Medical Terminology (Health Science)

Half

• semi

• quarter

• double

• third

Cutting into

• -ectomy

• -otomy

• -itis

• -plasty

Enlarged

• megal(o)

• micro(o)

• norm(o)

• maxim(o)

half

• hemi

• semi

• quad

• mono

Not or without

• A

• an

• the

• in

Inflammation of

• itis

• osis

• itisis

• itisus

Bi-

• one

• three

• two

• four

tumor

• oma

• carcinoma

• sarcoma

• neoplasm

plast

• surgical repair

• muscle contraction

• bone growth

• nerve regeneration

What does "peri-" mean?

• A. Away from

• B. Around, surrounding, near

• C. Inside

• D. Below