Medical terms
Suffixes
Abbreviations
Meanings
Misc
100
Is made up of multiple word parts
What is a constructed term?
100
The suffix -plasty
What is repair?
100
MRI
What is magnetic resonance imaging?
100
A heart rate >200
What is tachycardia?
100
An anterior curve of the spine
What is lordosis?
200
The most common vowel used.
What is an 'o'?
200
The difference between -algia and -itis.
What is pain and inflammation?
200
AIDS
What is acquired immune deficiency syndrome?
200
Rapidly losing blood
What is hemorrhage?
200
Means to cut
What is tom or tom/o?
300
Wilms' tumor is an example of.
What is a nonconstructed term?
300
The study of.
What is -logy?
300
RA
What is rheumatoid arthritis?
300
paralysis of four limbs
What is quadriplegia?
300
Means straight
What is orth/o?
400
A term derived from an important person's name.
What is an eponym?
400
An instrument used for viewing.
What is scope?
400
RUQ
What is right upper quadrant?
400
The meaning of the prefix in the term endoscope
What is within?
400
Posterior curve of the thoracic spine, forming a hump.
What is kyphosis?
500
The medical term LASIK is an example of.
What is an acronym?
500
disease.
What is -pathy?
500
laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis
What is LASIK?
500
The process of maintaining internal stability
What is homeostasis?
500
An 's' curve of the spine
What is scoliosis?
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