Pre- (Prenatal: Before Birth)
-itis
Inflammation
Blue
Med Term for swelling
Edema
What is the term for surgical removal of a nerve?
Neurectomy
Micro-
Small
Suffix for abnormal condition or disease
-osis, -esis, -iasis
Combining form for Liver
Hepat/o
What is the invasion of the body by a pathogenic?
Infection
Term for enlargement of the liver
Hepatomegaly
Opposite of Before
Post- (After)
What is the prefix for abnormal softening
-malacia the opposite of sclerosis
Gastr/o
Stomach
arteriosclerosis
Abnormal hardening of the arteries
Abnormal softening of the spinal cord
Myelomalacia
Which prefix means large, abnormal size, and/or long
Macro-
-rrhage
Usually sudden or severe bleeding
Oste/o
Bones
Cyanosis
blue discoloration of the skin
What is the term for pain of the muscles?
Myalgia
What is Intra-?
Within or Inside
Surgical puncture to remove excess fluid or for diagnostic purposes.
-centesis
Which prefix stands for spinal cord?
Myel/o
myopathy
disease of the muscle
The study of illness of the stomach and the stomach
Gastrology