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100

What does -itis mean?

What is inflammation?

100

What does brady- mean?

What is abnormally slow?

100

What does cardio- mean?

What is heart?

100

What does BID mean?

What is twice a day?

100

Build the term: cardio + logy  

What is cardiology?

200

What does cardiology mean?

What is the study of the heart?

200

What does hyper- mean?

What is excessively high?

200

What does hepato- mean?

What is liver?

200

What does PO mean?

What is orally/by mouth?

200

Build the term: gastro + itis

What is gastritis?

300

What does hematology study?

What is the study of blood and blood-related diseases?

300

What does hypo- mean?

What is excessively low?

300

What does ophthalmo- mean?

What is eye?

300

What does TPR stand for?

What is temperature, pulse, respiration?

300

Build the term: dermato + logy

What is dermatology?

400

What does pharmacology study?

What is the study of drugs and their interactions with living systems?

400

What does tachy- mean?

What is abnormally fast?

400

What does erythro- refer to?

What is red blood cell?

400

What does HBC mean?

What is hit by car?

400

Build the term meaning inflammation of the skin.

What is dermatitis?

500

Break down ophthalmology into its root and suffix.

What is ophthalm = eye + -logy = study of, or the study of the eyes?

500

What does peri- mean?

What is around?

500

What does stetho- mean?

What is chest?

500

A chart says: Hx: HBC. Dx: Fx. Rx: PO BID. What does this tell you?

What is a history of being hit by a car, a fracture diagnosis, and medication given orally twice a day?

500

Build a medical term meaning the study of animal behavior.

What is ethology?