Prefix Meanings
What is the prefix for "large"?
Macro, Mega
What is the root for "skin"
derm
What is the suffix for "mass/tumor"?
-oma
What is the meaning of "bradycardia"?
slow heart
What is the term for "before birth"?
Prenatal
What is the prefix for "above normal"?
hyper-
What is the root for "lung"
pneumo, pleura
What is the suffix for "breathing"?
-pnea
What is the definition of "phlebitis"?
Inflammation of the vein
What is the term for "High (blood) pressure"?
Hypertension
What is the prefix for "fast"?
tachy-
What is the root for "kidney"
neph
What is the suffix for "blood (condition of)"?
-emia
What is the definition of "osteoporosis"?
What is the term for "the removal of the appendix"?
Appendectomy
What is the prefix for "normal/good"?
eu-
What is the root for "chest"?
Thorac/o
What is the suffix for "removal of"?
-ectomy
What is the definition of "leukemia"?
White blood cell condition, cancer of the white blood cells
What is the term for "The study of the eyes"?
Opthalmology
What is the prefix for "abnormal/bad"?
dys-
What is the root for "blood clot"?
Thromb/o-
What is the suffix for "cut in"?
-otomy
What is the definition of the term "transdermal'
across the skin
What is the term for "a disease of many nerves"?
Polyneuropathy