suffixes
-dynia
pain
ad
toward
arthritis
inflammation of the joints
endocarditis
en-dow-kaar-dai-tus
what is the mediastinum?
the area between the lungs that contains the heart, trachea, esophagus, thymus gland, and lymph nodes.
-ics
treatment, practice, body of knowledge
eu
good, normal
not cancerous
amniocentesis
am-nee-ow-sen-tee-suhs
what is the epithelial?
cells lining the inside of organs and outside of the body.
-sclerosis
hardening
dia
through, complete
thoracentesis
surgical puncture in the chest to remove fluid
septicemia
sep-tuh-see-mee-uh
what is the abdominal cavity?
space containing the stomach, liver, intestines, and gallbladder.
-centesis
surgical puncture
neo
new
salphingectomy
removal of one of both of the fallopian tubes
chondrosarcoma
kaan-drow-saar-kow-mah
what is the transverse plane?
the plane that divides the body into superior and inferior portions.
-kinesis
movement
dys
painful, abnormal, difficult
thrombocyte
a small cell that helps the blood clot ( a platelet)
rhabdomyosarcoma
rab-duh-mai-ow-saar-kow-mah
what does the word 'corpus' mean?
body