Root Words
Prefixes
Suffixes
General Terminology
Extra
100

arthr/o

What is joint?

100

anti-

What is against?

100

-otomy

What is to cut into or surgical incision?

100

neuralgia

What is nerve pain?

100

This is the largest organ in the body.

What is the skin?

200

lip/o

What is fat?

200

hyper-

What is above, over, excessive?

200

-ectomy

What is surgical removal?

200

myelopathy

What is disease of the spinal cord?

200

120/80

What is average adult BP?

300

my/o

What is muscle?

300

hypo-

What is below, less than?

300

-dynia

What is pain?

300

myotomy

What is incision into a muscle?

300

60-100

What is average adult pulse rate?

400

psych/o

What is mind?

400

poly-

What is many?

400

-rrhea

What is flow or discharge?

400

osteitis

What is inflammation of a bone?

400

12-20

What is average adult respiration rate?

500

hidr/o

What is sweat?

500

an-

What is no or non?

500

-plasty

What is surgical repair or reconstruction?

500

chondroma

What is tumor of the cartilage?

500

90 degrees

What is the angle of insertion for an intramuscular injection?

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