Prefixes
A, An-
without, absence of
enter
intestine
-al
pertaining to
-ologist
specialist
Inflammation of the appendix is known as?
appendicitis
Anti-
against
Myel
spinal cord, bone marrow
-centesis
surgical puncture
-ology
study of
pertaining to the heart
cardiac
Brady-
slow
chond
cartilage
-crit
to seperate
-oma
growth, tumor, neoplasm
The abnormal hardening of an artery or arteries is known as
arteriosclerosis
Dis-
to undo, free from
seb
sebaceous glands
-mania
madness, insane
-osis
abnormal condition
neonate
newborn, infant
Endo-
hidr
sweat glands
-cyte
cell
-ostomy
new opening (usually to the outside of the body)
What tissue has the specialized ability to contract and relax?
muscle
Hyper-
above, excessive
Arteri/o
artery
-ism
state of
-otomy
incision
myocarditis
muscle layer of the heart inflamed
Hypo-
below, deficient
acoust
ears
-ectomy
surgical removal
-pathy
disease
colonoscopy
to view the colon
Inter-
inside, within
encephal
brain
-emia
blood condition
-orrhexis
rupture
cardiomegaly
enlargement of the heart
Neo-
new
Pneum
lung
-gram, -graph
something written, record
-emisis
vomiting
endocarditis
inner layer of the heart inflamed
Peri-
around, surrounding
Rhin or Nas
nose
inflammation
-glia
glue
hypoglycemia
blood sugar level low
Poly-
many
Gastr
stomach
-lytic
destroy, reduce
-ia
condition of, diseased or abnormal state
arthroscopy
to view joints
Pre-
before
Nephr
kidney
-clast
broken
-iac, -ic, -ior
pertaining to
pathologist
someone who studies/practices the studies of diseases
Post-
after
Phleb
veins
-megaly
enlargement
-sclerosis
abnormal hardening
pharyngitis
inflammation of the throat (pharynx)
Tachy-
rapid, fast
vesic
urinary bladder
-opia
vision
-blast
budding
rhinorrhea
excessive flow of discharge of the nose (runny nose)
Sub-
below
hepat
liver
-centesis
surgical puncture
-ase
enzyme
gastroenterostomy
surgical creation of an opening between the stomach and the small intestines