Prefixes
What combining form means "heart"?
What is cardi/o
This word part usually, but not always, indicates the involved body part.
What is word root?
This usually, but not always, indicates location, time, number, or status.
What is a prefix?
This is a word root with a combining vowel at the end, used when two-word roots are combined or when a suffix beginning with a consonant is added.
What is a combining form?
This usually, but not always, indicates the procedure, condition, disorder or disease.
What is a suffix?
What suffix means "surgical puncture to remove fluid"?
What is -centesis
Name the most commonly used combing vowels in medical terms.
What are a,e, i,o,u, and sometimes y?