Medical Terminology Quiz

Students will improve their understanding of medical terms used to describe signs and symptoms.
Students will learn about different types of opposites and their meanings.

Brady = Slow
- Bradycardia: Slow heart rate (<55/min)
- Bradykinesia: Slow movements and reflexes
- Bradypoea: Slow breathing
Tachy = Rapid
- Tachycardia: Rapid heart rate (>110/min)
- Tachypnoea: Rapid breathing

Cryo = Cold
- Cryosurgery: Uses cold temperatures during surgery.
- Cryopreservation: Preserving tissues at low temperatures.
Thermo = Hot
- Thermometer: Device used to measure temperature.
- Burn: A type of thermal injury.
EU = Good, normal, correct
- Euthyroid state: Normal thyroid function.
- Euphoria: Feeling of well-being and happiness.
MAL = Bad
- Malabsorption: Faulty or impaired absorption.
- Malnutrition: Faulty or inadequate nutrition.
- Malfunction: Malfunctioning (a state of malfunction)
Malaise: Feeling of being ill
Malacia: Abnormal softening of tissues
Osteomalacia: Abnormal softening of bones (in vitamin D deficiency), often in rickets.

NEO = New
- Neoplasm: New growth or tumor.
- Neonate: Newborn child.
GERI = Old
- Geriatrics: Study of diseases of old age.
- Geriopsychosis: Dementia of old age.

POLY/MULTI = Many, much
- Multiparas: Woman with many children.
- Multicellular organism: Organism consisting of many cells.
- Polypeptide chain: Chain of linked amino acids.
- Polymenorrhoea: Increased frequency of menstruation.
- Polyuria: Increased frequency of urination.
- Polyhydramnios: Increased amniotic fluid

OLIGO = Few, little
- Oligomenorrhoea: Scanty menstruation.
- Oliguria: Low urine output.
- Oligospermia: Low sperm count.
- Oligohydramnios: Decreased amniotic fluid

HYPER = High
- Hypertension: High blood pressure.
- Hyperglycemia: High blood sugar level.
- Hyperthyroidism: Increased thyroid function.
- Hyperpyrexia: Very high body temperature (40°C or more).

HYPO = Low
- Hypotension: Low blood pressure.
- Hypothyroidism: Low thyroid function.
- Hypoglycemia: Low blood glucose level.
- Hyponatremia: Low sodium levels.
- Calcemia: Low calcium levels.
- Kalemia: Low potassium levels.
- Uricemia: Low uric acid levels.

An = Not, without
- Analgesia: Without pain (e.g., Paracetamol is an analgesic).
- Anuria: Cessation of urination.
- Anaerobic: Bacteria that can live without air/oxygen.

Anti = Against
- Antibiotic: Drug that inhibits or kills bacteria.
- Anti-emetic: Drug that stops vomiting.
- Antipyretic: Drug that reduces fever.
- Antibody: A protein that helps defend the body against infection.

Contra = Against
- Contraception: Avoiding pregnancy.
- Contraindications: Conditions preventing use of a specific treatment or drug.
- Indication: Condition suggesting the use of a specific treatment or drug.

De = Remove, without
- Decalcification: Removal of calcification.
- Decolorization: Destaining or removal of colours.
- Depigmentation: Removal of pigment.
- Decompression: Removal of pressure.

Dis = Remove, absence
- Disorder: Loss of order.
- Disinfection: Sterilization.
- Discoloration: Abnormal or loss of normal coloration (e.g., Cyanosis, Jaundice, Xanthoma).

Dys = Difficult
- Dysphagia: Difficulty swallowing.
- Dyspnea: Difficulty breathing.
- Dysuria: Difficulty and pain during urination.
- Dysfunction: Abnormality of function.

In = Not
- Insomnia: Sleeplessness.
- Insufficient: Not enough.
- Inefficient: Poor performance.
- Inaudible: Cannot be heard.

Im = Not
- Impolite: Not well-mannered.
- Immortal: Eternal.
- Immobilization: To prevent movement.
- Impermeable: Does not allow passage of substances.