Prefixes/Suffixes
The prefix hyper means
What is above, excessive, increased?
The abbreviation Rx means
What is prescription?
The two types of glands in the body are
What are endocrine and exocrine?
The 5 types of white blood cells are
What are monocytes, eosinophils, basophils, lymphocytes, and neutrophils?
The best imaging for looking at bones
What is an x-ray?
The suffix emesis means
What is vomiting?
The abbreviation Hgb means
What is hemoglobin?
The 4 types of diabetes are
What are Type 1, Type 2, prediabetes, and gestational diabetes?
There are between 400-800 of these in your body, and they help remove toxins, waste, and pathogens
What are lymph nodes?
The 3 types of curvatures in the spine are
What are kyphosis, lordosis, and scoliosis?
The prefix levo means
What is to the left?
The abbreviation Hct means
What is hematocrit?
This test measures your average blood sugar level over the past 3 months
What is the A1c?
These help your blood to clot
What are platelets?
This section of the spine contains 12 vertebrae
What is the thoracic section?
The suffix cele means
What is swelling or herniation?
The abbreviation HTN means
What is hypertension?
The purpose of hemoglobin is to
The term hematocrit means
What is to separate blood?
These are the 3 types of muscle tissue found in the human body
What is smooth, cardiac, and skeletal?
The suffix metry means
What is the process of measuring?
The abbreviation WNL means
What is within normal limits?
The gland that controls your metabolism
What is the thyroid gland?
On a blood smear, this disease shows large cells with an owl-like appearance
What is Hodgkin lymphoma?
This is another name for joints
What are articulations?