PREFIX
SUFFIX
WHAT'S IN A WORD
TERMINOLOGY MEANING
MISC.
100
Without
What is a-, an
100
Rupture
What is -rrhexis
100
Blue
What is cyan/o
100
Bradycardia
What is Slow heart beat
100
Cardi/o
What is Heart
200
Around
What is Circum-, peri-
200
Discharge
What is -rrhea
200
White
What is leuk/o
200
Blood Tumor
What is Hematoma
200
gastr/o
What is stomach
300
Middle
What is Meso
300
Formation
What is -poiesis
300
Heat
What is therm/o
300
aphasia
What is unable to speak
300
One who studies diseases and disorders of the body
What is Pathology
400
Outside
What is ecto-, exo-, extra-
400
surgical excision or removal
What is -ectomy
400
Sugar
What is gluc/o, glucos/o, glyc/o
400
Dermatitis
What is infection of the skin
400
Under the Skin
What is Subcutaneous
500
against or opposed to
What is anti- contra-
500
Crushing
What is -tripsy
500
Muscle
What is my/o, myos/o
500
Enlargement within the Heart
What is Endocardiomegaly
500
puncture for aspiration of the abdomen
What is abdonimocentesis
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