T - Medical Terminology - Prefixes, Suffixes, Combining Form

Question 1

tachy-

Answer 1

swift; rapid

Question 2

taen/i-
ten/i-

Answer 2

tapeworm

Question 3

tarso-

Answer 3

1. flat of the foot
2. edge of the eyelid

Question 4

tauto-

Answer 4

same

Question 5

techno-

Answer 5

art; skill

Question 6

tel/e-

Answer 6

1. end
2. distant

Question 7

teleo-

Answer 7

perfect; complete

Question 8

temporo-

Answer 8

temples of the head

Question 9

tendo-
teno-

Answer 9

tendon

Question 10

ter-

Answer 10

three

Question 11

tera-

Answer 11

one trillionth

Question 12

terato-

Answer 12

severely malformed fetus

Question 13

tetra-

Answer 13

four

Question 14

thalamo-

Answer 14

chamber; part of the brain where a nerve originates; thalamus

Question 15

thanato-

Answer 15

death

Question 16

theco-

Answer 16

sheath; case; receptacle

Question 17

thermo-

Answer 17

hot; heat

Question 18

thio-

Answer 18

sulfur

Question 19

thorac/i-
thorac/o-

Answer 19

chest; chest wall

Question 20

thrombo-

Answer 20

blood clot; thrombus

Question 21

thymo-

Answer 21

1. thymus
2. soul; emotions

Question 22

thy/ro-

Answer 22

thyroid gland; oblong; shield

Question 23

thyroid/o-

Answer 23

thyroid gland

Question 24

toco-

Answer 24

childbirth

Question 25

-tome

Answer 25

cutting instrument

Question 26

tomo-

Answer 26

section; layer

Question 27

-tomy

Answer 27

cutting operation; excision

Question 28

ton/o-

Answer 28

tension

Question 29

top/o-

Answer 29

place; locale

Question 30

tox/i- toxico- toxo- -toxic

Answer 30

toxin; poison; toxic

Question 31

trachelo-

Answer 31

neck

Question 32

tracheo-

Answer 32

trachea; windpipe

Question 33

trans-

Answer 33

across; over; beyond; through

Question 34

traumato-

Answer 34

trauma

Question 35

tri-

Answer 35

three

Question 36

trich/i- trich/o-

Answer 36

hair

Question 37

troph/o- -trophic

Answer 37

nourishment

Question 38

-tropin

Answer 38

stimulation of a target organ by a substance, esp. a hormone

Question 39

tubo-

Answer 39

tube

Question 40

tympan/o-

Answer 40

eardrum; tympanum

Question 41

typhlo-

Answer 41

1. cecum 2. blindness

Question 42

typho-

Answer 42

fever; typhoid