Medical Terminology Group # 1

Question 1

Abdomin-/o

Answer 1

Belly or abdomen Ex: abdominalgia: pain in the abdomen

Question 2

a-/an-

Answer 2

without, lack of Ex: aphasia

Question 3

bio-

Answer 3

life, live Ex: biology

Question 4

cephal-

Answer 4

head Ex: Cephalic

Question 5

dorsi-

Answer 5

back (same as postero-in humans) Ex: Dorsiflexion

Question 6

hetero-

Answer 6

different, other Ex: heterotroph

Question 7

homeo-

Answer 7

same Ex: homeostasis

Question 8

-ology/-logy

Answer 8

study of Ex: histology

Question 9

physio-

Answer 9

nature Ex: physiology

Question 10

pre-

Answer 10

before Ex: prefrontal

Question 11

post-

Answer 11

after, behind Ex: postpartum

Question 12

thorac-/o-

Answer 12

chest Ex: thoracoscope

Question 13

venter-

Answer 13

belly Ex: ventral

Question 14

viscer-

Answer 14

internal organ Ex: visceromotor

Question 15

trans-

Answer 15

across, through, beyond Ex: transection

Question 16

hydr-

Answer 16

water Ex: dehydration

Question 17

iso-

Answer 17

Equal Ex: isotonic

Question 18

poly-

Answer 18

many, much Ex: polysaccharide

Question 19

super-/supra

Answer 19

above, upper, upon Ex: superciliary: above eyebrow

Question 20

therm-

Answer 20

heat Ex: thermometer

Question 21

chrom-/chromo

Answer 21

color Ex: chromatin

Question 22

-cyte/cyto-

Answer 22

cell Ex: erythrocyte; cytokinesis

Question 23

glyco-

Answer 23

sugar, sweet Ex: glycolysis

Question 24

hyper-

Answer 24

over, above, excessive Ex: hypertrophy

Question 25

hypo-

Answer 25

under, below, deficient Ex: hypodermic: under the skin

Question 26

infra-

Answer 26

under, below Ex: infrapatellar: under the knee cap

Question 27

inter-

Answer 27

between Ex: intercostals: between the ribs

Question 28

intra-

Answer 28

within Ex: intraventricular

Question 29

meta-

Answer 29

beyond, after, change Ex: metastasis

Question 30

mito-

Answer 30

thread, filament Ex: mitosis

Question 31

-phag-/ phago-

Answer 31

to eat, to ingest Ex: dysphagia

Question 32

phobo-/ i-

Answer 32

fear Ex: claustrophobia

Question 33

pin-

Answer 33

drink Ex: pinocytosis

Question 34

telo-

Answer 34

end Ex: telophase

Question 35

chondra- / chondro-

Answer 35

cartilage Ex: cartilaginous tumor

Question 36

hist-

Answer 36

tissue Ex: histology

Question 37

hyal-/ hyalo-

Answer 37

glass Ex: hyaline cartilage

Question 38

sero-

Answer 38

watery fluid Ex: serosa