Prefixes
Root Words
Suffixes
Medical Words
Double Jeopardy: Medical Words
100

Above

What is hyper?

100

Stomach

What is gastr?

100

Disease

What is pathy?

100

 Muscle, Heart, Pertaining to

What is myocardial?

100

Nephrologist

What is someone who studies the kidneys?

200

Many

What is poly or multi?

200

Brain

What is encephal?

200

Cut into

What is otomy?

200

Skin,Inflammation

What is dermatitis?

200

Epigastric

What is pertaining to above the stomach?

300

Under 

What is hypo?

300

Chest

What is thorac?

300

Surgical removal

What is ectomy?

300

Below,Sweet (sugar), Blood condition

What is hypoglycemia?

300

Erythrocyte

What is a red (blood) cell?

400

Inter

What is between?

400

Large intestine

What is col?

400

Blood condition

What is emia?

400

Small, Used for Visual Examination

What is microscope?

400

Endocarditis

What is inflammation inside the heart?

500

Small intestine

What is enter?

500

surgical puncture

What is centesis?

500

Stomach, Surgical Removal

What is a gastrectomy?

500

Coloscopy

What is a visual examination of the large intestine?

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