Unit 3 Lesson 5: Medical Terms—Simpler Than You Think!

Question 1

What are the orgin of many medical terms

Answer 1

Many of the terms used by the medical profession come from Greek and Latin. So yes, you are going to learn some parts of foreign languages, but these are terms that are used in medicine around the world.

Question 2

What does the root word cardi/o mean

Answer 2

Heart

Question 3

What does the root word Derm/a or o mean

Answer 3

Skin

Question 4

What does the root word Encephal/o mean

Answer 4

Brain

Question 5

What does the root word Gastr/o mean

Answer 5

Stomach

Question 6

What does the root word Hemat/o mean

Answer 6

Blood

Question 7

What does the root word My/o mean

Answer 7

Muscle

Question 8

What does the root word Neur/o mean

Answer 8

Nerve

Question 8

What does the root word Ocul/o mean

Answer 8

eye

Question 9

What does the root word Oste/o mean?

Answer 9

Bone

Question 10

What does the root word Pulmon/o mean

Answer 10

Lungs

Question 11

What does the prefix word A- mean

Answer 11

Without, absence of

Question 12

What does the prefix word Ab- mean

Answer 12

Away from

Question 13

What does the prefix word Ad- mean

Answer 13

Toward, near

Question 14

What does the prefix word Ante- mean

Answer 14

Before, in front of

Question 15

What does the prefix word End/o- mean

Answer 15

inside

Question 16

What does the prefix word Peri- mean

Answer 16

Surrounding

Question 17

What does the prefix word Post- mean

Answer 17

After, behind

Question 18

What does the prefix word Trans- mean

Answer 18

Across, through

Question 19

What does the prefix word Supra- mean

Answer 19

above

Question 20

What does the prefix word Epi- mean

Answer 20

Upon

Question 21

What does the suffix -algia
mean

Answer 21

Pain

Question 22

What does the suffix -ectomy
mean

Answer 22

Surgical removal

Question 23

What does the suffix -emia
mean

Answer 23

Blood

Question 24

What does the suffix -ic or -ical mean

Answer 24

Pertaining to

Question 25

What does the suffix -itis
mean

Answer 25

Inflammation

Question 26

What does the suffix -logy
mean

Answer 26

Study of

Question 27

What does the suffix -lysis
mean

Answer 27

Breaking down

Question 28

What does the suffix -oma
mean

Answer 28

Tumor

Question 29

What does the suffix -osis
mean

Answer 29

Disease, condition

Question 30

What does the suffix -pathy
mean

Answer 30

Disease

Question 31

What does Cardiomyopathy mean

Answer 31

Cardi/o (heart) + my/o (muscle) + pathy (disease) = disease of the heart muscle

Question 32

What does Encephalitis mean

Answer 32

Encephal/o (brain) + -itis (inflammation) = brain inflammation

Question 33

What does Neurectomy mean

Answer 33

Neur/o (nerve) + -ectomy (surgical removal) = removal of a nerve

Question 34

What does Postoperative mean

Answer 34

Post- (after) + operative (surgery) = after surgery

Question 35

What does the letter o ahve to do with medical words

Answer 35

Often, an ‘o’ or other vowel is added between word parts to connect them.