medical terms

Question 1

cry/o

Answer 1

cold

Question 2

cutane/o

Answer 2

skin

Question 3

derm/o or dermat/o

Answer 3

skin

Question 4

diaphor/o

Answer 4

profuse sweating

Question 5

electr/o

Answer 5

electricity

Question 6

itchy/o

Answer 6

scaly

Question 7

kerat/o

Answer 7

hard

Question 8

lip/o

Answer 8

fat

Question 9

melan/o

Answer 9

black

Question 10

myc/o

Answer 10

fungus

Question 11

necr/o

Answer 11

death

Question 12

pil/o

Answer 12

hair

Question 13

py/o

Answer 13

pus

Question 14

rhytid/o

Answer 14

wrinkle

Question 15

seb/o

Answer 15

oil

Question 16

ungu/o

Answer 16

nail

Question 17

xer/o

Answer 17

dry

Question 18

-algia

Answer 18

pain

Question 19

-cele

Answer 19

hernia/protrusion

Question 20

-cise

Answer 20

cut

Question 21

-cyte

Answer 21

cell

Question 22

-dynia

Answer 22

pain

Question 23

ectasis

Answer 23

dilation (ex: brochiextasis - dilated bronchi)

Question 24

-gen

Answer 24

that which produces (ex: mutagen produces mutations)

Question 25

-genesis

Answer 25

produces, generates

Question 26

-genic

Answer 26

produces, produced by (carcinogenic - producing cancer)

Question 27

-ia

Answer 27

state, condition (ex: hemiplegia - condition of being half paralyzed)

Question 28

-iasis

Answer 28

abnormal condition

Question 29

-ism

Answer 29

state of

Question 30

-itis

Answer 30

inflammation

Question 31

-lysis

Answer 31

destruction

Question 32

-malacia

Answer 32

abnormal softening

Question 33

-megaly

Answer 33

enlargement

Question 34

-oma

Answer 34

tumor, mass

Question 35

-osis

Answer 35

abnormal condition

Question 36

-pathy

Answer 36

disease

Question 37

-plasia

Answer 37

development, growth

Question 38

-plasm

Answer 38

formation, development

Question 39

-ptosis

Answer 39

drooping (ex: proctoptosis - drooping rectum)

Question 40

-rrhage

Answer 40

excessive, abnormal flow

Question 41

-rrhea

Answer 41

discharge, flow

Question 42

-rrhexis

Answer 42

rupture

Question 43

-sclerosis

Answer 43

hardening

Question 44

-stenosis

Answer 44

narrowing

Question 45

trophy

Answer 45

nourishment, development

Question 46

a-

Answer 46

without, away from

Question 47

an-

Answer 47

without

Question 48

ante-

Answer 48

before, in front of

Question 49

anti-

Answer 49

against

Question 50

auto-

Answer 50

self

Question 51

brady-

Answer 51

slow

Question 52

dys-

Answer 52

paintful, difficult

Question 53

endo-

Answer 53

within, inner

Question 54

epi-

Answer 54

upon, over

Question 55

eu-

Answer 55

normal, good

Question 56

homo-

Answer 56

same

Question 57

inter-

Answer 57

among, between

Question 58

intra-

Answer 58

within, inside

Question 59

para-

Answer 59

beyond, beside, near (ex: paranasal - near or alongside the nose)

Question 60

per-

Answer 60

through (ex: percutaneous - through the skin)

Question 61

peri-

Answer 61

around (ex: pericardial - around the heart)

Question 62

supra-

Answer 62

above (ex: suprapubic - above the pubic door)

Question 63

tachy-

Answer 63

rapid, fast

Question 64

trans-

Answer 64

through, across (ex: transurethral - through the urethra)

Question 65

if the word ends in a, make it plural by

Answer 65

keeping the a adding an e (ex: vertebra –> vertebrae)

Question 66

if the word ends in ax, make it plural by

Answer 66

drop the x add ces (ex: thorax –> thoraces)

Question 67

make -ex plural

Answer 67

drop -ex and add ices

Question 68

make -ix plural

Answer 68

drop -x and add -ces

Question 69

make -is plural

Answer 69

-es

Question 70

-on plural

Answer 70

drop -on add -a

Question 71

-us plural

Answer 71

drop -us add -i

Question 72

-x plural

Answer 72

drop -x add -ges

Question 73

-nx plural

Answer 73

-ges