prefixes
This prefix means excessive.
hyper
This suffix means inflammation.
-itis
This combining form means lung.
pneum/o
This term means inflammation of the bladder.
Cystitis
This is the largest organ in the human body.
What is the skin?
This prefix means below normal.
hypo-
This suffix means surgical removal.
-ectomy
This combining form means stomach.
gastr/o
This term means blood in the urine.
Hematuria
The human body contains this many bones in an adult.
What is 206?
This prefix means fast.
tachy
This suffix means pain.
-algia
This combining form means kidney.
nephr/o
This term means inflammation of the pancreas.
Pancreatitis
This organ pumps about 2,000 gallons of blood through the body every day.
What is the heart?
This prefix means slow.
brady
This suffix means enlargement.
-megaly
This combining form means heart.
cardi/o
This term means low oxygen in the blood.
Hypoxemia
These tiny air sacs in the lungs are where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged.
What are the alveoli?
This prefix means around.
peri-
This suffix means incision.
otomy
This combining form means bladder.
cyst/o
This term means enlarged prostate.
Prostatomegaly
This is the longest bone in the human body.
What is the femur?