Medical Terminology Review

In the beginning...

100

post-

What is the prefix meaning: after

200

hypo-

What is the prefix meaning: deficient or decreased

300

ad-

What is the prefix meaning toward or in the direction of?

400

eu-

What is the prefix for normal?

500

dia-

What is the prefix meaning: through

In the end...

100

-ectomy

What is a suffix meaning: surgical removal

200

-itis 

What is a suffix meaning inflammation of?

300

-otomy

What is a suffix meaning: surgical incision

400

-scopy

What is a suffix meaning: visual examination

500

-stenosis

What is a suffix meaning: abnormal narrowing

Pulling Roots

100

erythr/o

What is the combining form for red?

200

crani

What is the root word for: skull

300

nat

What is the root word for: Birth

400

oste/o

What is the combining form for bone?

500

myel/o

What is the combining form for spinal cord?

Wait, I know this one!

100

Polyuria  or Diuresis

What is the word for an overproduction of urine?

200

Pathology

What is the study of all aspects of diseases

300

Hepatomegaly

What is abnormal enlargement of the liver

400

Neuroplasty

What is the surgical repair of a nerve.

500

Melanosis

What is any condition of unusual deposits of black pigment in body tissues/organs

A part of the whole

100

ileum

What is the longest section of the small intestines?

200

Phalanges

What is the medical term for toes and fingers?

300

Renal Cortex

What is the name for outer portion of the kidney below the covering that surrounds the middle layer of the kidney?

400

Stratum basale

What is the bottom layer of the epidermis?

500

Glomerulus

What is the first part of the nephron that is surrounded by the Bowman's capsule?