Root Words Flashcards
cardio
prefix word for ❤️
e.g cardiovascular exercises, it helps to elevate our heart rate and maka increase ug oxygen sa heart
heart
myo
prefix word for 💪🏻
e.g Myopathy is a muscular disease where the muscle does not function properly
- result niya muscular weakness
muscle
arterio
kanal sa heart
e.g Arteriosclerosis
A
buildup of plaque (fats) sa artery wall.
artery
cyto
cell
arthro
e.g Arthritis is the swelling and tenderness of one or more joints
joint
heap/hepato
Hepatitis A - highly contagious liver infection caused by the hepatitis A virus
liver
pyo
thich fluid made up of dead white cells / nana
pus
cranio
or cranial, houses and protects the brain
skull
thrombo
means clotting of blood
thrombophlebitis (phlebitis - inflammation of the vein) - b.c creates a block in the vein
clot
pyro
high temperature
fever
osteo
osteoporosis - kulang kag calcium
bone
nephro
kidney