Introduction To Med Term Part1

an example of a prefix is________

• -logist

• para-

• neur/o

Which is the proper way to divide the term

• cardio/myo/pathy

• cardi/o/myopathy

• cardi/o/my/o/pathy

A neurologist is ______________ the nerves

• the study of

• the removal of

• specialist in the study of

• pain of

dyspnea is_________

• difficult or painful breathing

• a disease of breathing

• abnormal heartbeat

• difficult swallowing

-megaly means______

• inflammation

• enlargement

• disease

• muscle

-itis means____

• inflammation

• enlargement

• infection

inter means_____

• within

• between

• upon

intra- means____

• between

• within

• upon

-plasty means surgical_________, while -pexy means surgical_____ ( just write the word for each )

-megaly is an example of a _______

• prefix

• suffix

• root word