Prefix
Root
Suffix
Definition
Body as a Whole
100
hyper-
What is excessive, above, more than normal
100
Derm/o
What is skin.
100
-genic
What is pertaining to.
100
Gastritis
What is inflammation of the stomach.
100
Central region near the navel.
What is umbilical.
200
Peri-
What is surrounding, around
200
cyst/o
What is urinary bladder; a sac or cyst.
200
-oma
What is a tumor/mass.
200
Ophthalmoscope
What is an instrument for visually examining the eye.
200
Part of the spine composed of 7 vertebrae.
What is cervical spine.
300
Trans-
What is across, through
300
crin/o
What is to secrete (to form and give off).
300
-tomy
What is the process of cutting, incision.
300
Nephrectomy
What is removal of the kidney.
300
Far from the point of attachment to the trunk.
What is distal.
400
Dia-
What is complete, through
400
gnos/o
What is knowledge.
400
-opsy
What is the process of viewing.
400
Neuralgia
What is pain in the nerve.
400
Lying on the belly.
What is prone.
500
Pro-
What is before, forward
500
log/o
What is study of.
500
-globin
What is protein.
500
Thrombocyte
What is a clotting cell (platelet).
500
Body area that contains the kidneys.
What is the retroperitoneal area.
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