M8 Medical Terminology

What is the plural form of larva (first declension, feminine)?

larvae

What is the combining form meaning "cough"?

tuss-

What is the primary form of the prefix meaning "together, with, thoroughly, very"? (Example: collapse)

con-

What is the combining form meaning "outer"?

extern-

What is the combining form meaning "internal organ(s)"?

viscer-

What is the primary form of the prefix meaning "many, much, affecting many parts"?

mult-

What is the prefix meaning "around"?

circum-

What suffix forms adjectives meaning "full of"? (Example: sanguineous)

-ous

What is the primary form of the prefix meaning "within"? (Example: intravenous)

intra-

What are the start and end years of the Hellenistic Period?

323 BC - 31 BC

What are both forms of the prefix meaning "over, above, excess"? (Example: superficial)

super-, supra-

What are both forms of the prefix meaning "through, very, thoroughly"? (Example: permanent)

per-, pel-

What is the combining form meaning "tooth"?

dent-

What is the combining form meaning "belly, abdomen"?

abdomin-

What is the combining form meaning "fat"?

adip-

What suffix forms adverbs indicating direction toward a part of the body?

-ad

What is the combining form meaning "island"?

insul-

What is the prefix meaning "half"?

semi-

What is the combining form meaning "(trumpet) tube"?

tub-

What is the prefix meaning "down, away from, absent"? (Example: degeneration)

de-

What is the primary form of the prefix meaning "two, twice, double, both"?

bi-

What suffix forms adjectives meaning "having the form of, possessing"? (Example: cordate)

-ate

What suffix forms adjectives meaning "pertaining to, located in"? (Example: ocular)

-ar

What is the combining form meaning "inner"?

intern-

What is the combining form meaning "rib"?

cost-

What is the combining form meaning "heat, energy"?

calor-

What is the prefix meaning "between"?

inter-

What is the combining form meaning "sound"?

son-

What are the two combining forms meaning "blood"?

sanguin-, sangui-

What is the plural form of digitus (second declension, masculine)?

digiti

What is the primary form of the prefix meaning "away from"? (Example: abductor)

ab-

What is the primary form of the prefix meaning "to, toward"? (Example: adaptation)

ad-

What is the primary form of the prefix meaning "backward, in back, behind"?

retro-

What suffix forms adjectives meaning "pertaining to"? (Example: renal)

-al

What is the prefix meaning "beneath, below"? (Example: inframaxillary)

infra-

What is the combining form meaning "kidney"?

ren-

What are both combining forms meaning "cold"?

frig-, frigor-

What is the combining form meaning "pus"?

pur-

What is the prefix meaning "against, opposite"? (Example: contraception)

contra-

What is the combining form meaning "passage, opening, meatus"?

meat-

What is the prefix meaning "both"?

ambi-

What is the combining form meaning "back (of the body)"?

dors-

The term "vaccination" comes from the Latin word for:

cow

Who is credited with coining the term synovia?

Paracelsus

What is the primary form of the prefix meaning "under"?

sub-

What is the combining form meaning "stone, calcium, lime (salts)"?

calc-

If we add the prefix in- to the word -perceptible, what is the correct combined form?

imperceptible

What is the combining form meaning "fiber, filament"?

fibr-

Identify the combining forms for the following brain structures: Nose, Brain, Head, Ear

NAS-, CEREBR-, CAPIT-, AUR-