prefixes
suffixes
combining forms
combining forms
medical terms
100
poly-
What is many, much
100
-centesis
What is surgical puncture to remove fluid
100
encephal/o
What is brain
100
thromb/o
What is clot
100
apnea
What is not breathing
200
para-
What is abnormal, beside, near
200
-algia
What is pain
200
erythr/o
What is red
200
anter/o
What is front
200
contralateral
What is pertaining to the opposite side
300
neo-
What is new
300
-malacia
What is softening
300
hemat/o
What is blood
300
cervic/o
What is neck
300
hypertrophy
What is increased development
400
intra-
What is in, within, into
400
-penia
What is deficiency
400
hepat/o
What is liver
400
crani/o
What is skull
400
tachycardia
What is rapid heartbeat
500
dys-
What is bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
500
-sclerosis
What is hardening
500
sarc/o
What is flesh
500
medi/o
What is middle
500
venule
What is small vein
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