Medical Terminology Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
abdomin /o | abdomen |
aden /o | gland |
adip /o lip /o | fat |
adren /o | adrenal glands |
angi /o | vessel, usually blood or lymph |
arteri /o | artery |
blephar /o | eyelid |
bronchi /o | bronchus |
calc /o | calcium |
carcin /o | cancer |
cardi /o | heart |
cephal /o | head |
cerebr /o | cerebrum |
chol /e | bile, gall |
cholecyst /o | gallbladder |
choledoch /o | bile duct |
chondr /o | cartilage |
col /o | colon |
cost /o | ribs |
crani /o | cranium |
cutane /o dermat /o | skin |
cyan /o | blue |
cyst /o | bladder |
dent /o odont /o | teeth |
dipl /o | double |
electr /o | electric |
encephal /o | brain |
enter /o | intestine, usually the small intestine |
erythr /o | red |
esophag /o | esophagus |
femor /o | femur |
gastr /o | stomach |
gingiv /o | gum |
gluc /o glyc /o | sugar, glucose |
gynec /o | woman, female |
hemangi /o | blood vessel |
hemat /o | blood |
hepat /o | liver |
hydr /o | water |
hyster /o | uterus |
irid /o | iris |
lapar /o | abdomen |
laryng /o | larynx |
leuk /o | white |
lingu /o | tongue |
lith /o | stone |
lumb /o | lower back |
lymphangi /o | lymph vessel |
lymph /o | lymph |
mamm /o mast /o | breast |
megal /o | enlargement |
melan /o | black |
mening /o | meninges |
men /o | menses, menstruation |
muc /o | mucus |
myel /o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
my /o | muscle |
myring /o tympan /o | tympanic membrane, eardrum |
nas /o rhin /o | nose |
necr /o | death |
nephr /o ren /o | kidney |
neur /o | nerve |
noct /o | night |
oophor /o | ovary |
ophthalm /o | eye |
orchi /o | testis |
os /o stomat /o | mouth |
oste /o | bone |
ot /o | ear |
pancreat /o | pancreas |
pelv /i /o | pelvis |
pharyng /o | pharynx |
phleb /o | vein |
pleur /o | pleura |
pneum /o | lung, air |
proct /o | anus, rectum |
pyel /o | renal pelvis |
radi /o | x-rays, radiation |
retin /o | retina |
salping /o | fallopian tube |
scler /o | hardening, white of the eye |
sigmoid /o | sigmoid colon |
spermat /o | sperm |
spin /o | spine |
spondyl /o vertebr /o | vertebra |
stern /o | sternum |
tend /o | tendon |
therm /o | heat |
thorac /o | chest |
thromb /o | blood clot |
thyr /o | thyroid gland |
toxic, tox /o | poison |
trache /o | trachea |
ureter /o | ureter |
urethr /o | urethra |
ur /o | urine |
uter /o | uterus |
vagin /o | vagina |
vascul /o | blood vessel |
ventricul /o | ventricle of brain or heart |
vesic /o | bladder |
-al -ar -ary -ic | pertaining to |
-algia | pain |
-cele | hernia, swelling |
-centesis | surgical puncture |
-cyte | cell |
-derma | skin |
-dipsia | thirst |
-ectomy | excision, removal of |
-edema | swelling |
-emesis | vomiting |
-emia | blood |
-gram | record |
-graphy | process of recording |
-ia -ism | condition |
-ist | specialist |
-itis | inflammation |
-lith | stone |
-logist | specialist in the study of |
-logy | study of |
-lysis | separation, destruction, loosening |
-malacia | softening |
-megaly | enlargement |
-meter | measure, instrument for measuring |
-oid | resembling |
-oma | tumor |
-opia | vision |
-osis | abnormal condition |
-pathy | disease |
-pause | cessation |
-penia | decrease |
-pepsia | digestion |
-pexy | fixation |
-phagia | swallow, eat |
-phasia | speech |
-phobia | fear |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-pnea | breathing |
-plegia | paralysis |
-rrhaphy | suture |
-rrhea | flow, discharge |
-scope | instrument to view |
-scopy | visual examination |
-stenosis | structure, narrowing |
-stomy | forming a new opening |
-therapy | treatment |
-tome | instrument to cut |
-tripsy | crushing |
-uria | urine, urination |
a- an- | without, not, absent |
ab- | away from |
amb- ambi- | both, on two sides |
auto- | self |
bi- | two, double |
brady- | slow |
dys- | bad, painful difficult |
epi- | above, upon |
hemi- | half, partly |
hyper- | excessive |
hypo- | under, below |
inter- | between |
intra- | within |
macro- | large |
micro- | small |
neo- | new |
para- | near, beside, around |
peri- | around |
poly- | many, much |
post- | after, behind |
pre- | before |
quadri- | four |
sub- | under, below |
supra- | above |
tachy- | rapid |
tri- | three |
abdominoplasty | surgical repair of the abdomen |
hematoma | blood clot |
apnea | not breathing |
bradycardia | slow heart rate |
gastritis | inflammation of the stomache |
gingivitis | inflammation of the gums |
hypocalcemia | low amount of calcium in the blood |
hypoglycemia | low amount of glucose in the blood |
tachycardia | rapid heart rate |
costochondritis | inflammation of the cartilage of the ribs |
bronchitis | inflammation of the bronchus |
hyperglycemia | high level of glucose in the blood |
hysterectomy | surgical removal of the uterus |
rhinoplasty | surgical repair of the nose |
cholecystectomy | surgical removal of the gallbladder |
craniotomy | to cut into the cranium |
mammogram | record of the breast |
aphasia | absence of speech |
arthritis | inflammation of the joints |
quadraplegia | paralysis of all four limbs |
cardiovascular | pertaining to the heart and blood vessels |
dysphasia | difficulty swallowing |
erythrocyte | red (blood) cell |
leukocyte | white (blood) cell |
proctology | study of the anus and rectum |
gynocologist | specialist of the female body |
myalgia | muscle pain |
neuropathy | abnormality of nerves |
polyarthritis | inflammation of multiple joints |
hematospermia | condition of blood in the semen |
hematuria | condition of blood in the urine |
blepharitis | inflammation of the eyelid |
encephalitis | inflammation of the brain |
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