Medical Terms Word Scramble
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element | meaning |
gastr- | stomach |
cardi- | heart |
megal- | enlarged |
-itis | inflammation |
dermat- | skin |
plast- | surical repair |
cerebr- | brain |
path- | disease |
-ectomy | surgical removal |
enter- | intestines |
-osis | any condition |
-otomy | cut into |
aden- | gland |
angi- | vessel |
-oma | tumor |
nephr- | kidney |
hepat- | liver |
arthr- | joint |
blephar- | eyelid |
-ologist | specialist |
rhin- | nose |
gingiv- | gum |
-malacia | soft |
-ology | the study of |
spasm | involuntary contraction |
-algia | pain |
crani- | skull |
end- | inside, within |
hemi- | half |
-oid | life |
hyper- | above, more than normal |
cyst- | sac containing fluid |
chole- | bile |
hypo- | under |
-scop | observe |
hyster- | uterus |
-ostomy | create an opening |
para- | beside, beyond |
-lysis | loosening, destruction |
cervic- | neck |
chondr- | cartilage |
cyan- | blue |
hem(at)- | blood |
ost- | bone |
psycho- | mind |
lip- | fat |
my- | muscle |
lith- | stone |
opthhalm- | eye |
proct- | anus |
cost- | rib |
-gram | record |
acro- | extremities |
-rhexis | break/burst |
carcin- | cancer |
-penia | decrease |
gen- | original, production |
burso- | sac |
retr(o)- | backwards |
trip- | rub, friction |
strept- | twist |
-desis | binding |
mani- | madness |
glosso- | tongues |
-trophy | development |
supra- | above |
-ptosis | falling |
dyn- | pain |
mast- | breast |
-rrhaphy | suture, stitching |
dent- | teeth |
cephal- | head |
auto- | self |
epi- | upon |
hydro- | water |
ovar- | egg |
-centesis | puncture |
oto- | ear |
bili- | bile |
squam- | scaly or scale |
mening- | membrane |
cec- | blind passage |
macul- | spat |
-pexy | suspension |
onco- | tumor |
or- | mouth |
sub- | under |
spiro- | coil |
lacrim- | tear |
viscero | organ |
lact- | milk |
onych- | nail or claw |
thorac- | chest |
pyle-, pyloro- | gate opening |
vesic- | bladder |
sphenic- | wedge |
myel- | narrow, spinal cord |
anti- | against |
myco- | fungus |
hallux- | great toe |
lobo- | section |
-emesis | vomiting |
contro- | against, counter |
-iasis | condition |
trans- | through, across |
brady- | slow |
-ectasis | expansion |
cyt- | cell |
odont- | tooth |
leuk- | white |
-esthesia | sensation |
cantho- | angle at the end of the eye lid |
steno- | narrow, contracted |
cheil- | lip |
-cele | hernia |
benign | mild, not cancerous |
semen | seed |
celio- | abdomen |
erythro- | red |
vaso- | vessel |
melan- | black |
cauda- | tail |
lingua- | tongue |
myring- | eardrum |
spondyl- | spinal column |
helio- | sun |
astr- | star-shaped |
-asthenia | weakness |
fascia | sheet, band |
iso- | equal |
tarso- | foot/ankle |
-tope | place |
pod- | foot |
malign- | bad |
adnexa- | ties |
ocul- | eye |
lapar- | abdominal wall |
dacry- | tear |
ment- | mind |
part- | labor, bring forth |
scler(a)- | heart |
somato- | body |
trachel- | neck |
sinus | hollow space |
hypno- | sleep |
sept- | well, fence |
scirr(h)- | hard |
antr- | cavity |
-crine | to secrete |
dura | hard |
pneum- | lung or air |
phage | to eat |
phren- | mind |
corne | horny |
plak- | plate |
iris | rainbow |
kerat- | tissue, horny |
pulmon- pulmo- | lung |
pytal- | saliva |
alveol- | socket |
oophor- | ovary |
oment- | covering |
sedat- | quiet, calm |
furca- | fork-shaped |
radic- | root |
radi- | ray |
fistul- | pipe |
edema | swelling |
dactyl- | toe, finger |
metabol(e) | change |
pariet- | wall |
ependym- | wrapping |
gravid | pregnant |
aer- | air |
glyco-, gluco- | sweet |
tarso- | framework of the eyelid |
cheir- chir- | hand |
calc- | heel, stone |
cine- | move |
digit | finger, toe |
dors- | back |
gangli- | swelling |
gemin- | twin |
grad- | walk, take steps |
gran- | grain, particles |
labi- | lips |
micr- | small |
peps- pept- | digest |
pleur- | rib, side |
mamm- | breast |
colla- | glue |
later- | side |
rachi- | spinal column |
phob- | fear |
phot- | light |
dys- | bad |
cut- | skin |
en- | in |
peri- | about, around |
pro- | in front of , before |
mechano- | machine |
dyanm- | power |
osmo- | odor |
traumat- | wound |
trick- | hair |
maxill- | upper jawbone |
an- a- | without, not |
phak- | lens |
pre- | in front of, before |
strict- | draw tight |
turbin- | shape like a top |
ameb- | change |
semi- | half |
neo- | new |
hormone | excite |
therm- | heat |
syn- or sym- | together |
vuls- | twitch, pull |
post | after |
metr- | uterus |
tegument | skin, covering |
pan- | all |
poly- | many |
ramus | branch |
neuro- | nerve |
thromb- | lump, clot |
ab- | away from, not |
-plegia | paralysis |
ante- | before |
thel- | nipple |
ex- | away from, out |
lien- | spleen |
tumor | swelling |
vestibule | entrance |
puer- | child |
sarc- | flesh |
proli- | offspring |
macro- | large |
lal- | speech |
intra- | within |
inter- | between |
infra- | beneath |
cryo- | cold |
mal- | bad |
glom- | ball |
tens- | stretch |
spas- | pull, draw |
somni- | sleep |
pharmac- | drug |
lumbo- | loins |
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