Medical Terminology Jeopardy!

Prefixes

100

These 4 prefixes mean...

1. slow 

2. fast  

3. below 

4. above 

1. brady- 

2. tachy-

3. hypo- 

4. hyper- 

200

These 4 prefixes mean...

1. upon 

2. around 

3. bad, difficult 

4. against 

1. epi-

2. peri- 

3. dys- 

4. anti- 

300

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These 4 prefixes mean...

1. without 

2. many 

3. new 

4. self 

1. a- 

2. poly- 

3. neo- 

4. auto- 

400

These 4 prefixes mean...

1. between  

2. within 

3. after 

4. before 

1. inter- 

2. intra- 

3. post-

4. pre- 

500

These 4 prefixes mean...

1. under 

2. across

3. inside

4. outside 

1. sub-

2. trans- 

3. endo- 

4. exo- 

Suffixes

100

These 4 suffixes mean...

1. inflammation 

2. condition 

3. pain 

4. removal 

1. -itis  

2. -osis

3. -algia 

4. -ectomy

200

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These 4 suffixes mean...

1. blood condition 

2. disease 

3. process of recording 

4. record 

1. -emia  

2. -pathy 

3. -graphy 

4. -gram 

300

These 4 suffixes mean...

1. visual examination 

2. surgical repair  

3. producing 

4. produced by 

1. -scopy 

2. -plasty 

3. -gen 

4. -genic

400

These 4 suffixes mean...

1. opening 

2. cutting 

3. study of 

4. tumor 

1. -stomy 

2. -tomy

3. -logy 

4. -oma

500

These 4 suffixes mean...

1. enlargement 

2. discharge  

3. breathing 

4. destruction 

1. -megaly 

2. -rrhea

3. -pnea

4. -lysis 

Combining Forms

100

These 2 combining forms refer to the ...

1. heart 

2. nerve 

1. cardi/o

2. neur/o 

200

These 2 combining forms refer to the... 

1. stomach 

2. bone 

1. gastr/o 

2. oste/o

300

These 2 combining forms refer to the... 

1. skin 

2. blood  

1. dermat/o  

2. hem/o 

400

These 2 combining forms refer to the...

1. cell 

2. muscle  

1. cyt/o  

2. muscul/o 

500

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Theses 2 combining forms refer to the...

1. joint 

2.  mind 

1. arthr/o  

2. psych/o 

Whole Medical Terms

100

These 2 terms mean...

1. slow heart rate 

2. rapid breathing 

1. bradycardia 

2. tachypnea 

200

These 2 terms mean...

1. inflammation of the skin   

2. bone condition 

1. dermatitis 

2. osteoporosis 

300

These 2 terms mean...

1. low blood sugar 

2. nerve pain 

1. hypoglycemia 

2. neuralgia 

400

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These 2 terms mean...

1. inflammation of the stomach and intestines 

2. many red blood cells 

1. gastroenteritis

2. polycythemia 

500

These 2 terms mean...

1. enlargement of the heart 

2. mental disease 

1. cardiomegaly  

2. psychopathy 

Mix and Match

100

Combine parts to form a term meaning low blood sugar.   

hypoglycemia 

200

Combine parts to form a term meaning enlargement of the heart. 

cardiomegaly 

300

Combine parts to form a term meaning many red blood cells. 

polycythemia 

400

Combine parts to form a term that means inflammation of the skin.  

dermatitis

500

Combine parts to form a term that means rapid breathing. 

tachypnea