Medical Terminology

Question 1

ab

Answer 1

away (example: Abduction, absent)

Question 2

ad

Answer 2

To or towards (example: adduction)

Question 3

ante

Answer 3

before (example: Anterior)

Question 4

anti

Answer 4

against (example: antibacterial)

Question 5

arth

Answer 5

joint (example: arthrodesis)

Question 6

aud

Answer 6

hear (example: Audible, auditory)

Question 7

bi

Answer 7

two (example: Biceps brachii, bilingual)

Question 8

circum

Answer 8

around (example: Circumduction, circumstance)

Question 9

Co/con

Answer 9

With/together (example: Contract, collaborate)

Question 10

counter

Answer 10

opposing (example: Counteract)

Question 11

cyte

Answer 11

cell (example: oligodendricyte)

Question 12

derma

Answer 12

skin (example: Dermatologist, dermatitis)

Question 13

Dendri/dendr

Answer 13

Like a tree (example: Dendrites)

Question 14

desis

Answer 14

Surgical fixation, binding together (example: arthrodesis)

Question 15

Di/du

Answer 15

two (example: dialogue)

Question 16

dilation

Answer 16

widening (example:

vasodilation)

Question 17

dis

Answer 17

not (example: disinfect)

Question 18

en

Answer 18

In, into (example: endomysium)

Question 19

epi

Answer 19

Above, on tip (example: epicardium)

Question 20

fer

Answer 20

carry (example: transfer)

Question 21

Frac/frag

Answer 21

break (example: fracture)

Question 22

Heme/hemo

Answer 22

blood (example: hemoglobin)

Question 23

hyper

Answer 23

over (example: hyperactive)

Question 24

hypo

Answer 24

under (example: hypoactive)

Question 25

infra

Answer 25

below, less than, under (example: infrared)

Question 26

inter

Answer 26

between (example:

interdisciplinary)

Question 27

intra

Answer 27

within (example: intradisciplinary)

Question 28

itis

Answer 28

inflammation (example: Cellulitis, arthritis)

Question 29

junct

Answer 29

join (example: junction)

Question 30

less

Answer 30

without (example: homeless)

Question 31

mal

Answer 31

bad (example: malignancy)

Question 32

man

Answer 32

hand (example: Manage, manual)

Question 33

medi

Answer 33

middle (example: Medium, medial)

Question 34

Mon/mono

Answer 34

one (example: monoplegia)

Question 35

ortho

Answer 35

straight (example: Orthopedic, orthodontist)

Question 36

osis

Answer 36

Process or pathological condition (example: neurosis)

Question 37

ous

Answer 37

having (example: pourous)

Question 38

paresis

Answer 38

weakness (example: hemiparesis)

Question 39

Phage, phagia

Answer 39

Eating, swallowing (example: Dysphagia)

Question 40

para

Answer 40

Beside, related (example: Parallel, paraplegia)

Question 41

phasia

Answer 41

speaking (example: Aphasia)

Question 42

plegia

Answer 42

paralyzed (example: hemiplegia)

Question 43

ped

Answer 43

foot (example: Pedal, pedestrian, pedometer)

Question 44

photo

Answer 44

light (example: photosynthesis)

Question 45

poly

Answer 45

many (example: polygraph)

Question 46

post

Answer 46

after (example: Posterior, postpone)

Question 47

pre

Answer 47

before (example: Preview, prepare)

Question 48

quad

Answer 48

four (example: Quadricep)

Question 49

retro

Answer 49

Back, backwards (example: retrospect)

Question 50

semi

Answer 50

half (example: semitendinosis)

Question 51

sol

Answer 51

alone (example: solitary)

Question 52

spir

Answer 52

breathe (example: respiratory)

Question 53

sub

Answer 53

under (example: subtitle)

Question 54

super

Answer 54

Over, greater (example: superior)

Question 55

supra

Answer 55

Above, greater than, over (example: supraspinatus)

Question 56

Syn/sym

Answer 56

with/together (example: symptom)

Question 57

therm

Answer 57

heat (example: thermotherapy)

Question 58

tion

Answer 58

Action, state of being (example: Adduction, infection)

Question 59

tri

Answer 59

three (example: Triceps brachii)

Question 60

vac

Answer 60

empty (example: Wound vac, vacant)