Medical Terminology Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
What is a Word Root? | the subject of a medical term and the foundation on which it's built. |
What is a Prefix? | a word element that comes before a word root. |
What is a Suffix? | a word ending. |
Cyan | Blue |
Erythr | Red |
Leuk | White |
Cyte | Cell |
Cyt | Cell |
Aer | Air |
My | Muscle |
Angi | Vessel |
Bili | Bile |
Cardi | Heart |
Thromb | Clot |
Lip | Fat |
Derm | Skin |
Dermat | Skin |
Gluc | Sugar |
Glyc | Sugar |
Path | Disease |
Arteri | Artery |
Nephr | Kidney |
Ren | Kidney |
Per | Through |
Extra | Outside |
Pre | Before |
A, An, Ar | Without |
Dys | Difficult |
Endo | Within |
Mal | Poor,Bad |
Aniso | Unequal |
Iso | Equal |
Brady | Slow |
Tachy | Rapid |
Epi | On |
Homo | Same |
Homeo | Same |
Inter | Between |
Intra | Within |
Megaly | Enlargement |
Algia | Pain |
Rrhage | Burst forth |
Oma | Tumor |
Penia | Deficiency |
Emia | Blood Condition |
Itis | Inflammation |
Dema | Swelling |
Ac, Al | Pertaining To |
Ectomy | Removal, Excision |
Logist | Specialist |
Logy | Study of |
Tomy | Cutting, Incision |
Stasis | Stopping |
Anti | Against |
Bi | Two |
Exo | Outside |
Hyper | Too Much |
Hypo | Too Little |
Micro | Small |
Supra | Above |
Mono | One |
Dorso | Back |
Osis | Abnormal Condition |
Ole, Ule | Small |
Ism | Condition, State of |
Vas | Vessel |
Ven | Vein |
Hem/Hemat | Blood |
Fibrin | Fiber |
Bucc | Cheek |
Cyst | Bladder |
Hepat | Liver |
Scler | Hard |
ABG | Arterial Blood Gas |
AIDS | Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome |
BMP | Basic Metabolic Profile |
BS | Blood Sugar |
BUN | Blood Urea Nitrogen |
Bx | Biopsy |
C&S | Culture and Sensitivity |
Ca | Calcium |
CBC | Complete Blood Count |
CO2 | Carbon Dioxide |
CPR | Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation |
DNA | Deoxyribonucleic Acid |
Dx | Diagnosis |
ECG | Electrocardiogram |
ER | Emergency Room |
ESR/Westigren/Sed Rate | Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate |
Fe | Iron |
FUO | Fever of Unknown Origin |
HCT | Hematocrit |
HGB | Hemoglobin |
HH | Hematocrit and Hemoglobin |
Hx | History |
H2O | Water |
IV | Intravenous |
K+ | Potassium |
MI | Myocardial Infarction |
Na+ | Sodium |
Neg | Negative |
NPO | Nothing By Mouth |
O2 | Oxygen |
O&P | Ova and Parasite |
p.o | Orally |
Pos | Positive |
PP | Postprandial (after meal) |
PRN | As Necessary |
pt | Patient |
PT | Prothrombin Time |
PTT | Partial Thromboplastin Time |
QNS | Quality Not Sufficient |
RBC | Red Blood Count |
RR | Recovery Room |
STAT | Immediately |
Sx | Symptoms |
UA | Urinalysis |
WBC | White Blood Count |
Plural of A | AE |
Plural of EN | INA |
Plural of EX, IX | ICES |
Plural of IS | ES |
Singular of NGES | NX |
Singular of A | ON, UM |
Singular of I | US |
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