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PREFIXES
STEMS
SUFFIXES
DIAGNOSES
DEFINITIONS
100
What does the prefix "RETRO-" mean?
Behind.
100
What word stem means "muscle"?
MYO.
100
What does the suffix "-ECTOMY" mean?
Surgical removal.
100
What's the medical term for "gallbladder removal"?
CHOLECYSTECTOMY.
100
What does the term "HEMOLYSIS" literally mean?
Blood cell destruction.
200
What does the prefix "NOX-" mean?
Night.
200
What word stem means "cell"?
CYTO.
200
What does the suffix "-RRHAPHY" mean?
Surgical repair with sutures.
200
What's the medical term for "around the heart"?
PERICARDIAL.
200
What does the term "HYPEREMESIS" literally mean?
Excessive vomiting.
300
What does the prefix "TACHY-" mean?
Fast.
300
What does the word stem "LAPARO" mean?
Abdominal wall.
300
What does the suffix "-ALGIA" mean?
Pain.
300
What's the medical term for "muscle pain"?
MYALGIA.
300
What does the term "SARCOPHAGIC" literally mean?
Flesh-eating.
400
What does the prefix "DEXTRO-" mean?
To the right.
400
What does the word stem "ONYCHO" mean?
Fingernail or toenail.
400
What does the suffix "-OREXIA" mean?
Appetite or hunger.
400
What's the medical term for "surgical removal of the ovary"?
OOPHORECTOMY.
400
What does the term "BLEPHAROPTOSIS" literally mean?
Droopy eyelid.
500
What does the prefix "XANTH-" mean?
Yellow.
500
What word stem means "gallbladder"?
CHOLECYSTO.
500
What does the suffix "-PHASIA" mean?
Speech or speaking.
500
What's the medical term for "abnormally fast heart rate"?
TACHYCARDIA.
500
What does the term "PACHYDERMA" literally mean?
Thick skin.