Prefixes Suffixes roots terminology terminology
100
What is ante-?
Before, forward
100
What is -centesis?
surgical puncture to remove fluid
100
What is flex/o
to bend
100
What is a radiographer
A technologist that assist in the making of a diagnostic x-ray pictures
100
What is radiotherapy
High energy radiation to treat an illness
200
What is cata-?
down
200
What is -malacia?
softening
200
What is imnun/o
protecton
200
What is a necropsy
An autopsy or post-mortem examination
200
What is myelitis
inflammation of the spinal cord
300
What is infra-?
beneath, under
300
What is -ptosis?
dripping, falling, prolapse
300
What is somn/o
sleep
300
What is cardiomyopathy
Primary disease of the heart muscle in the absence of a known underlying cause
300
What is ischemia
to hold back blood from a part of the body or tissue
400
What is para-?
abnormal, beside, near
400
What is -blast?
embryonic, immature
400
What is dactyl/o
fingers, toes
400
What is a thoracentesis
A surgical puncture in the chest to remove fluid
400
What is angioplasty
the surgical repair of blood vessel (artery) using a surgical balloon that is inflated after incursion.
500
What is retro-?
behind, comma backward
500
What is -plasia/
development, formation, growth
500
What is cutane/o
skin
500
What is a laparotomy
A creation of a large incision into the peritoneal cavity
500
What is arteriosclerosis
depots of fat collected in an artery.






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