Combining Forms
oste/o
What is the combining form for bone?
What is the prefix for self?
-itis
What is rhinitis?
BID
What is twice a day?
my/o
What is the combining form for muscle?
epi-
What is the prefix for upon?
-osis
What is the suffix for abnormal condition?
instrument for viewing the larynx
What is laryngoscope?
Dx, dx
What is diagnosis?
crani/o
What is the combining form for skull?
anti-
What is the prefix for against?
-scope
What is the suffix for instrument for viewing?
pertaining to fast heart
What is tachycardia?
NPO
What is nothing by mouth?
aden/o
What is the combining form for gland?
dys-
What is the prefix for painful, difficult, abnormal?
-tomy
What is the suffix for cutting into?
study of the lungs
What is as needed?
encephal/o
What is the combining form for brain?
trans-
What is the prefix for across?
What is the suffix for surgical removal of?
enlarment of the heart
What is cardiomegaly?
ss
What is half?