Medical Terminology A Body Systems Approach Part 1**

Medical Terms

100

inflammation of the kidneys

What  is nephritis ?

200

incision of a vein

What does the medical word phlebotomy mean ?

300

specialist in teeth

What is a dentist?

400

Nothing By mouth

What does the abbreviations NPO mean ?

500

Electroencepholagram

What does the abbreviation EEG mean ?

Prefixes

100

Pre-

What Prefix mean before ?

200

Hemi-

What Prefix mean half ?

300

Brady-

What Prefix means slow ?

400

Tachy

What Prefix means rapid or fast ?

500

Later

What Prefix means side ?

Suffixes

100

-megaly

What suffix means enlargement ?

200

-Ectomy

What suffix means removal of ?

300

path

What suffix mean disease ?

400

-Emia

What suffix mean blood condition ?

500

-ltis

What suffix mean inflammation of ?

Root Words

100

Liver

What does the root word hepat mean ?

200

Bone

What does the root word osteo mean ?

300

Tongue

What does the root word lingua or glosso mean ?

400

Gums

What does the root word gingivia mean ?

500

White

What does the root word leuko mean ?

Misc. Med. Term.

100

root, combining form, suffix, prefix

What are the 4 elements that form words?

200

Infection in the blood

What does septicemia mean ?

300

Inflammation of the skin

What does dermatitis means ?

400

Nephrologist

What kind of specialist does a person with kidney stones need to see ?

500

Gastritis

What is the likely cause of upper abdominal pain which is experienced after eating spicy foods ?