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MIC-II Medical Terms
22 prefixes (& definitions) and 6 medical terms (& definitions)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| myringo | ear drum |
| neuro | nerve, neuron |
| odonto | tooth, teeth |
| onycho | nail of finger or toe |
| psycho | mind |
| nephro | kidney |
| reno | kidney |
| skeleto | skeleton |
| thoraco | chest, thorax |
| tracheo | windpipe, trachea |
| vasculo | small vessels |
| vertebro | spinal column, vertebra |
| viscero | viscera, intestines, organs of the body |
| naso | nose |
| oculo | eye |
| olfacto | smell |
| pneumo | lung, air, breath |
| pulmo | lung |
| rhino | nose |
| synovi | joint fluid, synovial membrane |
| thrombo | clot |
| vaso | duct, vessel, vein, vas deferens |
| veno | vein |
| laceration | a tear in the flesh, producing a wound with irregular edges |
| myocardium | the middle, muscular layer of the heart |
| aneurysm | a balloon-like swelling in the wall of an artery |
| bilateral | relating to or affecting both sides of the body or an organ |
| Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) | the death of a baby, usually occurring overnight while it is in its crib, from an unidentifiable cause; also known as crib death |
| hydrocephalus | "water on the brain" |