MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY HOSA TEST
gastro - Answers-stomach
cardio - Answers-heart
hemato - Answers-blood
sub - Answers-under, below
epi - Answers-above
ic - Answers-pertaining to
adeno - Answers-gland
arthro - Answers-joint
bio - Answers-life
carcino - Answers-cancerous, cancer
adenoma - Answers-tumor of a gland
adentitis - Answers-inflammation of a gland
arthritis - Answers-inflammation of a joint
biology - Answers-study of life
carcinoma - Answers-cancerous tumor
cardiology - Answers-study of the heart
cephalo - Answers-head
cephalic presentation - Answers-birth position in which any part of the head emerges
first
cerebro - Answers-cerebrum
ciso - Answers-to cut
in - Answers-into
ion - Answers-process
,crino - Answers-to secrete
endocrine glands - Answers-glands that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream
cysto - Answers-urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid
cystoscopy - Answers-visual examination of the urinary bladder
cyto - Answers-cell
dermo - Answers-skin
dermato - Answers-skin
dermatitis - Answers-inflammation of the skin
hypodermic - Answers-under the skin
electro - Answers-electricity
electrocardiogram - Answers-ECG, EKG
encephalo - Answers-brain
entero - Answers-intestines (usually the small intestine)
erythro - Answers-red
erythrocyte - Answers-red blood cell
gnoso - Answers-knowledge
gyneco, estro - Answers-woman, female
hemo - Answers-blood
hematoma - Answers-collection or mass of blood
hepato - Answers-liver
iatro - Answers-treatment, physician
leuko - Answers-white
leukocyte - Answers-white blood cell
, nephro - Answers-kidney
neuro - Answers-nerve
onco - Answers-tumor
ophthalmo - Answers-eye
osteo - Answers-bone
patho - Answers-disease
pedo - Answers-child
psycho - Answers-mind
radio - Answers-x-rays, lower arm bone- thumb side
reno - Answers-kidney
rhino - Answers-nose
sarco - Answers-flesh
secto - Answers-to cut
thrombo - Answers-clot, clotting
uro - Answers-urinary tract, urine
thrombocyte - Answers-platelet
algia - Answers-pain
cyte - Answers-cell
ectomy - Answers-surgical removal
emia - Answers-blood condition
genic - Answers-pertaining to producing, produced by, or produced in
globin - Answers-protein
ist - Answers-specialist
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