Medical Terminology Quiz

Combining Forms

• Aden/o: gland
• Cardi/o: heart
• Gastr/o: stomach
• Hepat/o: liver
• Cyt/o: cell
• Oste/o: bone
• Adip/o: fat
• Cutane/o: skin
• Hidro/o: sweat
• Melan/o: black
• Onych/o: nail
• Scler/o: hard
• Hydr/o: water
• Erythr/o: red
• Radi/o: radiation/x-ray
• Path/o: disease

Suffixes

• -algia: pain
• -ectomy: removal
• -derma: skin
• -malacia: softening
• -emia: blood condition

Prefixes

• Endo-: within
• Hyper-: excessive
• Glyco-: sugar
• Costo-: rib
• Anti-: against

Other Medical Terms

• -itis: inflammation
• -gram: record/image
• -lysis: destruction
• -megaly: enlargement
• -sclerosis: hardening
• -tomy: incision
• -stomy: creating an opening
• -penia: deficiency
• -oid: resembling
• -plasty: surgical repair
• -plegia: paralysis
• -rrhexis: rupture
• -metry: measurement
• -lith: stone
• -ectasis: dilation
• -edema: swelling
• -cele: hernia
• -emesis: vomiting
• -trophy: development
• -tripsy: crushing

Vocabulary

• Carcinogenic: causing cancer
• Subcutaneous: under the skin
• Adenoma: tumor of a gland
• Superficial: near the surface
• Arthroscopy: joint examination using a scope
• Biopsy: tissue sample for analysis
• Cystoscopy: bladder examination using a scope
• Antibiotics: drugs against bacteria
• Antifungals: drugs against fungi
• Corticosteroids: drugs reducing inflammation

Building Medical Terms

• Profuse sweating: Hyperhidrosis
• Without oxygen: Anoxia
• Dermatitis: Inflammation of the skin
• Hepatoma: Tumor of the liver
• Alopecia: Hair loss
• Debridement: Removal of dead tissue
• Cryosurgery: Surgery using freezing temperatures
• Rhinitis: Inflammation of the nasal mucosa

Body Positions

• Lateral: Side
• Medial: Toward the middle
• Supine: Lying on the back
• Distal: Farther from the origin
• Prone: Lying on the stomach
• Anterior: Front of the body

Quadrants and Organs

• RUQ: Liver, gallbladder
• LUQ: Stomach, spleen
• RLQ: Appendix, right ovary (female)
• LLQ: Left ovary (female), descending colon

Additional Medical Terms

• Dys-: abnormal/painful
• Hemi-: half
• Macro-: large
• Poly-: many
• Hypo-: under/low
• Mal-: bad
• Uni-: one
• Tachy-: fast
• Circum-: around
• Peri-: surrounding
• Dia-: through
• Trans-: across
• Intra-: within
• Primi-: first
• Super-: above/excessive
• Allograft: tissue transplant from another person
• Autograft: tissue transplant from oneself
• Psoriasis: chronic skin condition
• Scabies: contagious skin infestation
• Impetigo: bacterial skin infection
• Thoracic: pertaining to the chest
• Antithrombotics: drugs preventing clots