Medical Terminology

What does the suffix '-itis' mean?

• Pain

• Weakness

• Inflammation

• Softening

What does the suffix '-trophy' mean?

• Development

• Weakness

• Pain

• Break

What does the prefix 'brady-' mean?

• Towards

• Slow

• Within

• Together

What does the prefix 'hyper-' mean?

• Above/excessive

• Below

• Between

• Within

What does the suffix '-tomy' mean?

• Incision/cut into

• Surturing/repairing

• Growth

• Inflammation

What does the combining form 'oste/o' mean?

• Spinal cord

• Bone

• Muscle

• Nerve

What does the combining from 'myel/o' mean?

• Bone

• Muscle

• Nerve

• Spinal cord

What does the prefix '-poly' mean?

• Many/several

• Below

• Slow

• Between

What does the prefix '-a' mean?

• Away from

• Between

• Absence of/without

• Slow