Unit 1 Flashcards
(29 cards)
The prefixes
di- or dia- or trans
All mean:
Through
The prefix
meso-
Means:
In the middle
Choose the root word that means “urine”
ur/o
Choose the root word that means “ear”
ot/o
Choose the root word that means “hard”
scler/o
Choose the root word that means “nervous system”
neur/o
Choose the root word that means “sweet” or “sugar”
glyc/o
Choose the root word that means “tendon”
ten/o, tend/o
The suffix
-megaly
enlargement due to disease
The suffix
-oma
tumor
What is the medical English plural of
bacterium
bacteria
What is the medical English plural of
plica
plicae
Pertaining to a layer within the skin
intra dermal
Inflammation in the ear
ot itis
The muscle layer of the uterus
myo metr ium
Drug promoting the separation of urine from the body
di uretic
Cutting into a tendon
teno tomy
Surgical removal of the thyroid gland
thyroid ectomy
Disease of a joint
arthro pathy
Disease of the heart muscle
cardio myo pathy
Disease of the heart muscle
cardio myo pathy
The suffix
-trophy
Nourishment, growth
Surgical alteration of the nervous system
neuroplasty
Breakdown of a tendon
teno lysis
