Medical Terminology Vocabulary

What does '-itis' mean?

• inflammation

• pain

• swelling

• tumor

What does 'plast-' mean?

• surgical repair, plastic repair

• inflammation

• tumor

• cell

What does 'path-' mean?

• disease

• cell

• blood

• muscle

What does '-ectomy' mean?

• surgical removal of all or part of

• inflammation of

• study of

• abnormal condition of

What does '-osis' mean?

• condition, any condition

• inflammation

• tumor

• pain

What does '-ologist' mean?

• a specialist in the study of

• a person who writes books

• a collector of rare items

• a teacher of languages

What does '-ology' mean?

• study of

• shape of

• color of

• origin of

What does 'end-' mean?

• inside, within

• outside, beyond

• before, in front of

• against, opposite

What does '-oid' mean?

• like, resembling

• against, opposite

• full of, characterized by

• pertaining to, related to

What does 'contra-' mean?

• against, counter

• with, together

• before, ahead

• under, below