Medical Terminology Game 1

In the beginning...

100

post-

What is the prefix meaning: after

200

hypo-

What is the prefix meaning: deficient or decreased

300

eu-

What is the prefix meaning: good, normal, well or easy

400

peri-

around

500

ante-

before or in front of

In the end...

100

-ectomy

What is a suffix meaning: surgical removal

200

-ac

What is a suffix meaning: pertaining to 

300

-scopy

What is a suffix meaning: visual examination

400

-emia

What is a suffix meaning: present in the blood

500

-stenosis

What is a suffix meaning: abnormal narrowing

Pulling Roots

100

nat

What is the root word for: Birth

200

crani

What is the root word for: skull

300

erythr/o

What is the root word for: red

400

oste/o

What is the root word for: bone

500

myel/o

What is the root word for: spinal cord or bone marrow

Wait. I know this one!

100

Neuroplasty

What is the surgical repair of the a nerve.

200

Pathogenesis 

What is the process by which disease develops

300

Hepatomegaly

What is abnormal enlargement of the liver

400

Cardiomyopathy

What is disease affecting the heart muscle 

500

Anophthalmia

What is the absence of one or both eyes 

Say Again?

100

Hemorrhage

What is pronounced: HEM-or-idj

200

Phalanges

What is pronounced: fah-LAN-jeez

300

Craniosynostosis 

What is pronounced: crane-eo-sin-ost-O-sis 

400

Arteriomalacia

What is prounounced: ar-tee-ree-oh-mah-LAY-shee-ah

500

pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

What is pronounced:  NEW-meh-noh-ultra-my-kroh-SKOP-ik-SIL-ih-koh-vol-KAY-noh-koh-nee-OH-sis)