Prefixes
Combining Forms
Suffixes
Terms
Hodge Podge
100

Before

Pre

100

Fat

ADIP/O

100

Inflammation

Itis

100

Inflammation of the tonsils

Tonsillitis

100

Abnormal softening

Malacia

200

After

Post

200

Nerve

NEUR/O

200

Surgical Removal

Ectomy

200

Pain in the Stomach

Gastralgia

200

Over, above, or increased

Hyper

300

Below, Under, or Decreased

Hypo

300

Stomach

GASTR/O

300

Surgical Repair

Plasty

300

pertaining to a virus

viral

300

Root word meaning pertaining to birth

Natal
400

Within

Endo

400
Muscle

MY/O

400

Flow or Discharge

Rrhea

400

Surgical Removal of the appendix

appendectomy

400

Combining form meaning nose

RHIN/O

500

Surrounding

Peri

500

Cell

CYT/O

500

Rupture

Rrhexis

500

Suture of muscle

myorrhaphy

500

This is used when the suffix begins with a consonant

a combining vowel

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