Medical Terminology Chapter 1

Front 1

endo- , intra-

Back 1

In, within

Hint 1

Intra-venous

Front 2

dipl- , diplo-

Back 2

Double

Front 3

dia- , trans-

Back 3

Through, across

Hint 3

Trans-duction

Front 4

circum- , peri-

Back 4

Around

Hint 4

Circum-cision

Front 5

a- , an-

Back 5

Without, not

(a) is usually before a consonant

(an) is usually before a vowel

Front 6

super-

Back 6

Upper, above

Hint 6

Cervical vertebrae are Super-ior to Lumbar vertebrae

Front 7

retro-

Back 7

Backward, behind

Front 8

primi-

Back 8

First

Front 9

pre- , pro-

Back 9

Before, in front of

Hint 9

Pre-mature

Front 10

post-

Back 10

After, behind

Hint 10

Post-partum

Front 11

mono- , uni-

Back 11

One

Front 12

micro-

Back 12

Small

Hint 12

Micro-cephaly

Front 13

macro-

Back 13

Large

Front 14

hypo-

Back 14

Under, below, or deficient

Hint 14

Hypo-glycemia

Front 15

homo- , homeo-

Back 15

Same

Hint 15

Homo-logous chromosomes

Front 16

-rrhaphy

Back 16

Suture

Front 17

-stomy

Back 17

Forming an opening

Front 18

-plasty

Back 18

Surgical repair

Hint 18

Rhino-plasty

Front 19

-pexy

Back 19

Fixation (of an organ)

Front 20

-lysis

Back 20

Separation, destruction, or loosening

Hint 20

Hydro-lysis

Front 21

-ectomy

Back 21

Excision, removal

Hint 21

Append-ectomy

Front 22

-desis

Back 22

Binding, Fixation (of a bone or joint)

Front 23

-centesis

Back 23

Surgical puncture

Hint 23

Amnio-centesis

Front 24

-tome

Back 24

Instrument to cut

Front 25

-tomy

Back 25

Incision

Front 26

-tripsy

Back 26

Crushing

Hint 26

(Tr)ample = ______ with your feet

Front 27

-gram

Back 27

Record, writing

Hint 27

Cardio-gram

Front 28

-graph

Back 28

Instrument for recording

Front 29

-meter

Back 29

Instrument for measuring

Hint 29

Thermo-meter

Front 30

-metry

Back 30

Act of measuring

Hint 30

Gonio-metry

Front 31

-scope

Back 31

Instrument for examining

Hint 31

Stetho-scope

Front 32

-scopy

Back 32

Visual examination

Hint 32

Colono-scopy

Front 33

-lith

Back 33

Stone, calculus

Front 34

-itis

Back 34

Inflammation

Hint 34

Burs-itis

Front 35

-iasis

Back 35

Abnormal condition (produced by something specific)

Front 36

-emia

Back 36

Blood condition

Hint 36

Hypoglyc-emia

Front 37

-emesis

Back 37

Vomiting

Front 38

-edema

Back 38

Swelling

Front 39

-ectasis

Back 39

Dilation, expansion

Hint 39

(E)xplosion

Front 40

-cele

Back 40

Hernia, swelling

Front 41

-dynia

Back 41

Pain

Front 42

-algia

Back 42

Pain

Hint 42

Fibromy-algia

Front 43

-trophy

Back 43

Nourishment, Development

Hint 43

If a muscle is in atrophy, it is lacking _______.

Front 44

-toxic

Back 44

Poison

Front 45

-stenosis

Back 45

Narrowing, stricture

Front 46

-rrhexis

Back 46

Rupture

Front 47

-rrhea

Back 47

Discharge, flow

Front 48

-rrhagia

Back 48

Bursting forth (of)

Front 49

-rrhage

Back 49

Bursting forth (of)

Hint 49

Hemo-rrhage

Front 50

-plegia

Back 50

Paralysis

Hint 50

Quadra-plegia

Front 51

-phobia

Back 51

Fear

Hint 51

Arachno-phobia

Front 52

-penia

Back 52

Decrease, deficiency

Front 53

-pathy

Back 53

Disease

Front 54

-osis

Back 54

Abnormal Condition (increase)

**Used primarily with blood cells

Hint 54

Leukocyt-osis

Front 55

-oma

Back 55

Tumor

Hint 55

Lip-oma

Front 56

-megaly

Back 56

Enlargement

Front 57

-malacia

Back 57

Softening