In the beginning...
derm
What is the root word for: skin
Dermatitis
What is: the generalized inflammation of the skin
Inflammation/ degeneration of a joint
What is: Arthritis
-oma
What is a suffix meaning: tumor
arthr/o
What is the root word for: joint
Gastritis
What is: the inflammation of the stomach
Loss or lack of hair on the scalp
What is: Alopecia
a-
What is the prefix meaning: without, absence of
-osis
What is a suffix meaning: condition of
hemat
What is the root word for: blood
Anticoagulant
What is: the chemical agent that delays or prevents the clotting process in blood (blood thinner)
Swelling due to fluid retention
What is: Edema
dys-
What is the prefix meaning: bad, abnormal, painful, difficult
pneumon
What is the root word for: lung
Aneurysm
What is: the abnormal bulging of an arterial wall
Listening to internal sounds using a stethoscope
What is: Auscultation
anti-
What is the prefix meaning: against, opposite of
card
What is the root word for: heart
Colitis
What is: the inflammation of the colon section of the large intestine
Procedure to restore breathing
What is: Resuscitation