Prefix
Means "one hundred or one hundredth."
centi-
Means "inflammation."
-itis
necr/o
Term means pertaining away from the nor or rule; considered not normal.
abnormal
Vowel is used more often than any other to make combining forms.
o
Means "against."
anti-
Means "to view."
-opsy
What does the combining form eti/o mean?
cause
Term means condition of being able to walk, not confined to bed.
ambulatory
Component part means to fix before or to fix to the beginning of the word. Sits at the beginning of a word with a hyphen following.
Prefix
Means "below, under, deficient."
hypo-
Means "study of."
-logy
What does the combining form bi/o?
life
Term means the process of cutting out, surgical removal.
excision
"Father of Medicine"
Hippocrates
Means "above, beyond, excessive."
hyper-
-meter
What combining form means "chemical"?
chem/o
Term means abnormal condition of tissue death.
necrosis
Component part that means to fasten on, beneath, or under. Sits at the end of a word with a hyphen in front.
Suffix
Means "bad."
mal-
Means "crushing."
-tripsy
What combining form means "large"?
macr/o
Term means a process of being badly shaped or deformed.
malformation
Most terms for the body's organs originated from these words.
Latin