In the Beginning...
The prefix meaning slow
What is brady-?
The combining form for heart
What is cardi/o
The suffix meaning breathing or respiration
What is -pnea?
The term for an abnormally fast heart rate
What is tachycardia?
Leukemia
What is loo·kee·mee·uh?
The prefix meaning fast or rapid
What is tachy?
The combining form for nose
What is rhin/o?
The suffix meaning surgical repair
What is -plasty?
The medical term for surgical repair of the nose
What is rhinoplasty?
Rhinoplasty
What is rai·now·pla·stee?
The prefix meaning half
What is hemi-?
The combining form for red
What is erythr/o?
The suffix meaning cell
What is -cyte?
The medical term for a red blood cell
What is erythrocyte?
Tachycardia
What is ta·kuh·kaar·dee·uh?
The prefix meaning between
What is inter-?
The combining form for white
What is leuk/o?
The suffix meaning blood or blood condition
What is -emia
A blood condition (cancer) that affects the white blood cells.
What is leukemia?
Erythrocyte
What is ur·i·thruh·site?
The prefix meaning around or surrounding
What is peri-?
The combining form for bone
What is oste/o?
The suffix that means surgical incision
What is -otomy?
A layer of tissue that surrounds a bone
What is the periosteum?
Periosteum
What is peh·ree·ow·stee·uhm?