Dean Vaughn Med Term Lessons 1-6

Body Parts

100

gastr-

What is stomach?

200

rhin-

What is nose?

300

hyster-

What is uterus?

400

ost-

What is bone?

500

cervic-

What is neck?

Positions

100

hypo-

What is under?

200

supra-

What is above?

300

para-

What is beside, beyond?

400

retr(o)

What is backwards?

500

epi-

What is upon?

Colors

100

cyan-

What is blue?

200

melan-

What is black?

300

erythro-

What is red?

400

leuk-

What is white?

500

We use our eyes to see color.  This is the element for eye.

What is opt- or opthalm-?

Action Words

100

This is the element that means observe.

What is -scop-?

200

-otomy

What is cut into?

300

-ptosis

What is falling, drooping?

400

The element that means twist.

What is strept-?

500

-rrhaphy

What is suture?

They mean the same(give the other element with the same meaning)

100

cor-

What is cardi-?

200

encephal-

What is cerbr-?

300

odont-

What is dent-?

400

palpebr-

What is blephr-?

500

The 2 elements that mean tumor.

What are -oma and -onco?