Combining Forms
This combining form means heart.
Cardi/o
-itis means what?
Inflammation
Hypo- is the prefix for:
low
The medical term for inflammation of the liver is:
hepatitis
What is the medical word for study of the skin?
Dermatology
This combining form means tonsil
Tonsil/o
pain
The prefix for around is:
peri-
Anti- means
against
Hemiplegia means:
paralysis of half the body
The combining form that means kidney is?
Nephr/o
The suffix for hernia, swelling is:
-cele
The prefix for fast is:
tachy-
In cardiocentesis, cardi/o is the:
combining form
Medical words came from what languages
Latin and Greek
This combining form means vein.
Ven/o
The suffix for surgical puncture is:
-centesis
Erythr- is the prefix for:
red
inflammation of the joints
Peritonsillar means:
around the tonsils
The combining form thromb/o means what.
Blood clot
The suffix for small is
-ule
The prefix for normal is:
Eu-
Dia- is a:
prefix
Erythrocyte is a:
red blood cell