Medical Terminology -Chapter 1

The word root "Lith" means:

• Stone

• bone

• calcium

• crushing

The word root "gastr" means:

• intestine

• liver

• tummy

• stomach

The word root "oste" means:

• over estimate

• calcium

• bone

• knee

The word root "psych" means:

• guess

• mind

• psychology

• schizophrenia

The word root "caud" means:

• head

• tail

• end

• beginning

The word root "or" means:

• oral

• mouth

• opening

• ending

The word root "cardi" means:

• lung

• heart

• pericardium

• endocardium

The word root "chol" means:

• short for cholesterol

• liver

• bile

• gall bladder

The suffix "-itis" means:

• inflammation

• infection

• in-growing

• inner side

The prefix "pyr-" means:

• purple

• fire

• fixing

• suturing