Colors
Med Term Meaning red
What is erythr/o
A, an
What is without, lacking
Cutane
skin
Sub
Below
The medical term that means slow movement is
bradykinesia
cartilage
Chondr/o
The suffix that means weakness is
-asthenia
Inflammation
itis
The medical term meaning muscular pain is
myalgia
Med term meaning White (blood cell)
What is Leuk/o
Anti
against
my/o
muscle
Endo
within, inner
A patient with swollen legs as a result of an accumulation of fluid might be diagnosed with
Edema
band of fibrous connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone is
Ten
The suffix meaning incision/cut into is
o/tomy
cyte
cell
Acrodermatitis means inflammation of the skin of the
extremities
Med Term Meaning black
What is Melan/o
Bio
Life
cephal/o
head
Hyper
Above; Beyond; Excessive
In the medical term kyph/osis, the word root refers to the vertebrae and means
Hump
abnormal condition
-osis
Abnormal softening
Malacia
plegia
Paralysis
In the medical term arthr/itis, the word root means:
Joint
Med term meaning yellow
What is Jaund/o
Cyt/o
cell
necr/o
death
Hypo
Under; Deficient
The medical term that means abnormal condition of bent forward (spine) is:
Lordosis
The word part acr means:
Extremities
Oma
tumor
-eal, -ial
Pertaining to
Melanoma
Black tumor
Med term meaning blue
What is cyan/o
Dys
difficult, abnormal
brady
slow
AB
Away from
Relating to the bones
osteo
derm
skin
Centesis
Surgical puncture to remove fluid
ac
Pertaining to
onychomycosis
The medical term meaning abnormal condition of the fungus of the nail is
onychomycosis
Med term meaning white
What is albin/o
Myc/o
fungus
tachy
fast
Photo
light
The word part referring to the fluid-filled sac that allows for easy movement of one part of a joint over another is
Burs
hydr/o
sweat
-ectomy
Cut out; Removal
pathy
Disease
instrument used for visual examination of a joint is:
arthroscope
med term meaning gray
What is poli/o
lip/o
fat
Myel/o
spinal cord/bone marrow
Intra
within
The medical term that means abnormal condition of (lateral) crooked, curved (spine) is
scoliosis
onych/o
nail
Scope
For examining
scopy
Examine
abnormal condition of blue is
cyanosis