Pathology
Definition
Prefix
Suffix
Root Word
100
what is cardiomegaly?
enlarged heart
100
what is the medical word for joint?
arthr/o
100
What does intra mean?
within
100
what does dipsia mean?
thirst
100
What does topic mean?
place
200
what is arthritis?
inflammation of the joints
200
what is the medical word for night?
noct/o
200
What does dys mean?
painful, difficult
200
What does kinesia mean?
movement
200
What does meat mean?
opening
300
what is onychoma?
tumor of the nail
300
what is the medical word for scale-like?
squam/o
300
What does endo mean?
within
300
What does desis mean?
to surgically bind or tie together
300
What does olig mean?
scanty, few
400
what is hydrocephalus?
water in the head
400
what is the medical word for ankle bones?
tars/o
400
What does para mean?
near, beside
400
What does tripsy mean?
crushing
400
What does thromb mean?
clot
500
what is encephalomyelopathy?
disease of brain and spinal cord
500
what is the medical word for nerve root?
radicul/o
500
what does poly mean?
many, much
500
What does esthesia mean?
sensation, feeling
500
What does presby mean?
old age