Prefix
Suffix
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Medical Terms
100
This prefix means around
peri
100
-scopy means what?
visual examination
100
The combining form for nose is what?
rhin/o
100
What does -cyte mean?
cell
100
What word means nose job?
Rhinoplasty
200
The prefix per- means what?
through
200
The suffix -ptosis means?
drooping
200
The combining for laryng/o means?
voice box
200
What does -ia mean?
state or condition
200
This term means a fast heart rate?
Tachycardia
300
the prefix exo- means what?
outward
300
-al,ic,-ous all mean what?
pertaining to
300
This combining form means kidney
nephr/o
300
What does -lysis mean?
destruction
300
What does "nephromegaly" mean?
enlarged kidney
400
This prefix means all
pan-
400
This suffix means "condition of formation, development, growth."
-plasia
400
what is the combining form for ear?
ot/o
400
What does -rrhexis mean?
Rupture
400
The term means pertaining to the eye?
Ophthalmic
500
What prefix means against?
contra-
500
The prefix -malacia means?
Softening
500
The suffix cis/o means what?
to cut (example incision)
500
What does -oid mean?
Resembling
500
This term means " treatment with chemicals."
chemotherapy
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