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Prefixes/Suffixes
Word Roots
Terminology
Anatomy
Medical, Surgical, and diagnostic procedures
100
An instrument for recording.
What is -graph
100
What is the word root for neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus)
What is cervic/o
100
Sudden breaking or bursting of a structure
What is rupture
100
The body is standing erect and the face forward, arms are at sides, with palms facing forward
What is anatomical position
100
Destruction of tissue by electricity, freezing, heat, or corrosive chemicals
What is cauterize
200
A specialist in the study of.
What is -logist
200
The word root meaning black
What is melan/o
200
Abnormal accumulation of fluid within tissue spaces
What is edema
200
The frontal plane of the body
What is coronal
200
Scraping of a body cavity with a spoon-shaped instrument called a curette
What is curettage
300
The suffix for disease.
What is -pathy
300
The word root meaning yellow
What is cirrh/o, jaund/o, xanth/o
300
Hole that completely penetrates a structure
What is perforation
300
What does the dorsal cavity contain
What is brain and spinal cord
300
Incision made to allow the free flow or withdrawal of fluids from a wound or cavity
What is incision and drainage (I & D)
400
A prefix that means same, or alike.
What is homeo-
400
The word root meaning white
What is albin/o, leuk/o
400
Any fungal infection in or on the body
What is mycosis
400
Lying horizontally on the back face up
What is supine
400
Removal of part or all of a structure, organ, or tissue
What is resection
500
The prefix for ultrasonic.
What is ultra-
500
The word root for loins (lower back)
What is lumb/o
500
Death and decay of soft tissue, usually caused by circulatory obstruction, trauma, or infection
What is gangrene
500
Movement away from the midsagittal plane of the body or one of its parts
What is abduction
500
Visual examination of a body cavity or canal using a specialized lighted instrument called an endoscope
What is endoscopy