Prefixes
This prefix means slow
Brady-
Against
Cell
Cardi/o refers to this organ.
Heart
This prefix means many or much
Poly-
What does uni- mean?
One
This suffix means inflammation
-itis
Multicellular contains multi-. What does multicellular mean?
Made of many cells.
Derm/o or Dermat/o refers to this part of the body.
Skin
The prefix Neo- means what?
New
What does ur/o mean?
Urine or Urinary Tract.
This suffix means enlargement
-megaly
A puppy is described as neonatal. What does neo- tell you?
The puppy is new / newborn.
Hepat/o refers to what organ?
Liver
What prefix means around or surrounding?
Peri-
Oxygen condition.
The suffix -phagia means what?
A veterinarian diagnoses hepatomegaly. Using hepat/o and -megaly, what does it mean?
Gingiv/o refers to this structure in the mouth
Gums
Ep- / Epi- means?
Upon, On, Above, or Around
What foes copr/o mean?
This suffix means breakdown, destruction, or separation
-lysis
A term contains erythr/o and -lysis. What would the term describe?
Breakdown / destruction of red blood cells.
Peritone/o refers to this this lining of the abdominal cavity.
Peritoneum / Abdominal Lining