Prefixes
Suffixes
Word Root
Combined Meaning
Medical Terminology
100
hyper- means?
What is excessive or increased
100
-itis means..
What is inflammation
100
Enter means...
What is Small intestine
100
Cardiac means...
What is Pertaining to the heart
100
Where does the prefix belong?
What is the beginning of a word?
200
Gastro means?
What is stomach
200
-al & -ac mean...
What is pertaining to
200
Nat means...
What is Birth
200
Hepatomegaly means...
What is enlargement of the liver
200
Surgical repair of a muscle would be called...
What is myoplasty
300
Prefix for stomach
What is my/o
300
To suture or stitch
What is -rrhaphy
300
Word Root for throat is...
What is Laryng
300
Appendectomy means...
What is surgical removal of the appendix
300
Two combining vowels that we use in med. terminology
What is O & I
400
Prefix for liver
What is hepato
400
Centisis means..
What is surgical puncture to remove fluid
400
Word root for nose is...
What is rhin/o
400
Otorhinolaryngology means...
What is study of the nose, ears, & throat
400
The end of a word
What is a Suffix
500
Cardi means...
What is heart
500
Abnormal hardening means...
What is -sclerosis
500
Bone marrow or spinal cord
What is myel/o
500
Abdominocentesis means...
What is surgical puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen
500
Basic meaning of a word is..
What is a Word root
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