-Suffixes
What is the suffix for 'condition'?
Rhin/o
What is the root word for 'nose'?
Hepatitis
What is inflammation of the liver?
Inflammation of the skin
What is Dermatitis?
Exo-
What is the prefix for 'outer; outside'?
-oma
What is the suffix for 'tumor; mass'?
Men/o
What is the root word for 'menstruation'?
Cutting into the abdomen
What is a laparotomy?
Laryngectomy
What is the surgical removal of the larynx (voice box)?
Peri-
What is the prefix for 'around; surrounding'?
-graph
What is the suffix for 'recording instrument'?
Myel/o
What is the root word for 'Spinal cord' or 'Bone Marrow'?
Nephroscopy
What is the visual examination of the kidney?
Low levels of thyroid activity
What is hypothyroidism?
Dys-
What is the prefix for 'abnormal'?
-lepsy
What is the suffix for 'condition of'?
Salping/o
What is the root word for 'Fallopian tube'?
The study of the stomach and intestines
What is Gastroenterology?
An instrument used to visually examine the eye
What is an ophthalmoscope?
A prefix that means 'self'
What is Aut-?
The suffix for 'rapid; quick'
What is '-tachy'?
A root word that means "pertaining to infection"
What is 'septic/o'?
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, the longest word in the English language (we're looking for a simplified meaning of this word).
What is an example of an abnormal lung condition
Another name for an 'Ear, Nose, and Throat' doctor
What is an Otorhinolaryngologist?
What is the prefix for 'behind'?