Medical Terminology Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| ab | away from |
| a | without or no |
| an | without or no |
| ad | toward |
| anti | against |
| dys | difficult, painful or bad |
| eu | good, easy or normal |
| endo | within or inside |
| ex/exo | without, out of, outside or away from |
| endo | within or inside |
| ecto | outside |
| hyper | elevated, higher or more than normal |
| hypo | depressed, lower or less than normal |
| inter | between |
| intra | within |
| poly | many or excessive |
| oligo | scant or little |
| pre | before |
| post | after |
| sub | below, under, less or decreased |
| super/supra | above, beyond or excessive |
| epi | upper |
| extra | outside |
| infra | below or beneath |
| meta | beyond |
| per | throughout |
| trans | across |
| ultra | above, increased or more than normal |
| pan | all |
| -penia | deficiency or reduction in number |
| -tomy | cutting into or incision |
| -stomy | surgically created opening |
| -ectomy | surgical removal or excision |
| -pexy | suture to stabilize |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas |
| -gram | record of |
| -graph | instrument that records |
| -graphy | procedure that records |
| -lysis | separation or breakdown |
| -scope | instrument to visually examine |
| -scopy | procedure to visually examine |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -rrhagia/-rrahge | bursting forth |
| -rrhaphy | to suture |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -algia/-dynia | pain |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -pathy | disease |
| -sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
| -um | structure |
| oste(o) | bone |
| myo/sarco | muscle |
| neur(o) | nerves |
| derm- | skin |
| angi(o) | blood vessels |
| ven(o)/phleb(o) | veins |
| cardi(o) | heart |
| rhin(o) | nose |
| tympan | eardrum |
| neph | kidney |
| cran(i) | skull |
| opthalm/ocul(o) | eye |
| oto | ear |
| thromb(o) | blood clot |
| hepat(o) | liver |
| mamm(o) | breast |
| colo | large intestine |
| gastro | stomach |
| ileo | small intestine |
| thorac(o) | chest |
| pneumo/pleuro | lu |
| micro | small |
| macro | large |
| tachy- | fast or rapid |
| brady- | slow or reduced |
| chloro- | green |
| leuk- | white |
| eryth- | red |
| cyan- | blue |
| echo | using ultrasonic waves |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -pathy | disease |
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