Prefix
ataxia
no or without
Heart
Cardi/o
Prolapse
-ptosis
Afferent
carry impulses to the brain
softening
-malacia
dyslexia
difficult
treatment
iatr/o
cutting into
-tomy
Efferent
Carry impulses away from the brain
metamorphosis(prefix)
change
bifurcation
split
urinary bladder, sac or cyst
cyst/o
enlargement
-megaly
viral and affects peripheral nerves
Shingles
hematuria
blood in the urine
polyneuritis
many
to cut
cis/o
Surgical puncture to remove fluid
-centesis
cardiomegaly
enlargement of the heart
excessive urination at night
nocturia
Macrocephaly
small
blood
hemat/o
reduction
-lysis
Bradycardia
slow heart rate
removal of fluid from the abdomen
amniocentesis