Medical Terminology - FINAL EXAM

gastr-

gas truck

stomach

cardi-

cards

heart

megal-

my gal

enlarged

-itis

I test

inflammation

dermat-

skin

plast-

plastic cement w/ surgeon coming out

surgical repair

cerebr-

brain

path-

disease

-ectomy

Exit tommy

surgical removal

enter-

enter sign

intestines

-osis

air condition

any condition

-otomy

Oh Tommy! cutting into wall

cut into (incision)

aden-

gland

angi-

vessel

-oma

Oh Ma! Two more!

tumor

nephr-

kidney

hepat-

he pat

liver

arthr-

art

joint

blephar-

blue fur

eyelid

-ologist

hollow chest

specialist

rhin-

rhinoceros

nose

gingiv-

gingerbread man, chewing gum

gums of mouth

-malacia

my late show - TV

soft

-ology

hollow cheese

the study of -

spasm

space man, involuntary contract

involuntary contraction

-algia

algae, boy skipping stone across a pond into window pane

pain

crani-

crane, a skull shaped crane

skull

end-

the end (movie), people within movie screen

inside, within

hemi-

hemisphere broken in half

half

-oid

void, 2 duplicate voided checks

like, resembling

hyper-

high purr, cat purring on church steeple above other cats

above, more than normal

cyst-

sister, girl holding sack containing fluid

sack containing fluid

chole-

coal, piece of coal with coal pile on it

bile

hypo-

hippo, hippo under a table

under

-scop-

scope, people observing a telescope

observe

hyster-

his stir, "you stir us"

uterus

-ostomy

"Oh stop Tommy!"

create an opening

para-

parachute

beside, beyond

-lysis

license

loosening, destruction

cervic-

serve hic

neck

chondra-

cone door, cart of leaves

cartilage

cyan-

sign, blue paint

blue

hem-

hem

blood

ost-

ostrich

bone

psycho-

cycle, "mine, mine"

mind

lip-

lip

fat

my-

my eye

muscle

lith-

lather

stone

opthalm-

up thumb

eye

proct-

proctor & gamble, anacins

anus

cost-

coaster

rib

-gram

graham cracker

record

acro-

acrobat

extremities

rhexis

wrecks

break or burst

carcin-

car sign, canned cereal

cancer

-penia

pen

decrease

gen-

Genesis, original production

original, production

burso-

purse, sew

sac

retro-

retreat

backwards

trip-

trip

rub, friction

strept-

strap

twist

-desis

thesis

binding

mani-

maniac, mad magazine

madness

glosso-

glossy

tongue

-trophy

trophy, housing development

development

supra-

soup

above

-ptosis

toe sis

falling

-dyn-

dinner, window pain

pain

mast-

mast, breastplate

breast

-rrhaphy

raffle, suit

suture

dent-

dentist

teeth

cephal-

sieve fall

head

auto-

auto

self

epi-

a pea

upon

hydro-

hydrant

water

lobo-

low bow

section

-emesis

"Hey Mrs.!:

vomiting

contra-

contractor, against the counter

against, counter

-iasis

oasis, air conditioners

condition

trans-

trains, through a cross

through, across

brady-

braid

slow

-ectasis

egged a sis, X pan

expansion

cyt-

sight, jail cell

cell

odont-

"Oh Don't!"

tooth

leuk-

look magazine

white

-esthesia

has the show, sensational

sensation

cantho-

can throw

angle at the end of the eye lid

steno-

stenographer, narrow contract

narrow, contracted

cheil-

cow

lip

-cele

seal, her knee

hernia

benign

"bee 9", melt, knot, can

mild, not cancerous

semen

seaman

seed

celio-

ceiling dome, apple dome

abdomen

erythro-

wreath throw

red

vaso-

vase

vessel

melan-

melon

black

cauda-

cod liver oil

tail

lingua-

language

tongue

myring-

my ring, ear/drum

eardrum

spondyl-

spun doll

spinal column