Root words
pertaining to the head
surgical removal
what is ectomy
brady
what is slow
angioplasty
what is surgical repair of a vessel
what is within a vein
nose discharge
what is rhinorrhea
narrowing
what is stenosis
tachy
what is fast
body structure, organ or system
what is a root word
rhinorrhea
what is a runny nose
myocardium
what is the heart muscle
abnormal cell condition
what is cytosis
hypogastric
what is below the stomach
condition, surgical procedure or diagnostic procedure
what is a suffix
electrocardiogram
what is a record of the heart
bone
what is osteo
dynia and algia
what are 2 words that mean pain
pericardial
what is around the heart
can be found at the beginning of the word and inside a word
what is a root word
encephalomalacia
what is abnormal softening of the brain
stomach
what is gastro
surgically created opening
what is an ostomy
intervertebral
what is between the vertebrae
What are three common types of medical terms? ( think back to chp. 1
what are latin and greek word parts
what are eponyms
what is modern english
hysteropexy
what is surgical fixation of the uterus