Medical Terminology- Final Review

Medical Specialist

100

What does a anesthesiologist specializes in? 

Administering anesthetic 

200

What type of degree does a Psychologist have to get? 

PhD 

300

What does MD stand for? 

Medical Terminology 

400

what does a Pulmonologist specialize in? 

The Lungs 

500

What does Audiologist, Obstetrician, and Oncologist have in common? 

They are all MD. 

Define the word

100

Define Colology? 

The study of the colon. 

200

Define Myotomy?  

Incision in the muscle. 

300

Define Osteomalacia? 

Softening of the bone. 

400

Define Gastronecrosis? 

Tissue death in the stomach. 

500

Define Pancreatosclerosis 

Abnormal hardening of the pancrease 

Directional Terms

100

Define Caudal 

Towards lower part of the body (Caud = Tail) 

200

Define Proximal 

Situated nearest the midline 

300

Define medial 

Direction toward or near the midline 

400

Your patient has a injury to his head what directional is towards the head? 

Cephalic 

500

Your patient has a injury to his back what is the directional term for back or behind?

Posterior 

Create the word

100

Create the word meaning to suture the eye. 

Optorraphy 

200

Create the word meaning Painful Skin

Dermalgia 

300

Create the word meaning Tissue death in the stomach

Gastronecrosis 

400

Create the word meaning abnormally Condition of the manny gallbladder. 

polycholecysticism

500

Create the word meaning abnormal enlargement of the slow heart. 

Bradycardiosclerosis 

Prefix/Suffix/ Word Roots

100

Define 

-ectomy 

200

Cyan/o 

Blue 

300

Eu-

Good, Normal, well easy 

400

Tachy- 

Fast, Rapid 

500

-lysis 

breakdown, separation