Root Words
The meaning of gastr
What is stomach
The meaning of ad
What is toward
The meaning of cle
What is small
The meaning of HR
What is heart rate
A word does not need one of these parts: root word, prefix, suffix
What is root word
The meaning of path
What is disease
The meaning of epi
What is upon or above
The meaning of metry
What is process of measuring
The meaning of Gastroc
What is gastrocnemius
Abbreviations may be ________________ to give orders or directions.
What is combined
The meaning of oste
What is bone
The meaning of peri
What is around
The meaning of stomy
What is creating an artificial opening
The meaning of tid
What is three times a day
This language has the biggest influence on Medical terms.
What is Latin
The meaning of myel
What is spinal cord
The meaning of meta
What is change
The meaning of desis
What is stabilization or binding
The meaning of URQ
What is upper right quadrant
The eardrum was named tympanon because the Greek thought it looked like this object.
What is a tambourine
The meaning of adren
What is adrenal gland
The meaning of retro
What is backward
The meaning of rrhage
What is bleeding, bursting forth, abnormal or excessive flow
The meaning of CVA
What is cardiovascular accident
The bowel was named from the Latin term _________________, that means sausage.
What is botulus