camille medical terminology game

a-/an-

This prefix means without or not.

anti-

This prefix means against.

brady-

This prefix means slow.

tachy-

This prefix means fast or rapid.

hyper-

This prefix means above normal or excessive.

hypo-

This prefix means below normal or deficient.

peri-

This prefix means around.

endo-

This prefix means inside or within.

epi-

This prefix means upon or above.

sub-

This prefix means under or below.

-itis

This suffix means inflammation.

-algia

This suffix means pain.

-ectomy

This suffix means surgical removal.

-otomy

This suffix means incision into.

-ostomy

This suffix means surgically creating an opening.

-scopy

This suffix means visual examination.

-megaly

This suffix means enlargement.

-oma

This suffix means tumor or mass.

-osis

This suffix means abnormal condition.

-pathy

This suffix means disease.

cardi/o

This combining form means heart.

neur/o

This combining form means nerve.

gastr/o

This combining form means stomach.

hepat/o

This combining form means liver.

nephr/o

This combining form means kidney.

hypertension

This condition means abnormally high blood pressure.

hypotension

This condition means abnormally low blood pressure.

tachycardia

This term means an abnormally fast heart rate.

bradycardia

This term means an abnormally slow heart rate.

arthritis

This term means inflammation of a joint.

supra-

This prefix means above.

inter-

This prefix means between.

intra-

This prefix means within.

pre-

This prefix means before.

post-

This prefix means after.

bi-

This prefix means two.

tri-

This prefix means three.

poly-

This prefix means many or much.

oligo-

This prefix means few or scanty.

dys-

This prefix means painful, difficult, or abnormal.

-emia

This suffix means a blood condition.

-uria

This suffix refers to a urine condition.

-cyte

This suffix means cell.

-penia

This suffix means deficiency or decrease.

-plegia

This suffix means paralysis.

-rrhea

This suffix means flow or discharge.

-rrhage or -rrhagia

This suffix means excessive bleeding.

-lysis

This suffix means breakdown or destruction.

-plasty

This suffix means surgical repair.

-logy

This suffix means study of.

hemat/o

This combining form means blood.

dermat/o

This combining form means skin.

oste/o

This combining form means bone.

arthr/o

This combining form means joint.

my/o

This combining form means muscle.

anemia

This condition involves too few healthy red blood cells or too little hemoglobin.

hematuria

This term means blood in the urine.

hepatomegaly

This term means enlargement of the liver.

myalgia

This term means muscle pain.

neuropathy

This term refers to disease or damage involving nerves.