medical terminology quiz 3

nas-

nose

non-

not

ger-

old age

presby-

old, old age

extra- (extro- rarely)

on the outside, beyond

super-,supra-

over, above, excess

meat-

passage, opening, meatus

-ic, -id

pertaining to

-an, -ar

pertaining to, located in

fus-

pour

prostat-

prostate gland

pur-

puss

cost-

rib

radic-,rad-,radix-

root

immun(i)-

safe, protected

ptyal-

saliva

later-

side

somn-

sleep

lab-, laps-

slide, slip

lei-

smooth

son-

sound

pty-

spit

stabil-stabl-

stable, fixed

sta(t)-

stand, stop

klept-

steal

calc-

stone, calcium, lime (salts)

isch-,-sche-

suppress, check

-rrhaph-

suture

cla(s)-, -clast-

break (up), destroy

genit-

bring forth, give birth

burs-

bursa; sac of synovial fluid

fer-,lat-

carry, bear

ger-, gest-

carry, bear

ped-

child

frig-,frigor-

cold

tuss-

cough

vacc-

cow (vaccine)

sect-

cut

-cid-,-cis-

cut, kill

ex- (e-, ef-)

out of, away from

extern-

outer

cresc-,-cret-

(begin) to grow

gnath-

(lower) jaw

tax-

(muscular) coordination

fistul-

(tube, pipe) fistula, an abnormal tubelike passage in the body

brachi-

(upper) arm

-an-,-en-,-ien-/-ant,-ent,-ient

Latin participles that are used in English words like adding -ing to a word

desm-

[binding] ligament, connective tissue

cel(i)-

abdomen

superior-

above

trans-

across, through

-ile

adj. capable of (being), like

-ible

adj. capable of being

-id

adj. in a state or condition

-ive

adj. pertaining to

-ory

adj. pertaining to n. place for something

post-

after, following, behind

contra

against, opposite

ob- (oc-,op-)

against, toward, very, thoroughly

aer-

air, gas

dis- (di before g,v,l dif- before f)

apart, away from

se-

apart, away from

circum-

around

lep-

attack, seizure

ab-, abs- (before c,t)

away from

bacill-

bacillus (rod, staff)

dors-

back (of the body)

re-

back, again

retro-

backward, in back, behind

man-

be mad

tum(e)-

be swollen

ante-

before

pre-

before, in front of

poster-,-posterior

behind, in back of

abdomin-

belly, abdomen

inferior-

below

infra-

below, beneath

flect-,flex-

bend

inter-

between

ultra-

beyond, excess

-desis

binding

sangui(n)-

blood

oss-

bone

ambi-

both

cerebr-

brain

pen-

decrease, deficiency

-arium

denotes a place for something

de-

down, away from, absent

aur-

ear

faci-,-fici-,-facies

face, appearance, surface

adip-

fat

febr-,febris

fever

fibr-

fiber, filament

digit-

finger, toe

-pex-

fixing, (surgical) attachment

sit-

food

dynam-

force, power, energy

plas(t)-

form, develop

morph-

form, shape

-ia

forms abstract nouns: state, condition

pro-

forward, in front of

anter-

front, in front

fung-

fungus

aden-

gland

semi-

half

-ate

having the form of, possessing

capit-

head

therm-

heat, (body) temperature

calor-

heat, energy

in- (il-,im- before b,m,p, ir-)

in, into very thoroughly not

-sc-

incentive verb maker starting, beginning, undertaking

-ian

indicates an expert in a certain field

intern-

inner

viscer-

internal organs

insul-

island

ren-

kidney

nom-

law

duc-, duct-

lead, bring, conduct

mel-

limb

ch(e)il-

lip

pedicul-

louse, lice

fac-,-fic-,-fact,-fect-,-fy

make

mult-, multi-

many, much, affecting many parts

or-, os

mouth, opening

blenn-

mucus

-ment

n. agent or instrament

-or

n. agent or instrament

-ary

n. denotes a place for something adj. pertaining to

-orium

n. place for something

-ure,-ura

n. result of an action

-ion

n. the act of

-ce, -cy

n. the act of (being), the state of (being)

omphal-

navel, umbilicus

synov-

synovial fluid, synovial membrane or sac

-cip-,-cept-

take

per-(pel-)

through, very, thoroughly

chron-

time, timing

ad- (ac-,af-,ag-,al-,an-ap-,as- a- before s, at-)

to, toward

con- (co-, col-, com- (e,m,p) cor-)

together, with, thoroughly, very

dent-

tooth

tub-

tube

trop-

turning

bi- (bin-, bis-)

two, twice, double, both

sub-(suf-,sup-)

under

vir-,virus-

virus

intra- (rarely intro-)

within