Below
sub-
-itis
Joint
Arth/o
cardi/o-ologist
Cardiologist (heart specialist)
True or False: A word root ALWAYS ends in an O.
False, the "o" is the combining vowel and is used occasionally. (example, cardi/o-ologist. Cardiologist. No double o).
peri-
Pain
-algia
my/o
muscle
Pertaining to before birth
Prenatal
How many chambers does the heart have?
4
brady-
slow
-ectomy
surgical removal
arteri/o
artery
Nose Job
Rhin/o-plasty (Rhinoplasty)
What is the largest artery in the body?
The aorta
mal-
abnormal, bad
-rrhexis
rupture
Cost/o
Higher than normal amount of glucose
Hyperglycemia
What country has the highest life expectancy in the world?
Japan
Good
eu-
Surgical opening
-ostomy
Nephr/o
Kidney
Having a fast heartbeat over 100bpm
Tachycardia (tachy-cardi/o+a)
The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. What does it mean?
A lung disease caused by the inhalation of silica or quartz dust.