Prefix
Suffix
Word Root
Combining Form
Med Term
100
under, below, deficient
What is hypo-
100
to break, surgical fracture
What is -clasis
100
Word Root for Nerve
What is neur
100
Combining form for heart
What is cardi/o
100
Crushing of a stone
What is lithotripsy
200
under, below
What is infra- or sub-
200
separation; destruction; loosening
What is -lysis
200
Word Root for head
What is cephal
200
Combining form for nerve
What is neur/o
200
Pertaining to the chest
What is thoracic
300
between
What is inter-
300
fixation (usually of an organ)
What is -pexy
300
word root for blood
What is hem, or hemat
300
Combining form for sigmoid colon
What is sigmoid/o
300
Specialist in treating allergic disorders
What is an Allergist
400
in, within
What is endo- or intra-
400
forming, producing, origin
What is -gen or -genesis
400
Word Root for pelvis
What is pelv
400
Combining form for Pelvis
What is pelv/i
400
a minute artery
What is arteriole
500
outside, outward
What is ecto-, exo-, or extra-
500
softening
What is -malacia
500
Word Root for cancer
What is carcin
500
Combining form for cancer
What is carcin/o
500
Visual exam of the sigmoid colon
What is sigmoidoscopy
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