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Medical Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does anti mean? | Against |
| Brady med term prefix means? | Slow |
| The prefix dys means what? | Abnormal |
| Epi is the prefix meaning for…. | Over/above |
| In medical terminology the prefix hyper is used to describe ? | Excessive/above |
| Inter is the prefix for? | Between |
| Poly means what in the medical office? | Many |
| Neo is the prefix for? | New |
| Post-surgery what’s does the prefix post mean? | After |
| (Bi) lateral the prefix in parentheses means? | Two |
| A-/An prefix means… | Without/lack of |
| (Endo) cranium the word in parenthesis means? | Within |
| Pre-op means? | Before |
| The prefix intra is? | Within/inside |
| (Micro) organisms is a what organism? | Small |
| Tachycardia means? | Fast heart rate |
| Macro mean when something is ? | Large |
| Med term (De) means ? | Away from/Down |
| Hypo medical terminology prefix means? | Below/deficient |
| Sub prefix is… | Under/below |
| The suffix -aligia in the word neuralgia means? | Pain |
| The suffix -centesis in the word amniocentesis means? | Surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| The suffix -ectomy means | Surgical removal |
| Medical term -emia suffix means? | Blood condition |
| The suffix itis meaning is? | Inflammation |
| Med term suffix logo means? | The study of |
| The suffix -Oma means? | Tumor or swelling |
| -osis suffix means | Abnormal condition |
| Suffix -Otomy means | Cutting into/incision |
| Pathy suffix means.. | Disease or disorder |
| The suffix penia is when? | Deficiency or abnormal reduction in number |
| The suffix pexy means | Surgical fixation or suspension |
| Plastic medical suffix term mean ? | Surgical repair or correction |
| Plegia medical suffix is when.. | When it paralysis one side of the body |
| The suffix pnea means? | Breathing |
| The word cholecystorrhaphy suffix rrhaphy means | Suturing or repairing |
| Rrhea suffix means | Flow or discharge |
| Rrhexis suffix means? | Rupture |
| -Sclerosis means what? | Hardening |
| -Scopy suffix means? | Visual examination |
| Hypertension definition | High blood pressure |
| Acute disease meaning | A condition that develops quickly and lasts for a short period |
| Benign definition | Not harmful or cancerous |
| Chronic condition meaning | A condition that lasts for a long time or recurs frequently |
| Abrasion medical term | A scratch or scrape on the skin |
| Biopsy med term means | A medical procedure where a small sample of tissue is removed for examination |
| Fracture med term meaning | A broken bone |
| Abscesses meaning | A collection of pus inside the body |
| Med term cardiovascular disease | A disease that affects the heart or blood vessels |
| Bruise in med term definition | A discoloration of the skin caused by an injury |
| What is the combining word definition for (gastr)-itis? | Inflammation of the stomach |
| What is the combining word definition for (cardio/logy)? | Study of the heart |
| What is the combining word definition for (nephr/itis)? | Inflammation of the kidney |
| What is the combining word definition for (hepa/toma)? | A tumor of the liver |
| What is the combining word definition for (oste/o/arthr/itis)? | Inflammation of the bone and joint |
| What is the combining word definition for (mamm/o/gram)? | An X-ray record of the breast |
| What is the combining word for (dermat/itis)? | Inflammation of the skin |
| What is the combining word for (onc/o/logy) ? | The study of cancer |
| What is the combining word for (leuk/emia) ? | Cancer of white blood cells |
| What does the combining word for (hydr/o/phobia)? | A fear of water |