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The word meaning blood vessel
What is angio/vaso ?
podiatrist
Who is a foot specialist?
-lysis
What is the word for separate or destroy?
The word for fast
What is tachy-?
gastr(o)
What is the word for stomach?
-emesis
What is the word for vomiting?
hemolysis
What is destroy or separate blood cells?
The word meaning colon?
What is col/o ?
immunologist
Who treats infectious diseases?
erythr(o)
What is the word for red?
The word for slow
What is brady-?
heme
What is the word for blood?
-rrhage
What is the word for an abnormal discharge?
appendectomy
What is the removal of the appendix?
The word meaning joint
What is arthr/o ?
gastroenterologist
Who treats or specializes in issues of the digestive system?
-itis
What is the word for inflammation?
hypo-
What is the word for few or low?
osteo
What is the word for bone?
What is the word for pain?
pancreatitis
What is the word for pancreas inflammation?
The word meaning bone
What is oste/o?
cardiologist
Who specializes in diseases or problems of the heart?
-ectomy
What is the word for surgical excision or removal?
hemi-
What is the word for half?
myo
What is the word for muscle?
-phagia
What is the word for swallow or eating?
anaphylaxis
What is the word for an allergic reaction?
The word meaning heart
What is cardi/o?
hematologist
Who specializes in diseases and disorders of the blood?
thromb(o)
What is the word for clot?
hyper-
What is the word for many or much?
bacteri/o
What is the word for bacteria?
-plegia
What is paralysis?
fracture
What is the word for a break in a bone?
The word meaning self
What is auto?
neurologist
Who treats paralysis, nerve and muscle disorders?
-plasty
What is the word for surgical repair?
dys-
What is the word for bad, difficult, or painful?
crani/o
What is the word for skull?
-stasis
What is the word for control or maintenance of a constant level?
jaundice
What is the word for yellow-orangish skin?