MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY: MUSCULOSKELETAL AND
INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEMS WORD ELEMENTS EXAM
a- - correct answers absence of, without, not
avascular - correct answers Blood vessels without (without blood supply)
anhidrosis - correct answers A rare condi on in which the sweat glands make li le or no sweat
ab- - correct answers away from, from
abduc on - correct answers Movement away from the midline of the body
ad- - correct answers toward, to, into, at, increase
adduc on - correct answers Movement toward the midline of the body
allo- - correct answers other
allogra - correct answers Skin gra from human; donor is usually a cadaver
auto- - correct answers self
autogra - correct answers Skin gra using one's own skin
,bi- - correct answers two, twice, double
biceps - correct answers Upper arm muscle that has 2 heads; produces elbow flexion
brady- - correct answers slow
bradykinesia - correct answers Slow movement
diagnosis - correct answers Pertaining to complete knowledge
dia- - correct answers through, across, complete
dys- - correct answers difficult, painful
dyskinesia - correct answers Difficult or painful movement
epi- - correct answers on, upon, above
epidermis - correct answers Pertaining to above the skin, layer of skin above the dermis
hemi- - correct answers half
hemiplegia - correct answers Paralysis of one side (half) of the body
homo- - correct answers same
, homogenous - correct answers consistent /same mixture
hyper- - correct answers above, excessive
hyperextension - correct answers Extension movement of the extremi es or the trunk beyond a
typical extended posi on.
hypo- - correct answers below, deficient, under
hypodermis - correct answers Pertaining to below the skin, layer of skin below the dermis
inter- - correct answers between
intervertebral - correct answers Pertaining to between the vertebrae
intra- - correct answers in, within
intradermal - correct answers Pertaining to within the skin; typically an injec on of medica on
in the skin
meta- - correct answers change, beyond
metastasize - correct answers Cancerous cells move from tumor to other parts of the body;
movement through the lympha c vessels.
neo- - correct answers new
INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEMS WORD ELEMENTS EXAM
a- - correct answers absence of, without, not
avascular - correct answers Blood vessels without (without blood supply)
anhidrosis - correct answers A rare condi on in which the sweat glands make li le or no sweat
ab- - correct answers away from, from
abduc on - correct answers Movement away from the midline of the body
ad- - correct answers toward, to, into, at, increase
adduc on - correct answers Movement toward the midline of the body
allo- - correct answers other
allogra - correct answers Skin gra from human; donor is usually a cadaver
auto- - correct answers self
autogra - correct answers Skin gra using one's own skin
,bi- - correct answers two, twice, double
biceps - correct answers Upper arm muscle that has 2 heads; produces elbow flexion
brady- - correct answers slow
bradykinesia - correct answers Slow movement
diagnosis - correct answers Pertaining to complete knowledge
dia- - correct answers through, across, complete
dys- - correct answers difficult, painful
dyskinesia - correct answers Difficult or painful movement
epi- - correct answers on, upon, above
epidermis - correct answers Pertaining to above the skin, layer of skin above the dermis
hemi- - correct answers half
hemiplegia - correct answers Paralysis of one side (half) of the body
homo- - correct answers same
, homogenous - correct answers consistent /same mixture
hyper- - correct answers above, excessive
hyperextension - correct answers Extension movement of the extremi es or the trunk beyond a
typical extended posi on.
hypo- - correct answers below, deficient, under
hypodermis - correct answers Pertaining to below the skin, layer of skin below the dermis
inter- - correct answers between
intervertebral - correct answers Pertaining to between the vertebrae
intra- - correct answers in, within
intradermal - correct answers Pertaining to within the skin; typically an injec on of medica on
in the skin
meta- - correct answers change, beyond
metastasize - correct answers Cancerous cells move from tumor to other parts of the body;
movement through the lympha c vessels.
neo- - correct answers new
