Suffixes
Parts of the Body
Vocabulary
Words that Start with "P"
Root Words
100
Inflammation
What is -itis
100
Fingers or toes
What are phalanges
100
Medical screening of patients to determine priority
What is triage
100
The probable outcome of a disease
What is a prognosis
100
Spinal cord
What is myel/o
200
Abnormal condition
What is -osis
200
This means ear
What is ot/o
200
Abnormal development of cells, tissues, and glands
What is dysplasia
200
Burning sensation caused by return of acidic stomach contents into the esophagus
What is pyrosis
200
Stomach
What is gastr/o
300
Surgical suturing
What is -rrhaphy
300
This means nose
What is rhin/o
300
Feeling of general discomfort
What is malaise
300
Pointing toes downwards
What is plantarflexion
300
Pus
What is py/o
400
Rupture
What is -rrhexis
400
This means throat
What is laryn/o
400
Invasion of the body by a pathogenic organism
What is infection
400
Pounding or racing of heart with or without pulse
What is palpitation
400
Small intestine
What is end/o
500
Surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface
What is -ostomy
500
This means skin
What is derm/o
500
Absense of disease activity
What is remission
500
Highly contagious viral infection of brainstem and spinal cord that can lead to paralysis
What is poliomyelitis
500
Birth
What is nat/o
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