Medical Terminology Jeopardy Game

Whole Word Definiton

100

Pharmacology

The study of how drugs react in the human body.

200

Pathology

Study of All Aspects of Diseases

300

Hepatomegaly

Abnormal enlargement of a liver

400

Suppuration

Formation of Pus Forming

500

Melanosis

Excessive prodcution of melanin(black pigment) in the skin or other tissue

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

Neo-

New

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

What does the root word hepat mean ?

Liver

200

What does the word root Osteo mean?

Bone

300

What does the root word lingua or glosso mean ?

Tongue

400

What does the root word gingivia mean ?

Gums

500

What does the root word leuko mean ?

White

Misc. Medial Terms

100

Bilateral

What is affecting both sides?

200

Hemostasis

What is the mechanism that leads to stopage of bleeding from a blood vessel?

300

Dermatitis

What is inflammation of the skin?

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 ?