Word Root 1
The word root that indicates mouth
Or like in Oral
Arthritis is inflammation of the
Joint
Interdependence happens in health care and the prefix Inter means
Between
A suffix is found where in a medical term
At the end
A cardiologist is a someone who blanks hearts
Cardiologist studies hearts.
Your patient has myelitis. My means
Muscle
The word root that indicates blood?
Hemat
As a student Georgina is responsible for studying Macrobiology and Microbiology. Macro and Micro are prefixes that mean
Macro large
Micro small
Sade has anemia. Emia as a suffix means
blood condition
What does the suffix -ase refer to
enzyme
A neurologist is a doctor who studies what?
NERVE
Laura is recovering from pneumonia and needs to be seen by a pulmonologist. The word pneumonia refers to which body part?
Lungs
The CNA is doing Postmortem care on a resident. Post refers to
Post means after
Josie is having a lumpectomy surgical procedure. You know tomy means
Surgical cutting
As a healthcare provider you need to use aseptic technique. Asepsis means without
Sepsis is infection
Asepsis is without infection
Your sister is going to the ophthalmologist. You know the word root ophthalm refers to
Eyes
Your patient has a history of a cardiac event. Card refers to
Heart
A newborn is also called a neonate.
Neo is new
You are reviewing your patients lab and notice their leukocytes are going up. You know the suffix Cyte is
Cell
Mr. Jones has a slow heartrate known as blank cardia. What is the word meaning slow.
Brady
Ava is recovering from a hysterectomy. The word root hyster refer to
Uterus
The basic meaning of a term is
The word root
Your supervisor called a staff meeting. Super means
Super is above
A patient was newly diagnosed with Arteriosclerosis. Sclerosis means
Hardening.
Pathology is the study of...
Path means disesase