Med Term

Question 1

a, an-

Answer 1

No, not, absence

A-pnea = not Breathing

Question 2

ad-

Answer 2

towards

ad-duct=towards the middle of the body

Question 3

anti-

Answer 3

against

anti-viral=medicine that works against virius

Question 4

brady-

Answer 4

Slow

Brady-cardia=slow heart beat

Question 5

contra-

Answer 5

opposite, against

contra-indicated= advised against

Question 6

dia-

Answer 6

through

dia-phoresis=profuse sweating (through the pores)

Question 7

dys-

Answer 7

Painful, difficult

dys-menorrhea=painful menstruation

Question 8

Inter-

Answer 8

Between

inter-cellular-between cells

Question 9

Intra-

Answer 9

Within

Intra-cerebral=within the brain

Question 10

Mal-

Answer 10

Bad

Mal-ady=disease or disorder

Question 11

meta-

Answer 11

change, beyond

meta-stasis=change in the location of disease

Question 12

neo-

Answer 12

new

neo-nate=newborn up to 1 month of age

Question 13

peri-

Answer 13

surrounding

peri-orbital=surrounding the orbits

Question 14

re-

Answer 14

back, again

re-absorb=to absorb again

Question 15

sub-

Answer 15

under, below

sub-arachnoid=below the arachnoid

Question 16

trans-

Answer 16

across

Trans-thoracic=across the chest`

Question 17

acu/o

Answer 17

Sharp, severe, sudden

Acu-te=severe, sudden, onset

Question 18

arter/o

Answer 18

artery

arter-ionecrosis=death of an artery

Question 19

colon/o

Answer 19

large intestine

colon-o-scopy=visualization of the colon with a scope inserted into the anus

Question 20

cutane/o

Answer 20

sub-cutane-ous

under the skin

Question 21

cyan/o

Answer 21

blue
cyan-o-sis
blueish skin

Question 22

gastr/o

Answer 22

stomach

gastr-itis

Question 23

hem/o

Answer 23

blood

hem-at-ology-study of blood

Question 24

jaund/o

Answer 24

yellow

jaund-ice=yellow staining of the skin

Question 25

leuk/o

Answer 25

white | leuk-o-cytoma=tumor composed of cells similar in appearance to white blood cells

Question 26

necr/o

Answer 26

death

Question 27

neur/o

Answer 27

Neur-o-toxin | Toxin that damages nerves

Question 28

proxim/o

Answer 28

near | proxim-al=nearest to the point of attachment

Question 29

therm/o

Answer 29

heat | therm-o-meter

Question 30

toxic/o

Answer 30

poison | toxic-o-sis=disease resulting from poison

Question 31

-al

Answer 31

pertaining to | norm-al=pertaining to the norm

Question 32

-algesia

Answer 32

sensitivity to pain | an-algesia=without pain

Question 33

-centesis

Answer 33

puncture to remove fluid | thora-centesis=puncture in chest to remove fluid

Question 34

-ectomy

Answer 34

removal

Question 35

-edema

Answer 35

swelling due to excess fluid

Question 36

-emesis

Answer 36

vomiting

Question 37

-ic

Answer 37

pertaining to

Question 38

-itis

Answer 38

inflammation

Question 39

-oma

Answer 39

tumor, fluid collection

Question 40

-osis

Answer 40

condition, usually abnormal

Question 41

-phagia

Answer 41

eating or swallowing

Question 42

-phasia

Answer 42

speech

Question 43

-pnea

Answer 43

breathing

Question 44

-rrhea

Answer 44

Flo or discharge

Question 45

-scopy

Answer 45

visual examination

Question 46

-sclerosis

Answer 46

Hardening

Question 47

-logy

Answer 47

study of

Question 48

-uria

Answer 48

urination

Question 49

chol/e

Answer 49

bile/gall