Basic Medical Terminology - Set One

Front 1

gastro-

Back 1

• stomach
• example: gastro-plasty

Hint 1

A build-up of gas in your ______ will sometimes make you belch.

Front 2

cardi-

Back 2

• heart
• example: myocardi-al infarction

Hint 2

CPR

Front 3

megal-

Back 3

• enlarged
• example: cardio-megaly

Hint 3

• A
• A
• A
• A

Front 4

-itis

Back 4

• inflammation
• example: dermat-itis

Hint 4

As you age, you may find that your uninvited guest, Mr. Arthur Itis, will visit more frequently.

Front 5

dermat-

Back 5

• skin
• example: dermat-ologist

Hint 5

The most sophisticated "doormat" around. The outside world wipes its feet all over this outermost part of your body.

Front 6

plast-

Back 6

• surgical repair
• example: rhino-plasty (c.k.a "nose job")

Hint 6

Nip/Tuck

Front 7

cerebr-

Back 7

• brain
• example: cerebr-al cortex

Hint 7

Gray matter.

Front 8

path-

Back 8

• disease
• example: path-ogen

Hint 8

Escherichia coli, Cholera, Hepatitis C, Influenza, Malaria

Front 9

-ectomy

Back 9

• surgical removal
• example: append-ectomy

Hint 9

After undergoing the wrong procedure at the hospital, you may find yourself saying, "Hey! Give that b-ectomy (back to me)!"

Front 10

enter-

Back 10

• intestines
• example: enter-ology

Hint 10

When harvested from animals, we may use these as sausage casings.

Front 11

-osis

Back 11

• any condition
• example: cyan-osis

Hint 11

Oh Sis? After shampooing, should I ________ my hair?

Front 12

-otomy

Back 12

• to cut into
• example: gastr-otomy

Hint 12

Get otomy (out of my) way, I'm cutting into the line right here.

Front 13

aden-

Back 13

• gland
• example: aden-itis

Hint 13

Mammals have mammary _____ that produce milk for their offspring.

Front 14

angi-

Back 14

• vessel
• example: angio-plasty

Front 15

-oma

Back 15

• tumor
• example: aden-oma

Front 16

nephr-

Back 16

• kidney
• example: nephr-itis

Front 17

blephar-

Back 17

• eyelid
• example: blephar-oplasty

Front 18

-ologist

Back 18

specialist

Front 19

rhin-

Back 19

nose

Front 20

gingiv-

Back 20

gums

Front 21

-malacia

Back 21

soft

Front 22

-ology

Back 22

the study of

Front 23

spasm

Back 23

involuntary contraction

Front 24

hepat-

Back 24

liver

Front 25

-algia

Back 25

pain

Front 26

crani-

Back 26

skull

Front 27

end-

Back 27

inside/within

Front 28

hemi-

Back 28

half

Front 29

oid-

Back 29

like or similar to

Front 30

hyper-

Back 30

high or above normal

Front 31

hypo-

Back 31

low or below normal

Front 32

cyst-

Back 32

sac containing fluid

Front 33

chole-

Back 33

bile

Front 34

-scop

Back 34

observe

Front 35

hyster-

Back 35

uterus

Front 36

-ostomy

Back 36

create an openening

Front 37

para-

Back 37

beside or beyond

Front 38

-lysis

Back 38

loosening or destruction

Front 39

cervic-

Back 39

neck

Front 40

chondr-

Back 40

cartilage

Front 41

cyan-

Back 41

blue

Front 42

hem(at)-

Back 42

blood

Front 43

ost-

Back 43

bone

Front 44

psycho-

Back 44

mind

Front 45

lip-

Back 45

fat

Front 46

my-

Back 46

muscle

Front 47

lith-

Back 47

stone

Front 48

opthalm/opt-

Back 48

eye

Front 49

proct-

Back 49

anus