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Course Project
Med term Game Due Week 4
| Term | Definition | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Ecto- | Outside | Ectoderm |
| Hemi- | Half | Hemiplegia |
| Hyper- | Over | Hyperthermia |
| Macro- | Large | Macrotia |
| Micro- | Small | Microdontia |
| Hypo- | Under | Hypothermia |
| Pan- | All | Pancytopenia |
| Dys- | Bad | Dysentery |
| Eu- | Good | Euphoria |
| Re- | Again | Rehabilitation |
| Post- | After | Postpartum |
| Tachy- | Fast | Tachycardia |
| Brady- | Slow | Bradycardia |
| Ad- | Towards | Adrenaline |
| Peri- | Around | Circumcision |
| Sub- | Beneath | Subcutaneous |
| Inter- | Between | Intercostal |
| Bi- | Two | Bilateral |
| De- | Down, away from | Dehydration |
| Endo- | In, inside | Endocrine |
| -ism | Condition | Autism |
| -ium | Tissue, structure | Pericardium |
| -ist | Specialist | Dentist |
| -logist | Specialist in the study of | Psychologist |
| -logy | Study of | Psychology |
| -dynia | Pain | Myalgia |
| -emia | Blood condition | Leukemia |
| -lasis | Presence of | Lithiasis |
| -itis | Inflammation | Arthritis |
| -malacia | Abnormal softening | Osteomalacla |
| -lysis | Loosen, break down | Hemolysis |
| -pathy | Disease | Myopathy |
| -oma | Tumor | Melanoma |
| -ptosis | Drooping | Nephroptosis |
| -rrhea | Flow | Diarrhea |
| -spasm | Involuntary contraction | Myospasm |
| -megaly | Enlargement | Hepatomegaly |
| -oid | Resembling | Keloid |
| -penia | Deficiency | Leukopenia |
| -iatrist | Specialist in medicine of | Psychiatrist |
| Dermatosis | Skin condition | Neurodermatitis |
| Ichthyosis | A condition in the skin that is dry and scaly resembling fish scales | Epidermolytic ichthyosis |
| Atopic dermatitis | A chronic dry inflammatory disease characterized by itching | Dyshidrotic eczema |
| Psoriasis | A skin condition characterized by patches of itchy, red, scaly skin | Inverse psoriasis |
| Hypertrichosis | Excessive growth of hair | Unibrow |
| Impetigo | A highly contagious bacterial infection of the skin | Ecthyma |
| Xanthosis | Yellowing of the skin | Carotenemia |
| Dermatomycosis | A fungal skin condition | Tinea pedis (athlete's foot) |
| Hidradenitis | Inflammation of the sweat glands | Abscesses |
| Mycodermatitis | Inflammation of the skin caused by fungus | Ringworm |
| Path/o | Suffering, disease | Pathology |
| Scler/o | Hard | Scleroderma |
| Morph/o | Change | Morphology |
| Hydr/o | Water | Dehydration |
| Necr/o | Death | Necrosis |
| Plas/o | Formation | Hyperplasia |
| Arthr/o | Joint | Arthritis |
| Enter/o | Small intestine | Enteropathy |
| Gastr/o | Stomach | Gastrointestinal |
| Orth/o | Straight | Orthodontist |