Prefixes
This is one of the prefixes that means "not"
a-, an-, non, un, im
This the suffix that means "study of"
-ology
neurology
study of the nerves, brain
Word that means "someone who studies the nerves or the brain"
neurologist
A disaccharide is made up of this many sugar units
two
This prefix, coming from Greek, means "small"
micro-
This is a suffix that means "a person that studies something"
-ologist
cardiac
pertaining to the heart
sinstrocardia
This disease, meaning "difficulty of the intestines," was common before people had easy access to clean drinking water.
dysentery
A few commonly used electric devices use this Greek prefix for "from far away"
tele-
Adjective
erythrocyte
red blood cell
This means "pertaining to the esophagus"
esophageal
A doctor that helps delivers babies would be called this.
obstetrician
This is the medical term for a white blood cell, known as a ______-cyte
leukocyte
This is the correct plural form of "patella"
patellae
panplegia
total paralysis
The condition where one has difficulty swallowing and, therefore, eating
dysphagia
This is the correct plural for larynx
larynces
This Greek prefix for "four" also lends itself to the name of a popular "Russian" game involving blocks.
tetra-
This is one of the prefixes used to indicate that someone is a doctor.
-iatrician, -iatrist
neumothorax
collapsed lung
This is the medical term for "right handed"
dextromanual
He is the ancient Greek doctor, after whom the medical oath is still named.
Hippocrates