Basic Medical Terminology

Question 1

adeno

Answer 1

gland

Question 2

adreno

Answer 2

adrenal gland

Question 3

angio

Answer 3

vessel

Question 4

ano

Answer 4

anus

Question 5

arterio

Answer 5

artery

Question 6

arthro

Answer 6

joint

Question 7

balano

Answer 7

glans penis

Question 8

blepharo

Answer 8

eyelid

Question 9

broncho

Answer 9

bronchus

(windpipe)

Question 10

cantho

Answer 10

canthus

angle at either end of slit between eyelids

Question 11

capit

Answer 11

head

Question 12

cardi

Answer 12

or

Question 13

cardio

Answer 13

heart

Question 14

carpo

Answer 14

wrist

Question 15

cephalo

Answer 15

head

Question 16

cerebello

Answer 16

cerebellurn

(part of brain)

Question 17

cerebro

Answer 17

cerebrum

part of brain

Question 18

cheilo

Answer 18

lip(mouth)

Question 19

chole

Answer 19

bile
(note: chole plus cyst, meaning bladder, equals gallbladder; chole plus doch, meaning duct, equals choledocho or common bile duct)

Question 20

chondro

Answer 20

cartilage

Question 21

chordo

Answer 21

cord or sting

usually used in connection with the vocal cord or spermatic cord

Question 22

cilia

Answer 22

hair

latin

Question 23

cleido

Answer 23

collarbone

Question 24

coccygo

Answer 24

coccyx

end bone of spinal column

Question 25

colpo

Answer 25

vagina

Question 26

cordo

Answer 26

cord

usually vocal cord

Question 27

coxa

Answer 27

hip

latin

Question 28

cranio

Answer 28

head

Question 29

cysto

Answer 29

sac, cyst, or bladder

most often used in connection with the urinary bladder

Question 30

cyto

Answer 30

cell

Question 31

dacryo

Answer 31

tear

used commonly in relation to tear duct or sac

Question 32

dento

Answer 32

or

Question 33

donto

Answer 33

tooth

Question 34

derma

Answer 34

skin

Question 35

duodeno

Answer 35

duodenum

part of small intestine

Question 36

emia

Answer 36

blood

Question 37

encephalo

Answer 37

brain

Question 38

entero

Answer 38

intestines

Question 39

fascia

Answer 39

sheet or brand of fibrous tissue

latin

Question 40

fibro

Answer 40

fibers

Question 41

gastro

Answer 41

stomach

Question 42

genu

Answer 42

knee

latin

Question 43

gingivo

Answer 43

gums

Question 44

glomerulo

Answer 44

glomerulus

often a structure of the kidney

Question 45

glosso

Answer 45

tongue

Question 46

gnatho

Answer 46

jaw

Question 47

hallux

Answer 47

great toe

latin

Question 48

hem, hema, hemo, hemato

Answer 48

blood

Question 49

hepato

Answer 49

liver

Question 50

hilus

Answer 50

pit or depression in an organ where vessels and nerves enter

latin

Question 51

histio

Answer 51

tissue

Question 52

hystero

Answer 52

uterus

note: this term may also pertain to hysteria

Question 53

ileo

Answer 53

ileum

part of small intestine

Question 54

ilio

Answer 54

flank or ilium

bone of the pelvis

Question 55

jejuno

Answer 55

jejunum

part of small intestine

Question 56

kerato

Answer 56

cornea or horny layer of skin

connection with tear ducts or sacs

Question 57

laparo

Answer 57

loin or flank

also refers to abdomen

Question 58

laryngo

Answer 58

larynx

Question 59

linguo

Answer 59

tongue

Question 60

lympho

Answer 60

lymph

Question 61

masto

Answer 61

breast

Question 62

labio

Answer 62

lips

Question 63

lacrimo

Answer 63

tears

Question 64

meningo

Answer 64

meninges

coverings of the brain and spinal cord

Question 65

Metra, metro

Answer 65

unterus

Question 66

morpho

Answer 66

form

Question 67

myelo

Answer 67

bone marrow and also spinal cord

note: the use of this term will determine which tissue is meant

Question 68

myo

Answer 68

muscle

note: the latin word for muscle is mus

Question 69

myringo

Answer 69

eardrum

Question 70

naso

Answer 70

nose

Question 71

nephro

Answer 71

kidney

Question 72

neuro

Answer 72

nerve

Question 73

oculo

Answer 73

eye

Question 74

odonto

Answer 74

tooth

Question 75

omphalo

Answer 75

naval or umbilicus

Question 76

onycho

Answer 76

nails

Question 77

oophoro

Answer 77

ovary

Question 78

ophthalmo

Answer 78

eye

Question 79

orchio, orchido

Answer 79

testis

Question 80

oro

Answer 80

mouth

Question 81

os

Answer 81

bone

or mouth

Question 82

osteo

Answer 82

bone

Question 83

oto

Answer 83

ear

Question 84

ovario

Answer 84

ovary

Question 85

palato

Answer 85

palate of mouth

Question 86

palpebro

Answer 86

eyelid

Question 87

pectus

Answer 87

breast, chest, or thorax

latin

Question 88

pharyngo

Answer 88

pharynx

Question 89

phlebo

Answer 89

vein

Question 90

pilo

Answer 90

hair

Question 91

pleuro

Answer 91

pleura of lung

relates also to side or rib

Question 92

pneumo, pneumono

Answer 92

lungs

also used in referring to air or breath

Question 93

procto

Answer 93

rectum

Question 94

pyelo

Answer 94

pelvis of kidney

Question 95

pyloro

Answer 95

pylorus

part of stomach just before duodenum

Question 96

rhino

Answer 96

nose

Question 97

sacro

Answer 97

sacrum

Question 98

salpingo

Answer 98

fallopian tube or oviduct

Question 99

sialo

Answer 99

saliva

used in connection with a salivary duct or gland

Question 100

splanchno

Answer 100

viscera

Question 101

spleno

Answer 101

spleen

Question 102

sterno

Answer 102

sternum

Question 103

stoma

Answer 103

mouth

Question 104

tarso

Answer 104

instep of foot; ankle

also edge of eyelid

Question 105

teno, tenonto

Answer 105

tendon

Question 106

thoraco

Answer 106

thorax or chest

Question 107

thyro

Answer 107

thyroid

Question 108

trachelo

Answer 108

neck, particularly the neck of the uterus

Question 109

trancheo

Answer 109

trachea

Question 110

unguis

Answer 110

nail

Question 111

uretero

Answer 111

ureter

Question 112

urethro

Answer 112

urethra

Question 113

uro

Answer 113

urine; urinary

Question 114

utero

Answer 114

uterus

Question 115

vaso

Answer 115

vessel

Question 116

veno

Answer 116

vein

Question 117

ventriculo

Answer 117

ventricle, either of heart of brain

Question 118

viscero

Answer 118

viscera