Prefixes
Roots
Suffixes
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What does it Mean?
100

What does the prefix "brady" mean?

Slow

100
Root word for stomach?

Gastr/o

100

Suffix meaning inflammation?

itis

100

Build the word for "inflammation of the stomach."

Gastritis

100

Define: Hematuria

Blood in the urine

200

Prefix meaning "below or deficient"

Hypo

200

What body part does nephr/o refer to?

Kidney

200

What does "ectomy" mean?

Surgical removal

200

What's the term for "enlargement of the heart"?

Cardiomegaly

200

Define: Arthritis

Inflammation of a joint

300

Prefix that means "fast"?

Tachy

300

Root word for muscle?

My/o
300

Meaning of "algia"?

Pain

300

Term for "pain in the nerve"?

Neuralgia

300

Define: Tachycardia

Fast heart rate

400

"Pre" means what?

Before

400

What does the root oste/o refer to?

Bone

400

"megaly" means what?

Enlargement

400

Build the word for "removal of the kidney

Nephrectomy

400

Define: Nephrologist

Kidney Specialist

500

Prefix meaning "within or inside"?

Endo

500

Root word for liver?

Hepat/o

500

Suffix meaning visual examination?

scopy

500

What is "visual exam of the bladder"?

Cystoscopy

500

Define: Electrocardiogram

Recording of heart's electrical activity