Chapter 1 Medical Terminology
Across
- 2. In the term perinatal, which part is the suffix?
- 4. Which suffix means abnormal narrowing?
- 5. Which is the correct spelling of the term meaning the study of the ears and larynx or throat?
- 6. Which term means the surgical repair of a nerve?
- 8. What condition is characterized by redness, heat, swelling, and pain?
- 9. Which suffix means inflammation?
- 10. Which prefix means within or inside?
- 13. Which term means the outbreak of a disease occurring over a large geographic area, possibly worldwide?
- 15. Which term describes part of the small intestine?
- 17. Which combining form means red?
- 18. Which term is the opposite of anterior?
- 20. Which combining form means plaque or fatty substance?
Down
- 1. Which term means toward the midline?
- 2. Which suffix means a surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes?
- 3. Which term describes a prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease?
- 7. Which suffix means pain or suffering?
- 11. Which plane divides the body into upper and lower portions?
- 12. Which suffix means abnormal enlargement?
- 14. Which area of the abdomen is commonly known as the belly button?
- 16. Which prefix means deficient or decreased?
- 19. In the term otorhinolaryngology, which word root (combining form) means ear?