Essentials Med Terms

Prefixes

100

the prefix that means "high"

hyper

200

the prefix that means "without"

an-

300

the prefix that means under or below (not hypo)

sub-

400

the prefix that means "around"

peri-

500

the prefix that means "within or inside"

intra-

Suffixes

100

the suffix that means "disease"

-pathy

200

the term that means "surgical removal"

-ectomy

300

The suffix that means "enlargement"

-megaly

400

the suffix that means "pain"

-algia

500

the suffix that means "blood condition"

-emia

Word Roots

100

The word root that means "heart"

cardi/o

200

the word root that means "muscle"

my/o

300

The medical word root that means "nose"

rhin/o

400

the medical word root that means "white"

leuk/o

500

the medical word root that means "stomach"

gastr/o

Directional Terms

100

The opposite of posterior is: 

anterior - give an example

200

the opposite of superior is:

inferior - give an example

300

the opposite of deep is:

superficial - give an example

400

the opposite of medial is:

lateral - give an example

500

the opposite of supine is:

prone - give an example

Extras

100

when defining a medical word, you define which part first?

the suffix

200

the four parts of a medical term are:

prefix, suffix, word root, combining form

300

Build a word that means, "surgical removal of the stomach"

gastrectomy

400

Build a word that means "disease of the muscle"

myopathy

500

the 3 planes of the body are:

100 extra points if able to define each one

transverse, sagittal, coronal

transverse - splits body in upper and lower halves

sagittal - splits body in right and left halves

coronal - splits body into front and back halves