The Basics
Anatomic References
Physical Examinations
Suffix
Combining Form
100

The root

What is the foundation of the word?

100

Cephalad

What is the movement toward the head?

100
The skill of Inspection

What is to look and see?

100

The suffix meaning painful condition

What is -algia?

100

Also known as joint

What is Arthr/o-?

200

Prefix

What is found in the beginning of a word?

200

Frontal

What is the plane that divides body into anterior and posterior sections?

200
The skill of Percussion

What is tapping?

200

A fatty tumor

What is Lipoma?

200

Blue discoloration of the skin

What is cyan/o-?

300

Suffix

What is found at the end of a word?

300

Lateral

What direction is movement away from the midline?

300

Medical word for fainting

What is Syncope?

300

The suffix of abnormal condition of growth

What is -plasia?

300

Meaning of combining form of etiology

What is cause of disease?

400

Study of terms used in healthcare occupations


What is Medical Terminology?

400

Lying face down

What is prone?

400

The skill of Auscultation

What is to hear and listen?

400

The suffix in the word neuroma meaning

What is Tumor?

400
The combining form of Gastr/o-

What is stomach?

500

Consist of a root word, a forward slash and a combining vowel

What is combining forms?

500

Vomiting is considered as what?

Sign

500

The skill of Palpation

What is to feel and touch?

500

Suffix word for hyperthyroidism

What is -ism?

500

Combining form for arthropathy

What is Arthr/o-?