Medical Term Word Scramble

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Question	Answer
Which word is an adjective? pneumonia alcoholism psychologist psychiatry acoustic	acoustic
Which word is a diminutive word? nucleus atom micron venule microtic	venule
Cellular is an adjective form. True False	True
What is the plural form of radius? radii radium radiae radious radial	radii
What is the plural form of nucleus? nuclear nucleolus nuclei nucleic nucleii	nuclei
Radial is an adjective form. True False	True
The suffix -ptosis means prolapse or downward displacement. True False	True
The suffix -iatry means disease. pertaining to. specialist. study of. medicine; treatment.	medicine; treatment.
Which word is an adjective? coronary bile lung tooth kidney	coronary
What is the plural form of bacterium? bacteria bacteries bacterial bacterion bacteriae	bacteria
Amastia means large breast. True False	False
Which prefix means against? dys- contra- homo- ante- syn-	contra
Infrapubic means below or under the pubis. True False	True
Quadriplegia refers to paralysis of one extremity. four extremities. both legs. upper extremities only. two extremities.	four extremities.
The prefix infra- means over. in, within. between. through. below, under	below, under
Which term means paralysis of four limbs? hemiplegia paraplegia quadriplegia monoplegia triplegia	quadriplegia
The prefix uni- has the same meaning as micro-. meso-. epi-. mono-. ante-.	mono
In the term epidermis, epi- means on the side. above, upon. around. under, below. away from.	above, upon
Which prefix means one? extra- mono- exo- anti- a	mono-
The prefixes dia- and trans- mean through, across. True False	True
Inter-	Between
Epi-	Above, upon
Pre-	Before
Retro-	backward behind
Hyper	excessive, above normal
micro-	small
bi-	two
ad-	toward
multi, poly-	many, much
endo, intra-	in, within
supra-	above, excessive, superior
a, an -	without, not
brady-	slow
homo, homeo-	same
post-	after, behind
circum, peri-	around
hypo-	under, below, deficient
dipl, diplo-	double
macro-	large
quadri-	four
ab-	from, away from
ecto, exo, extra-	outside, outward
super-	upper, above
anti, contra-	against
dys-	bad, painful, difficult
hetero-	different
tachy-	rapid
eu-	good normal
para-	near, beside, beyond
hemi-	one half
mono, uni-	one
infra, sub-	under, below
-itis	inflammation
-logy	study of
-centesis	surgical puncture
-emesis	vomiting
-dynia, alga	pain
-plasty	surgical repair
-tome	instrument to cut
-graphy	process of recording
-tripsy	crushing
-cele	hernia, swelling
-scope	instrument of examining
-emia	blood condition
osis	abnormal condition, increase (used primarily with blood cells)
-gen, -genesis	forming, producing, origin
-ectomy	excision, removal
-plegia	paralysis
-clasis	to break, surgical fracture
-ac, -ar, ical, ile, ous, tic	pertaining to
-spasm	involuntary contraction, twitching
-rrhea	discharge, flow
-ist	specialist
ia, ism	condition
icle, ole, ule	small, minute
-desis	binding, fixation of a bone or joint
-lysis	separation, destruction, loosening
-stomy	forming an opening (mouth)
-gram	record, writing
scopy	visual examination
ectasis	dilation, expansion
oma	tumor
-pathy	disease
ptosis	prolapse, downward placement
penia	decrease, deficiency
iatry	medicine, treatment
-al, ary, eal, ic, icr	pertaining to
stenosis	narrowing stricture

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