Medical Terminology Review

General Med. Term

100

Prefixes 

what is a word element that usually indicates location, time, or number and come at the beginning of a word.

200

Origins

what is originates from Greek and Latin

300

Father of Medicine

Who is Hippocrates

400

An element with no meaning on its own. It is used to join a root and suffix and to make words easy to pronounce. 

what is a combining vowel

500

Importance of Medical Terminology

what is ... one reason?

In the beginning...

100

post-

What is the prefix meaning: after

200

hypo-

What is the prefix meaning: deficient or decreased

300

poly-

What is the prefix meaning: many

400

ad-

toward or in the direction of

500

hemi-

What is the prefix meaning: half

In the end...

100

-ectomy

What is a suffix meaning: surgical removal

200

-osis

What is a suffix meaning: abnormal condition

300

-stenosis

What is a suffix meaning: abnormal narrowing

400

-scopy

What is a suffix meaning: visual examination

500

-otomy

What is a suffix meaning: surgical incision

Pulling Roots

100

hepat

What is the root word for: Liver

200

crani

What is the root word for: skull

300

thorac

What is the root word for: chest

400

oste/o

What is the root word for: bone

500

myo vs myel/o

What is the root word for: muscle 

What is the root word for: spinal cord

Wait. I know this one!

100

Neuroplasty

What is the surgical repair of the a nerve.

200

Hemiplegia

What is paralysis to one half/side of the body. 

300

Hepatomegaly

What is abnormal enlargement of the liver

400

Bradycardia

What is a slow heartbeat

500

Melanosis

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