med terms

Question 1

greek origin

Answer 1

disease

Question 2

latin origin

Answer 2

body organs

Question 3

prefix

Answer 3

beginning of the word

Question 4

root

Answer 4

foundation of the word

Question 5

suffix

Answer 5

ending of the word

Question 6

which part are descriptors?

Answer 6

prefix and suffix

Question 7

who is the “father of medicine”

Answer 7

Hippocrates

Question 8

T/F: All medical terms have one or more roots

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Combining form is made up of

Answer 9

root and combining vowel

Question 10

bone

Answer 10

oste/o

Question 11

muscle

Answer 11

myo or sarco

Question 12

nerves

Answer 12

neuro

Question 13

skin

Answer 13

derm

Question 14

blood vessels

Answer 14

angi/o

Question 15

veins

Answer 15

ven/o or phleb/o

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heart

Answer 16

cardio

Question 17

nose

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rhino

Question 18

eardrum

Answer 18

tympan

Question 19

kidney

Answer 19

neph

Question 20

skull

Answer 20

crani

Question 21

eye

Answer 21

opthalm or oculo

Question 22

blood clot

Answer 22

thromb/o

Question 23

ear

Answer 23

oto

Question 24

liver

Answer 24

hepato

Question 25

breast

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mamm/o

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large intestine

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colo

Question 27

stomach

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gastro

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small intestine

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ileo

Question 29

chest

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thorac/o

Question 30

lung

Answer 30

pneumo or pleuro

Question 31

macro

Answer 31

large

Question 32

micro

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small

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megalo- or -megaly

Answer 33

large/ enlarged

Question 34

hyper-

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high/ elevated/ above

Question 35

hypo-

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low/ reduced/ below

Question 36

tachy-

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fast/ rapid

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brady-

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slow/ reduced

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chloro-

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green

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leuk-

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white

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eryth-

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red

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cyan-

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blue

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endo- or intra-

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within

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inter-

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between

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extra-

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outside

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peri-

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around

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trans-

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across

Question 47

echo-

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using ultrasonic waves

Question 48

electro-

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using electricity

Question 49

-ectomy

Answer 49

removal of

Question 50

-gram

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record

Question 51

-graph/y

Answer 51

process of making an image

Question 52

-otomy

Answer 52

making a cut in

incision

Question 53

-scopy

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using an instrument for viewing

Question 54

-stomy

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create an opening

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dys-

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not working properly

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mal-

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bad

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-emia

Answer 57

blood condition

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-itis

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inflammation

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-osis

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condition or disease

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-pathy

Answer 60

disease

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-aden/o (r)

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gland

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endo

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within

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exo

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outside

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crin/o

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secrete

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-ic

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pertaining to

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hypo-

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under

Question 67

-gram

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record

Question 68

electro-

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electricity

Question 69

encephal/o

Answer 69

brain

Question 70

erythr/o

Answer 70

red blood

Question 71

-ectomy

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excision

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-tomy

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incision

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gnos/o

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knowledge

Question 74

dia-

Answer 74

complete

Question 75

-sis

Answer 75

state of

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gynec/o

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women diseases

Question 77

hemat/o

Answer 77

blood

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oma

Answer 78

tumor/ collection for blood

Question 79

hepat/o

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liver

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iatr/o

Answer 80

treatment

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-genic

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pertaining to producing

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leuk/o

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white

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nephr/o

Answer 83

kidnneys

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neur/o

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nerve

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onc/o

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tumor

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-ist

Answer 86

one who specializes in a field of medicine

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-scope

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an instrument for visual examination

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opthalm/o

Answer 88

eye

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oste/o

Answer 89

bone

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arthr/o

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joint

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path/o

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disease

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ic-

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pertaining to

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ped/o

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children

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iatr-

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treatment

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psych/o

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mind

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radi/o

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x-rays

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ren/o

Answer 97

kidneys

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sarc/o

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flesh

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-al

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pertaining to

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sect/o

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to cut

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-ion

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pertaining to

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carcin/o

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cancer

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re-

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back

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-itis

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inflammation

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enter/o

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intestine

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colon

Answer 106

large intestine

Question 107

-logy

Answer 107

study of

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-opsy

Answer 108

process of viewing

Question 109

nect/o

Answer 109

to bind, tie, connect

Question 110

phleb/o

Answer 110

vein

Question 111

-cytosis

Answer 111

condition of cells

Question 112

thromb/o

Answer 112

clot

Question 113

-emia

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blood condition (abnormal)

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my/o

Answer 114

muscle

Question 115

lith/o

Answer 115

stone

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if it has an “o” it can’t be a

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prefix

Question 117

costo

Answer 117

rib

Question 118

ase

Answer 118

enzyme

Question 119

oid

Answer 119

like

Question 120

start reading from which component

Answer 120

suffix

Question 121

Antigen

Answer 121

marker that tells your immune system whether something in your body is harmful or not.

Question 122

Antibody

Answer 122

a protein produced by the body’s immune systems when it detects harmful substances (antigens)