Lesson Vocabulary
-cele
What is swelling, tumor, cavity, hernia?
a-, an-
What is no, not, without?
derm/o
What is the integumentary system?
ER
What is emergency room?
Used at the beginning of a medical term
What is a prefix?
-ia
What is condition of?
endo-
What is within?
splen/o
What is the lymphatic system?
ACLS
What is advanced cardiac life support?
The basic meaning of the medical term
What is a word root?
-oid
What is like, resembling?
micro-
What is small?
ocul/o
What is the sensory system?
What is injection?
The word ending
What is a suffix?
-ectomy
What is excision, surgical removal?
ultra-
What is beyond, excess?
urin/o
What is the urinary system?
BR
What is bed rest?
Used between word roots in a compound word or when a suffix starts with a consonant
What is a combining form?
-centesis
What is surgical puncture to remove fluid?
dia-
What is through, complete?
cholecyst/o
What is the digestive system?
Dx
What is diagnosis?