Prefix Power
What does hyper- mean?
Too much / over
What does -itis mean?
Inflammation
Hemat/o refers to what?
Blood
Hypo + therm + ia = ?
Hypothermia (low body temp)
A person with anemia has low what?
Red blood cells
What does brady- mean?
Slow
What does -cyte mean?
Cell
Cardi/o refers to what?
Heart
Poly + cyte + osis = ?
Polycytosis (many cells)
Phlebotomy is the process of doing what?
Drawing blood
The prefix leuk- means what color?
White
-emia refers to what kind of condition?
Blood condition
Neur/o means what?
Nerve
Brady + cardi + a = ?
Bradycardia (slow heartbeat)
What does a urinalysis test?
Urine
What prefix means “within” or “inside”?
Intra-
What does -o/logy mean?
The study of
Phleb/o means what?
Vein
Leuk + o + cyte = ?
Leukocyte (white blood cell)
A pathologist studies what?
Diseases
What prefix means “across” or “through”?
Trans-
The suffix -penia means what?
Lack of / deficiency
Hepat/o refers to which organ?
Liver
Hemo + lysis = ?
Hemolysis (breakdown of blood cells)
Toxicology labs deal with what?
Poisons or toxins