WORD PARTS
This word part comes at the beginning of a medical term.
What is a prefix?
Cardi/o refers to this organ.
What is the heart?
This suffix means inflammation.
What is -itis?
This directional term means toward the head.
Superior
A rhinoplasty is surgical repair of this body part.
nose
This word part usually gives the main meaning of the term.
What is the word root?
Neur/o refers to this body structure.
What are nerves?
This suffix means surgical removal.
What is -ectomy?
This directional term means farther from the point of attachment.
distal
A leukocyte is this type of cell.
white blood cell
This word part helps connect terms and improve pronunciation.
What is a combining vowel?
Pneumon/o is the combining form for this organ.
What are the lungs?
This suffix means study of.
What is -ology?
This position means lying face down.
prone
Cyanosis usually causes this color change in the skin.
What is blue discoloration?
This word part often describes a condition, disease, or procedure.
What is a suffix?
Oste/o is the combining form for this body structure
What are bones?
This suffix means tumor or abnormal growth
-oma
This plane divides the body into left and right portions.
sagittal plane
Electrocardiography is the process of recording activity from this organ.
heart
This combining vowel is used most often in medical terminology.
What is “o”?
Cholecyst/o refers to this organ.
What is the gallbladder?
This suffix means paralysis.
plegia
This directional term means toward the middle of the body.
medial
If a patient has hypothermia, this is happening to their body temperature.
What is abnormally low body temperature