Question

Muscular, Endocrine and Nervous Systems.

please find 10 words associated with the above topics and break them down into the prefix, root, suffix and their meanings each and meaning of the words together.

Answer 1

1.- Amenorrhea: Prefix: A, means "no" or absence; root: meno, means menstrual; suffix: rrhea, means flux. The word means lack of menstrual flux

2.- Acromegaly: Prefix: Acro, means extreme; suffix: mega, means giant. The word means giant extremities.

3.- Ataxia: Prefix: A, means "no" or absence; suffix: taxia, coordination. The word means loss of muscular coordination

4.- Erythropoietin: Prefix: Erythro, means red; suffix: poietin, means substances that origins something. The word refers to the molecule that stimulates the formation of red blood cells

5.- Quadriplegia: Prefix: Quadri, means four; suffix: plegia, means paralysis. The word refers to the paralysis of both upper and lower limbs

6.- Anemia: Prefix: A, means "no" or absence; suffix: emia, means blood. The word litterally means absence of blood, but refers to a lack of proper function of red blood cells in blood

7.- Polyphagia: Prefix: Poly, means many; suffix: phagia, means to eat. The word refers to the condition of excessively eating

8.- Cyanosis: Prefix: cyano, means blue; suffix: osis, means condition. The word refers to the condition of getting blue skinned

9.- Endometritis: Prefix: Endo, means inside; metri, means uterus; itis, means inflammation. The word means inflammation of the inner layer of the uterus.

10.- Panencephalitis: 1° prefix: Pan, means whole; 2° prefix: en, means inside; root: cephalo, means head; suffix: itis, means inflammation. The word means inflammation of the entire brain