Suffix
Suffix meaning inflammation
What is -itis
Prefix meaning low
What is hypo-
Root meaning heart
What is cardi(o)
Term meaning high blood pressure
What is hypertension
hyper-high tens-strain (reffering to bp)
Meaning of postpartum
What is after childbirth
post- after partum-period after childbirth
Suffix meaning instrument for viewing inside the body
What is -scope
Prefix meaning between
What is inter-
Root meaning skull
What is crani(o)
Term meaning before surgery
What is preoperative
pre- before operative- operation
Meaning of tachycardia
What is fast heart rate
Tachy- fast cardia- heart
Meaning of -ectomy
What is surgical removal
Prefix meaning many
What is poly-
Meaning of neur(o)
What is nerves
Term meaning skin cancer
What is melanoma
melan-dark, melanin oma-tumor
Meaning of diarrhea
What is loose/ watery stool
dia-through rrhea-discharge/ flow
Suffix meaning pain
What is -algia
Meaning of sub
What is below-
Meaning of hema
What is blood
Term meaning presence of blood in the urine
What is hematuria
hema-blood uria-urine
Meaning of hypoglycemia
What is low blood sugar
hypo-low glyc-glucose/sugar emia-in blood
Meaning of -megaly
What is enlargment
Prefix meaning scanty
What is oligo-
Root meaning bladder
What is cyst
Term meaning one side of the body
What is unilateral
uni-one later-side
Meaning of osteoporosis
What is porous/abnormal bone
osteo- bone osis- abnormal condition