2023-09-24T14:59:34+03:00[Europe/Moscow] en true <p><strong>main part </strong>of the medical term that <strong>denotes the meaning</strong></p>, <p>found&nbsp;<strong>at&nbsp;the&nbsp;beginning&nbsp;</strong>of the&nbsp;term&nbsp;and&nbsp;it&nbsp;shows&nbsp;<strong>how&nbsp;meaning&nbsp;is assigned&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;word</strong>.</p>, <p>found&nbsp;<strong>at&nbsp;the&nbsp;terminal portion </strong>or at the <strong>end of the term; denotes the meaning to the root word</strong>.</p>, <p>colo</p>, <p>phlebo</p>, <p>hema</p>, <p>aero</p>, <p>myo</p>, <p>cardio</p>, <p>arterio</p>, <p>cyto</p>, <p>arthro</p>, <p>heap&nbsp;/&nbsp;hepato</p>, <p>pyo</p>, <p>cranio</p>, <p>thrombo</p>, <p>pyro</p>, <p>nephro</p>, <p>mast</p>, <p>a-&nbsp;/an-</p>, <p>hyper-</p>, <p>poly-</p>, <p>pre-</p>, <p>iso-</p>, <p>micro-</p>, <p>macro-</p>, <p>intra-</p>, <p>pseudo-</p>, <p>mono-</p>, <p>nano-</p>, <p>hypo-</p>, <p>anaero-</p>, <p>homo-</p>, <p>cryo-</p>, <p>neo-</p>, <p>–megaly</p>, <p>–&nbsp;uria</p>, <p>–&nbsp;emia</p>, <p>–ostomy</p>, <p>–itis</p>, <p>–blast</p>, <p>–cidal</p>, <p>–poiesis</p>, <p>–meter</p>, <p>–ectomy</p>, <p>–emia</p>, <p>–pathy</p>, <p>–penia</p>, <p>–oma&nbsp;</p>, <p>–tome</p> flashcards

PMLS QUIZ (MEDICAL TERMINOLOGIES)

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  • main part of the medical term that denotes the meaning

    root word

  • found at the beginning of the term and it shows how meaning is assigned to the word.

    prefix

  • found at the terminal portion or at the end of the term; denotes the meaning to the root word.

    suffix

  • colo

    colon

  • phlebo

    vein

  • hema

    blood

  • aero

    air

  • myo

    muscle

  • cardio

    heart

  • arterio

    artery

  • cyto

    cell

  • arthro

    joint

  • heap / hepato

    liver

  • pyo

    pus

  • cranio

    skull

  • thrombo

    clot

  • pyro

    fever

  • nephro

    kidney

  • mast

    breast

  • a- /an-

    without/ absence

  • hyper-

    increased/ above

  • poly-

    many

  • pre-

    before

  • iso-

    same

  • micro-

    small

  • macro-

    large

  • intra-

    inside/ within

  • pseudo-

    false

  • mono-

    one

  • nano-

    billionth

  • hypo-

    decreased

  • anaero-

    without oxygen

  • homo-

    same, like

  • cryo-

    cold

  • neo-

    new

  • –megaly

    enlargement

  • – uria

    urine

  • – emia

    blood

  • –ostomy

    to make an opening or mouth

  • –itis

    inflammation

  • –blast

    young

  • –cidal

    killing of / to kill

  • –poiesis

    formation

  • –meter

    measure

  • –ectomy

    surgical removal

  • –emia

    blood condition

  • –pathy

    diseases

  • –penia

    deficiency

  • –oma 

    tumor, growth

  • –tome

    cutting instrument