Primary Med Terms & Word Parts

Question 1

-algia

Answer 1

Pain and suffering

Question 2

-dynia

Answer 2

Pain

Question 3

-itis

Answer 3

Inflammation

Question 4

-megaly

Answer 4

Enlargement

Question 5

-malacia

Answer 5

Abnormal softening

Question 6

-necrosis

Answer 6

Tissue death

Question 7

-sclerosis

Answer 7

Abnormal hardening

Question 8

-stenosis

Answer 8

Abnormal narrowing

Question 9

-centesis

Answer 9

Surgical puncture to remove to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or to remove excess fluid

Question 10

-graphy

Answer 10

Process of producing a picture or record

Question 11

-gram

Answer 11

-picture or record

Question 12

-plasty

Answer 12

Surgical repair

Question 13

-scopy

Answer 13

Visual examination

Question 14

-rrhagia

Answer 14

Bleeding

Question 15

-rrhage

Answer 15

Bleeding; abnormal excessive fluid discharge

Question 16

-rrhaphy

Answer 16

Surgical suturing to close a wound and includes the use of sutures, staples, or surgical glue

Question 17

-rrhea

Answer 17

Flow or discharge and refers to the flow of most body fluids

Question 18

-rrhexis

Answer 18

Rupture

Question 19

ab-

Answer 19

Away from, negative, absent

Question 20

ad-

Answer 20

Toward, to, in the direction of

Question 21

dextr/o

Answer 21

Right side

Question 22

sinistr/o

Answer 22

Left side

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ex-

Answer 23

Out of; outside, away from

Question 24

in-

Answer 24

In, into, not, without

Question 25

macro-

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Large, abnormal size, or long

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micr/o, micro-

Answer 26

Small

Question 27

Mega, metal/o

Answer 27

Large, great

Question 28

olig/o

Answer 28

Scanty, few

Question 29

pre-

Answer 29

Before

Question 30

post-

Answer 30

After, behind

Question 31

Suffix

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Refers to procedure, condition, disorder, or disease

Question 32

Prefix

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Indicates the location, time, number, or status

Question 33

When the suffix begins with a vowel you…?

Answer 33

Drop the combining vowel from the word root

Question 34

When suffix begins with a consonant you…?

Answer 34

Use the combining vowel

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When we join two combining forms…?

Answer 35

Use the combining vowels

Question 36

T/F? | Not all medical terms have prefixes

Answer 36

True

Question 37

T/F? | All medical terms have suffixes

Answer 37

True

Question 38

T/F? | A suffix usually, but not always, indicates location, time, or number

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False. The prefix does

Question 39

The foundation of a medical term is the:

Answer 39

Root word

Question 40

A suffix is a?

Answer 40

Word ending that explains what is happening

Question 41

A prefix is a?

Answer 41

Word that changes or alters the meaning of a term

Question 42

dys-

Answer 42

Bad, difficult, or painful

Question 43

eu-

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Good, normal, well, or easy

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hyper-

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Excessive or increased

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hypo-

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Deficient or decrease

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inter-

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Between or among

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intra-

Answer 47

Within or inside

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sub-

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Under, less, or below

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Super-, supra-

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Above or excessive

Question 50

-pathy

Answer 50

Any disease

Question 51

hem/o

Answer 51

Blood

Question 52

Tonsill

Answer 52

Tonsils

Question 53

hepat/o

Answer 53

Liver

Question 54

neur/o

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Nerve

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Nephr/o

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Kidney

Question 56

peri-

Answer 56

Surrounding

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nat

Answer 57

Birth

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lith

Answer 58

Stone

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arteri/o

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Artery

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ather/o

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Plaque or fatty substance

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arthr/o

Answer 61

Joint

Question 62

-ectomy

Answer 62

Surgical removal

Question 63

-ostomy

Answer 63

Surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface

Question 64

-otomy

Answer 64

Cutting or surgical incision

Question 65

Fissure

Answer 65

Groove or crack like sore of the skin

Question 66

Fistula

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Abnormal passage, usually between two internal organs or leading from an organ to the surface of the body

Question 67

Ileum

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The last and longest portion of the small intestine | Memory Aid: ileum is spelled w an e like int e stine

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Ilium

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Part of the hip bone | Memory Aid: spelled w an i as in h i p

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tendin

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Tendon

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Laceration

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Torn or jagged wound or an accidental cut

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Lesion

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Pathologic change of the tissues due to disease or injury

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Mucous

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Specialized membranes that line the body cavities

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Mucus

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Name of the fluid secreted by these mucous membranes

Question 74

myc/o

Answer 74

Fungus

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myel/o

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Bone marrow or spinal cord

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my/o

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Muscle

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Palpation

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Exam technique

Question 78

Palpitation

Answer 78

Pounding or racing heart

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pyel/o

Answer 79

Renal pelvis

Question 80

py/o

Answer 80

Pus

Question 81

pyr/o

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Fever or fire

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Supination

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Act of rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is forward or upward

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Suppuration

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Formation of discharge of pus

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Viral

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Pertaining to virus

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Virile

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Having the nature, properties, or qualities of an adult male

Question 86

appendic/o

Answer 86

Appendix

Question 87

a-, an-

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No, without

Question 88

-pathy

Answer 88

Disease

Question 89

Malaise

Answer 89

Feeling of discomfort, first sign of disease

Question 90

A/an _____ diagnosis is also known as a rule out

Answer 90

Differential