Medical Terminology Word Scramble

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Question	Answer
compound words contain more than one	word root
identify the suffix in the word gastroenteritis	itis
True/False A suffix is added to the end of a word root or combining form to change its meaning?	True
Which type of suffix describes an abnormal condition or disease?	pathological
Which of the following is not a suffix type? a. diagnostic b. surgical c. pathological d. position	d. position
True/False A prefix is a word element located at the beginning of a word	True
Prefixes of position describe a :	place or location
The prefix ecto- means:	outside/outward
place or location	position
mono-	number
pathway or route	direction
prefix in microscope	measurement
outside, outward	ecto-
excess, beyond	ultra-
pseudo-	false
stomat	mouth
erthr/o	red
gastr/o	stomach
hepat/o	liver
immun/o	immune, immunity, safe
nephr/o	kidney
oste/o	bone
-itis	inflamation
-megaly	enlargment
-oma	tumer
-ia	condition
an-	without
esthes	feeling
hyper-	excessive, above normal
therm	heat
intra-	in, within
-ar	pertaining to
muscl	muscle
para-	near, beside: beyond
nas	nose
-al	pertaining to
nat	birth
-al	pertaining to
brady-	slow
circum-	around
peri-	around
a-	without, not
Structural and functional unit of life	CELL
Complete living entity	ORGANISM
Plane that divides the body into right and left halves	MIDSAGITTAL
Cavity that contains the heart and lungs	THORACIC
Quadrant containing the appendix	RIGHT LOWER
Regions used to identify the location of underlying body structures and visceral organs	ABDOMINOPELVIC
Section of the spine that corresponds to the lower back	SACRAL
Subjective indicator of disease	SYMPTOM
Unknown cause	idiopathic
Nearer to the center or the point of attachment	proximal
In anatomical position, the:	body is erect and the eyes are looking forward
Which directional term refers to lying face down on the abdomen?	prone
Which plane divides the body into right and left halves?	midsagittal
Which term refers to the neck?	cervical
Febrile means:	feverish
removal of a representative tissue sample for microscopic examination	biopsy
The abbreviation Tx means	treatment
gentle application of the hands to determine size, consistency, texture, symmetry, and tenderness of underlying structures?	palpation
Which test is a broad screening test for anemias, infections, and other diseases?	CBC complete blood count
Which imaging procedure displays internal structures in continuous motion on a screen?	Fluoroscopy
Autograft	An autograft is a transplantation of healthy tissue from one site to another site in the same person
Gland that secretes through ducts to the surface of an organ or tissue or into a vessel	exocrine exo- -crine
Pertaining to the lips	labial labi/o -al
Pertaining to a surgical connection of the ileum and rectum	ileorectal ile/o rect/o -al
Excision of diseased gingival tissue	gingivectomy gingiv/o -ectomy
Creation of an opening between the colon and the abdominal wall	colostomy col/o -stomy
Difficult or painful digestion	dyspepsia dys- -pepsia
Pertaining to the tongue	lingual lingu/o -al
Herniation or protrusion of the rectum	rectocele rect/o -cele
Physician who specializes in treating disorders of the colon, rectum, and anus	proctologist proct/o -logist
Disease of the intestine	enteropathy enter/o -pathy
Gallstone	cholelith chol/e -lith
Excessive vomiting	hyperemesis hyper- -emesis
Discharge of fat in fecal matter	steatorrhea steat/o -rrhea
Surgical repair of a hernia	hernioplasty herni/o -plasty
Excision of a polyp	polypectomy polyp/o -ectomy
Branch of medicine concerned with digestive diseases	gastroenterology gastr/o enter/o -logy
Excision of adenoids	adenoid/o -ectomy adenoidectomy
Abnormal condition of coal dust in the lungs	anthrac/o -osis anthracosis
Instrument used for measuring oxygen	ox/i -meter oximeter
Inflammation of the epiglottis	epiglott/o -itis epiglottitis
Surgical repair of the septum sept/o -plasty septoplasty	sept/o -plasty septoplasty
Pain in the chest	pectoralgia
Specialist in the study and treatment of lungs and respiratory diseases	pulmon/o -logist pulmonologist
Pertaining to the alveoli	alveolar
Breathing in an upright position	orthopnea
Condition caused by insufficient intake of oxygen	a- -sphyxia asphyxia
Coughing up or spitting up blood	hemoptysis
Not breathing	apnea
Surgical puncture of the pleural cavity pleur/o -centesis pleurocentesis	pleur/o -centesis pleurocentesis
Incomplete expansion of the lung	atelectasis
Difficult breathing	dyspnea
Excision of all or part of a lung pneumectomy	pneumectomy
Widening of the lumen of a blood vessel	VASODILATION
Microscopic vessels	CAPILLARIES
Muscular pump	HEART
Largest artery of the body	AORTA
Pacemaker of the heart	SINOATRIAL NODE
Contraction phase of a heartbeat	SYSTOLE
Chest pain	ANGINA
Inflammation of the inner lining of the heart and its valves	ENDOCARDITIS
Localized abnormal dilation of a vessel	ANEURYSM
Electrical shock delivered during cardiac cycle to treat life-threatening arrhythmias	DEFIBRILLATION

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