Root Words
Heart
Cardi/o
hypo
under
below normal
BM
bowel movement
itis
inflammation
inflammation of the thyroid
thyroiditis
Neur/o
nerve
Pre
before
before meals
ac
tomy
incision
cut into
hysteroscopy
col/o
colon
Around
peri
Not
A
An
instrument used to look
scope
hypoglycemia
my/o
What heart rate is considered tachycardia in an adult?
Heart rate above 100 bpm
excessive flow
rrhea
removal of the parathyroid
parathyroidectomy
hyster/o
uterus
many
poly
presby/o
old age
scopy
process/procedure of looking
Reconstruction of a breast
mammoplasty
ot/o
ear
sub
beneath
A pregnancy that in which implantation occurs outside of the uterus
ectopic pregnancy
surgical reconstruction
plasty
hyperkalemia
aden/o
gland
bad
dys
Polydispsia
can be a sign of diabetes
disease
pathy
opthalmologist
A Medical doctor that specializes in eye and vision care
metr/o
uterus
trans
through/ across
hemorrhage
narrowing
stenosis
cholelithiasis
The presence/condition of stones in the gallbladder
lith/o
stone
Par
Para
alongside, beside
sagittal plane
divides the body down the center
into right and left sides
sclerosis
hardening
Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
Surgical removal of both overies and fallopian tubes
tympan/o,
myring/o
ecto
outside
tinnitus
ringing in the ear
softening
malacia
A malignant tumor of the bone
osteosarcoma