Medical Terminology For The Health Care Professional

Front 1

hyper

Back 1

excessive/increased

Hint 1

over/above

Front 2

hypo

Back 2

deficient/decreased

Hint 2

low

Front 3

itis

Back 3

inflammation

Hint 3

reddenning

Front 4

osis

Back 4

abnormal condition

Hint 4

O sis, that's not a normal condition

Front 5

ostomy

Back 5

surgically creating an opening

Hint 5

artificial opening-surgical

Front 6

otomy

Back 6

surgical incision

Hint 6

crani-otomy
surgical incision of the skull

Front 7

plasty

Back 7

surgical repair

Hint 7

myo-plasty
surgical repair of muscle

Front 8

rrhage/rrhagia

Back 8

bleeding, bursting forth or abnormal or excessive flow

Hint 8

hemorrhage
bursting forth/excessive flow of blood

Front 9

rrhaphy

Back 9

surgical suturing

Hint 9

surg stitches
rrhaphia stitched a wreath

Front 10

rrhea

Back 10

flow or discharge of most body fluids

Hint 10

rrhea, erik's sister, had a flow or discharge from her nose

Front 11

rrhexis(T-Rex ruptured)

Back 11

rupture

Hint 11

335 rrhexis'd - explode<br />
big guy

Front 12

sclerosis

Back 12

abnormal hardening

Hint 12

arterio-sclerosis: dr.hart cleans out hardened arteries
opposite of malacia (abn.((condition-osis)) softening)

Front 13

stenosis

Back 13

abnormal narrowing

Hint 13

arterio- stenosis
abn. (condition-osis) narrowing or artery

Front 14

necrosis

Back 14

tissue death

Hint 14

necrotic feet- diabetics, black, death

Front 15

megaly

Back 15

enlargement

Hint 15

mega=large

Front 16

malacia

Back 16

abnormal softening

Hint 16

opposite sclerosis- abn. hardening

Front 17

dynia

Back 17

pain

Front 18

algia

Back 18

pain & suffering

Hint 18

gastralgia- pain in stomach

Front 19

centesis

Back 19

surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or to remove excess fluid

Hint 19

thora centesis- surgically removing fluid from lungs

Front 20

angi/o

Back 20

blood vessel

Hint 20

angel's blood vessel, on her forhead, is large

Front 21

path

Back 21

disease

Hint 21

path- ology= study of disease

Front 22

ology

Back 22

study of

Front 23

ologist

Back 23

one who studies

Front 24

oto

Back 24

ear

Front 25

rhino

Back 25

nose

Hint 25

rhino plasty
surgical repair of nose

Front 26

laryng

Back 26

throat

Hint 26

larynx

Front 27

lith

Back 27

stone

Hint 27

lithotomy- surgical removal of a stone

Front 28

peri

Back 28

surrounding

Front 29

nat

Back 29

birth

Front 30

al

Back 30

pertaining to

Front 31

pre

Back 31

before

Front 32

graph

Back 32

instrument used to record

Hint 32

x ray machine

Front 33

graphy

Back 33

process of recording a picture or record

Hint 33

radiographic(x-ray) study of blood vessels

Front 34

gram

Back 34

picture or record

Hint 34

x-ray, physical image

Front 35

scopy

Back 35

visual examination

Hint 35

endo-scopy
visual examination, within

Front 36

endo

Back 36

within

Front 37

tonsillo

Back 37

tonsils

Front 38

cardio

Back 38

heart

Hint 38

cardiac- ac- pertaining to

Front 39

gastr

Back 39

stomach

Hint 39

gas truck with stomach on side

Front 40

crani

Back 40

skull

Front 41

cyan

Back 41

blue

Hint 41

cyan osis
abnormal blue condition

Front 42

erythro

Back 42

red

Hint 42

erythro cytes- red blood cells

Front 43

leuko

Back 43

white

Hint 43

Luke wore a white lab coat

Front 44

melano

Back 44

black

Hint 44

melan-oma, black tumor

Front 45

polio

Back 45

gray

Hint 45

DR Gray had a polio patient

Front 46

neuro

Back 46

nerve

Front 47

enter

Back 47

small intestine

Front 48

post

Back 48

after

Front 49

super/supra

Back 49

above or excessive

Front 50

sub

Back 50

under,less or below