Med Term Quiz 3: Prefix, Suffix, Or Term

Front 1

Ex or E-

Back 1

out

Hint 1

Ex: excretion = material thrown out of the body or organ

Front 2

Febri-

Back 2

fever

Hint 2

Ex: febrile = feverish

Front 3

Gingival

Back 3

related to the gums

Hint 3

part of mouth

Front 4

Glossal

Back 4

related to the tongue

Hint 4

Glossal

Front 5

Glyco-

Back 5

sugar

Hint 5

Ex: glycosuria = sugar in the urine

Front 6

Hem/Hemat

Back 6

blood

Hint 6

Ex: hemopoiesis = forming blood

Front 7

Hemi-

Back 7

half

Hint 7

Ex: heminephrectomy = removal of half the kidney

Front 8

Hepat-

Back 8

liver

Hint 8

Ex: hepatitis = inflammation of the liver

Front 9

Hydro-

Back 9

water

Hint 9

Ex: hydrocephalus = abnormal accumulation of water in the cranium

Front 10

Hyster-

Back 10

uterus

Hint 10

Ex: excision of the uterus

Front 11

-iatrics

Back 11

pertaining to a physician or the practice of healing

Hint 11

pediatrics

Front 12

Infra-

Back 12

below

Hint 12

Ex: infraorbital = below the orbit

Front 13

Inter-

Back 13

in between

Hint 13

Ex: intercostal = between the ribs

Front 14

Intra-

Back 14

within

Hint 14

Ex: intramuscular = within the muscle

Front 15

-itis

Back 15

inflammation

Hint 15

Ex: tonsillitis = inflammation of the tonsils

Front 16

Lact-

Back 16

milk

Hint 16

Ex: lactation = secretion of milk

Front 17

Leuk-

Back 17

white

Hint 17

Ex: leukocyte = white blood cells

Front 18

-logy

Back 18

science of

Hint 18

Ex: Pathology = science of disease

Front 19

-lysis

Back 19

breakdown

Hint 19

Ex: hemolysis = breakdown of blood cells

Front 20

Mast-

Back 20

breast

Hint 20

Ex: mastectomy = excision of the breast

Front 21

Meg/Megal-

Back 21

great

Hint 21

Ex: megacolon = abnormally large colon

Front 22

Ment-

Back 22

mind

Hint 22

Ex: dementia = deterioration of the mind

Front 23

Mio-

Back 23

less

Hint 23

Ex: miotic = causing constriction of the eye

Front 24

My-

Back 24

muscle

Hint 24

Ex: Myoma = tumor made of muscle tissue