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Therm
heat (root)
THINK: thermometer measures heat under your tongue
cardi/o
heart (root)
THINK: Cardio is exercise to strength your heart
-itis
inflammation (suffix)
THINK: arthritis is inflammation of the joints
Ex. tonsillitis, appendicitis
peri-
surrounding/outer (prefix)
endo-
within, inner (prefix)
,-ologist
specialist (suffix)
THINK: Cardiologist is a heart specialist
-megaly, mega
enlargement (suffix)
THINK: Mega is really big!
Ex. megacolon - abnormally large colon = large intestine
-myopathy
any pathologic change or disease of muscle tissue (suffix)
-osis
abnormal condition
Ex. cyanosis -blueness due to cold or low oxygen
THINK: Osis is an abnormal way of spelling oasis.
-ectomy
To cut out of; remove
THINK: Appendectomy is removal of the appendix
,Ex. tonsillectomy
-otomy
cut into
THINK: Anatomy was discovered by cutting into a body.
Cut the "s" out of ostomy and you get otomy
Ex. tracheotomy - to cut into the windpipe, temporary opening
-ostomy
create an opening
THINK: Colostomy bag is connected to an opening in the colon
a/an
without, none
THINK: anemia
Ex. apnea - without breathing
-scopy; -scopic
look, observe
, THINK: Telescope looks up at the stars
Ex. colonoscopy - look into colon
-graphy; -graph
recording an image (the procedure to get an image)
THINK: A lie detector test creates a graph while it is recording the answers to questions
Ex. mammography - imaging the breasts
-gram
the image, record or picture
THINK: Mammogram is an image of the breast tissue
Ex. electrocardiogram - image of the heart’s electricity, mammogram
Stomato
mouth
THINK: You get to the stomach through the mouth
Dento
teeth
THINK: Dentist cleans your teeth
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