med term pop quiz 1 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
cyt/o | cell |
-cyte | cell |
RUQ | right upper quandrant |
LUQ | left upper quandrant |
RLQ | right lower quandrant |
LLQ | left lower quandrant |
dorsal | back |
ventral | front |
anterior | front |
poterior | back |
cephalic | upward, toward the head |
caudal | down, toward the tail |
medial | toward the midline |
lateral | toward the side, away from the midline |
superior | above |
inferior | below |
proximal | near the point of origin, or near the midline |
distal | away from the point of origin, or away from the midline |
dextra | right |
sinistra | left |
-ist | specialist |
-megaly | enlarged |
-logy | study of |
-osis | condition or increase in number |
leuk/o | white |
melan/o | black |
erythr/o | red |
cyan/o | blue |
-penia | low number |
-emia | blood condition |
-gram | picture |
-graphy | process of using a recording instrument |
-grapher | person who makes the recording or picture |
brady- | slow |
tachy- | fast |
sclerosis | a condition of hardening |
-oma | tumor |
-lysis | destruction |
angi/o | vessel |
arteri/o | artery |
ather/o | thick, fatty |
aort/o | aorta |
phleb/o | vein |
hemi- | half |
epi- | above, upon, on |
-algia | pain |
-plasty | repair |
-stasis | control or stopping |
neur/o | nerve |
psych/o | mind |
encephal/o | brain, inside head |
myel/o | spinal cord |
aden/o | gland |
melan/o | black |
papill/o | small elevation of tissue |
fibr/o | fibrous |
oste/o | bone |
chondr/o | cartilage |
leiomy/o | smooth muscle |
carcin/o | cancer |
emes/o | vomitting |
-blast | embryonic or immature |
hyper- | above, increased |
hypo- | below, decreased |
-tomy | incision, cut into |
-trophy | development |
-malacia | softening |
dys- | painful, difficult |
-cele | hernia |
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