MA Med Terminology Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
-algia | pain, painful condition |
dys- | bad, difficult, or painful |
-ectomy | surgical removal, cutting into |
hyper- | excessive, increased |
hypo- | deficient, decreased |
-itis | inflammation |
-osis | abnormal condition |
-ostomy | the surgical creation of an artificial opening to body surface |
-otomy | cutting, surgical incision |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-rrhage | bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge |
-rrhapy | surgical suturing |
-rrhea | flow or discharge |
-rrhexis | rupture |
-sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
cyan/o | blue |
erythr/o | red |
leuk/o | white |
melan/o | black |
poli/o | gray |
-ac | pertaining to |
-al | pertaining to |
-an | pertaining to |
-ar | pertaining to |
-ary | pertaining to |
-eal | pertaining to |
-ical | pertaining to |
-ial | pertaining to |
-ic | pertaining to |
-ine | pertaining to |
-ior | pertaining to |
-ory | pertaining to |
-ous | pertaining to |
-tic | pertaining to |
-ago | abnormal condition |
-esis | abnormal condition |
-ia | abnormal condition |
-iasis | abnormal condition |
-ion | abnormal condition |
-ism | abnormal condition |
ab- | away from |
ad- | toward, to, in the direction of |
dextr/o | right side |
sinistr/o | left side |
ex- | out of, outside, away from |
in- | in, into, not, without |
macro- | large, abnormal size, or long |
micr/o, micro- | small |
mega-, megal/o | large, great |
olig/o | scanty, few |
pre- | before |
post- | after, behind |
eu- | good, normal, well or easy |
inter- | between, among |
intra- | within, inside |
sub- | under, less, below |
super-, supra- | above, excessive |
myc/o | fungus |
myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
my/o | muscle |
-ologist | specialist |
-ology | the study of |
pyel/o | renal pelvis |
py/o | pus |
pyr/o | fever, fire |
arteri/o | artery |
arthr/o | joint |
cardi/o | heart |
nat/o | birth |
neur/o | nerve |
rhin/o | nose |
aden/o | gland |
adip/o | fat |
anter/o | before, front |
caud/o | lower part of body, tail |
cephal/o | head |
cyt/o, -cyte | cell |
hist/o, histi/o | tissue |
path/o, -pathy | disease, suffering, feeling, emotion |
plas/i, plas/o, -plasia | development, growth, formation |
poster/o | behind, toward the back |
anatomy | the study of the structures of the body |
physiology | the study of the functions of the structures of the body |
LLQ | left lower quadrant |
LUQ | left upper quadrant |
RLQ | right lower quadrant |
RUQ | right upper quadrant |
hem/o | blood |
oste/o | bone |
peri- | surrounding |
nephr/o | kidney |
hemat/o | blood |
hepat/o | liver |
fasci/o | cover, support and separate muscles, fascia |
ten/o | tendon |
tend/o | tendon |
tendin/o | tendon |
tax/o | coordination, order |
ton/o | tone, stretching, tension |
tri- | three |
-cele | hernia, swelling |
kines/o | movement |
kinesi/o | movement |
angi/o | blood vessel |
vas/o | blood vessel |
arteri/o | arteries |
capill/o | capillaries |
phleb/o | veins |
ven/o | veins |
thromb/o | clot |
aort/o | aorta |
-crasia | mixture, blending |
phag/o | eat, swallow |
tox/o | poison |
nas/o | nose |
pleur/o | pleura, side of body |
somn/o | sleep |
spir/o | breathe |
phon/o | sound, voice |
cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
pancreat/o | pancreas |
an/o | anus |
proct/o | anus, rectum |
rect/o | rectum |
gastr/o | stomach |
or/o | mouth |
stomat/o | mouth |
-lithiasis | presence of stones |
cholang/o | bile duct |
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