Heart and Brain
the study of the heart is called....
cardiology
my/o and myos/o mean the same thing. What do they mean?
muscle
What does hyper- mean?
excessive, above normal
What does -itis mean?
inflammation
What does cardi/o mean?
heart
the study of the brain is called....
neurology
What does oste/o mean?
bone
What does hypo- mean?
below normal, deficient
What does -emia mean?
blood condition
What does arthr/o mean?
joint
What is the definition of bradycardia?
an abnormally slow heart rate
What are the three types of muscle?
skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, and cardiac muscle
What does endo- mean?
within, inner
What does -otomy mean?
cutting into, incision
What does carcin/o mean?
cancer
What medical root word means brain?
encephal/o
Which term does not pertain to the skeletal system?
A. Myel/o
B. Sponyl/o
C. -trophy
D. osseo-
C. -trophy, which means nourishment; growth
What does dys- mean?
abnormal, difficult, painful
What does -rrhage mean?
bursting forth
What does encephal/o mean?
brain
Guess the disease! (think of medical terms)
heart-muscle-disease
cardiomyopathy
Guess the disease! (think of medical terms)
fiber-muscle-pain
fibromyalgia
What does macro- mean?
large, great
What does -rrhea mean?
flow, discharge
What does ot/o mean?
ear