Week 2 Med Term List

PREFIXES
TERM

(location

17 new terms

position

time

number

color

(1 side of card) ENGLISH (other side of card)

size)

Examples using this term

dys-

difficult, painful

dysuria, dystrophy, dysfunctional

hemi-

half

hemiplegia, hemisphere, hemirenal

micro-

small

microscope, microgenic, microtome

post-

after

post-op, post-traumatic, postpartum

sub-

under, below

submarine, subscapular, subgastric

ROOTS (organs
TERM

structures

parts)

(1 side of card) ENGLISH (other side of card)

Examples using this term

derm (a, at, ato)

skin

dermatology, dermatitis, subdermal

gastr (o)

stomach (NOT belly)

gastritis, gastric, gastroenterology

nephr (o)

kidney

nephritis, nephrectomy, nephroma

oste (o)

bone

osteoporosis, osteoma, osteocyte

path (o)

disease

pathogenic, pathology, psychopath

SUFFIXES
TERM

(symptoms

treatment

surgery)

(1 side of card) ENGLISH (other side of card)

Examples using this term

-pathy

disease

cardiomyopathy, neuropathy, osteopathy

-ectomy

surgical removal

mastectomy, vasectomy, appendectomy

-emia

blood

leukemia, anemia, toxemia

-ist

one who, person who

chemist, internist, pharmacist

-ologist

one who studies

biologist, psychologist, nephrologist

-itis

inflammation , RHSP*

tonsillitis, dermatitis, gastritis

-plasty

to re-shape surgically

gastro, osteoplasty, rhinoplasty

* RHSP = red, hot, swollen & painful

PROCEDURE:

NOTE>>> WK 2 qz = 75% NEW terms + 25% OLD terms

1. Make flashcards
2. Study flashcards
3. Turn in flashcards just prior to taking the quiz (Friday, 9/5)
4. Take quiz (Friday, 9/5)
5. Flashcards to be returned to students the next day.
6. Earn 5 WE points by (a) turning in the flashcards AND (b) earning an A on that Med Term Quiz!

MED TERM, Wk 2 PRACTICE

LAST NAME ________________________

SEAT #

______
PREFIXES
ROOTS

dys

hemi

derm (a, at, ato) gastr(o)

SUFFIXES

pathy

micro
nephr(o)

ectomy

post
oste(o)

emia

sub
path(o)

ist

ologist

itis

plasty

Part 1: Which PREFIX should be added to this word?

1 ________dermic (pertaining to difficult skin)
down)
2 ________gastritic (pertaining to half the stomach)
blood below the dura)
3 ________organism (a very tiny living thing)
things through a lens)
4 ________infancy (a period of time after babyhood)
5 ________uria (It hurts when I pee)
surgery)
6 ________cervical (pertaining to below the neck)
7 ________ menopause (after going thru the change)
the stomach)

8 ________ plegia (half paralyzed, from the waist

9 ________ dural hematoma (a tumor of
10 ________scopic (pertaining to viewing tiny
11 ________trophy (difficulty growing)
12 ________anesthesia (after being put to sleep for
13 ________renal (pertaining to half a kidney)
14 ________gastric (pertaining to the area below

Part 2: Which ROOT should be added to this word?

15 Pertaining to the heart & stomach = cardio _______ic 22 Instrument that views inside the stomach = intra
__________oscopy

16 Pain after the bone= post_________algia

23 one who deal with medicines = _________logist
17 One who studies the skin = ________ologist
24 Tumor of a small cell = micro__________oma
18 Pertaining to disease of the brain = cerebro_______ ic 25 Pertaining to beneath the skin = sub________al
19 Harmful to the kidneys = __________toxic
26 Pertaining to outside the bone =
exo__________al
20 Tumor of the kidney= _______oma
27 Inflammation inside the kidney =
intra__________itis
21 Pertaining to a distant disease = tele ________ic
28 Tumor of excessive bones =
hyper_______oma

Part 3: Which SUFFIX should be added to this word?

29 Surgical re-shaping of nose = rhino_________
37 Weight loss surgery, stomach is re-shaped =
gastro_________
30 Inflamed joint = arthr_____
38 One who deal with medicines =
pharmac______
31 ______emia is cancer of the blood
39 Blood against the stomach = anti-gastr_______
32 Surgical removal of the stomach = gastr_________
40 Disease of the skin = dermato_______
33 The condition of bad breath = halit__________
41 Pertaining to increased urine production =
diuret_____
34 One who studies the heart = cardi_____
42 Kidney removal = nephr______
35 The study of animals is zo_____________
43 Disease within the head = intracephalo_________
36 The outside of the heart is red, hot, swollen & painful = exocard_________

Part 4: Put these 5 words into the correct order (PREFIX + ROOT + SUFFIX). Use care
with combining vowels!!!
44 post + osteo + pathy ________________________________
_______________________________

47 derm + ology + dys

45 gastro + emia + anti ________________________________

_______________________________
46 nephro + oma + hemi________________________________
_______________________________

48 post + cephalo + ic
49 osis + hemi + patho

Part 5: Recall, when translating a medical word into English START WITH THE SUFFIX,
then from LEFT TO RIGHT!
Translate these actual medical words.
50 antidermoplasty__________________________________
55 exogastric____________________________________
51 subnephroma _________________________________
56 postcervopathy
____________________________________
52 hyperosteal __________________________________ 57
hemicerebrology_____________________________________
53 microcytosis _________________________________ 58 dysnephroscopy __________________________________
54 intracardiopathy _________________________________
59 prenephritis
__________________________________
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Part 6: Try creating a new word that means: (HINT: These are not real words, but the
process is real!)
A. Disease of half the brain ________________________ C. pertaining to a difficult
stomach____________________
B. Study of excessive bones ______________________
D. tumor of a small kidney
________________________