Med Term Final Exam Word Scramble

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Term	Definition
cardi/o-	Heart
dermat/o-	Skin
Ven/o-	Vein
Hemat/o-	Blood
Leuk/o-	White
Cyt/o-	Cell
Erythr/o-	Red
Thromb/o-	Clot
Ather/o-	Fatty substance or plaque (Don't confuse with arthr/o-)
Arteri/o-	Artery (Don't confuse with ather/o- or arthr/o-!)
My/o-	Muscle
Hem/o-	Blood
-rrhage	Abnormal flow (Don't confuse with -rrhaphy or -rrhexis!)
-rrhexis	Rupture (Don't confuse with -rrhaphy!)
-rrhaphy	To suture (Don't confuse with -rrhexis!)
-otomy	Incision into or cut into
-emia	Blood condition
-cytosis	abnormal condition of cells (too many cells/more than normal amount of cells)
-penia	Too few/abnormal decrease; Deficient in
-rrhagic	Pertaining to abnormal flow
Ecchymosis	Medical term for a bruise
-trophic	Pertaining to development
-stasis	Standing still (to stop)
Cost/o-	Rib
Chondr/o-	Cartilage
-itis	Inflammation
Myel/o-	Spinal cord or bone marrow
Transverse Plane	Body plane that divides the body into a top half and a bottom half; horizontal plane
Sagittal Plane	Body plane that divides the body into a right and left half; vertical or longitudinal plane
Coronal Plane	Body plane that divides the body into a front and back
Atria	The upper (filling) chambers of the heart
Ventricles	The lower (pumping) chambers of heart
Tars/o-	Tarsus (Ankle)
Carp/o-	Carpus (Wrist)
Lumb/o-	Lower back; loin region
Femor/o-	Femur (the long bone of the upper leg)
-clasia	To surgically break
-centesis	To puncture and aspirate (withdraw fluid
-Arthr/o-	Joint
-ectomy	To surgically remove
-plasty	Surgical repair (Don't confuse with -pexy)
-lysis	Destruction of
Fasci/o-	Fascia; Fibrous band
-pathy	Disease
Onych/o-	Nail
Ungu/o-	Nail
Par- or Para-	Around; Beside
Trich/o-	Hair
-ia	Condition of
-osis	Abnormal condition of
Adip/o- or Lip/o-	Fat
Prone position	Lying on stomach, face down
Supine position	Lying on back, face up
Lateral position	Lying on side
-poiesis	Formation of
-logy	Study of
-logist	Specialist in
Thrombocyte	Cell that helps with clotting; also known as a Platelet (PLT)
Leuokocyte	White Blood Cell (WBC); Cell that helps with the immune system and protection from foreign invaders
Erthrocyte	Red Blood Cell (RBC); Cell that carries iron and oxygen
Oste/o-	Bone
Anti-	Against (does the opposite of)
Coagul/o-	Clotting
-static	Pertaining to the stopping of
-lytic	Pertaining to the destruction of
Dys-	Difficult; Abnormal
A-	Without
An-	Without
Pre-	Before
Post-	After
Poly-	Many
Hyper-	Excessive; Above
Hypo-	Insufficient; Below
Brady-	Slow
Tachy-	Fast
Sub-	Beneath; Below
Pan-	All
Peri-	Around; Surround
Trans-	Across
Pseud/o-	False
-pexy	Surgical fixation (Don't confuse with -plasty!)
-ostomy	Surgically create an opening (Don't confuse with -otomy!)
-ptosis	Drooping
-malacia	Abnormal softening
-stenosis	Narrowing (Don't confuse with -sclerosis!)
-sclerosis	Hardening (Don't confuse with -stenosis!)
-algia or -dynia	Pain
-megaly	Enlargment
-oma	Tumor; Mass; Growth
-ia	Condition of (Don't confuse with -ic)
-ic	Pertaining to (Don't confuse with -ia)
Proximal	Directional term meaning towards the body or close to; pertaining to close to
Distal	Directional term meaning away from the body; distant from; pertaining to far away
Lateral	Directional term meaning towards the side of the body; pertaining to the side
Medial	Directional term meaning towards the middle of the body; pertaining to the middle
Superficial	Directional term meaning close to the surface (Opposite of Deep)
Anterior	Directional term meaning towards the front of the body; pertaining to the front
Posterior	Directional term meaning towards the backside of the body; pertaining to the back
Superior	Directional term meaning above
Inferior	Directional term meaning below
Caudal	Directional term meaning towards the tail; Pertaining to the tail
Cephalic	Directional term meaning towards the head; pertaining to the head
Abdominal	Pertaining to the abdomen
Thoracic	Pertaining to the chest
Pelvic	Pertaining to the pelvis
Brachial	Pertaining to the arm region
Cervical	Pertaining to the neck
Myc/o-	Fungus (Don't confuse with my/o-)
C&S	Culture & Sensitivity (What is it?)
Fracture	Break in a bone
Sprain	Overstretching of a muscle (Don't confuse with Strain)
Strain	Overstretching of a ligament
Fixation	To hold in place
Reduction	To realign
-tonia	Tone
-asthenia	Weakness
-kinesia	Movement
Ten/o-	Tendon
-tension	Pressure
-cardia	Condition of the heart
Hypertension	Medical term for high blood pressure (Don't confuse with Hypotension)
Hypotension	Medical term for low blood pressure (Don't confise with Hypertension)
Septic/o-	Infection
-philia	Condition of being attracted to
Stethoscope	Instrument to listen to the heart
Sphygmomanometer	Instrument to measure blood pressure
-crit	Separation of
-gram	Record of (print out; x-ray; etc) Don't confise with -graphy!
-graphy	Process of recording (Don't confuse with -gram)
Angi/o-	Blood vessel
-spasm	Involuntary contraction
Aorta	The largest artery in the body
Vena Cava	The largest vein in the body
Embolus	Medical term for a blood clot
Derm/o-	Skin
Xer/o-	Dry
Papule	Small, round, firm bump on the skin
Macule	Flat discolored lesion on the skin (Freckle)
Pustule	Small, pus-filled lesion on the surface of the skin
Vesicle	Small, fluid-filled lesion on the surface of the skin
Rhytid/o-	Wrinkle
Ichthy/o-	Scaly
Pachy/o-	Thick
Py/o-	Pus

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