibers, Fibrous |
Granul/o | Granules |
Hem/o, Hemat/o | Blood |
Leuk/o | White |
Morph/o | Shape |
Neutr/o | Neutral |
Phag/o | Eat or swallow |
Thrombo/o | Clot |
Adenoid/o | Adenoids |
-Cytosis | More than the normal number of cells. |
-Emia | Blood Condition |
-Penia | Abnormal decrease, too few. |
-Phil | Attracted to |
-Poiesis | Formation |
-Stasis | Standing Still |
Fibrinolysis | Destruction of Fibers. |
Leukocyte | White blood cell |
Erythrocyte | Red blood Cell |
Thrombocytosis | Too many clotting cells (platelets). |
Pancytopenia | Too few of all cells. |
Hematopoiesis | Blood Producing |
Tonsillar | Pertaining to Tonsils |
Thymectomy | Removal of the thymus |
Immunologist | Immunity Specialist |
Lymphadenopathy | Lymph gland disease |
Lymphangioma | Lymph vessel tumor |
Splenomegaly | Enlarged Spleen |
Agranulocyte | Nongranular Cell |
Lymphatic | Pertaining to lymph |
Thrombocyte | Clotting Cell |
Pathogenic | Disease producing |
Erythropoiesis | Red cell production |
Hemolysis, Hemolytic | Blood destruction |
Sanguinous, Hematic | Pertaining to blood. |
Fibrinogen | Fiber Producing |
Leukocytosis | Too many white blood cells. |
Erythropenia | Too few red cells. |
Splenotomy | Cut into the spleen |
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