In The Beginning...
Hyper-
What is: above, excessive, beyond
Cardi/o
What is heart
-itis
What is inflammation
Neuritis
What is inflammation of the nerve(s)
A prefix belongs in which part of the word?
What is the beginning
Tri-
What is three (3)
Neur/o
What is nerves
-oma
What is tumor
Cardiology
What is the study of the heart
If a suffix begins with a consonant, is the combining form used in a root word?
What is yes
A-, an-
What is lack of, without, not
Hemat/o
What is blood
-ology
What is the study of
Hemophobia
What is the morbid fear of blood
When defining a medical term, always start with which word part?
What is the suffix
Macro-
What is large
hepat/o
What is liver
-graphy
What is the process of recording
Ophthalmologist
What is a doctor specializing in the study of the eyes
List one indication that a prefix has on a medical term.
What is number, time, position, direction, color, or sense of negation
Retro-
What is behind, backward
Opthalm/o
What is eyes
-rrhaphy
What is to suture or stitch
Hepatectomy
Name one indication that a suffix could have on a medical term.
What is procedure, condition, disorder, or disease.