PREFIXES
STEMS
SUFFIXES
DIAGNOSES
DEFINITIONS
100
What does the prefix "DYS-" mean?
Difficult or painful.
100
What word stem means "cartilage"?
CHONDRO.
100
What does the suffix "-OSIS" mean?
Condition.
100
What's the medical term for "inflammation of the liver"?
HEPATITIS.
100
What does the medical term "OTOPLASTY" literally mean?
Surgical repair of the ear.
200
What does the prefix "MELANO-" mean?
Black or dark.
200
What word stem means "kidney"?
NEPHRO or RENA.
200
What does the suffix "-PLASTY" mean?
Surgical reshaping or repair.
200
What's the medical term for "hardening of the arteries"?
ARTERIOSCLEROSIS.
200
What does the medical term "PYOGENIC" literally mean?
Producing pus.
300
What does the prefix "LEUKO-" mean?
White.
300
What word stem means "rib"?
COSTO.
300
What does the suffix "-CENTESIS" mean?
Surgical puncture.
300
What's the medical term for "difficult or painful breathing"?
DYSPNEA.
300
What does the medical term "OLIGURIA" literally mean?
Scant urine.
400
What does the prefix "LATERO-" mean?
Side.
400
What does the word stem "SALPINGO" mean?
Fallopian tube.
400
What does the suffix "-DIPSIA" mean?
Thirst.
400
What's the medical term for "narrow or constricted veins"?
PHLEBOSTENOSIS.
400
What does the medical term "ANGIECTASIS" literally mean?
Dilation or expansion of blood vessels.
500
What does the prefix "BRACHY" mean?
Short.
500
What does the word stem "DACTYL" mean?
Finger or toe.
500
What does the suffix "-PRAXIA" mean?
Purposeful movement or behavior.
500
What's the medical term for "medical examination of the larynx"?
LARYNGOSCOPY.
500
What does the medical term "ACHONDROPLASIA" literally mean?
Lack of cartilage growth.
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