Prefixes
PRE-
What prefix means before?
Adip/o
What combining form means fat?
-itis
What suffix means inflammation?
tonsillitis
What term means inflammation of the tonsils?
-malacia
What suffix means abnormal softening?
Post-
What prefix means after?
Neur/o
What combining form means nerve?
-ectomy
What suffix means surgical removal?
gastralgia
What term means pain in the stomach?
Hyper-
What prefix means over, above, or increased?
Hypo-
What prefix means below, under, or decreased?
Gastr/o
What combining form means stomach?
-plasty
What suffix means repair?
viral
What term means pertaining to a virus?
natal
What root word means pertaining to birth?
Endo-
What prefix means within?
My/o
What combining form means muscle?
-rrhea
What suffix means flow or discharge?
appendectomy
What term means the surgical removal of the appendix?
Rhin/o
What combining form means nose?
Peri-
What prefix means surrounding?
Cyt/o
What combining form means cell?
-rrhexis
What suffix means rupture?
myorrhaphy
What term means to suture a muscle?
a combining vowel
What is used when the suffix begins with a consonant?