Anatomy and Physiology
Prefixes
Suffixes
Word Roots
Illnesses
100
Small bean-shaped structures that filter out harmful substances such as bacteria and viruses
What are lymph nodes
100
Syn-
What is joined together
100
-phylaxis
What is protection
100
fasci/o
What is fibrous membrane
100
A disorder characterized by widespread aching and stiffness of muscles and soft tissues, fatigue, tenderness and sleep disorders
What is fibromyalgia
200
Cranial, facial, thoracic, and spinal bones
What is the axial skeleton
200
hemi-
What is half
200
-oid
What is resembling
200
my/o
What is muscle
200
A decrease in bone density and mass
What is osteoporosis
300
The forearm consists of this
What is ulna and radius
300
an-
What is without
300
-paresis
What is partial or incomplete paralysis
300
Immun/o
What is immune system
300
Total paralysis of one side of the body
What is hemiplegia
400
This forms the wall of the heart
What is myocardial muscle
400
zygo-
What is joined together
400
-algia
What is pain
400
tonsil/lo
What is lymph node, usually palatine tonsil
400
inflammation of the medial and lateral epicondyles, aka tennis elbow
What is epicondylitis
500
This makes up the wall of the ducts and hollow organs.
What is smooth muscle
500
para-
What is beside, beyond
500
-megaly
What is enlargement
500
Sthen/o
What is strength
500
A malignant disease of the lymph nodes
What is Hodgkin's lymphoma
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