Medical Terminology

Question 1

a/an

Answer 1

absence

Question 2

adenitis

Answer 2

inflamed lymph nodes

Question 3

aden/o

Answer 3

gland

Question 4

adenoma

Answer 4

benign tumor formed from glandular structures in epithelial tissue

Question 5

-algia

Answer 5

pain, painful condition

Question 6

ather/o

Answer 6

plaque, fatty substance

Question 7

arthalgia

Answer 7

joint pain

Question 8

arthr/o

Answer 8

joint

Question 9

cardi/o

Answer 9

heart

Question 10

cardiorrhexis

Answer 10

rupture of the heart wall

Question 11

carditis

Answer 11

inflammation of the heart or surroundings

Question 12

cephal/o

Answer 12

head

Question 13

cyan/o

Answer 13

blue

Question 14

cystitis

Answer 14

urinary tract infection

Question 15

cyt/o

Answer 15

cell

Question 16

dermat/o

Answer 16

skin

Question 17

dermatitis

Answer 17

skin inflammation

Question 18

dys-

Answer 18

bad, difficult, or painful

Question 19

-ectomy

Answer 19

surgical removal, cutting out, excision

Question 20

endo-

Answer 20

in, within, inside

Question 21

erythr/o

Answer 21

red

Question 22

gastr/o

Answer 22

stomach, belly

Question 23

-gram

Answer 23

picture or record

Question 24

-graphy

Answer 24

the process of producing a picture or record

Question 25

hepat/o

Answer 25

liver

Question 26

hepatorrhagia

Answer 26

hemorrhage into or from the liver

Question 27

hyper-

Answer 27

excessive, increased

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hypo-

Answer 28

deficient, decreased

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inter-

Answer 29

between, among

Question 30

intra-

Answer 30

within, inside

Question 31

-itis

Answer 31

inflammation

Question 32

leuk/o

Answer 32

white

Question 33

leukocyte

Answer 33

white blood cell

Question 34

-malacia

Answer 34

abnormal softening

Question 35

melan/o

Answer 35

black, dark

Question 36

my/o

Answer 36

muscle

Question 37

nat/o

Answer 37

birth

Question 38

-necrosis

Answer 38

tissue death

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neo-

Answer 39

new, strange

Question 40

nephr/o

Answer 40

kidney

Question 41

nephrectomy

Answer 41

surgical removal of kidneys

Question 42

nephrosis

Answer 42

kidney disease

Question 43

nephrotomy

Answer 43

incision in the kidney is made

Question 44

neur/o

Answer 44

nerve, nerve tissue

Question 45

neuralgia

Answer 45

pain that travels along the length of the nerve

Question 46

neurectomy

Answer 46

surgical removal of all or part of a nerve

Question 47

neuritis

Answer 47

inflammation of a peripheral nerve or nerves

Question 48

neuroplasty

Answer 48

surgery of the nerves

Question 49

-ologist

Answer 49

specialist

Question 50

-ology

Answer 50

the science or study of

Question 51

-oma

Answer 51

tumor, neoplasm

Question 52

-osis

Answer 52

abnormal condition, disease

Question 53

-oste/o

Answer 53

bone

Question 54

-ostomy

Answer 54

surgically creating an opening

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-otomy

Answer 55

cutting, surgical incision

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-pathy

Answer 56

disease, suffering, feeling, emotion

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-phobia

Answer 57

abnormal fear

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-plasia

Answer 58

development, growth, formation

Question 59

-plasty

Answer 59

surgical repair

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-rhin/o

Answer 60

nose

Question 61

-rrhage

Answer 61

bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

Question 62

-rrhaphy

Answer 62

surgical suturing

Question 63

-rrhea

Answer 63

flow or discharge

Question 64

-rrhexis

Answer 64

rupture

Question 65

-sclerosis

Answer 65

abnormal hardening

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-scopy

Answer 66

visual examination

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-stasis

Answer 67

control, maintenance of a constant level

Question 68

-stenosis

Answer 68

abnormal narrowing

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sub-

Answer 69

under, less, below

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-supra

Answer 70

above, upper, excessive

Question 71

thromb/o

Answer 71

clot

Question 72

thrombocyte

Answer 72

plateletts