Medical Root Word Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
a-,an | Without, Absent of |
ab- | Away From |
Ana-,Dis- | apart |
ante- | before, in front |
anti- | against |
bio- | life |
blasto- | precursor |
brady- | slow |
circum-,circ- | around |
cyani- | blue |
dys- | difficult, painful |
ecto- | outside |
endo- | within, into |
epi- | above, upon |
erythro- | red |
ex-, exo- | outside |
endo- | within, into |
epi- | above |
erythro- | red |
hetero- | other, dfferent |
homo- | same |
hyper- | above normal |
hypo- | below normal |
infra- | below |
intra- | within |
inter- | between |
iso- | same, equal |
macro-, mega- | large |
medi-,meso- | middle |
micro- | small |
muta- | change |
neo- | new |
oo- | egg |
para- | beside, next to |
peri- | around |
pre-, pro- | before |
post- | after |
retro | behind |
sub- | below |
supra- | above |
tachy- | fast |
trans- | across |
-algia | pain |
-ase | enzyme |
-clast | breakdown |
-cyte | cell |
-ectomy | surgical removal |
-emia | blood condition |
-emesis | vomitting |
-fistula | abnormal opening |
-genic, -gen, -genisis | producing |
-glia | glue |
-graphy | recording process |
-ia | condition |
-ic | pertaining to |
-itis | inflammation |
-lysis, -lyso | destruction, seperate, split |
-oma | tumor, swelling, mass |
-ology | study of |
-opsy | removal of pieces |
-orrhea | flow |
-osis | increase, abnormal state |
-ostomy | create artificial opening |
-otomy, -tomo | cut into, cut |
-ous | pertaining to |
-pathy | disease |
-penia | decreased amount, deficiancy |
-phagia, physis | eating, engulfing |
-plegia | paralysis |
-poiesis | formation |
-sclerosis | hardening |
-stasis, stati | stop, remain unchanged |
-trophy | nourishment, development |
mono- | one |
bi- | two |
hemi-, haplo- | half |
semi- | half |
tri- | three |
poly- | many |
quadri- | four |
angi | vessel |
arterio | artery |
arthro | joint |
broncho | bronchus (air passages fo lungs) |
cardio | heart |
carcino | cancer |
cephalo | head |
chondro | cartilage |
costa | rib |
crania | skull |
cutane, dermato, derma | skin |
cysto | bladder |
cyto | cell |
encephalo | brain |
entero | intestines, gut |
gastric, gastro | stomach |
hemo, hemato | blood, iron portion |
hepato | liver |
homeo | constant, unchanging |
hydro | water |
hystero | uterus |
leuko | lymph |
lympho | white |
mammo, masto | breast |
myco | fungus |
myo, mysi | muscle |
nephro | kidney |
neuro | nerve |
oma | tumor |
oo, ova | egg |
oophoro | ovary |
or | mouth |
osteo | bone |
patho | disease |
pecto | chest |
peritoneal | abdomino-pelvic |
pleura | lungs region |
pneumo | lung, air |
pynea, spiro | breath |
pyo | pus |
reno | kidney |
salpingo | fallopian tube |
sepsi | infection |
splanchno | viscera |
thrombo | blood clot |
tracheo | trachea, wind pipe |
vaso | vessel |
viscero | internal organs |
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