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What is the prefix meaning: enlargement, stretching.
-cyte
What is a suffix meaning: cell.
cry(o)
What is the root word for: cold.
incontinence
What is the medical term used to describe the inability to control flow of body waste.
ecchymosis
What is pronounced: ek-i-MO-sis
urin-
What is the prefix meaning: referring to urine, the urinary system.
-desis
What is a suffix meaning: binding.
iatr(o)
What is the root word for: of or pertaining to medicine, or a physician.
nephropyosis
What is the medical term used to describe the formation of discharge of pus from the kidney.
Urinalysis
What is pronounced: u-ri-NAL-I-sis
cor-
What is the prefix meaning: of or pertaining to the eye's pupil.
-lysis
What is a suffix meaning: destruction, separation.
macr(o)
What is the root word for: large, long.
ablation
What is the medical term that describes the removal of a body part or the destruction of its function.
erythema
What is pronounced: er-i-THE-ma
ante-
What is the prefix meaning: describing something as positioned in front of another thing.
-rrhaphy
What is a suffix meaning: surgical suturing.
xen(o)
What is the root word for: foreign, different.
rickets
What is the medical term that describes the condition in children that is characterized by defective bone growth.
atresia
What is pronounced: a-TRE-ze-a
psor-
What is the prefix meaning: itching.
-emesis
What is a suffix meaning: vomiting condition.
amin(o)
What is the root word for: Pertaining to the membranous fetal sac.
ostomalacia
What is the medical term that describes abnormal softening of bones in adults.
hematopoiesis
What is pronounced: hem-a-to-poy-E-sis