Parts of the Body
Common Suffixes
Common Prefixes
Define this word
What's that word
100
definition of the combining form Rhin/o
What is Nose
100
This common suffix means "tumor"
What is Oma
100
These two prefixes mean more than normal and less than normal respectively
What is Hyper and Hypo
100
Thrombocyte
What is a blood clotting cell (platelet)
100
What medical term means pertaining to against life?
What is Antibiotic
200
This combining forms means Liver
What is Hepat/o
200
This common suffix means surgical removal of
What is -ectomy
200
These two prefixes mean without
What is "A" or "An"
200
Leukopenia
What is white (blood cell) deficiency
200
What word means painful swallowing
What is dysphagia
300
This combining form means ear
What is Oto
300
If spleno means spleen, what would the term be for an enlarged spleen?
What is Splenomegaly
300
Prefix meaning bad, abnormal or painful
What is Dys-
300
Necrosis
What is pertaining to death
300
This word means "pertaining to disease forming"
What is pathogenic
400
These combining forms mean chest.
What is Thoraco, stetho
400
This suffix means to soften
What is Malacia
400
This prefix means behind or backward
What is Retro-
400
Auscultation
What is process of listening via stethoscope
400
This word means to break down sugar
What is glycolysis
500
Which combining forms mean eye?
What is Opto; Ophthalmo; Oculo
500
This suffix means "pain"
What is Algia
500
These two prefixes mean fast and slow respectively
What is tachy- and brady-
500
Hematemesis
What is blood in the vomit
500
this word means to grow in size due to an increase in nutrition
What is hypertrophy
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