MT2- Word Scramble
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Prefix/Suffic | Meaning | Example | Med Term Meaning |
-cyte | cell | leukocyte | cells, white blood |
-ectomy | cutting out, removal, excision | gastrectomy | removal of stomach |
-emia | blood condition | leukemia | blood condition of the white blood cells |
-globin | protein | hemoglobin | protein in blood |
-gram | record | arthrogram | x-ray of joint |
-ia | condition | cephalgia | condition of the head |
-ic | pertaining to | gastric | pertaining to the stomach |
-ism | condition, process | hyperthyroidism | condition excessive throid gland |
-itis | inflammation | gastroenteritis | inflammation of the stomach and intestines |
-logist | specialist in the study of | neurologist | specialist in the study of nerves, brain, and spinal cord |
-logy | study of | nephrology | study of the kidneys |
-oma | tumor, mass | hepatoma | tumor in the liver |
-opsy | to view | biopsy | process of viewing living tissue under microscope |
-osis | abnormal condition | nephrosis | abnormal condition of the kidney |
-scope | instrument to visually examine | gastroscope | instrument to visually examine stomach |
-scopy | process of visual examiniation | laparoscopy | process of visual examiniation of the abdomen |
-sis | state of | prognosis | state of before knowledge |
-tomy | process of cutting into, incision | neurotomy | incision of the nerves, brain &/or spinal cord |
a- | no | anemia | conditon of no blood (descrease in the # of RBC or descrease in ability to carry O2 bc of less hemoglobin |
an- | not | anemia | conditon of no blood (descrease in the # of RBC or descrease in ability to carry O2 bc of less hemoglobin |
aut- | self | autopsy (aut/opsy) | to view dead body c one's own (self) eyes |
dia- | complete, through | diagnosis (dia/gno/sis) | state of complete knowledge of pt's condition |
dys- | bad, painful, difficult, abnormal | dysentery | condition of painful intestines |
endo- | within | endocrine glands | to secrete within (ex. thyroid gland, pituitary, adrenal, ovaries, and testes) |
exo- | outside | exocrine glands | to secrete outside (ex.sweat, tear, mammary glands) |
hyper- | excessive, more than normal, too much | hyperglycemia | too much sugar |
hypo- | below, less than normal, under | hypoglycemia | below normal sugar |
pro- | before, forward | prostate gland | stands before (in front of) urinary bladder |
re- | back | resection | removing some or all of an organ in the sense of cutting back or away |
retro- | behind | retrogastric | pertaining to behind the stomach |
sub- | below, under | subhepatic | pertaining to under the liver |
trans- | across, through | transdermal | pertaining to through the skin |
-meter | measurement | diameter | measurement through |
-y | condition or process | dysentery | condition of painful intestines |
-crine | to secrete | endocrine gland | to secrete within |
glyc/o | sugar | hypoglycemia | low sugar |
-section | cutting into an organ | resection | removing some or all of an organ in sense of cutting back or away |
-state | stands | prostate gland | stands in front of urinary bladder |
-al | pertaining to | neural | pertaining to nerves |
-algia | pain | arthralgia | pain related to joints |
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