Prefixes
Suffixes
Root Words
Determine
the Meaning
Ch. 4
100

three

tri-

100

-ology

The study of, science of

100

cervic

neck

100

Cytology

The study of cells

100

the internal balance of the body

homeostasis
200

necr-(o)

dead

200

blood condition

-emia

200

cell

cyt

200

Pathology

study of the structural and functional changes caused by disease

200

subjective evidence of disease or bodily disorder

symptom

300

together, along with

syn-

300

-algia

painful condition

300

my(o)

muscle

300

Microcephaly

Small head

300

produce epinephrine and norepinephrine

adrenal glands

400

supra-

over, above, upper

400

resembling

-oid

400

chest

thorac

400

Neurofibroma

tumor on the nerves

400

clogged arteries

atherosclerosis

500

across

trans-

500

-scopy

a procedure using a scope

500

bone

oss, ost(e)

500

Cerebral Thrombosis

blood clot of the brain

500

localized tissue anemia caused by the obstruction of the inflow of blood

ischemia

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