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
