Heart and Lungs
Combining form that means "to breathe"? (Bonus: can you name a word that uses this combining form).
Spir/o
What do these suffixes all have in common: ic, ia, ary, al, ac, ine?
They all mean "pertaining to"
What does the combining form hepat/o refer to?
liver
Counting: What are the medical prefixes for "one half", "two", "three", "four" and "many"?
hemi (one half), bi (two), tri (three), quad (four) and poly (many)
Colors: What are the medical prefixes for: Red, White, Blue and Yellow
Erythr/o (red)
Leuk/o (white)
Cyan/o (blue)
Jaund/o (yellow)
Cardi/o
What does the suffix "-logy" mean?
the study of
What does the combining form "colon/o" refer to?
Colon
Opposites: one prefix means "fast" and one means "slow"
tachy (fast)
brady (slow)
The combining forms "ne/o" and "sen/o" are opposites. What do they mean?
ne/o - new
sen/o - old
Combining form that refers to the arteries?
Arteri/o
What is the difference between the suffix "scope" and "scopy"?
"scope" refers to the instrument/tool..."scopy" refers to the process of USING the tool.
A combining form meaning "to digest or breakdown"
digest/o
Opposites: One prefix means "above" and one means "below"
Epi (above)
Sub (below)
A "hypodermic" shot refers to a shot that is injected where?
Pertaining to a shot below the skin
Combining form that refers to "air or lungs"?
Pneumon/o
What is the difference between "-ectomy" and "-tomy"?
"ectomy" involves the removal of something..."tomy" just refers to the incision made.
What does the combining for "enter/o" and "intestin/o" refer to?
intestine
What is the difference between the prefix "inter" and "intra"?
inter = between
intra = within
The prefix "anti" means "against". What do each of these medications fight? Antibiotic drugs, anitifungal drugs, antipruritic drugs, antiviral drugs.
Antibiotic - against new organisms/life (typically bacteria)
Antifungal - against fungus
Antipruritic - against itching
Antiviral - against a virus
What does the combining form "ven/o" refer to?
vein
What is the difference between the suffix "-gram" and "-graphy"?
"-graphy" refers to the process of recording something..."gram" refers to the actual picture or record
What would the term "hepatomegaly" refer to?
Enlargement of the liver
anti-
against
Word dissection: break apart the word cryolipolysis to create the meaning.
.Cry/o - cold
Lip/o - fat
-Lysis - the process of breaking down or destroying