In the beginning...
tachy-
What is the prefix meaning: fast
-centesis
What is a suffix meaning: surgical puncture
gloss/o
What is the root word for: tongue
IM
What is intramuscular
tid
What is pronounced: three times per day or every eight hours
mal-
What is the prefix meaning: bad; defective
-poiesis
What is a suffix meaning: making; producing
encephal/o
What is the root word for: brain
occlude
What is to close or shut off
eructation
What is pronounced: er - Ruk - ta - shen; belching to get rid of excess GI gas
rubri-
What is the prefix meaning: red
-penia
What is a suffix meaning: deficiency
phleb/o
What is the root word for: vein
cyanosis
What is blue discoloration of tissue
syncope
What is pronounced: sin - co - pee; fainting
baso-
what is: chemically basic; blue
-philia
What is a suffix meaning: more than normal; loving
myel/o
What is the root word for: bone marrow and spinal cord
laparotomy
What is an incision into the flank
agglutination
What is pronounced: ah - Gloot - tin - a - shen; clumping together
dys-
What is the prefix meaning: bad, defective, painful or difficult
-plegia
What is a suffix meaning: paralysis
kary/o
What is the root word for: nucleus
sialoadenitis
What is inflammation of the salivary gland.
auscultate
What is pronounced: ah - Skul - tate; to listen