Midterm Worksheet ALHS 1090

Please use the following study guide to prepare for your midterm exam for Medical Terminology
(Lessons 1-4). All words, prefixes, word roots, combining forms and suffixes will come from this guide.

Introduction (Chapter 1)
Medical Word Elements – Be able to describe the four word elements.

Word Root: foundation of the word that contains its main meaning

Combining Form: is created when a word root is combined with a vowel, has no meaning of its

own

Suffixes: word element placed at the end of a word that changes the meaning, indicates

pathology, condition, symptom, therapeutic or diagnostic procedure or part of speech

Prefixes: word element placed at the beginning of the word, that changes the meaning, indicates

number, time, position, measurement, direction, or negation

Defining medical words – List the three steps in defining medical words.

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2.

3.

Building medical words - List the three rules in building medical words.

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2.

3.

Suffixes (Chapter 2)
Term Meaning Term Meaning

-centesis -pexy

-clasis –plasty

-desis –rrhaphy

–ectomy –stomy

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 Term Meaning Term Meaning

-lysis -tomy

-tome –itis

–tripsy -lith

-gram –malacia

-graph –megaly

–graphy –oma

-meter –osis

–metry –pathy

-scope -penia

-scopy -phagia

-algia -phasia

-cele -phobia

-dynia -plasia

-ectasis -plasm

-edema -plegia

-emesis -ptosis

-emia -rrhage

-gen -rrhagia

-genesis -rrhea

-ia -rrhexis

-iasis -sclerosis

-ia -spasm

-iatry -stenosis

-ician -toxic

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 Term Meaning Term Meaning

-ism -trophy

-ist -esis

-y -ary

-icle -eal

-ole -ic

-ule -ical

-ac -ile

-al -ior

-ar -ous

-tic

Prefixes (Chapter 3)
Term Meaning Term Meaning

epi- dia-

hypo- ecto-

infra- endo-

sub- exo-

inter- extra-

post intra-

pre- para-

pro- peri-

retro- super-

bi- supra-

dipl- trans-

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 Term Meaning Term Meaning

diplo- ultra-

hemi- a-

hyper- an-

macro- anti-

micro- brady-

mono contra-

multi- dys-

nulli- eu-

poly- hetero-

primi- homo-

quadri- homeo-

tri- mal-

uni- pan-

ab- pseudo-

ad- syn-

circum- tachy-

Body Structure (Chapter 4)

Term Meaning Opposite Term Meaning

abduction adduction

medial lateral

superior inferior

proximal distal

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Term Meaning Opposite Term Meaning

anterior (ventral) posterior (dorsal)

parietal visceral

prone supine

inversion eversion

palmar plantar

superficial deep

Term Meaning Term Meaning

cyt/o abdomen/o

hist/o cervic/o

kary/o crani/o

nucle/o gastr/o

anter/o ili/o

caud/o inguin/o

cephal/o lumb/o

dist/o pelv/i

inferi/o pelv/o

later/o spin/o

medi/o thorac/o

posteri/o umbilic/o

proxim/o xer/o

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 Term Meaning Term Meaning

ventr/o albin/o

acr/o chlor/o

eti/o chrom/o

idi/o cirrh/o

morph/o cyan/o

path/o erythr/o

radi/o jaund/o

somat/o leuk/o

son/o melan/o

tom/o poli/o

viscer/o xanth/o

Integumentary (Chapter 5)
Term Meaning Term Meaning

adip/o xer/o

cutane/o -cyte

derm/o -derma

dermat/o -logist

hidr/o -logy

ichthy/o -therapy

kerat/o an-

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 Term Meaning Term Meaning

lip/o dia-

melan/o epi-

myc/o homo-

onych/o hyper-

pil/o sub-

scler/o steat/o

seb/o sudor/o

squam/o trich/o

xen/o ungu/o

Musculoskeletal (Chapter 10)

Term Meaning Term Meaning

acromi/o metatars/o

ankyl/o muscul/o

arthr/o myel/o

brachi/o orth/o

calcane/o oste/o

carp/o patell/o

cephal/o ped/i

cervic/o ped/o

chondr/o pelv/i

clavicul/o phalang/o

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 Term Meaning Term Meaning

cost/o pub/o

crani/o radi/o

dactyl/o rhabd/o

fasci/o rhabdomy/o

femor/o scoli/o

fibr/o spondyl/o

fibul/o stern/o

humer/o synov/o

ili/o ten/o

ischi/o tendin/o

kyph/o thorac/o

lamin/o tibi/o

leiomy/o -blast

lord/o -clasia

lumb/o -clast

metacarp/o -desis

-porosis -malacia

-sarcoma -physis

-scopy -asthenia

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Nervous System (Chapter 15)
Terms Meaning Terms Meaning

cerebr/o ton/o

crani/o ventricul/o

dendr/o -algesia

encephal/o -algia

gangli/o -asthenia

gli/o -esthesia

kinesi/o -kinesia

lept/o -lepsy

lex/o -paresis

meningi/o -phasia

mening/o -plegia

myel/o -taxia

narc/o pachy-

neur/o para-

radicul/o syn-

sthen/o uni-

thalam/o thec/o

Special Senses (Chapter 16)

Terms Meaning Terms Meaning

ambly/o optic/o

aque/o phac/o

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Terms Meaning Terms Meaning

blephar/o phot/o

choroid/o presby/o

conjunctiv/o pupill/o

core/o retin/o

corne/o scler/o

cycl/o scot/o

dacry/o vitr/o

dipl/o audi/o

glauc/o labyrinth/o

goni/o mastoid/o

irid/o myring/o

kerat/o ot/o

lacrim/o salping/o

ocul/o staped/o

ophthalm/o tympan/o

opt/o -acusia

-opsia -cusis

-tropia -opia

exo- hyper/o

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Decode the following words:
Medical Word Meaning
Example: Oste/oma
Osteoma Tumor of the bone
Histology
Anterior
Hydrocephaly
Hypogastric
Erythrocyte
Leukopenia
Dermatoplasty
Hidradenitis
Subungual
Trichopathy
Xenograft
Laminectomy
Arthrodesis
Brachialgia
Hypocostal
Leiomyoma
Craniomalacia
Encephalitis
Dyslexia
Poliomyelitis
Narcotic
Intrathecal
Presbyopia
Blepharoplasty

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 Medical Word Meaning
Conjunctivitis
Dacryocystoptosis
Iridoplegia
Phacoplasty
Vitrectomy
Audiometer
Otopyorrhea
Salpingopharyngeal
Myringomycosis
Tympanostomy
Exotropia

Build the following words:

Definition Medical Word

Example: Arthr/o/centesis
Surgical puncture of the joint Arthrocentesis
Enlargement of the stomach

Destruction of a cell

Process of recording sound

Abnormal color of yellowness

Tumor that is black

Abnormal condition of without sweat

Graft from the same species

Skin (that has) hardened

Abnormal condition of nails caused by a

fungus

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Definition Medical Word

Binding, fixation of a tendon

Surgical fracture of a bone

Inflammation of the bone and bone

marrow
Excessive development

Instrument to incise a joint

Forming an opening (mouth) in the

ventricle
Pain in a nerve root

Paralysis to one side of the body

Herniation or swelling of the brain

Suture of the spinal cord

Inflammation of the meninges

Dimness of vision
Double vision

Incision of the cornea

Inflammation of the labyrinth of the
inner ear
Abnormal condition of hardening of
(bones of) the ear
Surgical repair of the eardrum
Poor hearing associated with old age

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