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Myocarditis
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| (prefix) |
(root) |
(suffix) |
| myo = muscle |
card = heart |
itis = inflammation |
PREFIX CHANGE:
| myocarditis |
= muscle layer of heart inflamed |
| pericarditis |
= outer layer of heart inflamed |
| endocarditis |
= inner layer of heart inflamed |
SUFFIX CHANGE:
| cardiologist |
= a physician specializing in the heart |
| cardiomyopathy |
= damage to heart muscle layer |
| cardiomegaly |
= enlargement of the heart |
| -itis |
= inflammation |
tonsillitis, appendicitis (you know these!) |
| -osis |
= abnormal condition |
cyanosis (of blueness, due to cold or low oxygen) |
| -ectomy |
= to cut out (remove) |
appendectomy, tonsillectomy (you know these too!) |
| -otomy |
= to cut into |
tracheotomy (to cut into the windpipe,
temporary opening) |
| -ostomy |
= to make a
“mouth” |
colostomy (to make a permanent opening in colon) |
| a/an |
= without, none |
anemia (literally no blood but means few red cells) |
| micro |
= small |
microstomia (abnormally small mouth, see “stomy” in colostomy above?) |
| macro |
= large |
macrostomia (abnormally large mouth) |
| mega/ -megaly |
= enlarged |
megacolon (abnormally large colon = large intestine) |
| -scopy/ -scopic |
= to look, observe |
colonoscopy (look into colon) |
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| Word |
Meaning |
Example |
| Anterior or ventral |
At or near the front surface of the body |
“Anterior nerves” |
| Posterior or dorsal |
At or near the real surface of the body |
“Dorsal surface of the hand” |
| Superior |
Above |
“Superior (cranial) aspect” |
| Inferior |
Below |
“Inferior aspect” |
| Lateral |
Side |
“Lateral aspect” |
| Distal |
Farthest from center |
“Axons distal to the injury” |
| Proximal |
Nearest to center |
Proximal end of the forearm” |
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Surgical Terms
| Suffix |
Meaning |
Example |
| -centesis |
Puncture a cavity to remove fluid |
Amniocentesis |
| -ectomy |
Surgical removal or excision |
Hysterectomy |
| -ostomy |
A new permanent opening |
Tracheostomy |
| -otomy |
Cutting into, incision |
Gastrotomy |
| -orrhaphy |
Surgical repair or suture |
Gastrorrhaphy |
| -opexy |
Surgical fixation |
Nephropexy |
| -oplasty |
Surgical repair |
Rhinoplasty |
| -otripsy |
Crushing or destroying |
Lithotripsy |
