Medical Terminology Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
a-, an- | without, lack of |
ab- | away from |
ad- | to, toward, near |
ante- | before, forward, in front of |
anti- | against |
auto- | self |
bi- | double, two, twice |
brady- | slow |
circum- | around |
contra- | against, opposite |
cyan- | blue |
de- | down, from |
dia- | across, through, apart |
dis- | apart, free from |
dys- | bad, difficult, abnormal, painful |
ecto- | outer, outside |
en- | in, into, within |
endo- | inner, inside |
epi- | over, on, upon |
erythro- | red |
eu- | normal, good, well, healthy |
ex- | out, out of, from, away from |
hemi- | half |
hyper- | excessive, too much, high |
hypo- | under, decreased, less than normal |
in- | in, into, within, not |
inter- | between |
intra- | within |
intro- | into, within |
leuko- | white |
macro- | large |
mal- | bad, illness, disease |
meg- | large |
micro- | small |
mono- | one, single |
neo- | new |
non- | not |
olig- | small, scant |
para- | beside, beyond, after |
per- | by, through |
peri- | around |
poly- | many, much |
post- | after, behind |
pre- | before, in front of, prior to |
pro- | before, in front of |
re- | again, backward |
retro- | backward, behind |
semi- | half |
sub- | under, beneath |
super- | above, over, excess |
supra- | above, over |
tachy- | fast, rapid |
trans- | across |
uni- | one |
abdomin (o) | abdomen |
aden (o) | gland |
adren (o) | adrenal gland |
angi (o) | vessel |
arteri (o) | artery |
arthr (o) | joint |
bronch (o) | bronchus, bronchi |
card, cardi (o) | heart |
cephal (o) | head |
chole, chol (o) | bile |
chondr (o) | cartilage |
colo | colon, large intestine |
cost (o) | rib |
crani (o) | skull |
cyst (o) | bladder, cyst |
cyt (o) | cell |
dent (o) | tooth |
derma | skin |
duoden (o) | duodenum |
electr (o) | electricity |
encephal (o) | brain |
enter (o) | intestines |
fibr (o) | fiber, fibrous |
gastr (o) | stomach |
gloss (o) | tongue |
gluc (o) | sweetness, glucose |
glyc (o) | sugar |
gym, gone, gyneco | woman |
hem, hema, hemo, hemat (o) | blood |
hepat (o) | liver |
hydr (o) | water |
hyster (o) | uterus |
Ike (o), ili (o) | ileum |
laparo | abdomen, loin, flank |
laryng (o) | larynx |
lith (o) | stone |
mamm (o) | breast, mammary gland |
mast (o) | mammary gland, breast |
meno | menstruation |
my (o) | muscle |
myel (o) | spinal cord, bone marrow |
nephr (o) | kidney |
neur (o) | nerve |
ocul (o) | eye |
oophor (o) | ovary |
ophthalm (o) | eye |
orth (o) | straight, normal, correct |
oste (o) | bone |
ot (o) | ear |
ped (o) | child, foot |
pharyng (o) | pharynx |
phleb (o) | vein |
pneum (o) | lung, air, gas |
proct (o) | rectum |
psych (o) | mind |
pulmo | lung |
py (o) | pus |
rect (o) | rectum |
rhin (o) | nose |
salping (o) | eustachian tube, fallopian tube |
splen (o) | spleen |
sten (o) | narrow, constriction |
stern (o) | sternum |
stomat (o) | mouth |
therm (o) | heat |
thoraco | chest |
thromb (o) | clot, thrombus |
thyr (o) | thyroid |
toxic (o) | poison, poisonous |
toxo | poison |
trache (o) | trachea |
urethr (o) | urethra |
urin (o) | urine |
uro | urine, urinary tract, urination |
uter (o) | uterus |
vas (o) | blood vessel, vas deferens |
ven (o) | vein |
vertebr (o) | spine, vertebrae |
-algia | pain |
-asis | condition, usually abnormal |
-cele | hernia, herniation, pouching |
-centesis | puncture and aspiration of |
-cyte | cell |
-ectasis | dilation, stretching |
-ectomy | excision, removal of |
-emia | blood condition |
-genesis | development, production, creation |
-genic | producing, causing |
-gram | record |
-graph | a diagram, a recording instrument |
-graphy | making a recording |
-iasis | condition of |
-ism | a condition |
-itis | inflammation |
-logy | the study of |
-lysis | destruction of, decomposition |
-megaly | enlargement |
-meter | measuring instrument |
-oma | tumor |
-osis | condition |
-pathy | disease |
-penia | lack, deficiency |
-phagia | to eat or consume, swallowing |
-phasia | speaking |
-phobia | an exaggerated fear |
-plasty | surgical repair or reshaping |
-plegia | paralysis |
-pnea | breathing, respiration |
-ptosis | falling, sagging, dropping down |
-rrhage, rrhagia | excessive flow |
-rrhaphy | sticking, suturing |
-rrhea | flow, discharge |
-scope | examination instrument |
-scopy | examination using a scope |
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