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PREFIXES
STEMS
SUFFIXES
DIAGNOSES
DEFINITIONS
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What does the prefix "AB-" mean?
Away from.
100
What word stem means "intestine"?
ENTERO.
100
What does the suffix "-PATHY" mean?
Disease.
100
What's the medical term for "high blood sugar"?
HYPERGLYCEMIA.
100
What does the term "LEUKOPENIA" literally mean?
White (blood cell) deficiency.
200
What does the prefix "DIA-" mean?
Through.
200
What word stem means "blood?"
HEMA or HEMATO.
200
What does the suffix "-EMIA" mean?
Blood.
200
What's the medical term for "paralysis of all four limbs"?
Quadriplegia.
200
What does the term "THORACOCENTESIS" literally mean?
Surgical puncture of the chest.
300
What does the prefix "LEVO-" mean?
To the left.
300
What does the word stem "LITH" mean?
Stone.
300
What does the suffix "-CELE" mean?
Protrusion, hernia, or tumor.
300
What's the medical term for "between the ribs"?
INTERCOSTAL.
300
What does the term "HIDRADENITIS" literally mean?
Sweat gland inflammation.
400
What does the prefix "BRADY-" mean?
Slow.
400
What does the word stem "OMPHALO" mean?
Bellybutton.
400
What does the suffix "-DESIS" mean?
Surgical fixation or fusion.
400
What's the medical term for "brain disease"?
ENCEPHALOPATHY.
400
What does the term" CARDIORRHEXIS" literally mean?
Heart rupture.
500
What does the prefix "POLIO-" mean?
Gray.
500
What word stem means "eyelid"?
BLEPHARO.
500
What does the suffix "-STASIS" mean?
Cessation of flow.
500
What's the medical term for "softening of the cartilage"?
CHONDROMALACIA.
500
What does the term "BRACHYDACTYLY" literally mean?
Short fingers.