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Roots
Suffixes/Prefixes
Medical Terminology
Anatomical Terms/Positional Terms
Abdominal Quadrants
100

What does Cardi mean

Heart

100

What does the prefix ad- mean

Away From

100

Hypoglycemia

  • Prefix: hypo- (low)
  • Word Root: glyc (sugar)
  • Suffix: -emia (blood condition)
  • Meaning: Low blood sugar level
100

What do we say when referring to location on extremities

Proximal/Distal

100

What is in the LLQ

Colon


200

What does Or mean

Mouth/Oral

200

What is the prefix in Tachycardia

Tachy

200

Dyspnea

  • Prefix: peri- (Difficult/Painful)
  • Suffix: -pnea (Breathing)
  • Meaning: Difficulty Breathing
200

If I am referring to the trunk of the Body what terms would I be using

Superior/Inferior
200

What is in the RUQ

Liver

Gallbladder 

300

What is the root correlated to the word stomach

Gastro

300

If a patient is Vomiting what suffix would most likely be used in the diagnosis

emesis

300

Pericardial

  • Prefix: peri- (around / surrounding)
  • Word Root: cardi (heart)
  • Suffix: -al (pertaining to)
  • Meaning: Pertaining to the area around the heart.
300

What is the relation from the ankle to the knee

ankle is distal from the knee


300

What is in the LUQ

Spleen

Stomach

Pancreas

400

What is the root in the word Hepatitis

Hepat

400

What is the difference between Inter- and Intra-

Inter = Between

Intra = Within

400

Dysphagia

Difficulty Swallowing

  • Prefix: dys- (difficult / abnormal)
  • Word Root: phag (eating / swallowing)
  • Suffix: -ia (condition)
400

A patient has a deformity in their thoracic cavity. Where is the deformity in relation to the abdomen cavity.

Superior

400

What is in the RLQ

Appendix


500
Does Pneumo or Pnea means Air or Lungs

Pneumo

500

What is the difference between -ology and -ist

ology = Study of

ist = One who specializes in

500

Myocarditis

  • Prefix: myo- (muscle)
  • Word Root: cardi (heart)
  • Suffix: -itis (inflammation)
  • Meaning: Inflammation of the heart muscle
500

A patient has a laceration near their wrist. What is the relation of the injury to the elbow

The injury is distal to the elbow.

500

Where are the Kidneys located

Retroperitoneal Space