Medical terminology Refresher

sugar

• fruct/o

• gluc/o, glucos/o, glyc/o

• lact/o

• malt/o

What does "- emia" mean?

• Blood

• Oxygen

• Plasma

• Cell

hemat

• blood

• bone

• muscle

• plasma

trans

• through

• across

• under

• over

What does "hemi-" mean?

• Whole

• Quarter

• Half

• Double

olig

• large, abundant

• small, scant

• average, moderate

• excessive, plentiful

What does "Nephro-" mean?

• Liver

• Heart

• Kidney

• Lung

Toward the side

• Lateral

• Medial

• Anterior

• Posterior

Cerebr

• Heart

• Liver

• Brain

• Lung

What does "cyano-" mean?

• Red

• Green

• Blue

• Yellow