Intro to med term

The root part of a medical word usually indicates what?

• location

• relating to a body part

• process/procedure

• size

The prefix of the medical term usually means what?

• process/ procedure, amount

• relating to the body part

• size, location

The prefix macro means what?

• small

• large

• under

• above

The prefix hyper means what?

• high

• yellow

• below normal

• discharge

The prefix poly means what?

• two

• one

• many

• three

The root word cephalo means what?

• head

• arm

• leg

• back

The root word derm means what?

• skin

• heart

• lungs

• kidneys

The root word myo means what?

• bone

• muscle

• arm

• stomach

The suffix -philia means what?

• fear of

• pressure

• inflammation

• love of

The suffix -pnea means what?

• study of

• oxygen

• air

• pressure