Pesky Prefixes
A prefix that means "no" or "without"
What is a- and an-? An example of a word with this prefix in it is ______
A root word that means "tooth" or "teeth"
What is odont/o? An example of a word with this root word in it is ______
A suffix that means "condition of the blood"
What is -emia? An example of a word with this suffix in it is ______
A word that means "inflammation of the gingiva"
What is "gingivitis"?
The definition of "tachycardia"
What is "condition of an abnormally high heart rate"?
A prefix that means "slow"
What is brady-? An example of a word with this prefix in it is ______
A root word that means "urinary bladder"
What is cyst/o? An example of a word with this root word in it is ______
A suffix that means "thirst"
What is -dipsia? An example of a word with this suffix in it is ______
A word that means "surgical removal of a kidney"
What is "nephrectomy"?
The definition of "hepatocyte"
What is "cell of the liver"?
A prefix that means "beyond" or "after"
What is meta-? An example of a word with this prefix in it is ______
A root word that means "lung"
What is pulm/o or pulmon/o? An example of a word with this root word in it is ______
A suffix that means "eating" or "swallowing"
What is -phagy? An example of a word with this suffix in it is ______
A word that means "the rupture or destruction of red blood cells"
What is "hemolysis"?
The definition of "hemorrhage"
What is "excessive flow of blood"?
A prefix that means "against" or "opposed"
What is contra-? An example of a word with this prefix in it is ______
A root word that means "intestine"
What is enter/o? An example of a word with this root word in it is ______
A suffix that means "decrease" or "deficiency"
What is -penia? An example of a word with this suffix in it is ______
A word that means "the formation of stones or calculi in the urinary tract"
What is "urolithiasis"?
The definition of "adenoma"
What is "tumor of the gland"?
A prefix that means "just a few" or "too little"
What is oligo-? An example of a word with this prefix in it is ______
A root word that means "eyelid" or "eyelash"
What is blepher/o? An example of a word with this root word in it is ______
A suffix that means "stone" or "calculus"
What is -lith? An example of a word with this suffix in it is ______
A word that means "abnormal enlargement of the liver"
What is "hepatomegaly"?
The definition of "chondromalacia"
What is "abnormal softening of the cartilage"?