BASICS

Learn medical terms: prefix, root, suffix

Myocarditis

muscle layer of heart inflamed

Pericarditis

outer layer of heart inflamed

Endocarditis

inner layer of heart inflamed

Cardiologist

a physician specializing in the heart

Cardiomyopathy

damage to heart muscle layer

Cardiomegaly

enlargement of the heart

-itis

=inflammation

-osis

=abnormal

-ectomy

=to cut out (remove)

-otomy

=to cut into

a/an

without, none

mega/-megaly

= enlarged

-scopy/ - scopic

= to look, observe

-graphy/ -graph

= recording an image

-gram

= the image (x-ray)

Stomato

= mouth

Dento

= teeth

Glosso/linguo

= tongue

Gingivo

= gums

encephalo

=brain

Gastro

= stomach

Entero

= intestine

Colo

= large intestine

Procto

= anus/rectum

Hepato

= liver

Nephro/rene

= kidney

Orchido

= testis