Medical Terminology Quizs

-cide

• to kill

• to create

• to destroy

• to save

-emia

• Blood condition

• Bone condition

• Skin condition

• Nerve condition

-fuge

• To separate by spinning

• To combine by heating

• To dissolve in water

• To filter through a membrane

agglutin/o

• clumping; sticking together

• separating; breaking apart

• flowing; moving freely

• binding; attaching loosely

meta-

• change; beyond

• alter; within

• modify; around

• shift; above

-lytic

• pertaining to breakdown or destruction

• pertaining to growth or development

• pertaining to movement or motion

• pertaining to healing or recovery

-pathy

• Disease

• Health

• Treatment

• Condition

-ectomy

• Surgical removal; excision

• Surgical insertion; addition

• Surgical examination; inspection

• Surgical repair; reconstruction

-megaly

• enlargement

• reduction

• inflammation

• infection

macro-

• small

• medium

• large

• tiny