Prefixes & Suffixes
Prefix meaning slow
brady-
Vomiting would be classified as a ___
sign
Blue discoloration of the skin
cyanosis
Arteriosclerosis is
hardening of the arteries
-penia
deficiency
Medical term for the throat
pharynx
Medical term for jaundice
icterus
Oliguria means
scanty urination
Prefix meaning for intra-
within or inside
Dorsal means
pertaining to the back
Examination skill that means listening and requires a stethoscope to execute
auscultation
A myocardial infarction is a
heart attack
Lymphadenitis
inflammation of a lymph node
Inflammation of the nose
rhinitis
Dysphagia is
difficulty swallowing
No urine production
anuria
Suffix meaning for -ectomy
surgical excision; removal
-logy means
the study of
Necrosis means
tissue death
An embolus is
foreign object circulating in the blood
The process by which blood cells are made
hematopoiesis
Epistaxis is the medical term for
nosebleed
Without appetite is also known as
anorexia
Nocturia
frequent urination at night
Suffix meaning for -pathy
disease or suffering
The cause or origin of disease
etiology
A fatty tumor is called
lipoma
Phlebitis is
inflammation of a vein
The proper name for a platelet
thrombocyte
Hypercapnia
condition of too much carbon dioxide
-emesis means
vomiting
Enuresis is commonly called
bedwetting
Hyper- means
above or more than
Means the same as anterior
ventral
Carcin/o- means
cancer
No hearbeat
asystole
Breakdown of blood cells
hemolysis
Surgical puncture of the pleura to remove fluid
pleurocentesis
Enlarged liver
hepatomegaly
Ren/o- and nephr/o-
kidney
Poly- means
many or much
Iatrogenic diseases are caused by
physician or medicine
Lith/o- means
stone
Inflammation of the sac surrounding the heart
pericarditis
Enlargement of the spleen
splenomegaly
Partial collapse of the lungs
atelectasis
Medical term for chewing
mastication
Pyuria is the presence of what substance in the urine?
pus