Unit A: Medical/Dental Terminology
Word Roots
adengland
angioblood vessel
arterioartery
arthrojoint
carcincancer
cardioheart
cephalhead
cerebrobrain
chemdrug
cholegall, bile
colocolon
costoribs
cranioskull
cyanblue
cystobladder, sac
cytecell
dermaskin
enterointestine
epidemiamong the people
erythrored
gastrostomach
gingivagum
glosstongue
glycosugar
hepatliver
hemoblood
hydrowater
hysterouterus
leukowhite
linguatongue
mamm, mastbreast
myelobone marrow
myomuscle
nephro, renkidney
neuronerve
ocul, ophthaleye
oophorovary
odont, denttooth
osteobone
otoear
ped, podfoot
phlebvein
pneumo,pulmlung
psychmind, soul
rhinnose
salpingotube
thoracthorax, chest
trachtrachea
Additional Words:
Albin--white
Encephalo--brain
Litho--stone
Hom--same
Oo--egg
Septic--infection
Stric--narrowing
Viscera--organ
Unit A: Medical/Dental Terminology
Prefixes and Suffixes
PrefixesSuffixes
a, anwithouta, ac, alpertaining to
abaway fromalgiapain
adtowardaseenzyme
antebeforecentrepuncture
antiagainstcidecausing death
autselfcentepuncture
biboth, twodipsiathirst
bradyslowectomysurgical removal
circumroundemesisvomit
contraagainstemiablood
ditwoesthesiasensation
diplodoublegenesis, genicorigin, source
dyspainful, difficultgram, graphpictures, record
ectooutsideiaa disease
endo, intrainsideiasisabnormal condition
epiupper, aboveismstate of
hemihalfitisinflammation
hyperexcessive, , above, more thanlysisdestruction
hypodeficient, below, less thanmalaciasoftening
interbetweenmegalyenlarged
latersideoidlike, similar
lipofatologistspecialist
malbad, difficultologystudy of
mega/macrolargeomatumor
microsmallorrhagiahemorrhage
mono, unione, singleorrheaflow
neonewosiscondition of
orthostraightostomysurgical opening
periaround,pathydisease
polymany, muchpeniadeficiency
postbehind, afterphobiafear
prebefore, in front ofplastysurgical repair
proforwardplegiastroke, paralysis
pseudofalsepneabreathing
retrobackward, behindptosisdrooping down
semihalfsclerosishardening
subbelowscopepicture, inspection
tachyfaststasisstoppage
teledistant, fartoxicpoisonous
transacrosstrophydevelopment, growth
ultrabeyond, excessuriaurine
Name ______Date ______
Word Root Quiz
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word root.
1.muscle______
2.bone marrow______
3.head______
4.uterus______
5.sugar______
6.tongue______
7.blood______
8.cell______
9.bone______
10.cancer______
11.ribs______
12.gum______
13.nose______
14.water______
15.skin______
16.bloodvessel______
17.intestine______
18.bladder______
19.drug______
20.brain______
Name ______Date ______
Prefix Quiz
Fill in the blank with the appropriate prefix.
1.outside______
2.double______
3.large______
4.straight______
5.across______
6.fat______
7.against______
8.forward______
9.false______
10.below______
11.fast______
12.new______
13.two______
14.without______
15.inside______
16.bad, difficult______
17.round______
18.self______
19.behind, after______
20.half______
Name ______Date ______
Suffix Quiz
Fill in the blank with the appropriate suffix.
1.pain______
2.inflammation______
3.tumor______
4.stoppage______
5.urine______
6.poisonous______
7.fear______
8.condition of______
9.hardening______
10.destruction______
11.sensation______
12.breathing______
13.pertaining to______
14.enlarged______
15.surgical repair______
16.softening______
17.a disease______
18.blood______
19.enzyme______
20.vomit______
Name ______Date ______
Medical Terminology Identification
Divide each word into word parts, and identify the word part. One example is provided for you.
1.Cardi/ologyCardio = heart ology = study of
2.Pericarditis______
3.Cyanosis______
4. Dysuria______
5.Hydrocephalic______
6.Hepatomegaly______
7.Hyperemesis______
8.Lipoma______
9.Tracheostomy______
10.Erythrocytopenia______
11.Otosclerosis______
12.Intercostal______
13.Oophorectomy______
14.Hysterectomy______
15.Nephrologist______
16.Hypodermic______
17.Rhinorrhea______
18.Mammoplasty______
19.Pharyngitis______
20.Osteomalacia______
Matching Health Careers
Who would you go to for the following disorders? Some of the career options may be used more than once.
_____1. An eye infectionA. A nephrologist
_____2. A CraniotomyB. A dermatologist
_____3. Blood drawnC. A gastrologist
_____4. HematuriaD. A cardiologist
_____5. Stomach problemsE. A phlebotomist
_____6. A carcinomaF. An ophthalmologist
_____7. Multiple personalityG. A neurologist
_____8. A skin rashH. A surgeon
_____9. PericarditisI. An oncologist
____10. A hepatectomy J. Thoracic surgeon
____ 11.ArteriosclerosisK. A psychiatrist
____ 12. Chronic cephalgiaL. Dentist
____ 13. Gingivitis
____ 14. Schizophrenia
____ 15.Pneumonectomy
Medical Terminology Challenge
Directions:You are to define the following words by breaking them down into components. The only resources you may use are your other team members. The first team to correctly define all the terms will be the winner. GOOD LUCK!!
1.Adenoid14.Cyanosis
2.Intercostal15.Dermatoma
3.Homopathy16.Myalgia
4.Hydrolysis17.Tachycardia
5.Anesthesia18.Arteriosclerosis
6.Cystogram19.Mammectomy
7.Craniotomy20.Sublingual
8.Glycosuria21.Erythrocyte
9.Epidemiologist22.Rhinorrhea
10.Osteopathy23. Thrombocytopenia
11.Gastrostomy24.Proctoscope
12.Cardiopulmonary25.Gingivitis
13.Arthroplasty26.Microcephaly
Medical Spelling Test
_____1.Inflammation of the fallopian tube is:
- Salpingogitis.
- Sallpingitis.
- Sallpingoitis.
- Salpingitis.
____2.Surgery to change the shape of the nose is:
- Rhinoplasty.
- Rhynoplasty.
- Rinoplasty.
- Rhinnoplasty.
____3.Surgical removal of the gall bladder is:
- Colecsytectomy.
- Cholecystectomy.
- Colesistectomy.
- Cholesistectomy.
____4.Softening of the bone is:
- Osteeomalasia.
- Osteomalasia.
- Osteomalacia.
- Osteeomalacia.
____5.Excessive thirst is:
- Polydipsia.
- Pollydypsia.
- Polydypsia.
- Pollydypsia.
____6.A deficiency of red blood cells is:
- Erythrocytopenia.
- Erythosidopenia.
- Erithrocytopenia.
- Erithorocydopenia.
____7.The surgical removal of the lung is:
- Neumonectomy.
- Neumanectomy.
- Pneumonectamy.
- Pneumonectomy.
____8.A person who studies disease among the people is an:
- Epidemologist.
- Epidemiologest.
- Epidemiologist.
- Epademiologist.
____9.Muscle pain is:
- Myallgia.
- Myalgeeia.
- Mka.gia..
- Myalgia.
____10.An artificial opening into the throat is a:
- Traykeyostomee.
- Traykeyostomy.
- Tracheostomy.
- Tracheostommy.
____11.A fat tumor is a:
- Liepoma.
- Lypoma.
- Lipoma.
- Lipomma.
____12.Absence of sensation is:
- Anesthesia.
- Annesthezia.
- Anesthezia.
- Annesthezia.
____13.Who straightens teeth?
- Orthadontist
- Orthodontist
- Orthadentist
- Orthodentist
____14.What is a drooping kidney?
- Nefrotoesis
- Nefroptosis
- Nephrotoesis
- Nephroptosis
____15.Painful menstrual flow is:
- Dysmenorrhea.
- Dismenorrhea.
- Dysmennerea.
- Dismennerea.
Medical Spelling List
- hyperthermia
- atrophy
- bilateral
- bradycardia
- chemotherapy
- colostomy
- encephalogram
- endotracheal
- gastroesophagitis
- gastrostomy
- genitourinary
- hemiplegia
- hemolysis
- hyperemesis
- hyperglycemia
- hypodermic
- hypoglossal
- leukorrhea
- lipoid
- mammography
- microgastria
- oncologist
- orthopnea
- otosclerosis
- podiatrist
- polydipsia
- polyuria
- psychopath
- psychosomatic
- radiologist
- rhinitis
- septicemia
- toxemia
- hysterectomy
- cholecystectomy
- adenomalacia
- albinism
- cystorrhagia
- cystoadenoma
- cystoplasty
- pseudoplegia
- pseudoneuroma
- subpharyngeal
- phlebotomy
- echoencephalogram
- intercostal
- arthritis
- angiography
- leukocytopenia
- epidermitis
- epigastric
- protophobia
- emetophobia
- pericranium
- perihepatitis
- psychosomatic
- ophthalmologist