Word Meanings
The word meaning self
What is auto ?
pro, ante
What is the word for before?
Erythro
What is word for red?
The word for fast
What is tachy?
gastr(o)
What is the word for stomach?
osis
What is the word for a condition?
dyspnea
What is the word for difficulty breathing?
dys: difficult, painful
pnea: air, breathing
The word meaning kidney
What is Nephr/o ?
post
What is the word for after?
Leuko
What is the word for white?
The word for slow
What is brady?
heme
What is the word for blood?
pathy
What is the word for disease?
appendectomy
What is the removal of the appendix?
Append: Appendix
ectomy: removal
The word meaning joint
What is arthr/o ?
sub
What is the word for below?
Leuko
What is the word for white?
Bi
What is the word for two?
osteo
What is the word for bone?
penia
What is the word for deficiency ?
hepatitis
What is the word for liver inflammation?
hepat(o): liver
itis: inflammation
The word meaning head
What is cephal(o)?
super, supra
What is the word for above?
Chloro
What is the word for green?
poly, hyper
What is the word for many or too much?
myo
What is the word for muscle?
phagia
What is the word for eating?
hemolysis
What is destroy or separate blood cells?
heme: blood
lysis: separate/destroy
The word meaning chest
What is thorac(o)?
Trans
What is the word for across?
Melan
What is the word for black?
Mal
What is the word for bad?
Gloss(o)
What is the word for tongue?
phasia
speech
supraclavicular
What is the word for above the clavicle?
supra: above
The word meaning blood vessel
What is angio/vaso?
juxta
What is the word for next to, beside or adjacent?
Flav
What is the word for yellow?
oligo
What is the word for few, very little?
Cost(o)
What is the word for rib?
stasis, static
What is the word for maintenance of normal conditions?
oliguria
What is the word for not producing enough urine?
oligo: few
uri(a): urine