Root Words
heart
What is Cardi/o?
slow
What is Brady-?
inflammation
What is -itis?
high blood sugar
What is Hyperglycemia?
removal of appendix
What is an Appendectomy?
muscle
What is My/o?
fast
What is Tachy-?
pain
What is -algia?
low blood sugar
What is Hypoglycemia?
creating an opening in the trachea
What is a Tracheostomy?
bone
What is Oste/o?
above, excessive
What is Hyper-?
surgical removal
What is -ectomy?
inflammation of the liver
What is Hepatitis?
examining the inside of the stomach
What is an Endoscopy?
liver
What is Hepat/o?
below, deficient
What is Hypo-?
abnormal condition
What is -osis?
inflammation of the joints
What is Arthritis?
repairing a blood vessel
What is an Angioplasty?
stomach
What is Gastr/o?
painful, abnormal
What is Dys-?
enlargement
What is -megaly?
inflammation of the stomach and intestines
What is Gastroenteritis?
breaking down kidney stones
What is a Lithotripsy? (breaking down kidney stones)