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Ch 1 Build Med Terms
Tools for Building Medical Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| carcin(o) | crab, cancer |
| lith(o) | stone |
| nephr(o) | kidney |
| stomat(o) | mouth |
| articul(o) | joint |
| caud(o) | tail |
| fung(i) | fungus |
| or(o) | mouth |
| ren(o) | kidney |
| blephar(o) | eyelid |
| cephal(o) | head |
| path(o) | disease |
| opthalm(o) | eye |
| cardi(o) | heart |
| chir(o) | hand |
| ot(o) | ear |
| angi(o)/vas(o) | vessel |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -itis | inflammation of |
| -logy | the study of |
| -plasty | plastic surgery of |
| -rrhea | discharge from |
| -tomy | incision of |
| pl. of diagnosis | diagnoses |
| pl. of prognosis | prognoses |
| pl. of psychosis | psychoses |
| pl. of atrium | atria |
| pl. of ileum | ilea |
| pl. of septum | septa |
| pl. of bacterium | bacteria |
| pl. of alveolus | alveoli |
| pl. of bacillus | bacilli |
| pl. of bronchus | bronchi |
| pl. of vertebra | vertebrae |
| pl. of patella | patellae |
| pl. of petechia | petchiae |
| pl. of appendix | appendices |
| pl. of varix | varices |
| pl. of cervix | cervices |
| pl. of cortex | cortices |
| pl. of thorax | thoraces |
| pl. of carcinoma | carcinomas, carcinomata |
| pl. of sarcoma | sarcomas, sarcomata |
| pl. of protozoon | protozoa |
| pl. of spermatozoon | spermatozoa |
| pl. of phalanx | phalanges |
| pl. of larynx | larynges |