The Roots of All Things
cardi
What is the word root for "heart"?
neo-
What is the prefix for "new"?
-logy
What is the suffix for "study of"?
pneumonia
What is a disease of the lungs?
lateral
What is pertaining to the side
rhin
What is the word root for "nose"?
trans-
What is the prefix for "through" or "across"?
-itis
What is the suffix for "inflammation"?
electrocardiogram
What is a record of heart activity monitored by electrodes that are placed on the chest wall?
Infectious disease that killed 30-60% of the population of Europe during the Middle Ages
What is the plague (Black Death)?
oste, oss
What is the word root for "bone"?
tachy-
What is the prefix for "fast"?
-gram
What is the suffix for "picture ?
Supine postition
What is Body lying horizontally and facing upward
Ms. Pulvano's favorite color
What is blue
nephr or ren
What is the word root for "kidneys"?
brady-
What is the prefix for "slow"?
-mania
What is the suffix for "madness" or "insane desire"?
lymphadenitis
What is inflammation of the lymph nodes?
Pathogen
What is something that can cause disease (usually an infectious agent)?
hyster or uter
What is the word root for "uterus"?
erythr-
What is the prefix for "red"?
-sclerosis
What is the suffix for "hardening"?
prone
What is body lying horizontally and facing downward
Standing up, facing forward, with arms straight and slightly away from the body and palms forward
What is anatomical position?