Prefixes
Con-, syn-, and sym- all mean this
with, together
Oh no!! Better grab the ibuprofen. It looks like there is some inflammation going on here...
-itis
What is the root word for water?
Hydr/o
What is the medical term for the study of?
-ology
Pneum means what?
Lung
What are the two prefixes for the word half?
hemi- and semi-
-rrhexis??!! This can't be good...
Rupture
This root word means to eat
phag/o
-graph is what?
instrument used to produce a record
Cutane another word for ________ comes in many colors?
skin
What is the prefix for over?
hyper-
This suffix means the removal of something.
-ectomy
enter/o is the root word for what?
Intestine
This word means the study of the skin
I'm not feeling so good. The Doctor says I have gastritis. Which means what?
Inflammation of the stomach
Something that is large is also considered to be this term
macro-
A dentist is considered to be what?
a specialist
In the movie The Wizard of Oz this character traveled down the yellow brick road with Dorothy and his friends in hope that the Wizard would give him a cardi/o?
The Tin Man
This word means the process of looking
-scopy
What does the term pericarditis mean
Inflammation around the heart
This word means bad
dys-
abnormal softening
-malacia
Fungus! gross!!
myc/o
-al, -ar, -ary, and -eel all mean what?
pertaining to
What does the word splenectomy mean?
surgical removal of the spleen