Prefixes
The prefix tachy- means
Rapid
The suffix -lysis means
separation; destruction; loosening
The combining form (CF) cholecyst/o means
gallbladder
The prefix epi- means
Above, upon
Ex. epi/dermis is the outer layer of the skin
The prediction of the course of a disease and its probable outcome.
Options for answers:
diagnosis, prognosis, symptom, metastasis
prognosis
The prefix brady- means
slow
The suffix -graphy means
Process of recording
The combining form (CF) col/o means
colon
either col/o or colon/o
The prefix eu- means
Normal, good
Ex. eu/pnea normal breathing
What is establishing the cause and nature of a disease.
Options for answers:
diagnosis, prognosis, symptom, metastasis
Diagnosis
The prefix circum- means
around
The suffix -emesis means
vomiting
Example:
hyper/emesis: excessive vomiting
The combining form (CF) sudor/o means
sweat
The suffix -cele means
hernia, swelling
When cancer cells spread to remote regions of the body
Answer options:
Diagnosis, prognosis, symptom, metastasis
metastasis
The prefix trans- means
pertaining to across or through
The suffix -orexia means
appetite
Example: an/orexia
an: without, not
The combining form (CF) pneum/o means
air;lung
The suffix -algia means
Pain
-algia and -dynia = pain
A subjective indicator of disease.
Answer options:
Diagnosis, prognosis, symptom, metastasis
symptom
The prefix dys- means
bad; painful; difficult
The suffix -pepsia means
digestion
Example: dys/pepsia also known as indigestion or painful digestion
The combining form (CF) stomato/o means
mouth
either or/o or stomat/o = mouth
The suffix -itis means
inflammation
A disease whose cause is unknow or exists without any connection with a known cause.
Answer options:
Diagnosis, prognosis, symptom, idiopathic
Idiopathic disease