Med Terms Quiz #5

Front 1

Hyster/o

Back 1

Uterus; womb

Front 2

-ile/o

Back 2

Ileum; part of the lower intestine

Front 3

ili/o

Back 3

Ilium; part of the pelvic bone

Front 4

Immun/o

Back 4

Safe; protection

Front 5

In-

Back 5

Not; into; inward

Front 6

Infra-

Back 6

Below; inferior

Front 7

Inguin/o

Back 7

Inguinal; groin

Front 8

Inter-

Back 8

Between

Front 9

Intra-

Back 9

Within

Front 10

Ion/o

Back 10

Ions; to wander

Front 11

Irid/o

Back 11

Iris of the eye

Front 12

Is/o

Back 12

Same; equal

Front 13

Ischi/o

Back 13

Ishium; part of the pelvic bone

Front 14

-itis

Back 14

Inflammation

Front 15

Jejun/o

Back 15

Jejunum

Front 16

Kal/i

Back 16

Potassium

Front 17

Kinesi/o

Back 17

Movement

Front 18

-kinesia

Back 18

Movement

Front 19

Kyph/o

Back 19

Humpback

Front 20

Lacrim/o

Back 20

Tear duct

Front 21

Lapar/o

Back 21

Abdomen; abdominal wall

Front 22

Laryng/o

Back 22

Larynx; voice box

Front 23

Later/o

Back 23

Side

Front 24

-lemma

Back 24

Sheath; covering

Front 25

Leuk/o

Back 25

White

Front 26

Lingu/o

Back 26

Tongue

Front 27

Lip/o

Back 27

Fat

Front 28

Lith/o

Back 28

Stone

Front 29

Lob/o

Back 29

Lobe; section of an organ

Front 30

-logy

Back 30

Study

Front 31

Lord/o

Back 31

Swayback; curve

Front 32

Lumb/o

Back 32

Lower back

Front 33

Lymph/o

Back 33

Lymph

Front 34

Lymphaden/o

Back 34

Lymph gland

Front 35

Lymphangi/o

Back 35

Lymph vessels

Front 36

-lysis

Back 36

Break down; destruction

Front 37

-lytic

Back 37

Reduce; destroy

Front 38

Macro-

Back 38

Large

Front 39

Mal-

Back 39

Bad; poor; abnormal

Front 40

-malacia

Back 40

softening

Front 41

Malleol/o

Back 41

Malleolus; little hammer