Prefixes
Procedures
Diseases and Conditions
Occupations
Opposite Pairs
100
Meaning bad or difficult
What is dys-
100
The removal of the appendix
What is appendectomy
100
Abnormal condition caused by a fungus
What is mycosis
100
Someone who studies the skin
What is a dermatologist
100
Opposite of flexion
What is extension
200
Meaning excessive or increased
What is hyper-
200
The process of recording a radiographic study of the blood vessels after the injection of a contrast medium
What is angiography
200
Any disease of the stomach
What is gastrosis
200
Someone who takes care of newborn infants
What is a neonatologist
200
Opposite of dorsiflexion
What is plantarflextion
300
Meaning deficient or decreased
What is hypo-
300
The surgical suturing of a severed nerves
What is neurorrhaphy
300
Any pathological change or disease in the spinal cord
What is myelopathy
300
Someone who studies the causes and effects of diseases
What is a pathologist
300
Opposite of abduction
What is adduction
400
Meaning out of, outisde, or away from
What is exo-
400
Reconstruction of the nose
What is rhinoplasty
400
The inflammation of a joint
What is arthritis
400
An ear, nose, and throat doctor
What is a otorhinolaryngologist
400
Opposite of pronation
What is suppination
500
Meaning in, within, or inside
What is endo-
500
The removal of excess fluids from the abdomin
What is abdominocentesis
500
Pain in a nerve or nerves
What is neuralgia
500
Someone who studies the normal function of living creatures
What is a physiologist
500
Opposite of distal
What is proximal
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