Prefixes
Prefix meaning slow
What is brady
Suffix meaning inflammation
What is -itis?
Root word for heart
What is cardi?
System that pumps blood
What is the circulatory system?
inflammation of the liver
What is hepatitis?
Prefix meaning fast
What is tachy
Suffix meaning surgical removal
What is -ectomy?
Root word for stomach
What is gastr?
System that sends signals through the body
What is the nervous system?
surgical removal of the stomach
What is gastrectomy?
Prefix meaning around
What is Peri?
Suffix meaning study of
What is -logy?
Root word for blood
What is hem (or hemat)?
System that breaks down food
What is the digestive system?
disease of the heart muscle
What is cardiomyopathy?
Prefix meaning difficult/painful
What is dys
Suffix meaning abnormal condition/disease
What is -osis?
Root word for myo
What is muscle?
System that protects the body from infection
What is the immune system?
inflammation of a joint
What is arthritis?
Prefix meaning within/inside
What is endo
Suffix meaning viewing with a scope
What is -scopy?
Root word for liver
What is hepat?
System that controls hormones
What is the endocrine system?
viewing inside the stomach with a scope
What is gastroscopy?