Root Words
What does the root neur/o mean?
Nerve
What does the prefix dys mean?
Painful, difficult
What does the suffix ia mean?
A disease or condition
What is the basic structural and functional unit of the human body?
Cell
What root word refers to the nose?
Rhino
What does the root chondro mean?
Cartilage
What does the prefix brady mean?
Slow
What does the suffix phobia mean?
Fear
What body cavity is included in the dorsal cavity?
Cranial
What does hepatomegaly mean?
Enlarged Liver
What does the root Oto mean?
Ear
What does the prefix epi mean?
Upper, above
What does the suffix algia mean?
Pain
Which abdominal region is below the lumbar region?
Iliac
The heart, blood vessels, and blood are in which system?
Circulatory
Head
What does the prefix Ortho mean?
Straight
What does the suffix ectomy mean?
Surgical removal
What tissue stores fat cells?
Adipose
What body plane divides the body into top and bottom halves?
Transverse
What does the root conjuctiv mean?
Membrane lining the eye
What does the prefix pseudo mean?
False
What does the suffix oma mean?
Tumor
Put these in order from simplest to most complex:
organ, cell, organ system, tissue, organism
Cell, Tissue, Organ, Organ System, Organism
Break down gastrectomy
gastro: stomach
ectomy: surgical removal of