Prefixes/combining forms
What does amputat/o mean?
The suffix -ate means.
What is use, action, having the form of?
Cancerous tumor of the kidney that occurs more commonly in children.
What is Wilm's tumor?
inflammation of the ear drum
What is tympanitis?
Definition of nocturia.
What is the abbreviation for nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
What are NSAIDs?
This term means vertebrae
What does spondyl/o mean?
Term used to describe a small cavity or chamber within a body or organ.
What is -ate?
This term means black tumor.
What is a melanoma.
Inflammation of a nerve.
What is neuritis?
Presence of blood in the urine.
What is hematuria?
Abbreviation for basal cell carcinoma
What is BCC?
The term for yellow.
What does xanth/o mean?
Means a small elevated, circumscribed lesion of the skin that is filled with pus.
What is -ule?
A neurological disorder involving repeated seizures.
What is epilepsy?
Inflammation of the renal pelvis.
What is pyelitis?
Surgical procedure used to repair a joint.
What is arthroplasty?
Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation.
Medical Term for mouth
What does stomat/o mean?
A suffix to describe the middle.
What is the meso?
A condition in which the thyroid gland produces inadequate amounts of thyroid hormones.
What is hypothyroidism?
Inflammation of the bladder.
What is cystitis?
Pain in a muscle.
What is myalgia?
CABG stands for
What is coronary artery bypass graft?
The meaning on peri- or circum-
What is around?
When placed at the end of a word it means enzyme.
What is -ase?
A skin infection marked by vesicles or bullae casued by strep bacteria.
What is impetigo?
Inflammation of a joint.
What is arthritis?
A valve with two cusps.
What is bicuspid?
The abbreviation for hypertension
What is HTN?
Describes the middle.
What does meso- mean?
The suffix -logy means.
What is the study of?
A condition in which the skin and white of eyes turns yellow due to excess bile.
What is jaundice?
Inflammation of more than one joint.
What is polyarthritis?
Loss or lack of ability to eat or swallow
What is aphagia?
DVT stands for
What is deep vein thrombosis?
This term means scanty or little.
What is oligo-
This suffix is added to the end of a word to indicate pain.
What is -algesia?
Malignant tumor of bone arising from connective tissue.
What is osteosarcoma?
What is appendicitis?
What is nystagmus?
Abbreviate red blood cells.
What are RBC's?
This term means through or between
What is dia-?
When added to a word it means deficiency.
What is -penia?
Abnormal condition characterized by a decrease in bone density.
What is osteoporosis?
Inflammation of an artery.
What is arteritits?
Inflammation of a fallopian tube.
What is salpingitis?
Blood work for PTT stands for
This term means false.
What is pseudo-?
This word indicates flow or discharge.
What is -rrhea?
A group of genetic diseases characterized by progressive weakness and degeneration of skeletal muscles.
What is muscular dystrophy?
Inflammation of one or more vertebrae.
What is spondylitis?
Mental disorder characterized by positive and negative symptoms.
What is schizoprenia?
CBC stands for
This suffix term means out or away from
What is ex or exo?
This term means dilation or distention.
What is -ectasis?
Significant accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity.
What is ascites?
Inflammation of the bone, especially the marrow.
What is osteomyelitis?
Rhythmic cycle of breathing with a gradual increase in respiration followed by apnea (10 to 60 seconds) then repeat.
What is Cheyne-Stokes Syndrome?
GFR stands for