Prefixes
Combining Forms
Suffixes
Terms
Hodge Podge
100
Pre
What is "before"
100
Adip/o
What is "fat"
100
-itis
What is "inflammation"
100
tonsillits
What is "inflammation of the tonsils"
100
-malacia
What is "a suffix meaning abnormal softening"
200
Post
What is "after"
200
Neur/o
What is "nerve"
200
-ectomy
What is "surgical removal"
200
gastralgia
What is "pain in the stomach"
200
hyper-
What is "a prefix meaning over, above, increased"
300
Hypo
What is below, under. or decreased
300
Gastr/o
What is "stomach"
300
-plasty
What is "surgical repair"
300
viral
What is "pertaining to a virus"
300
natal
What is "a root word pertaining to birth"
400
Endo
What is "within"
400
My/o
What is "muscle"
400
-rrhea
What is "flow or discharge"
400
appendectomy
What is "surgical removal of the appendix"
400
Rhin/o
What is "a combining form that means nose"
500
Peri
What is "surrounding"
500
Cyt/o
What is "cell"
500
-rrhexis
What is "rupture"
500
myorrhaphy
What is "suture of a muscle"
500
A somewhat independent part of the body that performs a specific function
What is a "body organ"
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