Prefixes
Combining Forms
Suffixes
Terms
Hodge Podge
100
Pre
What prefix means before
100
Cardi/o
What combining form means heart
100
ITIS
What suffix means inflammation
100
Tonsillitis
What term means inflammation of the tonsills
100
-MALACIA
What suffix means abnormal softening
200
Post
What prefix means after
200
Neur/o
What combining form means nerve
200
ECTOMY
What suffix means surgical removal
200
Gastralgia
What term means pain in the stomach
200
HYPER
What prefix means over, above, increased?
300
Hypo
What prefix means below, under, or decreased?
300
Gastr/o
What combining form means stomach
300
PLASTY
What suffix means surgical repair
300
Renal
What term means pertaining to the kidney
300
NATAL
What root word means pertaining to birth
400
Poly
What prefix means many
400
My/o
What combining form means muscle
400
RRHEA
What suffix means flow or discharge
400
Appendectomy
What term means the surgical removal of the appendix
400
RHIN/O
What combining forms means nose?
500
Peri
What prefix means surrounding
500
Cyt/o
What combining form means cell?
500
RRHEXIS
What suffix means rupture
500
Myorrhaphy
What term means to suture a muscle
500
a combining vowel
What is used when the suffix begins with a consonant
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