Prefix
Post-
What is the prefix meaning after? Ex: Postpartum after delivery of baby.
Gastro
What is the root word meaning stomach?
-itis
What is the suffix meaning inflammation?
Bronchitis
What is inflammation (suffix) of the bronchus (root)?
The primary meaning of a word. Also called base word element.
What is root word?
Sub-
What is the prefix meaning under or beneath? Ex: Subcutaneous - beneath the skin.
Arthro
What is the root word meaning joint?
-ectomy
What is the suffix meaning surgical removal?
Intraabdominal
What is within the abdomen? Prefix- Intra, Root - Abdominal
The word element that comes before the root word element.
What is prefix?
Supra-
What is the prefix meaning above? Ex: Suprapubic - above the pubis
Hepat
What is the root word meaning liver?
-plasty
What is the suffix meaning surgical repair?
Suprapubic
What is above the pubis? Supra- prefix, root - pubic
The word element that comes after the root word element.
A-, An-
What is the prefix meaning without? Ex: Asepsis: without infection; sterile.
Hyster
What is the root word meaning uterus?
-otomy
What is the suffix meaning cutting into an organ?
Rhinoplasty
What is the surgical repair of the nose? Rhino - root, -Plasty suffix
The letter (typically an 'O') that is sometimes used to ease the pronunciation of a medical word.
What is a combining vowel?
Dys-
What is the prefix meaning painful? Ex: Dysentery - painful inflammation of the intestine.
Oopher
What is the root word meaning ovary?
-gram
Colostomy
Abbreviation for the latin term statim, meaning immediately or at once?