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What does the prefix 'circum-' mean?
What does the prefix 'circum-' mean?
- cut
- tooth
- about (correct)
- blue
What is circumduction?
What is circumduction?
Controlled movement of a limb
What is circumcision?
What is circumcision?
Surgery that removes foreskin
What does the suffix '-coccus' refer to?
What does the suffix '-coccus' refer to?
What are staphylococcus and streptococcus?
What are staphylococcus and streptococcus?
What does the suffix '-cise' mean?
What does the suffix '-cise' mean?
What does excise mean?
What does excise mean?
What is excision?
What is excision?
What does 'col-' refer to?
What does 'col-' refer to?
What is a colectomy?
What is a colectomy?
What is a colonoscopy?
What is a colonoscopy?
What is colitis?
What is colitis?
What is a colostomy?
What is a colostomy?
What does the prefix 'contra-' mean?
What does the prefix 'contra-' mean?
What does contraindicated mean?
What does contraindicated mean?
What is contraception?
What is contraception?
What does the prefix 'cost-' refer to?
What does the prefix 'cost-' refer to?
What does costal mean?
What does costal mean?
What does the suffix '-crit' mean?
What does the suffix '-crit' mean?
What is hematocrit?
What is hematocrit?
What does the suffix '-crine' mean?
What does the suffix '-crine' mean?
What does endocrine refer to?
What does endocrine refer to?
What does exocrine refer to?
What does exocrine refer to?
What does the prefix 'cryo-' mean?
What does the prefix 'cryo-' mean?
What is cryotherapy?
What is cryotherapy?
What is cryosurgery?
What is cryosurgery?
What does the prefix 'cyano-' mean?
What does the prefix 'cyano-' mean?
What is cyanosis?
What is cyanosis?
What does cyanotic refer to?
What does cyanotic refer to?
What does the prefix 'cyst-' refer to?
What does the prefix 'cyst-' refer to?
What is cystitis?
What is cystitis?
What is cystoscopy?
What is cystoscopy?
What is cystectomy?
What is cystectomy?
What does the prefix 'cyt-' refer to?
What does the prefix 'cyt-' refer to?
What is cytology?
What is cytology?
What does cytopathic mean?
What does cytopathic mean?
What is cytolysis?
What is cytolysis?
What does the suffix '-cyte' mean?
What does the suffix '-cyte' mean?
What is an erythrocyte?
What is an erythrocyte?
What is a leukocyte?
What is a leukocyte?
What does the prefix 'dent-' refer to?
What does the prefix 'dent-' refer to?
What are dental caries?
What are dental caries?
What does the prefix 'derm-' refer to?
What does the prefix 'derm-' refer to?
What is dermatitis?
What is dermatitis?
What is a dermatologist?
What is a dermatologist?
What is dermatosis?
What is dermatosis?
What is a dermatome?
What is a dermatome?
What does the prefix 'dors-' mean?
What does the prefix 'dors-' mean?
What does dorsal refer to?
What does dorsal refer to?
What does the prefix 'dys-' mean?
What does the prefix 'dys-' mean?
What is dyspnea?
What is dyspnea?
What is dysphasia?
What is dysphasia?
What is dysphagia?
What is dysphagia?
What is dysmenorrhea?
What is dysmenorrhea?
What is dyspepsia?
What is dyspepsia?
What does the prefix 'dis-' mean?
What does the prefix 'dis-' mean?
What is disarticulation?
What is disarticulation?
What does disinfect mean?
What does disinfect mean?
What does the suffix '-ectomy' mean?
What does the suffix '-ectomy' mean?
What is a nephrectomy?
What is a nephrectomy?
What is an appendectomy?
What is an appendectomy?
What is a hysterectomy?
What is a hysterectomy?
What does the prefix 'electro-' mean?
What does the prefix 'electro-' mean?
What does EKG stand for?
What does EKG stand for?
What does EEG stand for?
What does EEG stand for?
What does the suffix '-emesis' mean?
What does the suffix '-emesis' mean?
What is hyperemesis?
What is hyperemesis?
What is hematemesis?
What is hematemesis?
What does the suffix '-emia' mean?
What does the suffix '-emia' mean?
What is anemia?
What is anemia?
What is hyperglycemia?
What is hyperglycemia?
What is septicemia?
What is septicemia?
What is ischemia?
What is ischemia?
What does the prefix 'encephala-' refer to?
What does the prefix 'encephala-' refer to?
What is encephalitis?
What is encephalitis?
What is encephalalgia?
What is encephalalgia?
What does the prefix 'endo-' mean?
What does the prefix 'endo-' mean?
What does endometrial refer to?
What does endometrial refer to?
What is endocarditis?
What is endocarditis?
What does endotracheal mean?
What does endotracheal mean?
What is endoscopy?
What is endoscopy?
What does the prefix 'enter-' mean?
What does the prefix 'enter-' mean?
What is gastroenteritis?
What is gastroenteritis?
What is a gastroenterologist?
What is a gastroenterologist?
What is enterocolitis?
What is enterocolitis?
What does the prefix 'epi-' mean?
What does the prefix 'epi-' mean?
What is the epidermis?
What is the epidermis?
What does epigastric refer to?
What does epigastric refer to?
What is epidural?
What is epidural?
What does the prefix 'erythr-' mean?
What does the prefix 'erythr-' mean?
What is erythema?
What is erythema?
What does the suffix '-esthesia' mean?
What does the suffix '-esthesia' mean?
What is paresthesia?
What is paresthesia?
What is anesthesia?
What is anesthesia?
What does the prefix 'faci-' refer to?
What does the prefix 'faci-' refer to?
What does facial mean?
What does facial mean?
What is facioplegia?
What is facioplegia?
What does craniofacial mean?
What does craniofacial mean?
What does the prefix 'fibr-' mean?
What does the prefix 'fibr-' mean?
What is a fibroid?
What is a fibroid?
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circum-
circum-
Around or about
-coccus
-coccus
Round shaped
-cise
-cise
To cut
col-
col-
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contra-
contra-
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cost-
cost-
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cryotherapy
cryotherapy
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cyanosis
cyanosis
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cyt-
cyt-
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-cyte
-cyte
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-emia
-emia
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derm-
derm-
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encephala-
encephala-
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-ectomy
-ectomy
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disarticulation
disarticulation
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dys-
dys-
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epi-
epi-
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anesthesia
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erythrocyte
erythrocyte
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leukocyte
leukocyte
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anemia
anemia
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hyperglycemia
hyperglycemia
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dermatitis
dermatitis
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encephalitis
encephalitis
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nephrectomy
nephrectomy
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appendectomy
appendectomy
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hysterectomy
hysterectomy
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dyspnea
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dysphagia
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epigastric
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Study Notes
Medical Prefixes and Suffixes
- circum-: Indicates "about" or "around"; used in terms like circumcision (surgery to remove foreskin) and circumduction (controlled limb movement).
- -coccus: Refers to "round"; examples include staphylococcus and streptococcus, types of round-shaped bacteria.
- -cise: Signifies "cut"; excise means to cut out entirely, while excision refers to surgical removal.
- col-: Pertains to the colon; colectomy is the removal of the colon and colonoscopy involves visualizing the colon with a camera.
- contra-: Means "against"; contraindicated indicates something that makes a treatment inadvisable, while contraception refers to methods preventing pregnancy.
Body Systems and Conditions
- cost-: Relates to the ribs; costal describes anything pertaining to the ribs.
- cryotherapy: Involves the use of extreme cold for surgery or therapy, with cryosurgery specifically using localized extreme cold for tissue destruction.
- cyanosis: A condition where skin takes on a bluish-grey hue due to insufficient oxygen.
Cellular and Blood Terminology
- cyt-: Denotes "cell"; cytology is the study of cells, and cytopathic refers to cell damage.
- -cyte: A suffix for "cell"; erythrocyte is a red blood cell, while leukocyte is a white blood cell.
- -emia: Indicates a blood condition; anemia refers to low hemoglobin levels, and hyperglycemia denotes high blood sugar.
Infections and Inflammations
- derm-: Pertains to skin; dermatitis indicates skin inflammation, while dermatosis refers to skin diseases without inflammation.
- encephala-: Relates to the brain; encephalitis signifies brain inflammation, and encephalalgia indicates head pain.
Surgical Terms
- -ectomy: Refers to surgical removal; nephrectomy is kidney removal, appendectomy is appendix removal, and hysterectomy is uterus removal.
- disarticulation: Means separation at a joint, particularly between bones.
Other Medical Terms
- dys-: Indicates "painful" or "difficult"; dyspnea refers to difficulty breathing, while dysphagia indicates difficulty swallowing.
- epi-: Means "above" or "upon"; epidermis is the top skin layer, and epigastric refers to the area above the stomach.
- anesthesia: Implies "without sensation" and denotes pain relief procedures.
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Test your knowledge on biological terms related to movements, shapes, and surgical procedures. This quiz covers definitions and concepts like circumduction, circumcision, and types of bacteria. Perfect for students and enthusiasts in biology.
