Ch. 5 Medical Terminology

Question 1

4 parts of a medical term

Answer 1

root: foundation
prefix: before
suffix: after
combining vowel: joins one or more roots to other components

Question 2

cardi

Answer 2

heart

Question 3

hepat

Answer 3

liver

Question 4

nephr

Answer 4

kidney

Question 5

neur

Answer 5

nerves

Question 6

psych

Answer 6

mind

Question 7

thorac

Answer 7

chest

Question 8

hyper

Answer 8

over/high/excessive

Question 9

hypo

Answer 9

under, below, low

Question 10

tachy

Answer 10

fast

Question 11

brady

Answer 11

slow

Question 12

-ectomy

Answer 12

surgical removal of

Question 13

-ic

Answer 13

pertaining to

Question 14

-itis

Answer 14

inflammation

Question 15

-logist

Answer 15

specialtist

Question 16

-megaly

Answer 16

enlargement

Question 17

-meter

Answer 17

measuring instrument

Question 18

-oma

Answer 18

tumor

Question 19

-algia

Answer 19

pertaining to pain
arthralgia: joint pain

Question 20

-al

Answer 20

pertaining to : syncopal=pertaining to syncope

Question 21

gastr/o

Answer 21

stomach

Question 22

arthr/o

Answer 22

joint

Question 23

oste/o

Answer 23

bone

Question 24

pulmon

Answer 24

lungs

Question 25

semi

Answer 25

half/ partial

Question 26

hemi

Answer 26

half; one sided

Question 27

ambi

Answer 27

both

Question 28

pan

Answer 28

all, entire

Question 29

cyan

Answer 29

blue

Question 30

leuko

Answer 30

white

Question 31

erythr

Answer 31

red

Question 32

cirrh

Answer 32

yellow-orange

Question 33

melan

Answer 33

black

Question 34

poli/o

Answer 34

gray

Question 35

alb

Answer 35

white

Question 36

chloro

Answer 36

green

Question 37

ab-

Answer 37

away from
abduction: away from point of reference

Question 38

ad-

Answer 38

to, toward
adduction: toward center

Question 39

de-

Answer 39

down from, away

Question 40

circum-

Answer 40

around, about

Question 41

peri-

Answer 41

around

Question 42

trans-

Answer 42

across, through

Question 43

epi-

Answer 43

above, upon, on
epigastric: above stomach

Question 44

supra-

Answer 44

above, over
suprasternal notch: top of sternum

Question 45

retro-

Answer 45

behind
retroperitoneal: behind peritoneum

Question 46

sub-

Answer 46

under, beneath
subcutaneous: beneath skin

Question 47

infra-

Answer 47

below, under
infraclavicular: below clavicle

Question 48

para-

Answer 48

near, beside, beyond, apart from
parasternal: beside sternum

Question 49

contra-

Answer 49

against, opposite
contraindicated: not indicated

Question 50

ecto-

Answer 50

out, outside
ectopic pregnancy: pregnancy where embryo attaches outside uterus

Question 51

endo-

Answer 51

within
endoscopy: examine inside someone’s body with endoscope

Question 52

extra-

Answer 52

outside, in addition
extraneous: outside organism

Question 53

intra-

Answer 53

inside, within
intrauterine: within the uterus

Question 54

ipsi-

Answer 54

same
ipsilateral: on or affecting same side

Question 55

superficial

Answer 55

close to or on skin

Question 56

deep

Answer 56

farther inside body or tissue, away from skin

Question 57

fowler position

Answer 57

sitting up
semi-reclined, head elevated

Question 58

supine

Answer 58

faceup

Question 59

prone

Answer 59

facedown