Prefix
Abbreviations
Combining Form
Greek/Latin
Definitions
100
First
What is proto-
100
Bx
What is Biopsy
100
Air
What is aer/o
100
Greek word meaning life
What is Bios
100
Mental condition caused by syphilis
What is syphilopsychosis
200
Behind
What is retro-
200
a
What is before (ante)
200
dors/o
What is near or on the back
200
Greek word meaning color
What is chromos
200
Inflammation of the lining of the small intestine.
What is endoenteritis
300
Middle
What is meso-
300
AX
What is Axillary
300
Closer to a designated point
What is proxim/o
300
Greek word meaning death
What is thanatos
300
An instrument used in surgery to control blood flow by clamping off an artery or vein.
What is hem/o/stat
400
through or throughout
What is dia-
400
RPR, VDRL
What is syphilis test (blood test)
400
organs (internal)
What is viscer/o
400
Greek word meaning pregnancy
What is kyesis
400
False hypertrophy
What is pseudohypertrophy
500
Inner
What is endo-
500
ERCP
What is endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
500
Navel
What is omphal/o
500
Latin word meaning arrowlike
What is sagittalis
500
An embryonic disk of cells that gives rise to the three main layers of tissue in humans
What is blastoderm
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