Name That Suffix
This suffix means inflammation.
👉 What is -itis?
This root means heart.
👉 What is cardi/o?
Inflammation of the stomach.
👉 What is gastritis?
Pain in a joint.
👉 What is arthralgia?
This term means study of the heart.
👉 What is cardiology?
Pt c/o CP
👉 What is...the patient complains of chest pain?
This suffix means surgical removal.
👉 What is -ectomy?
This root means nerve.
👉 What is neur/o?
Enlargement of the heart.
👉 What is cardiomegaly?
Paralysis of one side of the body.
👉 What is hemiplegia?
This term means visual examination of a joint.
👉 What is arthroscopy?
Pt NPO before surgery
👉 What is... the patient is not allowed to eat or drink before surgery?
This suffix means abnormal softening.
👉 What is -malacia?
This root means blood clot.
👉 What is thromb/o?
Disease of the nerves.
👉 What is neuropathy?
Abnormal condition of the skin.
👉 What is dermatosis?
This term means surgical incision into the stomach.
👉 What is gastrotomy?
WBC ↑, RBC WNL
👉 What is... white blood cells are increased and red blood cells are within normal limits?
This suffix means narrowing or constriction.
👉 What is -stenosis?
This root refers to fatty plaque in vessels.
👉 What is ather/o?
Abnormal narrowing of an artery due to plaque.
👉 What is atherostenosis?
Increase in white blood cells.
👉 What is leukocytosis?
This term means surgical repair of a tendon.
👉 What is tenoplasty or tendinoplasty?
Pt admitted with tibial Fx, CT ordered STAT
👉 What is... the patient has a tibia fracture and a CT scan was ordered immediately?
This suffix refers to the production or formation of cells.
👉 What is -poiesis?
This root can mean bone marrow or spinal cord.
👉 What is myel/o?
Production of red blood cells.
👉 What is erythropoiesis?
Pain located in the head.
👉 What is cephalodynia?
This term means a tumor that resembles skin tissue.
👉 What is epidermoid tumor?
Monitor I&O, BP ↓, Pt c/o SOB
👉 What is... monitor intake and output, blood pressure is decreasing, and the patient complains of shortness of breath?