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MIC-II Medical Terms
22 prefixes (& definitions) and 6 medical terms (& definitions)
Question | Answer |
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myringo | ear drum |
neuro | nerve, neuron |
odonto | tooth, teeth |
onycho | nail of finger or toe |
psycho | mind |
nephro | kidney |
reno | kidney |
skeleto | skeleton |
thoraco | chest, thorax |
tracheo | windpipe, trachea |
vasculo | small vessels |
vertebro | spinal column, vertebra |
viscero | viscera, intestines, organs of the body |
naso | nose |
oculo | eye |
olfacto | smell |
pneumo | lung, air, breath |
pulmo | lung |
rhino | nose |
synovi | joint fluid, synovial membrane |
thrombo | clot |
vaso | duct, vessel, vein, vas deferens |
veno | vein |
laceration | a tear in the flesh, producing a wound with irregular edges |
myocardium | the middle, muscular layer of the heart |
aneurysm | a balloon-like swelling in the wall of an artery |
bilateral | relating to or affecting both sides of the body or an organ |
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) | the death of a baby, usually occurring overnight while it is in its crib, from an unidentifiable cause; also known as crib death |
hydrocephalus | "water on the brain" |