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Prefixes
Word Roots
Combine the terms
Suffixes
100
Medical terminology describes this in detail
What is the human body
100
This prefix means before or in front of
What is pre
100
This word root means red
What is Erythr/o
100
combine & give the definition : col/o -ectomy
What is colectomy, the surgical removal of the colon
100
A suffix is located at what part of the word?
What is the end
200
These people were the founders of modern medicine
What is the Greeks
200
This prefix means new or recent
What is neo
200
This word root means nerve
What is neur/o
200
Combine and give the definition: erythr/o -cytes
What is erythrocytes, red blood cells
200
This suffix means "The study of"
What is -ology
300
Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary was first published during this year.
What is 1890.
300
the prefix meaning within or inside
What is endo
300
What is the root word meaning blood?
What is hem/o
300
Define cardiomegaly
What is enlargement of the heart
300
This suffix means abnormal narrowing
What is -stenosis
400
This rule states that if your suffix begins with a vowel you can drop the combining vowel of the root word
What is The Rule of "o"
400
The meaning of this word is bad or difficult
What is dys
400
This root word means small intestine
What is enter/o
400
Name/spell that word that means surgical repair of the nose
What is Rhinoplasty
400
This suffix means inflammation
What is -itis
500
This is a word named after a person
What is an eponym
500
This prefix means toward
What is ad
500
What is the root word meaning plaque or fatty substance?
What is ather/o
500
Combine and define: Gastr/o Enter/o -ology
What is gastroenterology; the study of the stomach and small intestine
500
Name the 2 suffixes that mean pain
What is -algia and -dynia