Medical Terminology

Name that Combining Form

100

axill/o

Armpit

200

encephal/o

Brain

300

anter/o

Front

400

cholecyst/o

Gallbladder

500

isch/o

To Hold Back

Suffixes

100

-rrhage

Excessive Discharge of Blood

200

-ary

Pertaining To

300

-lysis

Separation, Breakdown, Destruction

400

-uria

Condition of Urine

500

-centesis

Surgical Puncture to Remove Fluid

What's That Word

100

What is the combining form for Spinal Cord?

myel/o

200

What is the Combining Form for Chest?

thorac/o

300

What are the TWO Combining Forms for Kidney?

ren/o and nephr/o

400

What is the prefix for Surrounding?

peri-

500

What is the Suffix for Abnormal Condition?

-osis

Name that Prefix

100

a- or an-

no or not

200

sub-

below/under

300

dia-

complete/through

400

dys-

bad, painful, difficult, abnormal

500

epi-

Upon

Misc.

100

Name an organ in the Cranial Cavity

Brain

200

What is the Coronal Plane?

Frontal Plane: Divides the body into front and back

300

Name the 5 divisions of the back

Cervical

Thoracic

Lumbar

Sacral

Coccygeal

400

What is the Axial plane?

Transverse Place: divides the body into top and bottom portions

500

What body system does the Thyroid Gland belong in?

Endocrine