Prefixes
Root Words
Anatomy & Physiology
Suffixes
Medical Conditions
100

Hyper-

Excessive or above normal

100

Derm

Skin
100

This organ is responsible for filtering toxins from the blood

Liver

100

-Stomy

Artificial Opening

100

Excessive Thirst

Polydipsia

200

Brady-

Slow

200

Arthr-

Joint

200

The dental formula for an adult canine includes _____ many teeth?

42

200

-Pexy

Surgical Fixation

200

Disorder from the pancreas failing to produce insulin

Diabetes Mellitus

300

Poly-

Many or excessive

300

Hemat-

Blood

300

Longest bone

Femur
300

-Lysis

Breakdown or destruction

300

A disease that results from an underactive adrenal gland

Addison's Disease (hypoadrenocorticism)

400

Meta-

Beyond

400

Encephal-

Brain

400

This major artery carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs

Pulmonary Artery

400

-Centesis

Surgical Puncture

400

Bacterial Infection of the uterus

Pyometra
500

Dys-

Painful or abnormal

500

Dacry-

Tears

500

Ruminant Animals have this many components in their stomach

Four

500

-Phagia

Eating or swallowing

500

Autoimmune disorder that affects the neuromuscular junction, leading to muscle weakness

Myasthenia Gravis

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