Medical Terminology: Quiz 3

Hyper

Hyper

excessive, high

Hypo

under; below; low

Iasis

abnormal condition

Inter

between

Ist

specialist

Itis

inflammation

Lacrima

tears

Laryng/o

larynx (voice box)

Leuk/o

white

Lingu/o

tongue

Lip/o

fat

Lith/o

stone

Logy

study of

Lumb/o

lower back

Lymph/o

lymph

Lysis

seperation; destruction

Macro

large

Malacia

softening

Megaly

enlargement

Melan/o

black

Mening/o

meninges

Meter

measurement

Micro

small

Multi

many

Myc/o

fungus

Myel/o

spinal cord; marrow

My/o

muscle

Nas/o

nose

Necr/o

death

Neo

new

Nephr/o

kidneys

Neur/o

nerve