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Intro To Med Term
Intro To Medical Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| brady- | slow |
| hypo- | below, deficient |
| dys- | painful, difficult, abnormal |
| supra- | above |
| hyper- | above, more than normal |
| inter- | between |
| tachy- | fast |
| micro- | small |
| retro- | behind, backwards |
| sub- | below, underneath, less than |
| -algia | pain or painful condition |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -logy | the study of |
| -itis | inflammation of |
| -oma | tumor, mass |
| -pathy | disease, suffering |
| -logist | one who studies |
| -ia | condition, state, thing |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -malacia | condition of softening |
| -cise | cut out |
| -trophy | process of development |
| abdomin/o- | abdomen |
| cardi/o- | heart |
| chondr/o- | cartilage |
| crani/o- | cranium or skull |
| dermat/o- | skin |
| enter/o- | intestine |
| gastr/o- | stomach |
| gynec/o- | female/woman |
| hemat/o- | blood |
| laryng/o- | larnyx or voice box |
| lumb/o- | lower back |
| muscul/o- | muscle |
| neur/o- | nerve |
| opthalm/o- | eye |
| ot/o- | ear |
| pulmon/o- | lung |
| skelet/o- | skeleton |
| ur/o- | urine or urinary system |