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Health Care Test 1
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY = MEDICAL PREFIXES
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Oste (o) | Bone |
| Neuro | Nerve |
| Angi | Blood vessel |
| Cardio | Heart |
| Nephr | Kidneys |
| Cranio | Skull |
| Thromb (o) | Blood clot |
| Colo | Large intestine |
| Ileo | Small intestine |
| Pneumo / Pleuro | Lungs |
| Myo / Sarco | Muscle |
| Derm | Skin |
| Ven (o) / phleb (o) | Vein |
| Rhino | Nose |
| Hepat (o) | Liver |
| Opthalm / oculo | Eyes |
| Mamm (o) | Breasts |
| Gastro | Stomach |
| Thorac (o) | Chest |
| Macro | Large |
| Micro | Small |
| Megal (o) | Enlarged |
| Hyper | HIgh / elevated / above |
| Hypo | Low / reduced / below |
| Tachy | Rapid, fast |
| Brady | Slow, reduced |
| Erthr (o) | Red |
| Leuk (o) | White |
| Cyan (o) | Blue |
| Chlor (o) | Green |
| Endo - | Inside / within |
| Peri | Around |
| Extra | Outside |
| Inter | Between (Intercoastal space = between ribs) |
| Trans | Through |
| Echo - | Using sound |
| -ectomy | To remove |
| -graphy (y) | Process of making an image |
| -scopy | Using an insturment for viewing |
| Electro - | Using electricity |
| -gram | Picture |
| -otomy | Make a cut into |
| -stomy | Surgical opening |
| -ology | The study of |
| Dys - | Not working properly |
| -emia | Blood |
| -osis | Condition |
| Mal- | Bad / lack of |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -pathy | Disease |
| -oma | Mass |