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med word parts1
study guide for medical terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| /otomy | cutting into |
| /uria | urine |
| /ectomy | surgical removal of |
| /toxic | poison |
| /oma | tumor,swelling |
| /graph | diagram,instrument for recording |
| /malacia | softening of a tissue |
| /plegia | paralysis |
| /megaly | enlarged,large |
| /ology | study of, science of |
| /phagia | to eat, consume, swallow |
| /cele | swelling,tumor,cavity,hernia |
| /osis | condition,state, or process |
| crani/ | pertaining to the skull |
| dys/ | difficult,painful,bad |
| hyster/ | uterus |
| hemo/ | blood |
| carcin/ | cancer |
| osteo/ | bone |
| para/ | near,besides,beyond,adnormal, lower half of the body |
| py/ | pus |
| acro/ | extremities(arms and legs) |
| geront/ | old age, elderly |
| hydro/ | water, waterous |