English to Latin
The Latin word meaning "nerves"
What is "neur"?
The English word meaning "medi"
What is "middle"?
The meaning of the suffix "-logy"
What is "the study of"?
The protective response of body tissue characterized by redness, swelling, heat, and pain
What is "inflammation"?
A disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the body
What is "cancer"?
The Latin word meaning "fat"
What is "lipo"?
The English word meaning "osteo"
What is "bone"?
What is "intra-"?
A torn, ragged-edged wound
What is "laceration"?
A respiratory disease characterized by coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, and the constriction of airways
What is "asthma"?
The Latin word meaning "tumor"
What is "onc"?
The English word meaning "rhin"
What is "nose"?
The meaning of the suffix "-emia"
What is "blood condition"?
The word and corresponding abbreviation for the removal of living tissue to be viewed under a microscope for diagnostic purposes
What is "biopsy, or bx"
A disease caused by bacterium that grows in a pattern resembling twisted chains that can cause sore throat and skin infections
What is "streptococcal pharyngitis/strep throat"?
The Latin word meaning "seizure"
What is "lepsy"?
The English word(s) meaning "viscer"
What are "internal organs"?
The definition of the suffix "-plasty"
What is "surgical repair"?
An infectious disease that affects the lungs (may also affect other organs and tissues), also known as TB
What is "tuberculosis"?
The development of painful, inflamed blisters that follow the nerve routes, which normally develops in people who previously had chicken pox
What is "shingles/herpes zoster"?
The Latin word meaning "white" (as in white blood cells)
What is "leuk"
The English word meaning "caud"
What is "tail/downward"?
The meaning of the prefix "meta-"
What is "beyond"?
Computerized images of the chest created in sections sliced from front to back that is used to diagnose tumors and abscesses (a diagnostic imaging test), also known as a chest CT-scan
What is "chest computed tomography"?
A progressive, irreversible condition characterized by diminished capacity for air to flow to and from the lungs, also known as COPD
What is "chronic obstructive pulmonary disease"?