Medical Terms Quiz 2

Front 1

Arachn-

Back 1

Spider, web; arachnoid membrane

Front 2

Chlor-

Back 2

Green

Front 3

Chondr-

Back 3

cartilage

Front 4

Dactyl-

Back 4

finger, toe

Front 5

Derm(at)-

Back 5

skin

Front 6

(H)elc-

Back 6

ulcer

Front 7

Hidr(ot)-; Idr-

Back 7

sweat

Front 8

Hist(i)-

Back 8

web tissue

Front 9

Hydr-

Back 9

water, fluid

Front 10

Hypn-

Back 10

sleep

Front 11

Icter-

Back 11

Jaundice

Front 12

In-,Inos-

Back 12

fiber, muscle

Front 13

Is-

Back 13

equal, same, similar, alike

Front 14

mening- , meninx-

Back 14

meninges

Front 15

My(s)-

Back 15

muscle

Front 16

Myc(et)-

Back 16

fungus

Front 17

Myel-

Back 17

bone marrow, spinal cord

Front 18

Narc-

Back 18

stupor, numbness

Front 19

Necr-

Back 19

corpse; dead

Front 20

Olig-

Back 20

few, deficient

Front 21

Onych-

Back 21

fingernail, toenail

Front 22

Pod-

Back 22

foot

Front 23

Poli-

Back 23

gray matter of the brain and spinal cord

Front 24

Poly-

Back 24

many, excessive

Front 25

Por-

Back 25

Passage, opening, duct, pore, cavity

Front 26

Psych-

Back 26

soul, mind

Front 27

Som(at)- , Soma

Back 27

body

Front 28

Sthen-

Back 28

strength

Front 29

Trachel-

Back 29

neck, cervix

Front 30

Xanth-

Back 30

yellow

Front 31

Aut-

Back 31

Self

Front 32

Crin-

Back 32

secrete, secretion

Front 33

Esthe(s)-

Back 33

sensation, sensitivity, sense

Front 34

Gen(e)- , Gen-

Back 34

come into being; produce

Front 35

Gram-

Back 35

a written record

Front 36

Graph-

Back 36

write, record

Front 37

Iatr-

Back 37

healer, physician, treatment

Front 38

Idi-

Back 38

of one's self

Front 39

Kine-

Back 39

move

Front 40

Kines(i)-

Back 40

movement, motion

Front 41

Ly(s)-

Back 41

destroy, break down

Front 42

Myx-

Back 42

mucus

Front 43

Orth-

Back 43

straight, erect, normal

Front 44

Ot-

Back 44

ear

Front 45

Path-

Back 45

suffering disease

Front 46

Phil-

Back 46

love, have an affinity for

Front 47

Pt-

Back 47

fall, sag, drop, prolapse

Front 48

Pyr-

Back 48

fever, burning

Front 49

pyret-

Back 49

fever

Front 50

pyrex-

Back 50

be feverish

Front 51

Rhe-

Back 51

flow, secrete

Front 52

Rhag-

Back 52

flow profusely

Front 53

Rhex-

Back 53

rupture

Front 54

Rhin-

Back 54

Nose

Front 55

Scop-

Back 55

look at, examine

Front 56

Sep-

Back 56

be infected

Front 57

Ta-

Back 57

stretching

Front 58

Tel-

Back 58

end, completion

Front 59

ten- , tenon-

Back 59

tendon

Front 60

Therap(eu)-

Back 60

treat medically, heal

Front 61

tom-

Back 61

a cutting, slice, incision

Front 62

ton-

Back 62

muscular tone, stretching

Front 63

-gen

Back 63

Substance that produces something

Front 64

-genesis

Back 64

formation, origin

Front 65

-genic

Back 65

causing, producing, caused

Front 66

-genous

Back 66

by, produced by or in

Front 67

-gram

Back 67

-a record of the activity of an organ

Front 68

-graph

Back 68

an instrument for recording the activity of an organ

Front 69

-graphy

Back 69

the recording of the activity of an organ

Front 70

-lysis

Back 70

dissolution, reduction, decomposition, disintegration

Front 71

-lytic

Back 71

pertaining to dissolution or decomposition, disintegration

Front 72

-pathy

Back 72

disease

Front 73

-ptosis

Back 73

dropping, sagging, prolapse (of an organ or part)

Front 74

-rrhagia

Back 74

profuse discharge, hemorrhage

Front 75

-rrhea

Back 75

profuse discharge, excessive secretion

Front 76

-rrhexis

Back 76

bursting (of tissues) , rupture

Front 77

-scope

Back 77

an instrument for examining

Front 78

-scopy

Back 78

examination

Front 79

-tome

Back 79

a surgical instrument for cutting

Front 80

-tomy

Back 80

surgical incision

Front 81

acou(s)- , acu(s)-

Back 81

hear

Front 82

Amni-

Back 82

fetal membrane, amniotic sac

Front 83

Asc- , Ascit-

Back 83

bladder, sac, bag

Front 84

Bary-

Back 84

heavy, dull, hard

Front 85

cente-

Back 85

pierce

Front 86

chrom- , chroma- , chromat-

Back 86

color, pigment

Front 87

Dips-

Back 87

thirst

Front 88

echo-

Back 88

reverberating sound, echo

Front 89

edema- , etemat-

Back 89

swelling

Front 90

eme-

Back 90

vomit

Front 91

Gno(s)-

Back 91

know

Front 92

Lal-

Back 92

talk

Front 93

Lapar-

Back 93

abdomen, abdominal wall

Front 94

lex-

Back 94

read

Front 95

Mne-

Back 95

remember

Front 96

ne-

Back 96

new

Front 97

No-

Back 97

mind, mental activity, comprehension

Front 98

orec- , orex-

Back 98

have an appetite

Front 99

Ox(y)-

Back 99

acute, pointed, rapid, acid, oxygen

Front 100

Pha-

Back 100

Speak, communicate

Front 101

Phag-

Back 101

swallow, eat

Front 102

Pharmac(eu)-

Back 102

medicine, drug

Front 103

Phem-

Back 103

speech

Front 104

Phob-

Back 104

(abnormal) fear

Front 105

Phon-

Back 105

Voice, sound

Front 106

Phrac- , Phrag-

Back 106

enclose, obstruct

Front 107

Phras-

Back 107

speak

Front 108

Phren-

Back 108

mind, diaphragm

Front 109

Phylac-

Back 109

protection (against disease)

Front 110

Phys(i)-

Back 110

nature, appearance

Front 111

Phyt-

Back 111

Plant (organism) , growth

Front 112

Poie-

Back 112

produce, make

Front 113

Sapr-

Back 113

rotten, putrid, decaying

Front 114

Stear- , Steat-

Back 114

fat, sebum, sebaceous glands

Front 115

Andr-

Back 115

man, male

Front 116

ankyl- , ancyl-

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fused, stiffened, hooked, crooked

Front 117

aphrodis(i)-

Back 117

sexual desire

Front 118

Brachy-

Back 118

short

Front 119

crypt-

Back 119

hidden , latent

Front 120

Dem-

Back 120

people, population

Front 121

Dolich-

Back 121

long, narrow, slender

Front 122

Drom-

Back 122

a running

Front 123

Er- , Erot-

Back 123

sexual desire

Front 124

Gyn(ec)-

Back 124

woman, female

Front 125

Helmint(h)-

Back 125

intestinal worm

Front 126

nemat-

Back 126

thread (worm)

Front 127

Nos-

Back 127

disease, illness

Front 128

Odont-

Back 128

tooth

Front 129

Pali(n)-

Back 129

back, again

Front 130

Pan(t)-

Back 130

all, entire, every

Front 131

Phor-

Back 131

bearing, carrying

Front 132

Phos- , Phot-

Back 132

light, daylight

Front 133

Plec- , Pleg-

Back 133

strike, paralyze

Front 134

R(h)achi-

Back 134

spine

Front 135

Schiz- , Schist- , Schisis-

Back 135

split, cleft, fissure

Front 136

Spondyl-

Back 136

vertebra

Front 137

Staxis- , Staxia-

Back 137

dripping, oozing (of blood)

Front 138

Than(at)-

Back 138

death

Front 139

The-

Back 139

place, put

Front 140

Trich-

Back 140

hair

Front 141

Troph-

Back 141

nourishment

Front 142

Aden-

Back 142

Gland

Front 143

Aer-

Back 143

air, gas

Front 144

Blenn-

Back 144

mucus

Front 145

Cel(i)-

Back 145

abdomen

Front 146

Ch(e)il

Back 146

lip

Front 147

Chron-

Back 147

time, timing

Front 148

Cla(s)- , Clast-

Back 148

Break (up) , destroy

Front 149

Desis-

Back 149

binding

Front 150

Desm-

Back 150

Ligament, connective tissue

Front 151

Dynam-

Back 151

Force, power, energy

Front 152

Ger-

Back 152

Old age

Front 153

Gnath-

Back 153

lower jaw

Front 154

Isch- , Sche-

Back 154

suppress, check

Front 155

Klept-

Back 155

steal

Front 156

Lei-

Back 156

smooth

Front 157

Lep-

Back 157

attack, seizure

Front 158

Man-

Back 158

be mad

Front 159

Mel-

Back 159

limb

Front 160

Morph-

Back 160

form, shape

Front 161

Nom-

Back 161

law

Front 162

Omphal-

Back 162

Navel, umbilicus

Front 163

Ped-

Back 163

child

Front 164

Pen-

Back 164

decrease, deficiency

Front 165

-Pex-

Back 165

fixing, surgical, attachment

Front 166

plas(t)-

Back 166

form, develop

Front 167

Presby-

Back 167

Old, old age

Front 168

Prostat-

Back 168

prostate gland

Front 169

Pty-

Back 169

spit

Front 170

Ptyal-

Back 170

saliva

Front 171

Rrhaph-

Back 171

suture

Front 172

Sit-

Back 172

food

Front 173

Sta(t)-

Back 173

stand, stop

Front 174

Tax-

Back 174

muscular coordination

Front 175

Therm-

Back 175

heat, body temperature

Front 176

Trop-

Back 176

Turning