Medical Terminology
Curriculum
Page 1 Draft Copy
Utah State Office of Education
Medical Terminology
Histology Terms
Name ________________________________________ Period _______
Part I: Define the following prefixes, root words, and suffixes
1. epi ________________________ 21. neur/o ________________________
2. squam _______________________ 22. my/o ________________________
3. adip ________________________ 23. inter ________________________
4. epitheli/o _____________________ 24. intra ________________________
5. strat ________________________ 25. neo ________________________
6. cardi/o _______________________ 26. hist/o ________________________
7. ex/o ______________________ 27. cyt/o ________________________
8. oste/o _________________________ 28. -cyte ________________________
9. reticul/o ______________________ 29. -cellular _____________________
10. end/o _________________________ 30. pseud/o _____________________
11. -plasm _________________________ 31. macr/o _____________________
12. -ology __________________________ 32. -blast ______________________
13. extra _________________________ 33. desm/o _____________________
14. fibr/o _________________________ 34. somes ______________________
15. lys/o _________________________ 35. -glia ______________________
16. -phage _________________________ 36. -osis ______________________
17. -clast _________________________ 37. -lemma _____________________
18. hyper _________________________ 38. hypo ______________________
19. sarc/o _________________________ 39. -plasia ______________________
20. -osis _________________________ 40. -crine ______________________
Part II: Define the following medical words and terms. In most cases, you should be
able to break apart the word using the prefixes, root words, and suffixes. In some
cases, you may need to use a medical dictionary.
1. histology _____________________________________________________
2. pseudostratified _____________________________________________________
3. macrophage _____________________________________________________
4. fibroblasts _____________________________________________________
5. phagocytosis _____________________________________________________
6. neuroglia _____________________________________________________
7. exocrine _____________________________________________________
8. endocrine _____________________________________________________
9. sarcolemma _____________________________________________________
10. hyperplasia _____________________________________________________
