PREFIXES
WORD ROOTS
SUFFIXES
SIDE EFFECTS
NON-WORD PARTS
100
Bi-
What is two or both?
100
Cardi-
What is heart?
100
-itis
What is inflammation?
100
Anemia
What is lower than normal red blood cells?
100
Benign
What is not cancerous?
200
Hyper-
What is above or more than normal?
200
Gastr-
What is stomach?
200
-ectomy
What is removal of?
200
Stomatitis
What is inflammation of the mouth?
200
Malignant
What is cancerous?
300
Poly-
What is many?
300
Vascul-
What is Blood Vessels?
300
-scope
What is instrument used for viewing?
300
Neutropenia
What is abnormal reduction of white blood cells?
300
Staging
What is the extent to which cancer has spread?
400
Neo-
What is new?
400
Ren-
What is kidneys?
400
-centesis?
What is to puncture to withdraw fluid?
400
Alopecia
What is loss of hair?
400
Immune System
What is the body's defense mechanism?
500
Meta-
What is after, beyond or change?
500
Neur-
What is nerve?
500
-pathy
What is disease?
500
Thrombocytopenia
What is abnormal reduction of platelets?
500
Extravasation
What is a leak or escape of fluid into tissue?
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