7th Grade Med Term Prefixes #2

Cryothearpy would be this type of thearpy

• using heat

• physical therapy

• using ice

• applying Icy Hot to your muscles

Analgesics are medications that....

• relieve pain

• relieve heartburn

• treat rashes

• relieve itching

NECROsis is when the skin or an organ.....

• is healing

• begins to die

• is receiving treatment

• is being replaced

DERMatology is the study of

• the brain

• the lungs

• the skin

• the feet

An ENDOscopy is

• when a doctor looks in your ears

• when the doctor looks into your digestive tract

• when the doctor examines your eyes

• when the doctor looks into your nose

The prefix EPI- means

• outside

• against

• underneath

• upon

LIPO- is the prefix for

• fat

• muscle

• skin

• organs

The prefix PER- means

• underneath

• through

• behind

• front

METAchrosis allows chameleons to......

• eat bugs

• jump high

• run fast

• change color

ANTI- is the prefix for

• upon

• behind

• through

• against