Medical Terminology

Question 1

Anter/o

Answer 1

Front, anterior

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Poster/o

Answer 2

Back or behind

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Later/o

Answer 3

Lateral, side

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Super/o

Answer 4

Superior, above

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Infer/o

Answer 5

Inferior, below

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Media/o

Answer 6

Medial, middle

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Ab-

Answer 7

Away from

Question 8

Ad-

Answer 8

Toward

Question 9

Inter-

Answer 9

Between

Question 10

Ecto-

Answer 10

Outside

Question 11

Endo-

Answer 11

Within, inside

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Trans-

Answer 12

Through or across

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Cyan/o

Answer 13

Blue

Question 14

Erythr/o

Answer 14

Red

Question 15

Leuk/o

Answer 15

White

Question 16

Melan/o

Answer 16

Black

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Chrom/o

Answer 17

Color

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Jaund/o

Answer 18

Yellow

Question 19

Di-, bi-

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Two

Question 20

Multi-

Answer 20

Many

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Quadri-

Answer 21

Four

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Semi-

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Half

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Tri-

Answer 23

Three

Question 24

Uni-, mono-

Answer 24

One

Question 25

Chronic

Answer 25

A condition that lasts for a long period of time or reoccurs throughout ones life

Question 26

Acute

Answer 26

A condition that has a quick onset usually last for short periods and does not reoccur

Question 27

Pathogen

Answer 27

A disease producing microorganism or material

Question 28

Degenerative

Answer 28

The progressive breakdown of body components over time

Question 29

Symptom

Answer 29

A subjective measurement of the evidence of a disease or condition

Question 30

Sign

Answer 30

An objective measure of the evidence of a disease or condition

Question 31

Malignant

Answer 31

Cancerous

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Benign

Answer 32

Non-cancerous

Question 33

A-, an-

Answer 33

No, not

Question 34

-al, ic, ous, ary, ior, ar, eal, tic, ine

Answer 34

Pertaining to

Question 35

-algia

Answer 35

Pain

Question 36

Anti-

Answer 36

Against

Question 37

Carcin/o

Answer 37

Cancer

Question 38

Cyt/o, -cyte

Answer 38

Cell