Prefixes
bi-
What means two
myocardial
What is the muscular walls of the heart.
my/o
What means muscle.
oste/o
What is bone.
-emia
What is blood condition.
ultra-
What means beyond.
superficial
What means near the surface.
What is the term for the process of cutting into?
What is INCISION.
path/o
What is disease
-malacia
What is softening.
per-
What means through.
hepatology
What is the study of the liver.
Define the term Physiology
What is the study of how the body parts work.
ot/o
ear
-penia
What is decrease, deficiency.
dia-
What is through; complete.
cardioplegia
What is also known as cardiac arrest.
List the 5 levels of organization
What is
cell-tissue-organ-organ systems- organism
phleb/o
What is vein .
-rrhexis.
What is rupture.
endo-
What is within.
rhinorrhea
What is a runny nose.
What is the study of the parts of the body?
Anatomy
This is the medical term for headache
What is cephalgia (sef-AL-jee-ah).
This is another term for surgical fixation of the kidney.
What is nephropexy.