Medical Terminology

What does the suffix "-itis" mean?

• blood
• inflammation
• liver
• cut

What does the prefix "phleb-" mean?

• vein
• blood
• doctor
• artery

What does the prefix "endo-" stand for?

• inside
• within
• under
• below

The combining form "erythro" means?

• red
• cells
• tissue
• blood

The combining form "hemo" means?

• skin
• blood
• vein
• bone

What does the combining form "patho" mean?

• nerves
• infection
• disease
• clot

A Hematologist studies what?

• cells
• skin
• tissue
• blood

What does the suffix "-tomy" mean?

• process of cutting
• process of surgery
• condition
• opening

The combining form "vasculo" means what?

• vascular
• vein
• blood vessels
• artery

A Cytologist studies what?

• skin
• tissue
• organs
• cells