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What is the meaning of the word “nephritis”?
Inflammation of the kidney
What is the combining form in “dermatology”?
Dermat/o
What does gastr/o mean?
Stomach
What does cardi/o mean?
Heart
What does hepat/o refer to?
Liver
The electrical activity of the heart is called?
electrocardiogram
What does -ectomy mean in medical terms?
Surgical removal
What does “osteopathy” refer to?
Bone disease or condition
dermatitis
What does the prefix “endo-” mean?
Within, inside
Construct a term meaning “removal of the spleen”.
Splenectomy
Explain “tachycardia”
Rapid heartbeat (tachy- = fast, cardi/o = heart)
What does the suffix -pathy mean?
Disease
What is the endocardium?
Endocardium = inner lining of the heart
What is the difference between "Neuritis" and "Neuropathy"?
Neuritis = inflammation of a nerve
Neuropathy = disease of nerves
What is "Gastroenteritis"?
The inflammation of the stomach and intestines
What do we call the study of mental illness?
Psychiatry (psych/o = mind, -iatry = treatment)
What does “encephalopathy” mean?
Disease of the brain
What is the meaning of “intravenous”?
Pertaining to within a vein
What is “hematopoiesis”?
Formation of blood cells
What is “myelopathy”?
Disease of the spinal cord
What is “hematopoiesis”?
Formation of blood cells
Break down “electroencephalogram”
Electr/o (electric) + encephal/o (brain) + -gram (record)
What does “hypoparathyroidism” imply?
Deficient activity of the parathyroid glands
Translate “arthroscopy” into plain English.
Visual examination of a joint