Combining Forms
Prefix
Suffix
Complementary Terms
Body Positions
100

The term that means "white"

What is leuko/o

100

above, excessive

hyper-

100

study of

-logy

100

non malignant, nonrecurrent, favorable recovery

benign

100
Lying on the anterior part of the body (stomach)

Prone

200

The CF that mens "fat"

What is Lip/o

200

painful, abnormal, difficult, labored

dys-

200

enlargement

-megaly

200

improvement or absence of signs of disease

remission

200

Lying flat on the back facing upwards

Supine (SOUP)

300

In the term osteoarthropathy which part ist he suffix?

-pathy

300

below, incomplete, deficient, under

hypo-

300

-oma

tumor, swelling

300

encosed within a capsule

encapsulated

300

sitting upright and tilted forward, resting on a pillow supported by an overbed table. Often used to help with breathing

Orthopenia

400

Enlargement of the liver

Hepatomegaly

400

new

neo-

400

complete the term for "disease of the muscle" myo_____

myoPATHY
400

cancer in the early stage before invading surrounding tissue

carcinoma in situ

400

Lying back with legs raised in sturrups

Lithotomy

500

cancerous tumor of glandular tissue

adenocarcinoma

500

after, beyond, change

meta-

500

Complete the term for "producing cells" cyo_____

Cytogenic

500
incidenence of the number of deaths in a population

mortality

500

lying down on side with one leg bent

Lateral recumbent position

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