Medical Terms
Prefixes
Root Words
Suffixes
Content Related
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What are Medical terms constituted of?

Prefix, root word, suffix

100

What does the prefix “retro” mean?

Back or Backward

100

What does the root word “thorac” mean?

thorax

100

What is the meaning of the suffix desis?

Surgical fixation

100

How was the word stethoscope invented?

From greek words stethos and skopein

200

What is a Rhinoplasty?

Nose Surgery

200

Name two prefixes that mean “two”.

Bi-, Di-, Diplo-

200

What does the root word “viscera” mean?

organ

200

What is the suffix of blood?

emia

200

The letters that come before the root is ?

Prefix

300

What is Cardiology?

Study of the Heart

300

What two prefixes mean “equal”?

Equi-, Iso-


300

What is Carcin?

Cancer

300

What is the meaning of the suffix - rrhage?

Excessive bleeding

300

The letters that come after a root

suffix

400

What is Bronchitis?

Lung inflammation 


400

Name 3 prefixes that mean “above”.

Epi-, Hyper-, Supra-, or Super-

400

What root word means “pelvis of the kidney”?

Pyelo

400

How are the suffixes -graph and -graphy?

-graph usually rephers to the instrument, while -graphy usually refers to the process.

400

What is  the meaning of suffix -iatrist

specialist

500

What is pneumonia?

Lung disease

500

Name 3 prefixes that are about color and what color they mean.


Alb - Pale,

Chloro - Green

Cyano - Blue,

Erythro - Red,

Gleuco/Polio - Gray,

Leuko - White,

Melano - Black,

Porphyr - Purple,

Rhodo - Rose Red,

Xantho - Yellow.


500

Name 2 root words that relate to the body.

Cut - skin

Arterio - artery

Cardio - heart

Ocul - eye

Pulm - lung

Pyelo - pelvis of the kidney

500

What do the suffixes -a, -ac, -al, -ic, -ical, -is, -um, -genic, -ous, -tic, and -ary mean?

Pertaining to

500

What is the suffix of cardiology?


-logy


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