root words
bio
what is life?
derma-
what is skin?
-pathy
what is disease?
electrocardiogram
what is el-ec-tro-car-dio-gram?
bronchoscopy
what is a visual examination of bronchial tubes?
arthro
what is joint?
neuro-
what are nerves?
-ia
what is condition?
nephrectomy
what is nef-rec-tomy?
pleuritis
what is inflammation of the pleura?
what is red?
onco-
what is a tumor?
-itis
what is inflammation?
cystoscopy
what is sis-to-scopy?
thoracotomy
what is cutting into the chest?
thrombo
what is clotting?
encephalo-
what is the brain?
-phonia
what is sound?
electroencephalogram
what is elec-tro-en-cef-alo-gram?
sagittal plane
what is a vertical plane separating the body into left and right portions?
gnoso
what is knowledge?
stetho-
what is the chest?
-phoresis
what is carrying?
peritoneoscopy
what is peri-ton-e-oscopy?
lymphocyte
what is a white blood cell found inside the lymph nodes?