Medical Terminology

The combining form that means life is

bi/o

The combining form that means cancer is

carcin/o

The combining form that means heart is

cardi/o

The combining form that means chemical is

chem/o

The combining form that means to cut is

cis/o

The combining form that means skin is

dermat/o

The combining form that means small intestine is

enter/o

The combining form that means stomach is

gastr/o

The combining form that means female is

gynec/o

The combining form that means blood is

hemat/o

The combining form that means immunity is

immun/o

The combining form that means voice box is

laryng/o

The combining form that means kidney is

nephr/o

The combining form that means nerve is

neur/o

A combining form that means eye is

ophthalm/o

The combining form that means ear is

ot/o

The combining form that means disease is

path/o

The combining form that means lung is

pulmon/o

The combining form that means nose is

rhin/o

A prefix that means fast is

tachy-

A prefix that means against is

anti-

A prefix that means self is

auto-

A prefix that means slow is

brady-

A prefix that means painful or difficult is

dys-

A prefix that means within or inner is

endo-

A prefix that means above is

epi-

A prefix that means normal is

eu-

A prefix that means outward is

ex-

A prefix that means different is

hetero-

A prefix that means same is

homo-

A prefix that means between is

inter-

A prefix that means within is

intra-

endo-

A prefix that means large is

macro-

A prefix that means new is

neo-

A prefix that means after is

post-

A prefix that means false is

psuedo-

A prefix that means across is

trans-

A prefix that means two is

bi-

A prefix that means four is

quadri-

tetra-

A prefix that means three is

tri-

A prefix that means none is

nulli-

A prefix that means small is

micro-

A prefix that means all is

pan-

A suffix that means enlarged is

-megaly

A suffix that means protrusion is

-cele

A suffix that means pain is

-dynia

-algia

A suffix that means cell is

-cyte

A suffix that means dilation is

-ectasis

A suffix that means inflammation is

-itis

A suffix that means one who studies is

-logist

A suffix that means study of is

-logy

A suffix that means destruction is

-lytic

A suffix that means abnormal softening is

-malacia

A suffix that means tumor or mass is

-oma

A suffix that means disease is

-pathy

A suffix that means drooping is

-ptosis

A suffix that means rupture is

-rrhexis

A suffix that means hardening is

-sclerosis

A suffix that means narrowing is

-stenosis

A suffix that means treatment is

-therapy

A suffix that means puncture to withdraw fluid is

-centesis

A suffix that means surgical removal is

-ectomy

A suffix that means surgically create an opening is

-ostomy

A suffix that means cutting into is

-otomy

A suffix that means surgical fixation is

-pexy

A suffix that means surgical repair is

-plasty

A suffix that means suture is

-rrhaphy

A suffix that means record or picture is

-gram

A suffix that means process of recording is

-graphy

A suffix that means instrument for measuring is

-meter

A suffix that means process of measuring is

-metry

A suffix that means instrument for viewing is

-scope

A suffix that means the process of visually examining is

-scopy

A suffix that means pertaining to visually examining is

-scopic

Which medical terminology word part provides thee general meaning of the word?

word root

Which of the following is the type of information provided by a suffix?

procedure

The prefix hemi- means

half

The prefix nulli- means

none

The prefixes a- and an- mean

without

The combining form that means abdomen is

abdomin/o

The combining form that means fat is

adip/o

The combining form that means head is

cephal/o

The combining form that means skull is

crani/o

The combining form that means tail is

caud/o

The combining form that means leg is

crur/o

The combining form that means buttock is

glute/o

The combining form that means arm is

brachi/o

A combining form that means tissue is

hist/o

The combining form that means side is

later/o

The combining form that means middle is

medi/o

The combining form that means internal organ is

viscer/o

A combining form that means chest is

thorac/o

The combining form that means stomach is

gastr/o

The combining form that means spine is

spin/o

The combining form that means pelvis is

pelv/o

The combining form that means to secrete is

crin/o

The combining form that means muscle is

muscul/o

The combining form that means peritoneum is

peritone/o

The combining form that means genital region is

pub/o

A combining form that means woman is

gynec/o