Medical Terminology
constructed terms - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔a word made up of multiple word parts
eponym - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔a term derived from a name
non constructed terms - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔terms that are not formed from
individual word parts
prefix - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔word part that is affixed to the beginning of a word
word root - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔a word part that provides the primary meaning of
a term
suffix - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔a word part that is affixed to the end of a word
combining vowel - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔a vowel used when a suffix starts with a
consonant
,anti- - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔against, opposite of
brady- - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔slow
endo- - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔within
epi- - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔upon, over, above, on top
neo- - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔new
pre- - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔to come before
append/o, appendic/o - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔appendix
bi/o - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔life
cardi/o - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔heart
cerebr/o - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔brain, cerebrum
dermat/o - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔skin
electr/o - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔electricity
encephal/o - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔brain
gastr/o - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔stomach
,hem/o - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔blood
hepat/o - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔liver
hyster/o - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔uterus
laryng/o - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔voice box, larynx
leuk/o - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔white
mamm/o - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔breast
mast/o - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔breast
ment/o - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔mind
nat/o - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔birth
neur/o - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔nerve
path/o - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔disease
proct/o - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔rectum or anus
psych/o - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔mind
rhin/o - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔nose
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, tonsill/o - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔tonsil
vas/o - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔vessel
-al - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔pertaining to
-ectomy - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔surgical removal
-emia - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔condition of blood
-gram - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔a record or image
-ia - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔condition of
-iatry - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔treatment, specialty
-ic - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔pertaining to
-itis - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔inflammation of
-logist - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔one who studies
-logy - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔study or science of
-pathy - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔disease
-philia - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔loving, affinity for
constructed terms - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔a word made up of multiple word parts
eponym - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔a term derived from a name
non constructed terms - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔terms that are not formed from
individual word parts
prefix - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔word part that is affixed to the beginning of a word
word root - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔a word part that provides the primary meaning of
a term
suffix - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔a word part that is affixed to the end of a word
combining vowel - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔a vowel used when a suffix starts with a
consonant
,anti- - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔against, opposite of
brady- - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔slow
endo- - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔within
epi- - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔upon, over, above, on top
neo- - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔new
pre- - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔to come before
append/o, appendic/o - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔appendix
bi/o - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔life
cardi/o - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔heart
cerebr/o - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔brain, cerebrum
dermat/o - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔skin
electr/o - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔electricity
encephal/o - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔brain
gastr/o - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔stomach
,hem/o - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔blood
hepat/o - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔liver
hyster/o - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔uterus
laryng/o - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔voice box, larynx
leuk/o - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔white
mamm/o - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔breast
mast/o - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔breast
ment/o - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔mind
nat/o - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔birth
neur/o - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔nerve
path/o - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔disease
proct/o - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔rectum or anus
psych/o - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔mind
rhin/o - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔nose
COPYRIGHT©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY
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STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, tonsill/o - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔tonsil
vas/o - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔vessel
-al - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔pertaining to
-ectomy - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔surgical removal
-emia - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔condition of blood
-gram - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔a record or image
-ia - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔condition of
-iatry - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔treatment, specialty
-ic - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔pertaining to
-itis - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔inflammation of
-logist - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔one who studies
-logy - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔study or science of
-pathy - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔disease
-philia - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔loving, affinity for
