Prefixes
Prefix meaning above, upon, and on
What is epi-
Root word for heart
What is cario-
Suffix meaning inflammation
What is -itis
What is gastritis?
Rhinoplasty
What is a surgery to reshape your nose?
Prefix meaning painful, difficult, and abnormal
What is dys-
Word for skin
What is Derma-
Suffix for incision
What is -tomy
When the bones get holes (or large pores) in them because the body loses bone or doesn't make enough bone.
What is Osteoporosis?
Appendicitis
What is inflammation of your appendix?
Prefix meaning bad, abnormal
What is mal-
Root word for tissue
What is Histio-
Suffix meaning pain
What is -algia
inflammation of liver
What is Hepatitis
Pancreatitis
Prefix meaning good, normal
What is eu-
Root word for bad/harmful
What is malign-
Suffix for tumor
What -oma
Joint inflammation, and involves the wearing away of the cartilage that caps the bones in your joints.
What is Osteoarthritis?
Thyroidectomy
What is surgical removal of the thyroid gland?
Prefix meaning slow
What is brady-
Root word for cancer
What is carcin-
Suffix meaning paralysis
What is -plegia
Cancer that forms in epithelial tissue
What is Carcinoma?
Cardiomyopathy
What is diseases of the heart muscle, where the walls of the heart chambers have become stretched, thickened or stiff?