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Anatomy/Physiology
Medical Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| arthr | joint |
| hepat | liver |
| ven | vein |
| oste | bone |
| intra- | within |
| sub- | under |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -pathy | disease |
| -o- | combining vowel |
| aden | gland |
| cyt | cell |
| epetheli | epethelium |
| fibr | fiber |
| hist | tissue |
| kary | nucleus |
| lip | fat |
| my | muscle |
| neur | nerve |
| organ | organ |
| sarc | flesh, connective tissue |
| viscer | internal organs |
| cancer, carcin | cancer |
| eti | cause (of disease) |
| gno | knowledge |
| iatr | physician, medicine |
| onc | tumor, mass |
| path | disease |
| rhabd | rod-shaped, striated |
| somat | body |
| chlor | green |
| chrom | color |
| cyan | blue |
| erythr | red |
| leuk | white |
| melan | black |
| xanth | yellow |
| dia- | through, complete |
| dys- | difficult, labored, painful, abnormal |
| hyper- | above, excessive |
| hypo- | below, incomplete, deficient |
| meta- | after, beyond, change |
| neo- | new |
| pro- | before |
| -gen | produces or causes |
| -genesis | origin, cause |
| -genic | producing, originating, causing |
| -logist | one who studies and treats |
| -logy | study of |
| -oid | resembling |
| -oma | tumor, swelling |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -plasia | condition of formation, development |
| -plasm | a growth, substance, formation |
| -sarcoma | malignant tumor |
| -sis | state of |
| -stasis | control, stop, standing |
| lie | smooth |