Prefix
A sterile processing technician sees the term perioperative services on a hospital department label. This prefix means “around” or “surrounding.”
What is peri-?
The root word cardi/o refers to this organ.
What is the heart?
This suffix means inflammation, as seen in arthritis.
What is -itis?
This organ pumps blood throughout the body.
What is the heart?
This common surgical procedure removes the appendix, usually because it has become inflamed or infected.
What is an appendectomy?
The term intraoperative describes events occurring during a surgical procedure. This prefix means “within” or “inside.”
What is intra-?
The root word oste/o refers to this body structure.
What is bone?
This suffix means surgical removal, as seen in appendectomy.
What is -ectomy?
This organ is responsible for breathing and exchanging oxygen and carbon dioxide.
What are the lungs?
This procedure removes the tonsils, which are located in the back of the throat.
What is a tonsillectomy?
A flexible device used to view the inside of the body begins with this prefix, meaning “within.”
What is endo-?
The root word arthr/o refers to this place where two bones meet.
What is a joint?
This suffix means an incision into, as seen in tracheotomy.
What is -otomy?
This is the standard number of bones found in the adult human skeleton.
What is 206 bones?
This procedure removes the gallbladder, an organ that stores bile produced by the liver.
What is a cholecystectomy?
During tray assembly, a technician reads the word subcutaneous. This prefix means “under” or “below.”
What is sub-?
The root word neur/o refers to this part of the nervous system.
What is a nerve?
This suffix means visual examination, as seen in colonoscopy.
What is -scopy?
The human body contains approximately this many muscles that help the body move and allow internal organs to function.
What is more than 600 muscles?
his procedure is the surgical removal of the uterus
What is a hysterectomy?
A procedure described as bilateral is performed on both sides of the body. This prefix means “two.”
What is bi-?
The root word hepat/o refers to this organ that helps process nutrients and remove toxins.
What is the liver?
This suffix means the surgical creation of an opening, as seen in colostomy.
What is -ostomy?
This is the longest, largest, and strongest bone in the human body. It is located in the upper leg.
What is the femur?
This heart procedure creates a new route for blood to flow around a blocked coronary artery.
What is coronary artery bypass grafting, or CABG?