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Medical Terminology Final Test
Medical Terminology Final Test
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Term
gastr-
 Definition
stomach
Term
cardi-
 Definition
heart
Term
megal-
 Definition
enlargement
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
dermat-
 Definition
skin
Term
plast-
 Definition
surgical reconstruction
Term
cerebr-
 Definition
brain
Term
path-
 Definition
disease
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
removal
Term
enter-
 Definition
small intestine
Term
-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition
Term
-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition
Term
aden-
 Definition
gland
Term
angi-
 Definition
vessel
Term
-oma
 Definition
tumor
Term
nephr-
 Definition
kidney
Term
hepat-
 Definition
liver
Term
arthr-
 Definition
joint
Term
blephar-
 Definition
eye lid
Term
-ologist
 Definition
specialist
Term
rhin-
 Definition
nose
Term
gingiv-
 Definition
gum
Term
-malacia
 Definition
softening
Term
-ology
 Definition
study of
Term
spasm
 Definition
contraction
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain
Term
crani-
 Definition
skull
Term
end-
 Definition
inside
Term
hemi-
 Definition
half
Term
oid-
 Definition
resembling
Term
hyper-
 Definition
above, exceed
Term
cyst-
 Definition
bladder; sac
Term
chole-
 Definition
bile
Term
hypo-
 Definition
under
Term
-scop
 Definition
look, view
Term
hyster-
 Definition
uterus
Term
-ostomy
 Definition
create an openning
Term
para-
 Definition
near; alongside
Term
-lysis
 Definition
destruction
Term
cervic-
 Definition
neck
Term
chondr-
 Definition
catilage
Term
cyan-
 Definition
blue
Term
hem(at)
 Definition
blood
Term
ost-
 Definition
bone
Term
psycho-
 Definition
mind
Term
lip-
 Definition
fat
Term
my-
 Definition
muscle
Term
lith-
 Definition
stone
Term
ophthalm-
opt-
 Definition
eye
Term
proct-
 Definition
annus; rectum
Term
cost-
 Definition
rib
Term
-gram
 Definition
record
Term
acro-
 Definition
extremity
Term
rrhexis
 Definition
burst, break
Term
carcin-
 Definition
cancer
Term
-penia
 Definition
deficiency
Term
gen-
 Definition
production
Term
burso-
 Definition
bursa
Term
retr(o)
 Definition
backward
Term
trip-
 Definition
massage or rubbing
Term
strept-
 Definition
twist
Term
-desis
 Definition
binding
Term
mani-
 Definition
madness
Term
glosso-
 Definition
tongue
Term
-trophy
 Definition
grow
Term
supra-
 Definition
above
Term
dyn-
 Definition
pain
Term
mast-
 Definition
breast
Term
-ptosis
 Definition
drooping
Term
-rrhaphy
 Definition
suture
Term
dent-
 Definition
tooth
Term
cephal-
 Definition
head
Term
auto-
 Definition
self
Term
epi-
 Definition
upon
Term
hydro-
 Definition
water
Term
lobo-
 Definition
lobe
Term
-emesis
 Definition
vomit
Term
contra-
 Definition
against
Term
-iasis
 Definition
abnormal condition
Term
trans-
 Definition
across
Term
brady-
 Definition
slow
Term
-ectasis
 Definition
dilation; expansion
Term
cyt-
 Definition
cell
Term
odont-
 Definition
tooth
Term
leuk-
 Definition
white
Term
-esthesia
 Definition
feeling; sensation
Term
cantho-
 Definition
angle at the end of the eye
Term
steno-
 Definition
narrowing
Term
cheil-
 Definition
lip
Term
-cele
 Definition
hernia
Term
benign
 Definition
not cancerous
Term
semen
 Definition
semen
Term
celio-
 Definition
abdomen
Term
erythro-
 Definition
red
Term
vaso-
 Definition
vessel
Term
melan-
 Definition
black
Term
cauda-
 Definition
tail
Term
lingua-
 Definition
tongue
Term
myring-
 Definition
ear drum
Term
spondyl-
 Definition
spine
Term
ovar-
 Definition
ovary
Term
-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture
Term
oto-
 Definition
ear
Term
bili-
 Definition
bile
Term
squam-
 Definition
scab
Term
menig-
 Definition
membrance
Term
cec-
 Definition
cecum
Term
macul-
 Definition
spot
Term
-pexy
 Definition
surgical fixation
Term
onco-
 Definition
tumor
Term
or-
 Definition
mouth
Term
sub-
 Definition
under, below
Term
spiro-
 Definition
twist, coil
Term
lacrim-
 Definition
tear
Term
viscero-
 Definition
visceral organs
Term
lact-
 Definition
milk
Term
onych-
 Definition
nail
Term
thorac-
 Definition
chest
Term
pyle-
 Definition
portal vein
Term
vesic-
 Definition
sac, bladder
Term
sphenic-
 Definition
Shaped like a wedge
Term
myel
 Definition
bone marrow
Term
anti-
 Definition
against
Term
myco-
 Definition
fungus
Term
hallux-
 Definition
big toe
Term
physio-
 Definition
physical
Term
bucco-
 Definition
cheek
Term
palpebr-
 Definition
eye lid
Term
plasia-
 Definition
developing
Term
rug-
 Definition
wrinkle
Term
aur-
 Definition
ear
Term
acousti-
 Definition
sound
Term
colpo-
 Definition
vagina
Term
phon-
 Definition
voice; hearing
Term
leio-
 Definition
smooth
Term
cor
 Definition
hard
Term
ren-
 Definition
kidney
Term
orchi-
 Definition
testi
Term
encephal-
 Definition
brain
Term
thalam-
 Definition
inner chamber
Term
plexus
 Definition
net work
Term
cilia
 Definition
eye lash
Term
dendr-
 Definition
tree
Term
phleb-
 Definition
vein
Term
pilo-
 Definition
hair
Term
histo-
 Definition
tissue
Term
stoma-
 Definition
mouth
Term
tympan-
 Definition
ear drum
Term
umbilic-
 Definition
navel
Term
salpingo-
 Definition
fallopian tube
Term
helio-
 Definition
sun
Term
astr-
 Definition
star
Term
-asthenia
 Definition
weakness
Term
ia
 Definition
sheet, band
Term
iso-
 Definition
same
Term
tarso-
 Definition
tarsal; edge of the eyelid
Term
-tope
 Definition
place
Term
pod-
 Definition
foot
Term
malign-
 Definition
bad, cancer
Term
adnexa-
 Definition
to tie
Term
ocul-
 Definition
eye
Term
lapar-
 Definition
abdominal wall
Term
dacry-
 Definition
tear
Term
ment-
 Definition
mind
Term
part-
 Definition
on labor
Term
sler(a)
 Definition
hard
Term
somato
 Definition
body
Term
trachel-
 Definition
trachea
Term
sinus
 Definition
open space
Term
hypno
 Definition
sleep
Term
sept-
 Definition
fence
Term
scirr(h)
 Definition
hard
Term
antr-
 Definition
against
Term
-crine
 Definition
secreet
Term
dura
 Definition
dura master
Term
pneum-
 Definition
lung
Term
phage
 Definition
eat
Term
phren-
 Definition
mind
Term
corne-
 Definition
cornea
Term
plak-
 Definition
plaque(?); formation/development
Term
pyloro-
 Definition
pylorus
Term
iris
 Definition
iris
Term
kerat-
 Definition
cornea
Term
pulmon-
 Definition
lung
Term
ptyal-
 Definition
saliva
Term
alveol-
 Definition
alveole
Term
oophor-
 Definition
ovary
Term
oment-
 Definition
covering, skin
Term
sedat-
 Definition
calm, quiet
Term
furca-
 Definition
forking, branching
Term
radic-
 Definition
root
Term
radi-
 Definition
x-ray
Term
fistul-
 Definition
pipe
Term
edema-
 Definition
swollen
Term
dactyl-
 Definition
finger, toe
Term
metabol(e)-
 Definition
metabolism
Term
pariet-
 Definition
wall
Term
ependym-
 Definition
wrap
Term
gravid
 Definition
pregnant
Term
aer-
 Definition
air
Term
glyco-
 Definition
sugar
Term
tarso-
 Definition
tarsal
Term
cheir-
chir-
 Definition
hand
Term
calc-
 Definition
calcium, stone
Term
cine-
 Definition
movement
Term
digit
 Definition
finger or toe
Term
dors-
 Definition
back
Term
gangli-
 Definition
swollen
Term
gemin-
 Definition
twin
Term
grad-
 Definition
walk, take step
Term
gran-
 Definition
grain, particle
Term
labi-
 Definition
lip
Term
micr-
 Definition
small
Term
peps-
pept-
 Definition
digestion
Term
pleur-
 Definition
pleura
Term
mamm-
 Definition
breast
Term
colla-
 Definition
glue
Term
later-
 Definition
side
Term
rachi-
 Definition
spine
Term
phob-
 Definition
fear
Term
phot-
 Definition
light
Term
dys-
 Definition
bad, difficult
Term
cut-
 Definition
skin
Term
en-
 Definition
in
Term
peri-
 Definition
around
Term
pro-
 Definition
before, in front
Term
mechano-
 Definition
machine
Term
dynam-
 Definition
power
Term
traumat-
 Definition
wound
Term
trich-
 Definition
hair
Term
maxill-
 Definition
maxillar
Term
an-, a-
 Definition
not, without
Term
phak-
 Definition
lens of the eye
Term
pre-
 Definition
before
Term
strict-
 Definition
narrowing
Term
turbin-
 Definition
shape like a top
Term
ameb-
 Definition
change
Term
semi-
 Definition
half
Term
neo-
 Definition
new
Term
hormone
 Definition
excite
Term
therm-
 Definition
heat
Term
syn- or sym-
 Definition
join, together
Term
vuls(e)-
 Definition
twist, pull
Term
post
 Definition
after
Term
metr-
 Definition
uterus
Term
tegument
 Definition
skin, covering
Term
pan-
 Definition
all
Term
poly-
 Definition
many
Term
ramus
 Definition
branch
Term
neuro-
 Definition
nerve
Term
thromb-
 Definition
blood clot
Term
ab-
 Definition
away from
Term
-plegia
 Definition
pain
Term
ante-
 Definition
before
Term
thel-
 Definition
nipple
Term
ex-
 Definition
out
Term
lien-
 Definition
spleen
Term
tumor
 Definition
swollen
Term
vestibule
 Definition
small entrance
Term
puer-
 Definition
child
Term
sarc-
 Definition
flesh
Term
proli-
 Definition
offspring
Term
macro-
 Definition
large
Term
lal-
 Definition
speech
Term
intra-
 Definition
within
Term
inter-
 Definition
between, among
Term
infra-
 Definition
beneath
Term
cryo-
 Definition
cold
Term
mal-
 Definition
bad
Term
glom-
 Definition
ball
Term
tens-
 Definition
stretch
Term
spas-
 Definition
pull, draw
Term
somni-
 Definition
sleep
Term
pharmac-
 Definition
drug
Term
lumbo-
 Definition
lumbar
Term
arter-
 Definition
artery
Term
appendic-
 Definition
appendix
Term
thyro-
 Definition
thyroid
Term
splen-
 Definition
spleen
Term
ovario-
 Definition
ovary
Term
adreno-
 Definition
andrenal gland
Term
basi-
 Definition
base
Term
pelvis
 Definition
pelvic
Term
vena-
 Definition
vein
Term
urethra
 Definition
urethra
Term
utero-
 Definition
uterus
Term
sacro-
 Definition
sacrum
Term
pharyng-
 Definition
pharynx
Term
duodeno-
 Definition
duodenum
Term
ureter
 Definition
ureter
Term
laryng-
 Definition
larynx
Term
bronch-
 Definition
bronchus
Term
col-
 Definition
colon
Term
esophag-
 Definition
esophagus
Term
bi-
 Definition
two
Term
tri-
 Definition
three
Term
ile-
 Definition
ileum
Term
ili-
 Definition
ilium
Term
lig-
 Definition
ligment
Term
therap-
 Definition
treatment
Term
xer-
 Definition
dry
Term
sta-
 Definition
set, fix
Term
proxim-
 Definition
near
Term
morph-
 Definition
shape
Term
necr-
 Definition
death
Term
dia-
 Definition
through, across
Term
di-
 Definition
two, double
Term
fac-
 Definition
sheet, band
Term
pect-
 Definition
chest
Term
lymph-
 Definition
watery fluid
Term
ton-
 Definition
stretching
Term
-rrhe
 Definition
break
Term
heter-
 Definition
different
Term
per-
 Definition
through
Term
volv-
 Definition
roll
Term
lept-
 Definition
thin, slender
Term
blast-
 Definition
bud, sprout
Term
meta-
 Definition
transformation
Term
apo-
 Definition
away from
Term
mi-
 Definition
small
Term
scol-
 Definition
cracked, sway
Term
eury-
 Definition
broad, wide
Term
dis-
 Definition
apart, away from
Term
med-
 Definition
middle
Term
-rrhag
 Definition
heavy bleeding
Term
splanchn-
 Definition
internal organs
Term
ger-
 Definition
old
Term
capit-
 Definition
head
Term
ventr-
 Definition
front, belly
Term
cau-
 Definition
heat, burn
Term
vert-
 Definition
turn
Term
clas-
 Definition
break
Term
eu-
 Definition
good
Term
fiss-
 Definition
split
Term
ambi-
 Definition
both
Term
brachy-
 Definition
short
Term
amphi-
 Definition
both ways
Term
duct-
 Definition
tube
Term
poster-
 Definition
back, behind
Term
gyn-
 Definition
female, woman
Term
hom-
 Definition
same
Term
cata-
 Definition
down, low, under
Term
schiz-
 Definition
split
Term
olfact-
 Definition
smell, order
Term
pseud-
 Definition
false
Term
infer-
 Definition
under, below
Term
pachy-
 Definition
thick
Term
phrag-
 Definition
fence
Term
platy-
 Definition
flat
Term
orth-
 Definition
straight
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