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Prefixes
Word Roots
Suffixes
Anatomy & Physiology
Illnesses
100
A prefix that means below.
What is sub-?
100
This root word goes by the definition of white.
What is albin/o
100
A suffix that describes skin.
What is -cyte?
100
Epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous.
What are the 3 layers of skin?
100
An open sore/ lesion of the skin.
What is an Ulcer?
200
A prefix that goes by the meaning of upon.
What is epi-?
200
The wood root for bile duct.
What is cholangi/o?
200
The suffix describing eating, and swallowing.
What is -phagia?
200
Consists of the oral cavity, esophagus, and stomach.
What is the upper gastrointestinal tract?
200
An inflammation of the colon.
What is colitis?
300
The prefix in the medical term subcutaneous.
What is sub-?
300
The main root word used in medical terminology that defines skin.
What is derm/o/at/ato?
300
A suffix that describes to vomit.
What is -emesis?
300
The wavelike muscular contractions that occur while the bolus is being carried into the stomach.
What is peristalsis?
300
A viral infection that produces the eruption of highly painful vesicles that may follow a nerve path.
What is shingles?
400
A prefix meaning above normal in hyperhidrosis.
What is hyper-
400
The word root for nail.
What is onych/o?
400
the suffix in the term melanoma.
What is -oma?
400
A hard protein that composes hair fibers.
What is keratin?
400
A viral infection that produces the eruption of highly painful vesicles that may follow a nerve path
What is Crohn's disease?
500
A prefix in the word antibiotic, which is an agent that kills bacteria.
What is -anti?
500
The word root(s) in the term hemangioma that means a benign tumor of blood vessels, or meaning your birthmark.
What is hem/o, angi/o?
500
The suffix in anorexia that means appetite, desire.
What is -orexia
500
An organ that lies posterior to the stomach and produces digestive enzymes that aid in the processing of fats and carbohydrates in foods.
What is the pancreas?
500
A yellowish cast to the skin, sclera, and mucosal membranes caused by bile deposits.
What is jaundice?