Medical Terminology Quiz # 2
Terms
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- chol-(e,o)
- bile, gallbladder
- -ase
- enzyme
- carp-(o)
- wrist
- ante-(ro)
- before, in front of, ahead of
- card(o) / cardi (a,o) -
- pertaining to heart
- -centesis
- surgical puncture to remove fluid
- arthro
- joint
- circum-
- around, about
- brachy-
- short
- -cide
- causing death
- calc-(u, ulus)
- stone
- ab
- from, away
- blephar-(o)
- eyelid
- chir-(o)
- hand
- chem.-(o)
- drug, chemical
- aer-(o)
- air
- bronchi (i,o)
- airtubes in lungs
- ather-(o)
- fatty, lipid
- brachi-
- arm
- bucc-(a)
- cheek
- aur-
- ear
- an-(o, us)
- anus
- -al
- like, similar
- arter-(io)
- artery
- auto-
- self
- brady-
- slow
- aden-(o)
- gland, glandular
- chrom (o)
- color
- -able
- capable of
- anti-
- against
- -cele
- swelling, tumor, cavity, hernia
- carcin-(o)
- cancer, malignancy
- -blast
- germ, embryonic cell
- append-(i,o)
- appendix
- cerv-(ic)
- neck, neck of uterus
- audi-(o)
- sound, hearing
- -algia
- pain
- a- , an
- without, lack of
- ambi-
- both, both sides
- -asthenia
- weakness, lack of strength
- -ac, -ic
- pertaining to
- acr-(o)
- extremities ( arms and legs )
- alba-
- white
- ad
- to, toward
- bi-
- twice
- adren-(o)
- adrenal gland
- chlor-(o)
- green
- angi-(o)
- vessels
- bio-
- life