Prefix
What does the prefix "Cryo-" mean?
cold
What does the root "Crani/o" refer to in medical terms?
Skull
What does the suffix "-logy" usually indicate in medical terminology?
logy means the study of...
Give an example of a medical term with the prefix "Derm-".
dermatologist, dermatology,...
Provide a medical term that includes the root "Arthr/o-".
Joint
Give an example of a term with the suffix "-itis".
appendicitis, carditis, hepatitis, meningitis, otitis media, cystitis, iritis, and diverticulitis.....
What is the meaning of the prefix "A-/An-" in medical terminology?
not, without
Define the medical meaning of the root "Orth/o-".
Orth/o means straight. Like an ORTHOdontist straightens your teeth!
Define the suffix "-metry" when used in medical terms.
process of measuring
Identify the prefix in the term "lipoplasty".
lipo
Identify the root in the word "My/o".
Muscle
Identify the suffix in the word "glaucoma".
oma
Explain the significance of the prefix "Necro-" in medical language.
Necro means death... Necrosis is caused by factors external to the cell or tissue. (the cell/tissue dies)
Explain the importance of the root "Scoli/o" in medical vocabulary.
Scoli/o means crooked, bent. Scoliosis is a sideways curve of the spine. So, the spine is crooked/bent.
Explain the meaning of the suffix "-pathy".
A suffix derived from the Greek "pathos" meaning "disease" that serves as a suffix in many terms including myopathy (muscle disease), neuropathy (nerve disease), retinopathopathy (disease of the retina)....