Chapter 1 - Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology

Question 1

Endo- / Intra-

Answer 1

inside; inner; interior

Question 2

Medi(o/a)-

Answer 2

middle

Question 2

Inter-

Answer 2

between

Question 3

What languages is medical terminology based off of?

Answer 3

Latin/Greek words.

Question 4

What is a prefix?

Answer 4

Beginning of a word, the description. Always followed by a dash (e.g. epi-). Modifies the meaning of the root.

Question 5

What is a root word?

Answer 5

Fundamental unit of each medical word, establishes basic beaning of word, part to which prefixes and suffixes are added.

Question 6

What is a suffix?

Answer 6

Short word part(s) added to the end of a word. Modifies the meaning of the root. Indicated by a dash before the suffix (e.g. -itis)

Question 7

-itis

Answer 7

inflammation

Question 8

thorax?

Answer 8

chest (anything under your ribs)

Question 9

thoracotomy

Answer 9

incision to chest wall (e.g. open heart surgery)

Question 10

neur-

Answer 10

nerve or nervous system

Question 11

hem/o-

Answer 11

blood

Question 12

tommy?

Answer 12

cuts/shanks

Question 13

myel/o-

Answer 13

bone marrow

Question 14

myel/o- + -oma

Answer 14

myeloma (tumor of the bone marrow)

Question 15

quadr/i-

Answer 15

four

Question 16

a-

Answer 16

without

Question 16

contra-

Answer 16

against

Question 17

mono-

Answer 17

single; singular

Question 18

di-

Answer 18

two; double

Question 19

tri-

Answer 19

three; triple

Question 20

quad-

Answer 20

four; quadruple

Question 21

poly-

Answer 21

many; a lot

Question 22

oligo-

Answer 22

few; several; very little

Question 23

cyan/o-

Answer 23

blue

Question 24

melan/o-

Answer 24

black; dark

Question 24

erythr/o-

Answer 24

red

Question 25

leuk/o-

Answer 25

white; colorless

Question 26

xanth/o-

Answer 26

yellow

Question 27

macro-

Answer 27

large; visible to naked eye

Question 28

micro-

Answer 28

small; not visible to naked eye

Question 29

hyper-

Answer 29

high; above normal

Question 29

hypo-

Answer 29

low; below normal

Question 29

eu- / normo-

Answer 29

normal

Question 30

pan- / omni-

Answer 30

all

Question 31

epi- / peri- / circum-

Answer 31

around

Question 31

a- / an-

Answer 31

lacking

Question 32

megalo-

Answer 32

large; larger than average

Question 33

exo- / extra-

Answer 33

outside; outer; exterior

Question 34

trans-

Answer 34

across

Question 35

dia- / per-

Answer 35

through; complete

Question 36

juxta-

Answer 36

next to; beside; adjacent

Question 36

para-

Answer 36

nearby

Question 37

acronym

Answer 37

An abbreviation formed from the first letter of each word in a phrase.

Question 38

combining forms

Answer 38

A word root combined with a vowel that links the root with another word part, such as a suffix or another root; combining forms are shown with a slash between the root and the vowel, as in neur/o.

Question 39

compound word

Answer 39

A word that contains more than one root.

Question 40

-ia

Answer 40

“condition of” (e.g. dementia) loss of (de-) intellectual function

Question 41

-ism

Answer 41

“condition of” (e.g. racism) discrimination based on race

Question 42

-sis

Answer 42

“condition of” (e.g. thrombosis) having a blood clot (thrombus) in a vessel

Question 43

-y

Answer 43

“condition of” (e.g. atony) lack (a-) of muscle tone

Question 44

-ian

Answer 44

specialist in a field of study (physician)

Question 45

-iatrics

Answer 45

medical specialty (pediatrics)

Question 46

-iatry

Answer 46

medical specialty (psychiatry)

Question 47

-ics

Answer 47

medical specialty (orthopedics)

Question 48

-ist

Answer 48

specialist in a field of study (podiatrist)

Question 49

-logy

Answer 49

study of

Question 50

-ac

Answer 50

pertaining to the heart (cardiac)

Question 51

-al

Answer 51

pertaining to the voice (vocal)

Question 52

-ar

Answer 52

pertaining to a nucelus (nuclear)

Question 53

-ary

Answer 53

pertaining to saliva (salivary)

Question 54

-form

Answer 54

like or resembling mucus (muciform)

Question 55

-ic

Answer 55

pertaining to anatomy (anatomic)

Question 56

-ical (ic + al)

Answer 56

pertaining to electricity

Question 57

-ile

Answer 57

pertaining to the male; masculine

Question 58

-oid

Answer 58

pertaining to the lymphatic system

Question 59

-ory

Answer 59

pertaining to circulation

Question 60

-ous

Answer 60

pertaining to the skin

Question 61

-a, -ae

Answer 61

e.g. vertebra, vertebrae

Question 62

-en, -ina

Answer 62

e.g. lumen, lumina

Question 63

-ex, -ix, -yx = ices

Answer 63

e.g. matrix, matrices

Question 64

-is, -es

Answer 64

e.g. diagnosis, diagnoses

Question 65

-ma, -mata

Answer 65

e.g. stigma, stigmata

Question 66

-nx, -anx, -ynx, -nges

Answer 66

e.g. phalanx, phalanges

Question 67

-on, -a

Answer 67

e.g. ganglion, ganglia

Question 68

-um, -a

Answer 68

e.g. serum, sera

Question 69

-us, -i

Answer 69

e.g. thrombus, thrombi

Question 70

prim/i-

Answer 70

first

Question 71

mon/o-

Answer 71

one

Question 72

uni-

Answer 72

one

Question 73

hemi-

Answer 73

half; one side

Question 74

semi-

Answer 74

half; partial

Question 75

bi-

Answer 75

two; twice

Question 76

dipl/o-

Answer 76

double

Question 77

tri-

Answer 77

three

Question 77

quadr/i-

Answer 77

four

Question 78

tetra-

Answer 78

four

Question 79

multi-

Answer 79

many

Question 80

poly-

Answer 80

many, much

Question 81

ab-

Answer 81

away from (e.g. abduct)

Question 82

ad-

Answer 82

toward, near (e.g. adduct)

Question 83

dia-

Answer 83

through (e.g. diarrhea)

Question 84

per-

Answer 84

through (e.g. percutaneous)

Question 85

trans-

Answer 85

through (e.g. transected)