Common Combining Forms
More Combining Forms
Common Prefixes
Common Suffixes
Mixed Bag
100
rhin/o
What is nose?
100
hydr/o
What is water?
100
a-, an-
What is without?
100
-algia, -dynia
What is pain?
100
neur/o
What is nerve?
200
gastr/o
What is stomach?
200
hemat/o
What is blood?
200
brady-
What is slow?
200
-itis
What is inflammation?
200
-trophy
What is nourishment, development?
300
path/o
What is disease?
300
morph/o
What is shape?
300
intra-
What is within, inside?
300
-osis
What is abnormal condition?
300
auto-
What is self?
400
aden/o
What is gland?
400
pulmon/o
What is lung?
400
epi-
What is upon, over?
400
-rrhage
What is excessive, abnormal flow?
400
peri-
What is around?
500
ot/o
What is ear?
500
ophthalm/o
What is eye?
500
dys-
What is painful, difficult?
500
-stenosis
What is narrowing?
500
-malacia
What is abnormal softening?
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