Medical Terminology – Lesson 1 – Basic Elements, Suffixes & Word Construction (Anatomy Worksheet Answers)

Anatomy terminology
Element Audionym Meaning

gastr- gas truck Stomach

cardi- cards heart

megal- my gal enlarged

itis- I test inflammation

dermat- doormat skin

plast- Plastic cement surgical repair

cerebr- zebra brain

path- path disease

ectomy- exit tommy surgical removal

enter- enter sign intestines

-osis oh sis any condition

-otomy oh tommy cut into

aden- a den gland

angi- angel vessels

-oma oh ma tumor

An audionym is a word or phrase that sounds like the element that can remind you of what the
meaning is