PREFIXES
SUFFIXES
WORD ROOTS
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
ANATOMY
100
Brady-cardia
What prefix would you use to define an abnormal slow heart beat?
100
Derm-ato-ology
What is the suffix used to refer to the specialty that studies skin diseases?
100
Onych-ectomy
What is the root word used to refer to the surgical removal of nails?
100
Psychology
What is the study of human mental and emotional disorders?
100
Dorsal
What is the medical term for anatomy towards the back of the body?
200
Trachy-cardia
What prefix would you use to define an abnormal fast heart beat?
200
Derm-a-titis
How is skin inflammation medically defined using it's distinct suffix?
200
Art-eriostenosis
What is the root word used to refer to the narrowing of the arteries?
200
Osteoporosis
What is the medical condition that describes a porous bone tissue?
200
Epigastric
What is the medical term for anatomy in the middle region in the upper row of the abdomen?
300
Hyper-tension
What is the prefix used to mean high blood pressure?
300
Arte-rio-stenosis
What is the suffix used to define the narrowing of the artery?
300
Epi-derm-is
What is the root word for the outer layer of the skin?
300
Appendectomy
What is the term for the surgical removal of the appendix?
300
Subcutaneous layer
What is the connective tissue that lies beneath the dermis?
400
A-vascular
What is the medical word used with prefix to mean without presence of blood vessels?
400
Tachy-phnea
What suffix would you use to define fast breathing?
400
Trans-derm-al
What is the root word referring to the process of administering medication through an unbroken skin or via patches or ointments?
400
Gerontologist
What is the name of a physician who treats disorders associated with aging?
400
Erithrocytes
What is the name of the cells responsible for the transport of hemoglobin in the body?
500
De-bridement
What is the medical term used with prefix to refer to the removal of dead, necrotic tissue from wounds and burns?
500
Analges-ic
What is the suffix used to refer to an agent used to relieve pain?
500
Art-erosclerosis
What is the root word you would used to refer to a condition when a patient has joint problems?
500
Dermatitis
What is the medical name for skin inflammation?
500
Ulcer
What is an open, crater like sour on the skin that extends to the dermis and destroys the skin?
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