Medical pre/suffixes Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Crani | pertaining to the skull |
otomoy | cutting into |
crani-otomy | cutting into the skull |
dys | difficult/painful |
uria | urine,urination |
dysuria | trouble or painful urination |
hyster | uterus |
ectomy | surgical removal` |
hysterectomy | surgical removal of the uterus |
hemo | blood |
toxic | poison |
hemotoxic | blood poisoning |
peri | around |
card | pericard |
itis | inflammation |
pericarditis | swelling and irritation of the pericardium |
chloe | bile |
cyst | bladder, bad, sac |
Cholecystitis | inflammation of the gallbladde |
tachy | rapid |
cardia | pertaining to the heart |
tachycardia | faster than normal heart beat at rest |
neur | nerve |
algia | pain |
neuralgia | nerve pain |
lueko | white |
cyte | cell |
luekocyte | white blood cells |
poly | many |
cyth | cell |
emia | blood |
polycythemia | disease state in which the proportion of blood volume that is occupied by red blood cells increases |
bradycardia | slow heart |
brady | slow |
gastrectomy | surgical removal of the stomach |
gastr | stomach |
neopathy | new disease |
neo | new |
pathy | condition or disease |
dermatologist | skin doctor |
dermat | skin |
ologist | doctor of |
proctoscope | anus instrument for visual examination |
procto | anus or rectum |
scope | look over or examine |
carcinoma | cancerous tumor |
carcin | cancer |
oma | used to form names of tumors |
electroencephalograph | recording of electrical activity along the scalp. |
electro | electrical |
encaphalo | the brain |
graph | instrument for recording |
ostiomalacia | softening of the bones |
ostio | bone |
malacia | softening of tissues |
paraplegia | impairment in motor or sensory function of the lower extremities |
para | alongside close to |
plegia | stroke or paralysis |
py | pus |
uria | having a specified substance in the urine |
pyuria | condition of urine containing pus |
acromegaly | long-term condition in which there is too much growth hormone and the body tissues get larger over time. |
acro | Extremity of the body |
megaly | enlargement;big or huge |
gerantology | the scientific study of aging in all its aspects |
geront | old aged |
dysphagia | difficulty swallowing |
phagia | swallowing |
hydro | water |
cele | tumor |
hydrocele | water tumor |
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