Sunday, August 10, 2014

MTW nephroptosis

Nephr/ - Word Root

Nephr/- Kidney

O - CV

- ptosis - Suffix

- ptosis - Falling (drooping)

Nephroptosis - Falling of a kidney

MTW Oximeter

Ox/ - Word Root

Ox/ - Oxygen

I - CV

- meter - Suffix

- meter - Measurement

Oximeter - measurement of oxygen

MTW Laryngoplegia

Laryng/- Word Root

Laryng/- Larynx (voice box)

O - CV

- plegia - Suffix

- plegia - paralysis


Laryngoplegia - Paralysis of the larynx (voice box)


MTW noctiphobia

Nocti/- Word Root

Nocti/- Night

- phobia - Suffix


- phobia - Fear


Noctiphobia - Fear of the night

MTW Lipopenia

Lip/- - Word Root

Lip/ - Fat

O - CV

- penia - Suffix

- penia - Defiency

Lipopenia - Def. of fat

MTW Adiposis

Adip/- Word Root

Adip/ - Fat

- osis - Suffix

- osis - Abnormal condition

Adiposis - Abnormal condition of fat

MTW Tracheopathy

Trache/- Word Root

Trache/- Trachea (windpipe)

O - CV

- pathy - Suffix

- pathy - Disease

Tracheopathy - Disease of the Trachea (windpipe)