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Medical Terminology
pt400 module 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aden/o | gland |
| oma | tumor |
| arthr/o | joint |
| -itis | inflammation |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| cardi/o | heart |
| -ology | the study of |
| cephal/o | head |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| cerebr/o | brain, cerebrum |
| -al | pertaining to |
| crin/o | to secrete |
| -ologist | one who studies |
| endo | within |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| -scopy | process of visual examination |
| cyt/o | cell |
| -gen | to produce |
| derm/o | skin |
| dermat/o | skin |
| -sis | condition of |
| gynec/o | woman |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| leuk/o | white |
| -em | blood |
| -ia | condition of |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| ren/ | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| onc/o | tumor |
| opthalm/o | eye |
| oste/o | bone |
| malacia | softening |
| path/o | disease |
| -ist | specialist |
| rhin/o | nose |
| secti/o | to cut |
| tion | the act of (incision) |
| thromb/o | clot |
| tom/o | to cut |
| -y | process of |
| ur/o | urine, urinary tract |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -crit | to separate |
| -ectomy | excision, removal of |
| -ia | condition of |
| -sis | state of |
| -gram | record of |
| -opsy | process of viewing |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| dia | complete |
| gnos | knowledge |
| -alg | pain |
| auto | (one's) self |
| erythr/o | red |
| -scope | instrument for viewing |
| -tomy | process of cutting |
| a- | no, not, without |
| an- | no, not, without |
| ante- | before, forward |
| anti- | against |
| bleph- | eyelid |
| brady- | slow |
| contra- | against |
| dys- | painful, difficult |
| men | mensus |
| rrhea | discharge, flow |
| epi- | above |
| ec- | out, outside |
| ecto- | out, outside |
| hyper- | excessive, above |
| supra- | above |
| -lysis | to break down |
| bio | life |
| indication | use |
| hypo- | below, deficient |
| sub- | under |
| lingual | tongue |
| pan- | all |
| hyster | uterus, womb |
| para- | beside, near |
| peri- | surrounding |
| poly- | many, excessive |
| py- | pus |
| re- | back |
| retro- | behind |
| tachy- | fast |
| trans- | across |
| syn- | together |
| erg | work |