1) dermato skin
2) patho disease
3) adeno gland
4) carcino cancer
5) entero small insestine
6) ophthalmo eye
7) gyneco female
8) nephro kidney
9) cardio heart
10) pulmono lung
11) chemo chemical
12) laryngo voice box
13) quadri four
14) neuro nerve
15) oto ear
16) ciso cut
17) hemato blood
18) gastro stomach
19) rhino nose
20) The prefix anti means against
21) The prefix auto means self
22) The prefix brady means slow
23) The prefix de- means without False; away from
24) The prefix dys means disrespect False; painful, difficult
25) The prefix contra means against. True
26) When things are "different" we use which prefix to indicate it? hetero
27) If two or more things are "the same", which prefix do we use? homo
28) myo to shut
29) peri around
30) hyper, supra above, over
31) hypo, sub under, below
32) hydro water
33) pre, pro before
34) ultra beyond
35) trans, per across, through
36) in, un not
37) pseudo false
38) post after
39) pan all
40) micro small
41) retro behind
42) neo new
43) intra within
44) para beside, near
45) tachy rapid
46) inter among, between
47) macro large
48) The prefix bi means three. Two
49) The prefix hemi means half. True
50) The prefix mono means mouth. False
51) The prefix multi means singular. False
52) The term nulli refers to none
53) The term poly refers to many
54) The term primi indicates first
55) iatry medical treatment
56) pathy disease
57) itis inflammation
58) cyte cell
59) logy is study of
60) genesis produces
61) megaly enlargement
62) ism state of
63) iasis/osis abnormal condition
64) oma tumor
65) dynia pain
66) lysis/lytic destruction
67) ectasis dilation
68) malacia abnormal softening
69) oid resembling
70) phobia abnormal fear
71) The term for hardening is sclerosis
72) The correct suffix to indicate narrowing is stenosis. True
73) The way we pronounce a medical term may vary from person to person, but the way we spell the word must NEVER change. True
74) The proper suffix to indicate surgical removal is ectomy. TRUE
75) The proper suffix to indicate surgically creating an opening is ostomy. True
76) otomy cutting into
77) plasty surgical repair
78) gram record or picture
79) graph instrument to record
80) scope instrument for viewing
81) The prefixes endo and eso mean within/inward (inside). TRUE
82) To indicate something is outside or external, we use one of the three prefixes exo, extra
or ex. TRUE
83) If you want a prefix that means upon or over, use which prefix? epi