Word roots 1
Heart
What is cardi/o?
What is cardiac?
White
What is albalbin/o, or leuk/o?
Kidney
What is nephr/o
Suffix for inflammation
What is -itis?
word root "derm(at)/o"
What is skin?
Lung
What is pulmon/o?
Red
What is erythr/o, or eosin/o, or rube ?
Stomach
What is gastr\o
Suffix for surgical removal or excision
What is -ectomy
word root "mening/o"
What is meninges or membranes
Liver
What is hepat/o?
hyper-
What is over, excessive or high?
encephal/o
What is brain?
Prefix for without or lack of
What is a/an
What is Polyuria
Frequent urination
Teeth
What is dent?
Blue
What is cyan or cyan/o?
Cyt/o
What is a cell?
prefix electr/o-
What is electricity?
Suffix for enlarged
What is -megaly?
Head
What is cephal/o?
contra-
What is against or opposite?
Gallbladder
What is cholecyst/o?
Record such us electrocardiogram or capnogram
Medical Terminology for enlarged liver
What is hepatomegaly?