Medical Terminology Review

Prefix meanings

100

endo-

What is inside

200

hypo-

What is below

300

peri-

What is around

400

brady-

What is slow

500

retro-

What is backwards

Suffix meanings

100

-ectomy

What is surgical removal

200

-logist

What is one who studies

300

-itis

What is inflammation

400

-centesis

What is surgical puncture

500

-philia

What is attraction

Abbreviations

100

LLQ

What is Lower Left Quadrant

200

RUQ

What is Right Upper Quadrant

300

CMA

What is Certified Medical Assistant

400

GYN

What is gynecology

500

HSV

What is Herpes simplex virus

Terminology

100

cardiologist

What is a medical specialist in diagnosis and treatment of the heart.

200

Stethoscope

What is instrument for listening to cardiac and respiratory sounds.

300

Parietal Lobe

What is area of brain under the parietal bone.

400

Nephrology

What is Medical specialty of diseases of the kidney.

500

Pyrexia

What is An abnormally high body temperature or fever.

Terminology

100

Structure and function of cells, tissues, and organs. 

What is Histology

200

Hollow space or body compartment. 

What is Cavity

300

Air tube from the larynx to the bronchi. 

What is Trachea. 

400

Dilated portion of a canal or duct. 

What is Ampulla. 

500

Hardening of the arteries. 

What is Arteriosclerosis