Medical Terminology Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
cerebr/o | cerebrum, largest part of head |
cyst/o | urinary bladder |
lapar/o | abdomen |
mediastin/o | mediastinum (space between the lungs) |
epitheli/o | skin, surface tissue |
-megaly | enlargement |
-itis | inflammation |
-ia | condition |
my/o | muscle |
vascul/o | blood vessel |
-oma | tumor, mass |
aden/o | gland |
carcin/o | cancer/cancerous |
encephal/o | brain |
enter/o | intestines (often the small intestine) |
gynec/o | woman, female |
gnos/o | knowledge |
nervous system | carries electrical messages to and from the brain and spinal cord |
diaphragm | the muscle that separates the abdominal and thoracic cavities |
peritoneum | the organs in the abdomen are covered by a double membrane |
pelvis | bones of the hip |
laryng/o | larynx (voice box) |
chondr/o | cartilage |
principal diagnosis | cause, after evaluation, of the patients admission to the hospital |
-stomy | opening |
-scopy | process of visual examination |
-tomy | incision, cutting into |
-centesis | surgical puncture to removed fluid |
-uria | condition of urine |
-rrhage or -rrhagia | excessive discharge of blood |
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