Prefixes
What is the meaning/definition for "Poly-"?
After, behind
What is the Suffix for Inflammation?
-itis
What is the meaning/definition for "cardi-"?
Heart
What is hypertension?
High blood pressure
What does a cardiologist do?
Diagnoses, treats, and prevents diseases of the heart
What is the Prefix for between?
Inter-
What is the meaning/definition for "-ectomy"?
Removal of
What is the root word for bones?
Osteo-
What is the name for the most serious and deadly form of skin cancer?
Melanoma
What does a psychiatrist do?
Specializes in mental health, including substance use disorders
What is the meaning/definition for "Hypo-"?
Below, deficient
What is the Suffix for the use of an instrument for viewing?
-scopy
What is the meaning/definition of "carpo-"?
Related to the wrist
What is Acute Viral Rhinopharyngitis?
The common cold
What does an oncologist do?
Diagnosis, treats, and manages care for patients with cancer
What is the Prefix for below/beneath?
Infra-
What is the meaning/definition for "-opsy"?
Visual examination
What is the root word for bent backwards/curve/swayback?
Lordo-
What is the name for a heart condition where the heartbeat is abnormally fast?
Supraventricular tachycardia
What does a Podiatrist do?
medical and surgical treatment of the foot and ankle
What is the meaning/definition for "Juxta-"
near, beside, alongside
What is the Suffix for a person working with specific body parts or diseases?
-ologist
What is the meaning or definition for "Kypho-"?
bent/hunchback/hump
What is the meaning/definition of cholangiocarcinoma?
What does a ENT/otolaryngologist do?
medical/surgical treatment of diseases affecting the ear, nose, and throat, and related structures of head and neck