CH 1 Exercises Flashcards
doctor who treats a heart attack
cardiologist
…who treats ovarian cysts
gynecologist
…who treats bipolar disorder
neurologist
…who treats breast adenocarcinoma
oncologist
…who treats iron deficiency anemia
hematologist
…who treats retinopathy
opthalmologist
…who treats a cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
neurologist
…who treats renal failure
nephrologist
…who treats inflammatory bowel disease
gastroenterologist
…who treats prostatic adenocarcinoma
urologist
word beginnings are called
prefixes
word endings are called
suffixes
the foundation of a word is called
the root
a letter linking a suffix and a root or linking two roots is called
a combining form
the combination of a root and a combining vowel is called
combining vowel
this vowel goes between the root words and before the suffix and is not used if the suffix begins with a vowel
“o”
heart
cardio
gland
adeno
life
bio
cerebro
brain
cephalo
head
arthro
joint
carcino
cancer
cysto
urinary bladder
cyto
cells
dermo or dermato
skin
relating to the brain
encephalo
relating to electricity
electro