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Module 4
Medical Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| mechano- | machine |
| dynam- | power |
| osmo- | odor |
| traumat- | wound |
| trich- | hair |
| maxil- | upper jawbone |
| an-, a- | without, not |
| phak- | lens |
| pre- | in front of, before |
| strict- | draw tight |
| turbin- | shaped like a top |
| ameb- | change |
| semi- | half |
| neo- | new |
| hormone | excite |
| therm- | heat |
| syn-, sym- | together |
| vuls- | twitch or pull |
| post | after |
| metr- | uterus |
| tegument | covering, skin |
| pan- | all |
| poly- | many |
| ramus | branch |
| neuro- | nerve (nervous system) |
| thromb- | lump, clot |
| ab- | away from, not |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| ante- | before |
| thel- | nipple |
| ex- | out, away from |
| lien- | spleen |
| tumor | swelling |
| vestibule | entrance |
| puer- | child |
| sarc- | flesh |
| proli- | offspring |
| macro- | large |
| lal- | speech |
| intra- | within |
| inter- | between |
| infra- | beneath |
| cryo- | cold |
| mal- | bad |
| glom- | ball |
| tens- | stretch |
| spas- | pull, draw |
| somni- | sleep |
| pharmac- | drug |
| lumbo- | loins |
| arter- | artery |
| appendic- | appendix |
| thryo- | thyroid |
| splen- | spleen |
| ovario- | ovary |
| adreno- | adrenal (gland) |
| basi- | base |
| pelvi- | pelivs |
| vena- | vein |
| urethr- | urethra |
| utero- | uterus |
| sacro- | sacrum |
| pharyng- | pharynx |
| duodeno- | duodenum |
| ureter- | ureter |
| laryng- | larynx |
| bronch- | bronchus |
| col- | colon |
| esphag- | esophagus |
| bi- | two, double, both |
| tri- | three |
| ile- | ileum |
| ili- | ilium |
| lig- | ligament |
| therap- | therapy |