Medical Roots
This root means "heart"
Carid/0
The suffix that means "inflammation"?
-itis
Inflammation of the stomach?
Gastritis
Hyper means?
Excessive or above normal
The suffix that means "specialist in the study of."
-Ologist
Which root means "stomach"
Gastr/o
This suffix means "pain"?
-algia
Enlargement of the heart?
Cardiomegaly
Difficult or painful
Dys-
A dermatologist is a doctor specializing in the ___.
"Neprho' is the root word for what part of the body?
Kidney
Which suffix means "tumor or mass"?
-oma
A tumor of the kidney?
This word part means Cartlidge?
Chondr-
Which system might an Endocrinologists treat?
Endocrine system
The root "hepat/o" refers to what organ?
The suffix for "enlargement" (of an organ)?
-megaly
Bone pain?
Ostealgia
What is the meaning of "Necrosis-"?
Tissue death
A doctor who specializes in the nervous system, including the brain, spinal cord, and related muscles?
Neurologist
The combing form of "oste/o" indicates this in the body?
Bone
This suffix means "disease" or "disease process"?
-pathy
Disease of the liver?
Hepatopathy
In the term "polyuria," a patient produces many/excessive urinations. The prefix "poly-" means ___.
Many
A doctor who specializes in throat, ear, nose are called?
Otolaryngologist