Medical terms Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Word roots 1.Seb | Sebaceous glands |
2. Cutane,Dermat,Derm | Skin |
3. Hidr | Sweat glands |
4. Pil | Hair |
5. Oste. Oss, Ost | Bones |
6. Chondr | Cartilage |
7. Arthr | Joints |
8. Ligament | Ligaments |
9. Myel | Bone marrow |
10. Fasci | Fascia |
11. My | Muscles |
12. Ten, tend tendin | Tendons |
13. Encephal | Brain |
14. Acoust,ot | Ears |
15. Ocul, ophtalm | Eyes |
16. Neur | Nerves |
17. Myel | Spinal cord |
18. Arteri | Arteries |
19. Hem, Hemat | Blood |
20. Card, cardi | Heart |
21. Pleb, ven | Veins |
22.Capill | Capillaries |
23. Lymph | Lymph |
24. Splen | Spleen |
25. Thym | Thymus |
26. Tonsil | Tonsils |
27. Larying | Larynx |
28. Pneum, pneumon | Lungs |
29. Nas | Nose |
30. Pharyng | Pharynx |
31. Trache | Trachea |
32. Sinus | Sinuses |
33. Esophag | Esophagus |
34. Col | Large intestine |
35. Hepat | Liver |
36. Or | Mouth |
37. Pancreat | Pancreas |
38. Enter | Smalle intestine |
39. Gastr | Stomach |
40. Nephr, ren | Kidneys |
41. Ureter | Ureters |
42. Uretha | Uretha |
43. Cyst, vestic | Urinary bladder |
44. Adren | Adrenals |
45. Gonad | Gonads |
46. Pancreat | Pancreas |
47. Parathyroid | Parathoid glands |
48. Pineal | Pineal |
49. Pituit | Pituitary |
50. Thym | Thymus |
51. Thyroid | Thyroid |
52. Orch, orchid, test , testicul | Testicles |
53. Oophor ,ovari | Ovaries |
54. Hyster, metr, metri, uter | Uterus |
Prefixes 1. A-, An- | Without or absence of |
2. Ab- | From or away |
3. Ad- | To or towards |
4. Ana- | Up |
5. Ante | Before |
6. Anti | Against |
7. Append | To hang something |
8. Bi-, Bin- | Two |
9. Brady | Slow |
10. Contra | Against |
11. Di | Two |
12. Dis | To undo; free from |
13: ecto-, Exo-, extra- | Outside |
14. Endo- | Within |
15. Epi- | Upon |
16. Erythr | Red |
17. Glyc- | Sweet |
18. Hyper- | Over |
19. Hypo- | Under |
20. Im- | Not |
21. Infra- | Beneath; below |
22. Intra- | Inside |
23. Iso- | Equal |
24. Macro- | Large |
25 mal- | Bad |
26. Meso- | Middle |
27. Meta- | After |
28. Micro- | Small |
29. Mono- | One |
30. Multi- | Many |
31. Mut- | Change |
32. Neo- | New |
33. Para- | Beside |
34. Patho- | Disease |
35. Peri- | Surrounding |
36. Poly- | Many |
37. Post- | After |
38. Pre- | Before |
39. Pseudo- | False |
40. Re- | Back,Again |
41. Retro- | Backward or behind |
42. Semi- | Half |
43. Sub- | Under or below |
44. Super- | Over or above |
45. Syn- | Together or joined |
46. Tachy- | Fast |
47. Tetra- | Four |
48. Trans- | Trough,Across, beyond |
49. Tri- | Three |
50. Ultra- | Beyond; Excess |
51. Uni- | One |
52. Inter- | Between |
Suffixes 1. -al | Pertaining to |
2. -ase | Enzyme |
3. Blast | Budding |
4. -cenetesis | Surgical puncture |
5.-cidal | Causing death |
6. -clast | To separate |
7.-crit | Broken |
8.-cyte | Cell |
9.-ectomy | Excision or surgical removal |
10.-emia | Blood condition |
11.-emesis | Vomiting |
12. -Gen, -genesis -genic | Something written |
13. -glia | Glue |
14. -gram | Producing |
15. -ia | Condition of,Diseased or abnormal state |
16. -iac, -ic, -ior | Partaining to |
17. -ism | State of |
18. -itia, Itis | Inflmmation |
19. -logy | Study of |
20. -lyte | Dissolvable |
21. -lytic | Deatroy; Reduce |
22. -mania | Madness or insane desire |
23. Megaly | Enlargement |
24. -Meter | Instrument used to measure |
25. -odia | Smell |
26. -ologist | One who studies and practices |
27. -oma | Tumor or swelling |
28. -opia | One who studies and practices |
29. -opsyb | To view |
30. -orrhea | Flow, Excessive Discharge |
31. -orrhexis | Rupture |
32. -osis | Abnormal increase in production |
33. -ostomy | Creation of an artificial opening |
34. -otomy | Cut into or incision |
35. -oxia | Oxygen |
36. -pathy | Disease |
37. -sclerosis | Hardening |
38. -scope | Visual examination |
39. -scopy | Instrument used for visual examination |
40. -sepsis | Infection |
41. -spasm | Sudeen involuntary muscle contraction |
42. -stasis | Control or stop |
43. -tomy | Cutting |
44. -tropic | Influencing |
Abbreviations 1. AA | Alcohol anonymous |
2. a.c | Abdominal circumference |
3. AD,a.d | Alzheimerâs disease,as directed |
4. am,AM | Moorning |
5. AS,a.s | Left ear |
6. AU, a.u | Both ears |
7. BE | Barium enema |
8. BID,b.i.d , bid | Twice a day |
9. ad lib | At pleasure. As desired |
10. BP | Blood pressure |
11. BR | Bed rest |
12. BRP | Bathroom privileges |
13. BM | Bowel movement |
14. Bx | Biopsy |
15. C | With |
16. CA, ca | Cancer |
17. cap | Community-acquired pneumonia |
18. disc,DC, d.c | Discontinue or discharge |
19. DNR | Do not resuscitate |
20. Dx,dx | Diagnosis |
21. ED | Emergency department |
22. ER | Emergency room |
23. Fx,fx | Fracture |
24. g, gm | Gram |
25. gt, gtt | Glucose tolerance test |
26. h | Hemoglobbin and hematocrit |
27. h.s | Hour of sleep,bedtime |
28. Ht,ht | Height |
29. inj | Injection |
30. I and O, I/O | Input and output |
31. IV | Intravenous |
32. K+,K | Patassium |
33. mg | Milligram |
34. N&V | Nausea and vomiting |
35. Na+,Na | Sodium |
36. NC | Nasal cannula |
37. NPO | Nothing by mouth |
38. NPO p MN | Nothing by mouth by mouth |
39. Oint, ung | Ointment |
40.OOB | Out of bed |
41. OTC | Over the counter drug |
42. oz | Ounce |
43. P | After meals |
44. p.c | After meals |
45. pH | Hydrogen ion concentration |
46. PM,p.m | Between noon and midnight |
47. PO,po,p.o | Orally |
48. PRN | When necessary |
49. q am | Every moorning |
50. q.h | Every hour |
51. q.i.d | Four times a day |
52. QNS | Quantity not sufficient |
53. q.s | As much as needed |
54. r,R | Respiration |
55. Rx | To take |
56. S | Mark |
57. SOB | Shortness of breath |
58. ss | A half |
59. stat | Immediately |
60. syr | Syrup |
61. susp | Suspension |
62. sup,supp | Superior |
63. T | Temperature |
64. tab | Tablet |
65. tbsp | Tablespoon |
66. TID ,t.i.d | Three times a day |
67. TPR | Temperature,pulse,and respiration |
68. tsp | Teaspoon |
69. Tx | Treatment |
69. VS | Volumetric solution ,vesicular sound , vital signs |
70. W/c w/c | Weekchair |
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