Word Roots
What does cardi/o mean?
What does hyper- mean?
Excessive/Above Normal
What does -itis mean?
Inflammation
Build a term meaning "enlargement of the spleen."
Splenomegaly
Break down osteoarthritis.
Inflammation of bone and joint
What does kerat/o mean?
Hard Protein, Cornea
Which prefix would correctly complete a term meaning "slow breathing"?
Brady- (bardypnea)
What are two suffixes that mean condition?
Build a term meaning "surgical repair of the urinary bladder."
Break down polyneuropathy.
Disease affecting many nerves.
What does cholecyst/o mean?
Gall Bladder
What does the prefix xer/o mean?
Dry
A pathologist reports hemopoiesis. What does -poiesis mean?
Formation/Production
Build a term meaning "destruction of red blood cells."
Hemolysis
Break down electroencephalogram.
Record of electrical activity of the brain
What does myel/o mean?
Bone marrow or Spinal Cord
A patient has endocarditis and another has pericarditis. How do the prefixes change the location of the inflammation?
Endo - within/inside the heart
Peri - surrounding the heart
A patient undergoes lithotripsy. What does -tripsy mean?
Crushing
Build a term meaning "abnormal condition of clot formation."
Thrombosis
Break down nephrolithotripsy.
Surgical crushing of a kidney stone.
What does pyel/o mean?
Renal Pelvis
A physician notes oliguria. If the patient later develops polyuria, what change has occurred?
They have gone from producing too little urine to producing excessive amounts of urine.
Explain the difference between -ectomy, -otomy, and -ostomy.
-ectomy - surgical removal
-otomy - cut into, incision
-ostomy - create an opening in an organ
"Deficiency of all blood cell types."
Pancytopenia
Break down Enteromalacia.