Prefixes
Pre-
What prefix means before?
ADIP/O
What combining form means fat?
-ITIS
What suffix means inflammation?
tonsillitis
What term means inflammation of the tonsils?
-MALACIA
What suffix means abnormal softening?
POST-
What prefix means after?
NEUR/O
What combining form means nerve?
-ECTOMY
What suffix means surgical removal?
gastralgia
What term means pain in the stomach?
HYPER-
What prefix means over, above, or increased?
HYPO-
What prefix means below, under, or decreased?
GASTR/O
What combining form means stomach?
-PLASTY
What suffix means surgical repair?
viral
What term means pertaining to a virus?
NATAL
What root word means pertaining to birth?
ENDO-
What prefix means within?
MY/O
What combining form means muscle?
-RRHEA
What suffix means flow or discharge?
appendectomy
What term means the surgical removal of the appendix?
RHIN/O
What combining form means nose?
PERI-
What prefix means surrounding?
CYT/O
What combining form means cell?
-RRHEXIS
What suffix means rupture?
myorrhaphy
What term means to suture a muscle?
a combining vowel
What is used when the suffix begins with a consonant?