Prefixes
This prefix means "within"
endo-
This suffix means "inflammation"
-itis
This root word means "mind"
psych or psycho
What is the name of the thigh bone, the longest bone in the human body?
femur
What is the medical term for removing and examining a small amout of living tissue
biopsy
This prefix means "above"
epi-
This suffix means "tumor" or "mass"
-oma
This root word means "disease"
path or patho
What are the wrist bones called?
carpals
What is the medical term for the study of the heart
cardiology
This prefix means "across"
trans-
This suffix means "cell"
-cyte
This root word means "bone"
oste or osteo
What is the anatomical term for the knee cap?
patella
What is the medical term for the structure found above the glottis (opening to the trachea)
epiglottis
This prefix means "deficient" or "below average"
hypo-
This suffix means "blood condition"
-emia
This root word means "kidney"
nephr/o or ren/o
What is the name of the bones that make up the lower back?
lumbar vertebrae
What is the medical term for a body temperature that is too high
hyperthermia
This prefix means "surrounding"
peri-
This suffix means "process of cutting"
-tomy
This root word means "liver"
hepat or hepato
What 2 bones make up our lower forearm?
radius and ulna
What is the medical term for the space behing the stomach?
retrogastric