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Med Terminology S/T
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -sarcoma | tumor, cancer |
| sclero- | hardening |
| -scope | examining instrument |
| -scopy | observation |
| -sect | cut |
| semi- | half, part |
| septic- | infection, poison |
| sono- | sound |
| -spasm | involuntary contraction |
| spleno- | spleen |
| -stasis | stoppage or maintaining a constant flow |
| steno- | contracted, narrow |
| sterno- | sternum, breast bone |
| -stomy | artificial opening |
| sub- | less, under, below |
| super- | above, upon, higher, over |
| tach- | fast |
| thermo- | heat |
| thoraco- | thorax, chest |
| thrombo- | clot |
| -toxic- | poison |
| trach- | trachea, windpipe |
| trans- | across, over, beyond |
| tri- | three |
| -tripsy | crushed by rubbing or grinding |
| tympano- | eardrum, tympanic membrane |
| -trophy | growth, nutrition, development |