Prefixes
Combining Forms
Suffixes
Terms
Hodge Podge
100
PRE-
What is before?
100
CARDI/O
What combining form means heart?
100
-ITIS
What is inflammation?
100
tonisillitis
What is inflammation of the tonsils?
100
-malacia
What is abnormnal softening?
200
POST-
What is after?
200
NEUR/O
What combining form means nerve?
200
-ECTOMY
What is surgical removal?
200
gastralgia
What is pain in the stomach?
200
natal
What is pertaining to birth?
300
HYPO-
What is below, under, decreased?
300
GASTR/O
What combining form means stomach?
300
-PLASTY
What is surgical repair?
300
renal
What is pertaining to the kidney?
300
RHIN/O
What combining form means nose?
400
POLY-
What is many?
400
MY/O
What combing form means muscle?
400
-RRHEA
What is flow or discharge?
400
appendectomy
What is surgical removal of the appendix?
400
a combining vowel
What is used whena suffic begins with a consonant?
500
PERI-
What is surrounding?
500
CYT/O
What combining form means cell
500
-RRHEXIS
What is rupture?
500
myorraphy
What is suture a muscle?
500
ATHER-
What is plaque or fatty substance?
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