Prefixes
A-
What is 'not/without/lacking'?
Cardi/o
What is 'heart'?
-itis
What is 'inflammation'?
Define 'biology'
What is 'study of life'?
-ia
What is 'condition'?
Dys-
What is 'abnormal/bad/difficult'?
Oste/o
What is 'bone'?
-ectomy
What is 'surgical removal'?
Define 'hypoglycemia'
What is 'low blood sugar'?
epi-
What is 'International Unit'?
Tachy-
What is 'fast/rapid'?
Lipid/o
What is 'fat'?
-noia
What is 'mind'?
Define 'angiogenesis'
What is 'formation of new blood vessels'?
Define the abbreviation 'GERD'
What is 'gastroesophageal reflux disease'?
Pachy-
What is 'thick'?
Rachi/o
What is 'spine'?
-mnesia
What is 'memory'?
Define 'cephalalgia'
What is 'headache'?
Define the abbreviation 'IU'
What is 'above/on/over'?
Anis/o-
What is 'unequal'?
Goni/o
What is 'angle'?
-malacia
What is 'softening'?
Define 'cholecystostomy'
What is 'surgical excision into the gallbladder'?
Define 'onychophagia'
What is 'nail biting'?