Prefixes/Suffixes
What does chloro- mean?
Green
What does Gastro- mean?
Stomach
What is the study of cancer?
Oncology
What is the inflammation of your joints called?
Arthritis
What plane divides the body down the middle into left and right halves?
Sagittal or Lateral
What suffix indicated inflammation?
-itis
Root for Esophagus?
Esophago-
What is an electrocardiogram
A quick test that records your heart's electrical activity
A specialist in the digestive system, like the stomach and intestines?
Gastroenterologist
What is the most superior part of the body?
What does hypo- mean?
Deficient or below
What does Pulmo pertain to?
Lungs
A tumor that grows from a nerve
Neuroma
A condition characterized by the absence of pigment. (White skin)
Albinism
What is a doctor who specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases that affect the joints, muscles, and bones?
rheumatologist
What does dys- mean?
Bad, difficult, painful
Root for spleen?
Splen/o
Term for enlarged spleen
Splenomegaly
What is the medical term for both red and white blood cells?
What is a Phlebologist?
A specialist in vein-related disorders
What does -centesis mean?
Puncture or removal of fluid
Hist/o
Study of the ears, nose, and throat
Otorhinolaryngology
What is a condition with an abnormally high concentration of fats in the blood
Hyperlipidemia
Name all of the human body systems
(SEND MR URIC L)
Skeletal, Endocrine, Nervous, Digestive, Muscular, Respiratory, Urinary, Reproductive, Integumentary, Circulatory, Lymphatic