Med Terms Unit 1

Question 1

example: cardi

Word Root

Answer 1

The core meaning of the term

Question 2

example: -itis

Suffix

Answer 2

Added to end; procedures, conditions, or diesease

Question 3

example: Pre-

Prefix

Answer 3

Attached to beginning; time, position, direction, number, negation

Question 4

example: /o

Combining Vowels

Answer 4

Usually “o”, eases punctuation

Question 5

example: Cardi/o

Combining Form

Answer 5

Word root + combining vowel

Question 6

example: Intravenous

Intra-

Answer 6

Within or inside

Question 7

example: submarine

Sub-

Answer 7

Below, under

Question 8

example: arthritis

Arthr/o

Answer 8

Joints

Question 9

example: hepatitis

Hepat/o

Answer 9

Liver

Question 10

example: osteoporosis

Oste/o

Answer 10

Bones

Question 11

example: intravenous

Ven/o

Answer 11

Vein

Question 12

example: arthralgia

-algia

Answer 12

pain

Question 13

example: amniocentesis

-centesis

Answer 13

surgical puncture to remove fluid

Question 14

example: leukocyte

-cyte

Answer 14

cell

Question 15

example: arthrodynia

-dynia

Answer 15

pain

Question 16

example: tonsillectomy

-ectomy

Answer 16

surgical removal

Question 17

example: hypoglycemia

-emia

Answer 17

blood condition

Question 18

example: sonograph

-gram, -graph

Answer 18

record, x-ray, picture

Question 19

example: sonography

-graphy

Answer 19

processing of recording picture or record

Question 20

example: tonsillitis

-itis

Answer 20

inflammation

Question 21

example: osteomalacia

-malacia

Answer 21

abnormal softening

Question 22

example: cardimegalyb

-megaly

Answer 22

enlargement

Question 23

example: thermometer

-meter

Answer 23

instrument used to measure

Question 24

example: neuroid

-oid

Answer 24

like, resembling

Question 25

# example: psychologist -ologist

Answer 25

specialist

Question 26

# example: psychology -ology

Answer 26

the study of

Question 27

# example: sarcoma -oma

Answer 27

tumor

Question 28

# example: psychosis -osis

Answer 28

abnormal condition

Question 29

# example: colostomy -ostomy

Answer 29

creating an artifical opening

Question 30

# example: colotomy -otomy

Answer 30

surgical incision

Question 31

# example: cardiopathy -pathy

Answer 31

disease

Question 32

# example: pyrophobia -phobia

Answer 32

abnormal fear of specific things

Question 33

# example: arthoplasty -plasty

Answer 33

surgical repair

Question 34

# example: nephroptosis -ptosis

Answer 34

drooping, sagging, prolapse

Question 35

# example: hemorrhage -rrhagia, -rrhade

Answer 35

abnormal flow or discharge (blood)

Question 36

# example: myorrhaphy -rrhaphy

Answer 36

suturing

Question 37

# example: diarrhea -rrhea

Answer 37

abnormal flow or discharge (not blood)

Question 38

# example: myorrhexis -rrhexis

Answer 38

rupture

Question 39

# example: arteriosclerosis -sclerosis

Answer 39

abnormal hardening

Question 40

# example: otoscope -scope

Answer 40

instrument used for visual examination

Question 41

# example: colonoscopy -scopy

Answer 41

visual examination

Question 42

# example: hemostasis -stasis

Answer 42

stop, control

Question 43

# example: arteriostenosis -stenosis

Answer 43

abnormal narrowing