Medical Terminology Game 1

Combining Forms

1

cardi/o

The combining form that means heart

2

chem/o

The combining form that means chemical

3

dermat/o

The combining form that means skin

4

gastr/o

The combining form that means stomach

5

hemat/o

The combining form that means blood

Prefixes

1

Pre-

What Prefix means before ?

2

Hemi-

What Prefix mean half ?

3

Brady-

What Prefix means slow ?

4

Tachy-

What Prefix means rapid or fast ?

5

Anti-

A prefix that means against

Suffixes

1

-megaly

What suffix means enlargement ?

2

-ectomy

What suffix means removal of ?

3

-path

What suffix mean disease ?

4

-emia

What suffix mean blood condition ?

5

-ltis

What suffix mean inflammation of ?

Skin-Eyes

1

Diaphoresis

Profuse sweating

2

pruritis

severe itching

3

Alopecia

Absence of hair

4

ophthalmalgia

Eye pain

5

Diplopia

Double vision

Urinary Combining Forms

1

urin/o or ur/o

urine

2

pyel/o

renal pelvis

3

nephr/o

kidney

4

ren/o

kidney

5

cyst/o

urinary bladder