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Medical Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How many word parts are there | 3 |
| Define the word part Root | Meaning or central part of the word; it often refers to a body part (nearly all medical terms have this) |
| Define the word part Prefix | Beginning of the word; it modifies the root (not all medical terms have this) |
| Define the word part Suffix | Ending of the word; it modifies the root and usually refers to a condition, procedure, or action (not all medical terms have this |
| What is the Prefix in HYPERTHERMIC | HYPER |
| What is the Root in HYPERTHERMIC | THERM/O |
| What is the Suffix in HYPERTHERMIC | IC |
| What word part is this word missing TONSILLECTOMY | Prefix |
| What word part is this word missing BI LATERAL | Suffix |
| a/an | absence of |
| ab | away from |
| ad | toward |
| ante | before |
| anti | against |
| auto | self |
| bi | both, two |
| bio | life |
| circum | around |
| con | with, together |
| contra | against, opposite |
| cryo | related to or producing cold |
| crypto | hidden |
| dis | apart, seperate |
| dys | painful, diffuclt |
| ec | out |
| ecto | outside of |
| en | in |
| endo | within |
| epi | on, attached to, over |
| ex | out |
| hemi | half |
| hemo/hemat | pertaining to blood |
| hyper | high, excessive |
| hypo | below |
| inter | between |
| intra | within |
| iso | equal |
| litho | stone |
| mal | bad |
| mega | large |
| meso | middle |
| meta | beyond |
| micro | very small |
| milli | one-thousandth |
| mono | one, single |
| multi | many |
| neo | new |
| para | beside, along side of |
| per | through |
| peri | around, enclosing |
| poly | many |
| post | after |
| pre | before |
| primi | first |
| retro | back, behind |
| semi | half |
| sub | under |
| super | excessive |
| supra | above |
| syn | together, with |
| al | relating to |
| ectomy | removal of |
| emesis | vomiting |
| genic | producing |
| genetic | origin-related |
| graph | recording instrument |
| graphy | recording process |
| iasis | abnormal |
| iatric | treatment of |
| iatry | field of medicine |
| ic | relating to |
| ism | condition of |
| itis | inflammation of |
| lysis | destruction of |
| megaly | enlargement |
| meter | measurement instrument |
| mycosis | disease or condition |
| ologist | specialist in |
| ology | study of |
| oma | tumor |
| osis | condition of |
| pathy | disease |
| penia | abnormal decrease |
| phagic | eating |
| phasic | speech |
| plasia | growth, development, formation |
| philia | abnormal attraction |
| phobia | abnormal fear |
| plasia | formation |
| plasty | surgical repair |
| ptosis | drooping |
| rrhage | burst forth |
| rrhea | discharge or flow |
| scope | viewing instrument |
| scopy | procedure using a scope |
| stomy | creating a surgical opening |
| tomy | incision into |
| tripsy | crushing |
| aden/o | gland |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arthr/o | joint |
| audi/o | hearing |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| burs/o | bursa |
| calc/i | stone |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cervic/o | neck, neck of an organ |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva |
| cost/o | rib |
| crani/o | skull |
| cutane/o | skin |
| cyan/o | blue |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| cyt/o | cell |
| derm/o | skin |
| dors/o | back |
| encephal/o | brain |
| fasci/o | fibrous tissue |
| fibr/o | connective tissue |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gingiv/o | gum |
| glyc/o | sugar, glucose |
| gynec/o | pertaining to female |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hist/o | tissue |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| ir/o | iris |
| kal/i | potasium |
| lacrim/o | tear |
| lamin/o | lamina |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| leuk/o | white |
| lip/o | fat |
| metr/o | uterus |
| myel/o | spinal cord |
| my/o | muscle |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| onc/o & tumoronchy/o | fingernails or toenails |
| opt/o | vision |
| oste/o | bone |
| pector/o | chest |
| pneumon/o | lung |
| psych/o | mind |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| retin/o | retina |
| rhin/o | nose |
| synovi/o | lining the joint |
| tend/o | tendon |
| ven/o | vein |
| Median or midline plane | a lengthwise plane through the midline running front to back dividing the body into equal right and left halves |
| Sagittal plane | a lengthwise plane parallel to the midline running front to back dividing the body or any part of it into unequal right and left sides or parts |
| Coronal or frontal plane | a lengthwise plane running side to side dividing the body into front and back parts |
| Transverse or horizontal plane | a crosswise plane dividing the body into upper and lower parts |
| where is superior located on the body | toward the head end or toward the upper part of the body |
| where is inferior located on the body | farther away from the head or toward the lower part of the body |
| where is the anterior or ventral located on the body | on the front or abdominal side of the body |
| where is posterior or dorsal located on the body | on the backside of the body |
| where is proximal located on the body | nearer a point of reference, usually the trunk or middle of the body |
| where is disital located on the body | farther away from a point of reference |
| where is medial located on the body | closer to the midline of the body |
| where is lateral located on the body | toward the side of the body or away from the midline |
| where is internal or deep located on the body | on the inside of the body |
| where is external or superficial located on the body | on or close to the outside of the body |
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