Medical Vocabulary - H

Question 1

halluc-

Answer 1

to wander in mind; HALLUCINOSIS

Question 2

hemat-, haemato-

haem-, hem-

Answer 2

of or pertaining to blood; HEMATOLOGY

Question 3

hema or hemo-

Answer 3

blood; HEMATOLOGICAL MALIGNANCY

Question 4

hemi-

Answer 4

one-half; CEREBRAL HEMISPHERE

Question 5

hepat- (hepatic-)

Answer 5

of or pertaining to the liver; HEPATOLOGY

Question 6

heter(o)-

Answer 6

denotes something as ‘the other’ (of 2), as an addition, or different; HETEROGENEOUS

Question 7

hidr(o)-

Answer 7

sweat; HYPERHIDROSIS

Question 8

hist(o)-, histio-

Answer 8

tissue; HISTOLOGY

Question 9

home(o)-

Answer 9

similar; HOMEOPATHY

Question 10

hom(o)-

Answer 10

denotes something as ‘the same’ as another or common; HOMOSEXUALITY

Question 11

humer(o)-

Answer 11

of or pertaining to the shoulder (or [rarely] the upper arm); HUMERUS

Question 12

hydr(o)-

Answer 12

water; HYDROPHOBE

Question 13

hyper-

Answer 13

denotes something as ‘extreme’ or ‘beyond normal’; HYPERTENSION

Question 14

hyp(o)-

Answer 14

denotes something ‘below normal’; HYPOVOLEMIA

Question 15

hyster(o)-

Answer 15

of or pertaining to the womb, the uterus; HYSTERECTOMY