HOSA Competition Medical
Terminology exam with certified
definitions.
Terms in this set (460)
-itis inflammation
dermat- skin
plasty surgical repair
cerebr- brains
path- disease
-osis abnormal condition or disease
-ectomy surgical removal
-otomy surgical incision
adren- Adrenal glands
blephar- eye lids
-ologist specialist
-ology the study of
spasm involuntary contraction
-algia pain // fibromyalgia
crani- skull
hemi- half
-oid like, resembling // rheumatoid
hyper- above, more than normal // hyperglycemia
,cyst/o sack containing fluid, bladder //cystostomy
chole- bile
hypo- deficient, below // hypothermia
-ostomy surgical opening
para- beside, beyond
-lysis loosening, destruction
cervic- neck // cervical
chondr/o cartilage
cyan/o blue //cyanotic
hem/o- blood //hematologists
psych/o mind // psychology
lip/o fat // lipid
lith/o stone
ophthalm/o, opt/o, ocul/o eye
proct/o anus and rectum
-gram record
-rrhexis break, burst
carcin- cancer
gen- original, production
burso- sac
retro- backwards
trip- rub, friction
strept twist
-desis binding
mani- madness
, glosso- tongue
-trophy development
supra- above
-ptosis falling
-dyn- pain
-rrhaphy suture
cephal/o head
hydr/o- water
lobo- section
-emesis vomitting
contra- against, counter
-iasis condition
trans- through, across
brady- slow
-ectasis expansion
cyt/o cell
leuk/o white
-esthesia sensation
cantho- angle at the end of the eyelid
steno- narrow, contracted
cheil- lip
benign mild, not cancerous
semen seed
celio- abdomen
erythro- red
Terminology exam with certified
definitions.
Terms in this set (460)
-itis inflammation
dermat- skin
plasty surgical repair
cerebr- brains
path- disease
-osis abnormal condition or disease
-ectomy surgical removal
-otomy surgical incision
adren- Adrenal glands
blephar- eye lids
-ologist specialist
-ology the study of
spasm involuntary contraction
-algia pain // fibromyalgia
crani- skull
hemi- half
-oid like, resembling // rheumatoid
hyper- above, more than normal // hyperglycemia
,cyst/o sack containing fluid, bladder //cystostomy
chole- bile
hypo- deficient, below // hypothermia
-ostomy surgical opening
para- beside, beyond
-lysis loosening, destruction
cervic- neck // cervical
chondr/o cartilage
cyan/o blue //cyanotic
hem/o- blood //hematologists
psych/o mind // psychology
lip/o fat // lipid
lith/o stone
ophthalm/o, opt/o, ocul/o eye
proct/o anus and rectum
-gram record
-rrhexis break, burst
carcin- cancer
gen- original, production
burso- sac
retro- backwards
trip- rub, friction
strept twist
-desis binding
mani- madness
, glosso- tongue
-trophy development
supra- above
-ptosis falling
-dyn- pain
-rrhaphy suture
cephal/o head
hydr/o- water
lobo- section
-emesis vomitting
contra- against, counter
-iasis condition
trans- through, across
brady- slow
-ectasis expansion
cyt/o cell
leuk/o white
-esthesia sensation
cantho- angle at the end of the eyelid
steno- narrow, contracted
cheil- lip
benign mild, not cancerous
semen seed
celio- abdomen
erythro- red
