Suffixes
Root Words
Prefixes
Definitions
Key Term
100

-itis

inflammation

100

peri

around

100

brady-

slow

100

Anatomy

The study of the structure of an organism

100

To deposit mineral salts

Calcify

200

-ologist

specialist

200

pariet

wall

200

tachy-

fast

200

Cystology

Study of cells

200

Study of small tissues, organs, and cells that cannot be seen with the naked eye

Microscopic Anatomy

300

-orrhea

flow or discharge

300

ser

watery

300

leuko-

white

300

Parietal Membrane

Lining of a body cavity

300

Pertaining to the skin

Cutaneous

400

-ectomy

surgical removal of

400

viscer

guts, internal organs

400

hemi-

half

400

Physiology

Study of the functions of living organisms and their parts

400

Membrane covering each organ in a body cavity

Visceral membrane

500

-ous/-ac

pertaining to

500

trach

throat/windpipe

500

intra-

within

500

Orthostatic hypotension

sudden drop in blood pressure when you stand from a seated or prone position

500

Band or sheet of fibrous membranes covering, binding, and supporting muscle

Fascia