Prefixes
Suffixes
Word Root
acronyms and abbreviations
100

a-, an-

What prefix means without?

100

a suffix that means inflammation

What is itis?

100

cardio

What is heart?

100

acronyms are formed by

What is taking the first letter of several words and making a new word

200
prefix comes at the _______ of the word

What is beginning?

200

A suffix is located at the _______ of the word

What is the end?

200

Word root usually tells

What is body part?

200

acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation

What is LASER?

300

prefix that means beside

What is para?

300

the meaning of rrhexis

What is to burst?

300

word root for nose

What is rhino?

300

acronym for sudden infant death syndrome

What is SIDS?

400

The prefix that means before

What is ante?

400

the suffix that means narrowing

What is stenosis?

400

When deciding the meaning of a medical term, you should start reading from ______

What is end of the word?

400

abbreviation for myocardial infarction

What is MI?

500

a prefix usually tells _______

What is time or location?

500

A suffix usually tells _______

What is procedure or illness?

500

In the word, gastroenterology, the meaning of entero

What is small intestine?

500

abbreviation for esophagogastroduodenoscopy

What is EGD?

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