Prefixes
Before
Pre
Fat
ADIP/O
Inflammation
Itis
Inflammation of the tonsils
Tonsillitis
Abnormal softening
Malacia
After
Post
Nerve
NEUR/O
Surgical Removal
Ectomy
Pain in the Stomach
Gastralgia
Over, above, or increased
Hyper
Below, Under, or Decreased
Hypo
Stomach
GASTR/O
Surgical Repair
Plasty
pertaining to a virus
viral
Root word meaning pertaining to birth
Within
Endo
MY/O
Flow or Discharge
Rrhea
Surgical Removal of the appendix
appendectomy
Combining form meaning nose
RHIN/O
Surrounding
Peri
Cell
CYT/O
Rupture
Rrhexis
Suture of muscle
myorrhaphy
This is used when the suffix begins with a consonant
a combining vowel