Prefixes/Suffices/Roots
tachy-
What is fast
-ectomy
What is a suffix meaning: surgical removal
pyo
What is the root word for: pus
Neuroplasty
What is the surgical repair of the a nerve.
bradycardia
What is a slow heart rate?
leuko
What is the white?
-ac
What is a suffix meaning: pertaining to
crani
What is the root word for: skull
Pathology
What is the study of all aspects of diseases
patella
What is the knee
brady
What is slow?
-stenosis
What is a suffix meaning: abnormal narrowing
erythr/o
What is the root word for: red
Hepatomegaly
What is abnormal enlargement of the liver
What is kidney?
-scopy
What is a suffix meaning: visual examination
oste/o
What is the root word for: bone
osteomalacia
What is the abnormal softening of bone?
Arteriomalacia
What is abnormal softening of the arteries
uro
What is urine?
-otomy
What is a suffix meaning: surgical incision
myo
What is the root word for: muscle
pediculosis
What is head lice?
60-100
What is the normal hear rate?